Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"John M. Shalikashvili (right), U.S. Army. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense. X Cohen was sworn in as the twentieth Secretary of Defense…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"They were, like the rest of the U. S. forces, being drilled and trained under the command of General McClellan."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"During her career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, or as child in a small rural town in Maine, she accomplished numerous achievements."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"During this year, the U.S. Army had declared Bangor a crucial location for its aerial defense system, and by 1941, the building of an Army air base…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, U.S. Senate, 9 May 2017, www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Hannibal_Hamlin.htm…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Army during World War II. After the war, he resumed teaching, first in Dexter and then in Brewer, retiring in 1981."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940

"A U.S. Army Air Corp Douglas C-47 is in the background. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"House of Representatives. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1854, he gained a national reputation for his opposition to slavery and his expertise in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943

"Army on February 5, 1943. He served in the 3706th Quartermaster Truck Company stationed in England, France, and Germany."

Lincoln, Maine - Paul Fleming, WW II, South Germany, 1945

"Army during WW II. He was a member of Battery C 512th Anti-aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. His service was mainly in Europe, fighting in the…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"When this failed, the Excahnge became the city’s U.S. Custom House. After standing only fifteen years, the Exchange burned on January 8, 1854."

Lincoln, Maine - Wartime Lincoln

"Army. James' hometown is Chester and he graduated from Mattanawcook Academy in 1985. X Shawn Macalpine, U.S."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"Navy named a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship U.S.N.S. Gordon in honor of Gary Gordon. He received many awards after he died, but the most important one…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"1998 “Ice Storm Cripples Parts of Northeast.” U.S.. The New York Times. 12 Dec. 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/us/12cnd-storm.html?..."

National Archives at Boston

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters proudly riding the horsedrawn pumper “Torrent,” which still exists in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… Rheumatism was his most successful product, but U. S. vs Henry Clearwater (H. P. Clearwater and Pope Laboratories) resulted in the "Misbranding of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… subcommittee that prepared the final draft of the U.S. Constitution. Rufus was a prominent opponent of the extension of slavery in the colonies."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a building boom in the city that lasted into the 1950s."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… establishing the border between Canada and the U.S.; Campobello and Lubec. During the occupation Jabez Mowry and several other prominent Eastport…"

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.

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Presently, the U.S. has been fighting in Iraq for seven years. Some will be going on to Afghanistan to fight the war there."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… care less if the South was separated from the U.S. Theresa Clifford "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" Without the Civil War…"