Keywords: Boys Program
Item 73334
Red Cross Life Saving class, Portland, ca. 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 55222
Quincy Building Dedication Program cover, Fairfield, 1903
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1903-07-27 Location: Fairfield Media: Paper booklet, ink on paper
Exhibit
Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."
Exhibit
"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners
"… advance "scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities by helping libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations…"
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home
"… vital primary resources for framing scholarship, programs, exhibitions, and civic dialog about land and waterways in Maine."
Story
Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others
Story
The Right Place At The Right Time
by Joe & Nellie Kennedy
A musical history of Joe and Nellie Kennedy
