STRONG — The Strong Historical Society, the Strong Public Library, the High Peaks Alliance, and Strong School have partnered to begin a local history project, funded by a grant recently awarded by the Maine Memory Network.

Participating organizations will create local history exhibits and catalog many of the primary sources and artifacts that are housed at the historical society.

Those interested in sharing stories or artifacts related to the time periods or to Strong or Freeman residents who served in the Civil War, can call Crystal Polk at 779-7089 or email cpolk@msad58.org.

The following Strong and the Freeman residents were enlisted in the Civil War:

Strong enlistments: John Bangs, Roscoe Bangs, Edward Bates, William Billington, Hiram Brooks, Moses Brown, Thatcher Burbank, Charles Buzzell, Otis Buzzell, Levi Cates, Abner Crocker, Hiram, Jr. Crocker, Sylvester Crocker, James Davis, William Eaton, Alden Gilman, Samuel Gilman, Sumner Hackett, William Hackett, Zenas Haines, Marshall Hale, Warren Hardy, Lyman Harmon, E. Hartwell, George Hartwell, Ephraim Hinkley, Nathan Hinkley, William Hunter, James Huse, Benjamin Jennings, James Kelly, James Kennedy, Jesse Kenney, Charles Lakeman, Charles Lambert, Simon Lambert, Benjamin McKeen, John Morrill, Zephaniah Morton, Samuel Norton, Gustavus Nutting, Thomas Nutting, George Phillips, Orren Pinkham, Winfield Pullen, Charles Rich, Elbridge Richards, Martin Richardson, Eben Rowe, Thomas Sanborn, Oscar Searles, James Seely, David Stevens, Charles Stinchfield, Timothy Sweat, Alanson Sweet, Abram Taylor, John Thompson, James Towle, James True, Greenlief Willard and Jeremy W. Wyman.

Freeman enlistments: Edward Bangs, Enoch Brackley, Orren Brackley, Rufus Brackley, William Brackley, Cyrus Cook, Nathaniel Cook, Colamore Davis, Augustus Durrell, Orrin Eames, Rufus Ellsworth, Abner Foster, William Foster, Ansel Gammon, William Gammon, Edward Gilkey, William Hackett, Lyman Hammon, Charles Huff, Daniel Huff, Benjamin Kilkenney, Augustus Luce, Frederic Nevens, Zachariah Norton, Gustavus Page, Lewis Peterson, Hosea Ripley, Ormandel Rowe, Joel Soper, Isaac Starbird, Cyrus Stevens, Joseph Stevens, David Taylor, William True, John Tuttle, Zenas Vaughan, George Welch, Isaiah Welch, John Whitney, John Wilson, and William Winter.