Keywords: Cottage Farm School
Item 18336
Cottage Farm School, Cape Elizabeth, 1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative
Item 105209
Cape Cottage Farms school students, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1915
Courtesy of Tom Richards, an individual partner Date: circa 1915 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic Print
Exhibit
George W. Hinckley and Needy Boys and Girls
George W. Hinckley wanted to help needy boys. The farm, school and home he ran for nearly sixty nears near Fairfield stressed home, religion, education, discipline, industry, and recreation.
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"Historically, the cottage industries were common in areas where a large percentage of local population was engaged in seasonal work, because families…"
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School
"… across the street from Few Acres, and built a cottage there, where he continued his writing. Jacob II was the author of over 100 children’s books –…"
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima