Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… this, Surry students chose to go to Ellsworth High School, where they performed very well. This was especially true in the early 1940s as evidenced…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"Whether it was Stephens High or Rumford High, there has always been a strong sports tradition at the schools."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"'The Purple and White,' Deering High School, 1914Maine Historical Society Film of band festival, Portland, ca."

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

"William S. Cohen graduated from Bangor High in 1958 where he was named to an all-state high school basketball team and was inducted into the New…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"This field was located behind the High School on High Street. The Model School Model School Teacher: Miss Johnson First Row Student: Cecil…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The high school was built at 9 Campus Drive in Guilford. When the new PCHS opened in 1969, the old high school on School Street became the Guilford…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… and Nokomis, schools we would never dream of playing today. Once the program was really going, they got pretty good, so good that in 1983 they won…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"Guilford High School Basket Team, 1929Guilford Historical Society In between the 1920s and 1940s the basketball team was not that great but they…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Central School always had a food booth. In later years, junk auctions became popular. These were when people would sell junk that they didn't need…"

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… EVENTS A community that works hard will often play hard and Guilford has always enjoyed its infrequent respites from labor."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The cost of seeds was high, as high as $1.00 for a peck of seed corn, and people had to travel a great distance to purchase such products."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Even though Strickland's Mill is now shut down it played an important part in New Portland's history."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"He then graduated high school in 1985 and followed his parent's wishes for him to graduate college and lead a financially successful life."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"A year later Jacob opened up Mt. Vernon, a high school for girls, with his brother in Boston. In 1834, Jacob moved from Boston to Roxbury, MA."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… full of thrills to the last second.” Today, high school games are played in four eight minute quarters."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… in one-act plays, and in the 1950's, the high school added the Future Homemakers of America, National Honor Society, a band, and a choir."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

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

"But, in the past, holidays played a role in school life. Holidays were sometimes celebrated by a party during school, study of the history of a…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… new buildings, such as the first bank, the high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat -- one of the first in Maine -- and a new…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"When it was time for kids to come in a teacher would stand in the doorway and ring a bell unless the school had a bell tower."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"He continued to play at the high school for over fifty years, accompanied by pianist Addie Kaler Vaill."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… donated his musical instruments to Scarborough High School. In 1975, Dr. Haigis left Scarborough for Puerto Rico, where he became a civilian…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Conrad Coulombe in costume for play "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca. 1925McArthur Public Library Talent without an audience quickly evaporates, but…"