Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862Maine Historical Society Examples of standing soldiers include an ambrotype of Captain Harrison G."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… with two of his paintings, the Portland Light Infantry Encampment and Tom "Piggy" Houston Sculptor Benjamin Paul Akers, ca."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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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.

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865

"… a Civil War regiment organized as the 18th Maine Infantry, returned to Bangor in September 1865, greeted by a large crowd."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Company, in the 16th Maine Infantry. In 1865 he was transferred to the 14th Maine Infantry division."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 12 of 17

"… 5th Maine Infantry, 6th Maine Infantry, 7th Maine Infantry 8th Main Infantry, 9th Maine Infantry, 10th Maine Infantry, 12th Maine Infantry, 13th…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"Morse was commander of Co. A, Light Infantry, of the Maine State Guard, which participated in the consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… range of themes and topics in Maine history; Maine History Online, a comprehensive survey of Maine history organized by time period and theme…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Judd, Edwin A. Churchill, and Joel W. Eastman, University of Maine Press, 1995 Fly Rod Crosby, Julia A. Hunter and Earle G."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"Larissa Vigue Picard, Maine Memory's Community Partnership Coordinator for the three teams, has guided the teams' website development."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"She was engaged by the Maine Central Railroad to help market the Rangeley Lakes as a popular destination for tourism."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Located on Upper Main Street, the cheese factory operated for several years, starting in 1871. This factory had been organized by local farmers, and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Strong Historical Society The Maine Central employed Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"So many Maine soldiers perished or migrated as a result of the War that the rural population was affected."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Strong Historical Society received a grant from Maine Historical Society, through the Maine Community Heritage Project, to develop a web-based…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849. For more than 100 years, it served its members, but…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Before motors were made the Maine guides had to row wooden boats and canoes a lot around the local ponds and lakes."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… school in Kentucky for a time they returned to Maine. The sisters operated a private school for girls in Farmington, known as Wendall Institute…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Sporting camps around Maine loved to have Fly Rod come and visit. She was great publicity! The sporting camps would give her free food and free…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"For a time birch pulp wood was shipped from Maine to him in Boston, but he soon realized that he needed to relocate his operations to a site where…"