Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… with enthusiasm and volunteers came forward to enlist in the newly-formed regiments. The Second Maine Regiment, consisting of men from Bangor and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… got to leave the state for the first time when he enlisted in the Civil War. He went to war when he was fourteen to be a drummer boy."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Many women were enlisted to do work in all departments of the mills and keep production rates up for needed war supplies."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"In 1775 he enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution and lost a thumb in the Battle of Bunker Hill. John and Sarah married in Marblehead, Massachusetts."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… at Louisburg, Nova Scotia in 1745, the French enlisted the aid of the local Indians to help with their campaign for land acquisitions."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Clayton was from the town of Farmington. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 28. He served in Company L of the First Cavalry."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Sergeant Jones grew up on a farm in Palermo and enlisted in 1861 at the age of eighteen as a private in the Third Maine."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… made another urgent journey to New York City to enlist a land swap with JDR, Jr., that enabled the proposed utility building to be relocated across…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… the overnight train for New York City, to enlist the support of JDR Jr. to stop logging on land near Lower Hadlock Pond and adjacent to Route 198…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… in World War II, he answered the call to duty and enlisted in the US Marine Corps. After his training as a combat rifleman he was sent to the South…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"He was retired for three years until he enlisted into the Union army during the Civil War, which was fighting to keep the country together under…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… so the women could go see the men leave to enlist in the Army during World War I. Amie Rancourt of Mexico went to work in the mill at the age of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Many Swan’s Islanders enlisted throughout the years, and those who didn’t fight found other ways to help war efforts."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… not serve in the war, but followed the rush of enlistments and departure of regiments. His descriptions and newspaper clippings about the…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… they passed through the town of Skowhegan, they enlisted the help of Joseph Weston. He gladly helped them move their equipment over the falls and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Because of his educated status, he was enlisted to help with the incorporation of the township, traveling to Boston with others to secure approval…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Over those four years she decided to enlist in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and did so in March of 1941."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… and Micmac Indians despite British efforts to enlist their support against the Americans. After the war he settled on Allan’s Island (Treat’s…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… with his reputation for “modern” work, who was enlisted to design the corner replacement buildings after the fires of the 1890s."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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