Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… his labors, making him an established, middle class craftsman-no matter his nationality. Quarrymen tended to earn between $1.75 and $2.00 per day."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"Ben assisted teacher Crystal Knapp Polk with class mapping activities in the Strong Elementary School and wrote an exhibit on Cornelia "Fly Rod"…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… Granston The Granite Industry By: Mark Puglisi's Class Bar Harbor: Building of Arts By: Josh Howie Green Mountain Railway By: Spenser Simis The…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"When Kim Colbeth's 3-5th grade class started studying the island quarries, many of her students had stories about a common relative: Fritz Johnson."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"… towards White middle and upper-middle social classes. Revered items tucked away for posterity or uniforms with an emotional connection are more…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"Class sizes, Burr remembered, were “sixty students to a room” in those days. The example of his parents and his educational background helped…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"Raymond's language arts class. The search for pictures that would relate to their topic came next. The primary source images had to be searched and…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Margaret Hinds Bell (class of 1942) was inspired by Kilfoil, her “mother’s cousin, and my ideal” to become a nurse and train at Mercy."

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

"They also helped making teaching classes of mixed ages and grades easier to manage. The books were used for teaching literacy and, like the Bible…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"The growing middle class, still largely Yankee, enjoyed an occasional drink but came to view excessive drinking as a lower class, foreign, or youth…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"George). Two classes of students are working to produce exhibits: one on oral histories of the Great Depression, and one on the Civil War."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"In future years, other classes and organizations can add to what we have started and that is very exciting!"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Our two classes feel like we have learned a great deal about our town from our research about this time period."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"Women's Heritage Tour -- What started as a class project over 10 years ago in an undergraduate history course at University of Maine Farmington was…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"Stevens' Second Grade Class at Mallett School The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and…"

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

"… school and the state of Maine no longer accepted class C schools. The town would not receive state equalization funds if it continued to operate…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"The students in Mrs. Della Martin's 8th grade class contributed the exhibit on Shipbuilding and Seafaring in Blue Hill. Students from Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"… Academy Dedicated 1933: Largest Freshman Class in History, 80, Ready for Work." 16 Oct. 1933: 257-58. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"When it’s done, I get to work there. We are still working on it; we are hoping to get it done soon. He’s still working hard and we are working on…"

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

"Graduating classes, depending on the year, tended to average between ten and twenty students during the very early 40s."

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

"… orally while standing in front of the rest of the class. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past and the Present, Rodney Laughton recalled testing…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Harris’ Social Studies class can be viewed below: Addition to Lincoln Memorial Library, Lincoln, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Responses from students in Mr. Koscuiszka's class can be viewed below: Haylea Lujan "Summarize the 'who, what, where, and when' of your topic"…"