Keywords: Harper's Weekly
Item 14808
'Harper's Young People,' December 7, 1880
Contributed by: An individual through South Portland Public Library Date: 1880-12-07 Location: South Portland Media: Newspaper
Item 6425
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869 Location: Bridgton; Washington Media: Ink on paper
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Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women
Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.
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Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman
Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"The Pictorial Field Book. New York: Harper Brothers, 1896. Print. Scott, Geraldin Tidd. Ties of Common Blood: A History of Maine's Northeast Boundary…"
