Category: Education, Schools
Item 10961
Williams School closing, Augusta, June 1980
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-06-12 Location: Augusta; Augusta; Augusta Media: Photographic print
Item 13706
Kennebunkport High School, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Kennebunk Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Contact print from glass negative
Item 150036
North Elementary School, Rockland, 1952-1955
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1952–1955 Location: Rockland Client: Town of Rockland Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 150037
Medway Elementary School, Medway, 1952-1953
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1952–1953 Location: Medway Client: Town of Medway Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.
Exhibit
Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
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Story
Classroom Time Capsule
by Anna Bennett
On March 12, 2020, I left my classroom not knowing I wouldn't return again for months.
Story
Crystal Priest - Genesis of 1:1 in Guilford
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project
Crystal Priest recounted the genesis of 1:1 near the geographical center of the state--Guilford.
Lesson Plan
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
