Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"Portland-born Longfellow, a Bowdoin College graduate, was world famous for his poetry. Though not an abuser of ardent spirits, Longfellow frowned on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… Academy, Andover Mass, and later attended Bowdoin College, graduating in 1882. He married Annie Smith in Bedford Mass."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… sent to seminaries, high schools, and commercial colleges. After a number of years a new district, Number Eight, was located on the Bluff."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… (known as "W.W.") Thomas graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine in 1860 and was appointed by President Lincoln as one of the consuls."

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… second in size at the time only to Harvard College. His library included many medical and other scientific texts."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"He commented, “college just wasn’t for me”, and left for the Hawaiian Air Force base. He took flying lessons, flew a 44 passenger aircraft and made…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… were to be set aside for a school, for Harvard College, for a church and for a learned protestant minister and his family."

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"and Robert Herring Sr. bought land from Bowdoin College. With this land they created what we know as Guilford."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… from the Medical School of Maine at Bowdoin College in 1823 and practiced medicine in Portland with his father Stephen Cummings."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… the Revolution, John Sawyer entered Dartmouth College, graduating in 1786. Ordained in 1787, he preached in his native Oxford for the next nine…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… of English and American Studies at Amherst College. Known for her extensive archival research and place-based scholarship, Professor Brooks is the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"… Verrier Barry Baxter Memorial Library Bowdoin College Library, Special Collections Burden Collection Joyce Butler The Herbert Cary Family Charles…"

Music in Maine - Music stores

"… Moose Bull Moose Click to learn more Bowdoin College junior Brett Wickard founded Bull Moose Music in 1989."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… kindergarten up until high school (as well as college if attended.) The tests are taken by the entire class at one time, quietly, and on paper or…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"She was able to afford going to college because of an inheritance received from her father and her aunt."

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… prepared him for the rigors of high school, college, graduate school and life as a public servant and even now as a private businessman."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Visits Maine.” A Peoples History of Colby College Activism and Social Justice Since 1813, Colby College, 6 Mar."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… to Hallowell Academy, all graduated from Bowdoin College, all studied theology at Andover, and all became ministers and teachers."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"… followed his parent's wishes for him to graduate college and lead a financially successful life. Marley attended the University of Maine at…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"All of his children attended college. There truly was a lot more to Chester than just being the inventor of ear protectors."

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… Myron Haliburton Avery graduated from Bowdoin College he attended Harvard Law school, then practiced Admiralty Law with the U.S. Navy."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Kline, Christina Baker, 1964- (Person) - Colby College Libraries, Colby College Libraries, link.colby.edu/resource/GvyPO06Fuog/."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… capacity, offered to send him to Harvard college. The offer, which Jonathan accepted, was conditional on an agreement that he would study to become…"