Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Carter, such placement desecrated the National Flag and violated Federal Flag Code Rules. Ten days later, Dr. Wilson G."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… 1777, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, shown here: "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"Flags were to be seen everywhere, and the demand for red, white, and blue ribbons exhausted the millinery shops in short metre.” The first two weeks…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags and express support for the Union.   Part 4, pages 57-76 Some of the topics and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Republican Wigwam, Bangor, 1872

"Hurrah!! Hurrah!! Whora Whora the flag that makes us free, So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the Sea While were were marching through Georgia."…"

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… composer of numerous songs and one called "The Flag of ’62." This Lincoln native was the Principal Musician with the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery in…"

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

"… and a bronze star badge hung from a small chiffon flag. The star means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… band concerts, ample public feeds, a “living flag” by Lubec’s children, and a celebratory townwide parade past splendidly decorated commercial and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… O’Brien Block at the Upper Corner to boost the flagging economy. He never realized a profit but he did a huge service to his town by offering jobs…"

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The members also gave battle-stained flags, mementos, and documents to local museums. Members of all GAR posts first decorated veterans' graves with…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… members of his unit raised the first American flag. For this and 10 days of vicious hand to hand fighting from February 19th to the 28th of 1945…"

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

"… open Bible, agricultural tools, and an American flag. A blindfold statue symbolizes the passage from outer darkness to inner light, and trade…"

Windham Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… backdrop ornamented with tents and an American flag. Other seated images include tintypes of Private John Mahoney of Augusta, who served for four…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… ““One of the features of the day was a Living Flag with 225 children on a specially built stand on Monument Lot.” Click on the photo below and zoom…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Canadian “Red Ensign” flag (with the UK “Union Jack” in the corner) flew, as the later red and white maple leaf flag was not used until 1965."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Hervey would allow the kids to help him bring in the flag that belonged to the Forster Memorial Building. Return to Student Research"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… Lord’s Prayer, sang "America," and saluted the flag. They learned poetry and performed plays. Future school teachers could begin training as school…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"In the end of 1899 a flag station was finished and the trains started transporting passengers. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad began delivering…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"The flag of the 4th ME was the first that was planted on he enemies’ works that day. Our Cavalry and our artillery started in pursuit immediately."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… greeted very enthusiastically with bunting and flags, speeches, dignitaries, and music. Presque Isle declared the day a “holiday” with shops and…"