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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization made up of Civil War veterans from the Union Army."

Presque Isle Air Museum

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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."

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

"… Community Heritage Project, to develop a web-based project about the town's history. The project team, comprised of Historical Society members, the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"To be considered for the award a school must: Be considered "high achieving" in math and reading based on the MEA's; Have a minority group - -…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"Organized into collections based on medium, provenance, location and/or other criteria, the organizational structure of these collections documents…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… offered the option to have portraits painted based on photographic images. Others used photography to document their work and expose it to a wider…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… To The Future The town has seen its wood products base disappear, but changes in the first decade of the 21st Century reflect the optimism of its…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"The first four degrees are based on the four seasons of the year. Members dedicated themselves to achieving levels of Faith, Hope, Charity and…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"Unlike with traditional paper-based materials, many 19th and early 20th century repositories often overlooked the research value of photographs, and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… personal stories and comments in her writing based on the challenges that she faced being a female traveler in Europe."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… came through the railroad station at the base of Norton Hill. Lucky residents might collect a box of fresh bananas and oranges in midwinter, along…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… is best remembered for his books of verse based on American themes: Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Tales of…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… third graders to write, produce and film a movie based on their research. Another time middle school students worked with teacher Elizabeth…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"Jeremiah went to Germany, where he was a dental hygienist. While there, he would play music at schools. After he left the army, Jeremiah went to UMPI…"

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Two thousand civilians labored around the clock during that spring to build the new Army cantonment which became known as Dow Field."

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

"Back in his studio after this assignment, Homer worked on a series of war-related paintings based on his sketches."

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.

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… island men were conscripted into the British army against their will. British forces occupied Castine, three miles east of Islesboro across the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… over 200 men aged 18 to 40 entered the Union Army – one for every 12 inhabitants. On December 14, 1862, Albion K.P."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… the Civil War era, her father served in the Union Army. While she was treating his injuries, she found her interest in the medical field."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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