Maine Memory Network

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… his country more and signed up to serve on the 12TH of June in Company C of the 4th Maine regiment of volunteers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Shettleworth Jr., Maine State Museum, 2000 Josiah Volunteered - A Collection of Diaries, Letters and Photographs of Josiah H."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… ardent crusader for the organization of a local volunteer fire department. His big problem was not downright opposition, but public indifference."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… Johnson-Cox Post 78, American Legion; members and volunteers provided the labor. Donated equipment was used and the beach was made usable."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… commenced and on November 14, 1965, 50 volunteers participated in rebuilding the mill. On December 31, 1965 the dedication of the new mill was held…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Maine towns, and Farmington followed, being the 12th Academy established in what would become the State of Maine."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… the store burned, but a portion was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade from the Mill Stream behind it."