Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"After World War II, the refrigerators were invented which took on the role of storing and making ice."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"Woodrow Wilson’s Ship is Torpedoed during World War II: Woodrow Wilson: and we were on the east side of Africa…and we were on our way home…and well…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… the first male student to register since World War II. The once again coeducational school issued redesigned uniforms as well."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"World War I had an impact – the school experienced a fire in the dormitory in 1917, and the Government eventually did agree to allow funds and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By the time World War II finally ended on September 2, 1945, 112 Bangor citizens had made the ultimate sacrifice."

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

"World War I and II had an adverse effect and the population stayed the same or increased slightly. The mills were running full blast at this time…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… to Europe in 1924 where he stayed until World War II. He returned to the U.S. and gave his last public performance in 1947, the same year the fire…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… a period of decline during the Depression, World War II revitalized the industry with factories on both the east and west coasts working at…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"A World War II Honor Roll stood on the grounds of the library for a time, but burned and was not replaced."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… there was not a fair and that was during World War II. In 1932, the New Portland Lions Club took over running the fair."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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