Keywords: Cunningham School
Item 35864
Presque Isle High School, ca. 1910
Contributed by: David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Postcard
Item 68449
Spanish ladies, Farmington State Normal School, 1928
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1928 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
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
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School
"Skyway Middle School, located on the other side of the city, was expanded in 2005 to serve all of Presque Isle’s middle school students."
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge
"In the 1880s he settled on Cunningham Ridge in Surry with his wife, Mary E. Cunningham. His first sawmill was on Toddy Pond at the mouth of Sandy…"
Story
Keeping Dance and Music Alive
by Cindy Larock
Cindy Larock's involvement in the traditional music and dance scene in Maine for over 40 years.
