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Bowdoin College Tuition Bill for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823-01-03 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy, Hallowell, ca. 1882

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1882 Location: Hallowell Media: Stereograph

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.

George W. Hinckley and Needy Boys and Girls

George W. Hinckley wanted to help needy boys. The farm, school and home he ran for nearly sixty nears near Fairfield stressed home, religion, education, discipline, industry, and recreation.

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"If a student did not pay his or her tuition, expulsion quickly followed. As more options became available to them, students began to gravitate…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"A few years later, in 1800, Surry's first private tuitioned school was established and twenty-six students worked under teacher Francis Simonds'…"