Keywords: Rural areas
Item 74772
Electric rural road survey, Boothbay, 1929
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Boothbay; Edgecomb Media: Ink on paper
Item 149022
Main Street, Saint Agatha, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1940 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photographic 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
Rumford's Notable Citizens in the Civil War
A number of Rumford area residents played important roles during the Civil War -- and in the community afterwards. Among these are William King Kimball, who commanded the 12th Maine for much of the war.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research
"… that the War affected so many areas of rural life. For example, because of the need for soldiers’ wool uniforms and blankets, Maine farmers raised…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools
"… Exhibits The early schools of Strong were called rural or district schools and were situated in various areas of the community to accommodate the…"
Story
Hand carrying water in Marshfield
by Dorothy Gardner
Ways of getting water in rural Maine. From fetching water from a stream to having a well.
Story
My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham
A story about my father and our family.
