Keywords: Garland Street School
Item 80493
Garland Street Jr. High School, Bangor, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Richard Shaw through Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard
Item 14445
Bar Harbor High School football team, 1921
Contributed by: Bar Harbor Historical Society Date: 1921 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 109242
Bangor Field House at Garland Street School, Bangor, 1946
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Bangor Client: City of Bangor Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School
"… decision of the Bangor School Committee to rename Garland Street Middle School in my honor," Cohen said."
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - About Us
"… Studies Teacher William S. Cohen School 304 Garland Street Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 941-6230 rbilancia@bangorschools.net William Cook Local History…"
