Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… 1870-1880 Stoneware Collections of the York Institute Museum, Saco A strong supporter of the total abstinence movement, B.F."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… (1812-1893) Oil on canvas Collections of the York Institute Museum, Saco Saco painter Charles Henry Granger created this composite tavern scene…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… (the now-obsolete term once used to describe institutions whose purpose it was to train school teachers) first appeared in the United States in…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… under his direction that the reputation of the institution was truly established. Mr. Matthews is considered one of the most successful principals…"

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

"2006. Web. April 10, 2013. William S. Cohen. Institute of Government & Public Affairs, University of Illinois. 2009-2013. Web. April 12, 2013."

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

"… people in Bangor, to denounced the “peculiar institution.” Among these people were William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and Ernestine Rose."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Existing institutions expanded while the increased population brought about the establishment of new schools and churches, many of which continue to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… eighteen!) These schoolhouses were very local institutions; students who lived within a mile's distance would attend classes in their own…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Businesses flourished, schools were instituted, and the people seemed to be doing well. All of these factors attracted new residents."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Two medical institutions served the Lincoln area at that time: the Workman Hospital and Lincoln Hospital—neither of which received certification to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… the staff and the name was changed to the Wendall Institute. The May School was moved to Strong after 1881 and continued with some success."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… become quite renowned for its cluster of literary institutions.” As citizens had just settled into reading, recently published, Francis Gould…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Until child labor laws were instituted in the 1930s children, using sharp knives, removed the heads, tails and entrails from the fish."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of church edifices, and a high grade educational institution at which pupils are fitted for any college in the land."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… recreation programs in Bangor, Maine, educational institutions, library rebuilding programs, and poverty alleviation measures."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… being to establish, foster, and perpetuate an institution, in the interest of piety, virtue, morality, and intelligence, that their children might…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Acadian Archives

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