Keywords: Female Academies
Item 15709
Maine Female Seminary, Gorham, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Gorham Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Gorham Media: Print
Item 15710
Maine Female Seminary, Gorham, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Gorham Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Gorham Media: Photographic print
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
Student Exhibit: Rebecca Sophie Clarke
Sophie May, whose real name was Rebecca Clarke, was the author of over 40 books between 1861 and 1903. She wrote the "Little Prudy Series" based on the little town of Norridgewock.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy
"Print. "Mattanawcook Academy Dedicated 1933: Largest Freshman Class in History, 80, Ready for Work." 16 Oct. 1933: 257-58. Print."
Site Page
Norridgewock Historical Society
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Story
Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
