Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"… ABC’s, singing, penmanship, and writing, and art class. When she attended Ashland High School, her teachers taught history, geography, math, home…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"… common endeavor to focus on with students in two classes. It has opened the doors for community members to share their knowledge in the classroom…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Civil War

"Civil War Text by Mrs. Tribou's freshmen history class, GVHS Images from the Thomaston Historical Society Mrs."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"Estabrook's English class. X Guest speaker Bangor resident, Mr. Leon Higgins, meets with Doughty students at the Bangor Public Library to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"Ron Bilancia's quarterly Maine Studies classes worked on this project. All students received instruction on how to handle artifacts and how to scan…"

Life on a Tidal River - Work on the Civil War Project

"Ron Bilancia's quarterly Maine Studies classes worked on this project. All students received instruction on how to handle artifacts and how to scan…"

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."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… lumber merchant, whom he described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections…"

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…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… Public Schools offered daytime "Americanization" classes for adult and school-aged immigrants. Although organizations in Portland had provided…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"Moy was quite an important figure in the class of 1901, Deering High School, if we are to judge from his record."

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… costume and dress collection consists of middle class women's wear, primarily dresses. There are gaps in representation, but as the examples in the…"

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… concentration, University of Maine at Farmington, Class of 2010 Carolyn A. Stone is the namesake for the Stone Wellness Community on the campus of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… concentration, University of Maine at Farmington, Class of 2010; and Michael Cummons, Secondary Education major, Social Studies concentration…"

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…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"Thank you to the Nylander Museum for showing our class your wonderful resources and allowing us to work with copies of your archives."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"A substantial class gradient emerged, with natives at the bottom and wealthy, aristocratic cottage owners at the top."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… manner but was a successful teacher of the first class of 13 students. By 1820 there were 77 students. Mr."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… suitable amusements approved of by “the best classes of society,” and at the same time accessible to “about every class of person.” To further…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"High School classes were taught in it. At that time, all the children in town had good schools and competent teachers, and many students were sent to…"

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!"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"… of local history, Scarborough third grade classes visit the museum for a morning of hands-on activities and discussion of displayed artifacts."