Keywords: Five and Ten
Item 28474
Sagadahoc County Courthouse, Bath, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bath Media: Postcard
Item 71685
F.W. Woolworth Store, Portland, ca. 1946
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1946 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"… the church served the City of Bath, seeing over ten pastors and many citizens. Throughout these 118 years, the church saw many changes."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire
"It quickly swept through 67 summer estates, five large hotels and 170 year-round homes. It surrounded the village, cutting off all roads."
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
Story
In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood
An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.
