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Item 20722

Houlton High School graduating class, 1906

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1906 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 24820

Nasson Girls in Makin Field, Springvale, 1916

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 28434

Raymond Kerr, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

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Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

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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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Away at School: Letters Home

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.