Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Hampden Academy, incorporated in 1803 was the first school of advanced learning in the area. It also served as the Bangor Theological Seminary until…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"… to Farmington, where she attended Farmington Academy. Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society Her earliest poems are…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"How very apt is the motto used by Hampden Academy which came from John Hampden’s home county of Buck’s which is “Vestigia nulla retrorsum”—No…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… the library is housed in the town-owned Thomaston Academy building on Main Street and has a yearly circulation of approximately 36,000."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"Located in the Thomaston Academy Building, the library was recently renovated and continues to expand its collection of historical books and…"

Farmington Public Library

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… lines Sheriff Wingate Carr Fire at old Hampden Academy George H. Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas Greenhalgh Carltons Corner…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… Academy opened, one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with Berwick Academy, which was chartered the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"… Abbe Museum, and Phe Crampton, George Stevens Academy. Images from the collections of the Abbe Museum and other Maine Memory Network partners."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… on days 6-7 Written by Amber Bell Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Devastation of the 1998 Hallowell Ice…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… a quality education at Warrington, a "dissenting academy." He pursued a medical degree at the University of Ediburgh, but was interested in all…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"Written by Morgan Rush Academy Street ice damage, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Ice Storm Facts 1."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"Written by Naomi Harrison Ice storm, Academy Street Tree Damage, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Ice Storm Almanac A Story For Every Town And…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library In 1844, The Hallowell Cotton Mill was constructed."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Child Labor Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Two hundred workers were required during peak production in…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… and was educated at the Hallowell Classical Academy. As a boy he worked for Major John Quincy Adams Hawes, a retired Army surgeon who operated a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… 1775-1861: one of the founders of the Farmington Academy (also see political leader below) W. G. Mallett ??-1942: Principal of Farmington State…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… town, including its historic high school, Hampden Academy. Since the 1990s drivers on Route 1A entering Hampden have been welcomed by signs…"

John Bapst Memorial High School

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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… from Bangor High School and attended Deerfield Academy and Bowdoin College. Upon completing Bowdoin in 1937, he enrolled in the Department of…"

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

"High school aged students began to attend Anson Academy, and later they attended Carrabec High School."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Hampden Academy, incorporated in 1803, was the first school of advanced learning in the area. It also served as the Bangor Theological Seminary until…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"He had five sons. All five went to Hallowell Academy, all graduated from Bowdoin College, all studied theology at Andover, and all became ministers…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Ice Storm Day 1 Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On Day 1 the storm had began, with a force of a hurricane on…"