Keywords: Academy Street
Item 17408
Fryeburg Academy student body, 1886
Contributed by: Fryeburg Academy Archives Date: 1886 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print
Item 26694
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1891 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 86601
103-105 Winter Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: King's Academy Use: School
Item 75746
160-168 State Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: King's Academy Use: School
Item 116466
Gorham Academy alterations, Gorham, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Gorham Client: Gorham Academy Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 116478
Maine Maritime Academy additions, Castine, 1927-1948
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927–1948 Location: Castine Client: Maine Maritime Academy Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years
Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.
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Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy
"1880Hubbard Free Library The Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy was chartered in 1872 "for the purpose of promoting Christian education, and…"
Story
Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
