Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"At that time, Kate was a recent graduate of Bates College where she studied Anthropology with concentrations in ‘Environment, Place & History’ and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"… Library); Jodi Baker and Taylor Thomas-Marsh (College of the Atlantic); Betsy Hewlett, Sam McGee, Deb DeForest, Bill Horner, Vince Messer, and Tim…"

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

"… school she had quite a bit more, although she tells me that there wasn’t nearly as work as today. She graduated in 1947 and didn’t go to college."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"In 1824, Jacob began as a tutor at Amherst College and was rewarded with a job as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in 1825 or 1826."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… and later a respected Professor at the Teacher’s College. The area surrounding Rollo Pond has been improved into a park, and some of the walking…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… in the fifty-third year of his professorship, the college estimated that he had taught more than two thousand students."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… years it was known as Farmington State Teacher’s College, but the name was changed to Farmington State College in 1965."

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

"… prepared him for the rigors of high school, college, graduate school and life as a public servant and even now as a private businessman."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… sent to seminaries, high schools, and commercial colleges. After a number of years a new district, Number Eight, was located on the Bluff."

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"and Robert Herring Sr. bought land from Bowdoin College. With this land they created what we know as Guilford."

Music in Maine - Music stores

"… Moose Bull Moose Click to learn more Bowdoin College junior Brett Wickard founded Bull Moose Music in 1989."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"He played baseball up through college until he graduated in 1963. He was a first baseman and an outfielder."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Today, the Brick Inn houses many of the local college students, The present owners, much like the previous owners, have continued to maintain the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"She was able to afford going to college because of an inheritance received from her father and her aunt."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Academy, later called Maine State Teachers College. She is said to have had a poem published in the Boston Olive Branch at the age of 15."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… capacity, offered to send him to Harvard college. The offer, which Jonathan accepted, was conditional on an agreement that he would study to become…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… than a common school education, could prepare for college admission. The sisters provided an opportunity never before available in Strong."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"College students continued to see social drinking as a rite of passage. Near the end of her life in 1913, Mrs."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"… Maine Historical Society 378 B674Q-b Clearly many college students were not ready for their professed "alcoholic fast." Thermometer Courtesy of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Kline, Christina Baker, 1964- (Person) - Colby College Libraries, Colby College Libraries, link.colby.edu/resource/GvyPO06Fuog/."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Visits Maine.” A Peoples History of Colby College Activism and Social Justice Since 1813, Colby College, 6 Mar."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"While she was treating his injuries, she found her interest in the medical field. After Charlotte graduated from college, she moved to Arizona."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… this money for things like religious purposes, colleges, hospitals, libraries, and even orphanages."