Keywords: Madawaska Training School
Item 15614
Madawaska Training School, 1891
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1891 Location: Madawaska Media: Photographic print
Item 149650
Madawaska Training School rules for boarders, Fort Kent, ca. 1907
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1907 Location: Fort Kent Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13
"… northern part of Aroostook from the Fort Kent, Madawaska, and Van Buren areas would come to Presque Isle to work in various harvesting jobs."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"… Grand Falls were such large village sites, with Madawaska another that occurred above the salmon run."
Story
Vincent Vanier - Technology Coordinator in Madawaska, ME
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project
Vincent Vanier describes what worked well in the initial MLTI laptop training model.