Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… school will be for a new generation of Strong youth who will go on to make their mark on the state and the nation." Principal Corson said the new…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… reform." Neal Dow, Spring 1846 X The Youth's Temperance Visitor Rockland, January 1861 Collections of Maine Historical Society…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… as easy and responsive to music as those of a youth of today." Martin (1823-1904) pasted the article about his accomplishment in his "Dancing…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… arts and crafts from children around the world, youth representing Youth for Christ International, and a Yule Log pit."

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

"… excessive drinking as a lower class, foreign, or youth problem. Though Dow's legal attempt to completely abolish drinking was never fully…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… feet” for these exploits – I established a small youth folk orchestra. This ever-evolving cadre of gifted young fiddlers (backed up on guitar…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"Martin, like most youths of his era, attended school for sessions that lasted about 12 weeks. Sometimes, students attended more than one session a…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Street in South Portland in the Long Creek Youth Development Center, formerly known as the Maine Youth Center."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"When his own children were young, he helped coach youth sports. He also visits schools and libraries and reads kids his stories."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… the citizens had no means of fitting their youth for college. And for many families that was a major concern."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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