Keywords: Training Schools
Item 149650
Madawaska Training School rules for boarders, Fort Kent, ca. 1907
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1907 Location: Fort Kent Media: Ink on paper
Item 15614
Madawaska Training School, 1891
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1891 Location: Madawaska Media: Photographic print
Item 151779
New dormitory for Colby College, Waterville, 1911
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1911
Location: Waterville; Waterville
Client: Colby College
Architect: Miller & Mayo Architects
This record contains 13 images.
Item 151865
University of Maine at Machias, Machias, 1987
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1987 Location: Machias Client: University of Maine, Machias Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920
"Students are standing outside of school for photograph. This building was destroyed by fire in March of 1927 and was replaced soon after by a brick…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955
"Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The north bound Bangor and Aroostook diesel…"
Story
From Istanbul to Machias
by Zeynep Turk
Zeynep Turk talks about moving from Istanbul, Turkey to Machias, Maine for school.
Story
My education and work at THE Mercy
by Judy Harmon
Judy Harmon discussed X-Ray School, changing technology, and her 1960s jeep
Lesson Plan
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
