Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"Five students from the US History class volunteered to fill in the catalogue records for each item (each student was assigned an exhibit topic to…"

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…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Search the Collections

"The Zooniverse page will be kept live and volunteers can continue to work on the remainder of the pages, and as they are approved the documents will…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers."

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…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"He reportedly signed up 110 men in two days for the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, in which he became a captain. Martin worked for Thomas White from…"

St. Albans Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"Library staff and volunteers from the Bath Historical Society are prepared to help patrons search for information on their houses and their…"

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"Throughout the year many volunteers from the Bangor community came into the classroom to tell the Cohen students about Shep Hurd, the Brady Gang…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"… make a note on a bugle, which would have all the volunteer firemen go to the fire department. Everybody would carry the leather buckets to the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"… we formed a tight-knit team of dedicated volunteers who enjoyed the work as well as each other's company."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… an exciting opportunity to engage transcription volunteers from around the world. At present, the project is on track to transcribe upwards of 75%…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. (SPI), a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of buildings possessing architectural or…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"A small group of dedicated volunteers and professionals was formed, who could bring an array of different backgrounds and specialties to the project."

Maine Conservation Corps

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Freeport Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"Volunteer fire departments don’t operate the same way. They could be called in at anytime. The Guilford Fire Department is a volunteer fire…"

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."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Many volunteers and an active parent-teacher group support the school. Surry Elementary School Today X A strong sense of stewardship…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"In 1861, 86 volunteers came from Lincoln and in 1862, 58 volunteers came from Lincoln. During the war more than twenty-five regiments received…"

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…"

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."