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Item 17408
Title: Fryeburg Academy student body, 1886
Contributed by: Fryeburg Academy Archives
Date: 1886
Location: Fryeburg
Media: Photograph
Item 17406
Title: Fryeburg Academy, ca. 1777
Contributed by: Fryeburg Academy Archives
Date: circa 1777
Location: Fryeburg
Media: Ink on paper
Item 17407
Title: Fryeburg Academy baseball team, 1908
Contributed by: Fryeburg Academy Archives
Date: 1908
Location: Fryeburg
Media: Photograph
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Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women
Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.
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The history of a northern Maine community as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle Middle School. Some of the topics include historic buildings, potato farming, transportation and the Aroostook Valley Railroad.