Keywords: School pageants
Item 6121
North School pageant, Portland, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 69226
History Pageant, Farmington State Normal School, 1924
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1924-06-17 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.
Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.
Exhibit
"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present
"The Historical Society, Town Office, library, school, and economic development board sought and received a grant to establish a town historical…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959
"The Pageant was held on the Ellipse, a grassy area to the south of the White House. Since the Ellipse serves many purposes throughout the year, a cut…"
