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Historical Items

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Item 9103

Lovell Village District School No. 7, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lovell Media: Photoprint

Item 10133

Lovell Village district school no. 7, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Lovell Media: Photographic print

Item 74201

Horace W. Shaylor Sr., Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

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

A Tour of Sanford in 1900

This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"The school experienced some expansion projects that included outdoor tennis courts, a gymnasium, and an assembly hall that included a stage."

Site Page

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 - Early Schools

"Schools could be in private homes, in converted sheds or other structures, or built "from scratch." Children walked to school unless the snow was too…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine

Story

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars