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Historical Items

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Item 35383

Ticket to John Bapst "Help Yourself" Musical Comedy, Bangor, ca. 1935

Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: circa 1935 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 35385

Admission ticket to "King of Kings," Bangor, ca. 1940

Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: circa 1940 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 64394

Strong Public School and Randall-Thomas Gymnasium, Strong, ca. 1951

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1951 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Back to School

Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.

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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.

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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.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"Part 1, pages 000-26 Martin begin his Scrap & Sketch Book with information about the Bangor House and Franklin House, and his theme throughout much…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"District Seven school, known as the Parker school , had one of the best school houses in town. High School classes were taught in it."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Through the energy and persistence of its school-minded citizens, the new Strong Public School and Randall-Thomas Gymnasium was designed, built and…"

My Maine Stories

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Colin Sutch
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Colin Sutch was an Education student at the University of Maine as MLTI began.

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Debbie Jamieson - Initial research re: MLTI impact
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Debbie Jamieson recounts how an education researcher impacted her and her classroom.

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Steve Smith - Maine Tech Coordinator's Perspective as MLTI began
by MlTI Stories of Impact Project

Steve remembers Governor Angus King floating the idea of MLTI with some Maine K-12 Tech Directors.