Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"X In 2000, a group of volunteers and representatives from town, state and federal commissions and agencies organized as the Friends of Scarborough…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"The amount of Maine State bounty paid to volunteers, drafted men, substitutes, and all other recruits for the army and navy, between April 12, 1861…"

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

"The Fourth Maine volunteers were from the Rockland and Belfast area were known as the Limerock Regiment. Frederick's father, Leonard W."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… their counterparts from the three communities, volunteering together for the Library, Historical Society, Church, and School functions and…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"Books were being collected from a multitude of volunteer sources, including a trip by Nona and Joan in her truck to pick up a load of free books from…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"These 779 men signed up to serve for three months. The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov."

Historic Hallowell - St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Hubbard Free Library

"… Church Interview The Reverend Nancy Platt gladly volunteered to be interviewed. She was very happy to tell her piece about what happened during the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Staffed totally by dedicated volunteers, the museum is open Tuesday mornings from 9:00 AM to noon and by appointment all year round."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"He was commander of the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was captured in two battles in the Civil War, was exchanged both times, and spent time in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"During the October 17, 1863 town meeting, residents voted to increase the pay to $325 for each man who volunteered to fill Islesboro’s quota of…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"For several years in the 1980s, Surry's Volunteer Police Force, complete with cruiser, uniforms and badges, patrolled the town."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"& 1 Regt Of Cavalry (call the best Volunteer Cavalry in the service) all of which are to be depended on in time of need."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… states in 1861, the first company of Biddeford volunteers left that May. By October of the next year more than half of all able-bodied men were in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Then in 1988, Doug, with a group of island volunteers began hosting the Sweet Chariot Music Festival. It continues to this day."

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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Citizens responded with the formation of the Second Maine Infantry, the 22nd Maine Infantry, the 26th Maine Infantry, and the First Maine Heavy…"

Acadian Archives

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Fires on Swan's Island are fought with volunteer efforts, but a truck and fire station were acquired in the early 1950s."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Volunteers are there to meet folks and provide information. The Farmington area is fortunate that the only remaining one-room school did not succumb…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… Grange Hall, dedicated in 1959, was built through volunteer labor and financed with bean suppers and other fundraisers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"The Cumberland Library was housed in the home of volunteer librarians like Mrs. Annie Buxton Small, Mrs. Coral Adams, Mrs. Esther Hill and Mrs."