Maine Memory Network

Five Corners School, St. Albans, ca. 1900

Contributed by: St. Albans Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: St. Albans Media: Photographic print

Maine General Hospital School of Nursing graduates, Portland, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954-02-11 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Home for aged women, Portland, 1900-1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1926 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Its philosophy is based on the "school-within-a-school" concept. There are five "teams" and a student stays on the same team for all three years of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"By the 1920s, the schools had formed a school orchestra, agricultural clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a…"

Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars