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Historical Items

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Item 35228

Maine School of Practical Nursing Brochure, 1963

Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1963 Location: Waterville; Presque Isle Media: Ink on paper

Item 149646

Model School, Fort Kent, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1920 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Item 149630

Class of 1936, Madawaska Training School, 1961

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1936 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151172

Region III Vocational Education (Lincoln Vocational School) alterations to mill building, Lincoln, 1974-1975

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1974–1975 Location: Lincoln Client: Town of Lincoln Architect: Wadsworth, Boston, Dimick, Mercer & Weatherill

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

Item 151758

Walch Publishing office alterations, Portland, 1983-1987

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1983–1987 Location: Portland Client: J. Weston Walch, Publisher Architect: Wadsworth Boston Mercer & Weatherill

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Carlton P. Fogg, Advocate for Vocational Education

Carlton P. Fogg (1899-1972) was passionate about vocational and technical education. While teaching at the high school level in Waterville, Fogg's lobbying and letter-writing helped create the Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute in 1969.

Exhibit

Educating Oneself: Carnegie Libraries

Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave grants for 20 libraries in Maine between 1897 and 1912, specifying that the town own the land, set aside funds for maintenance, have room to expand -- and offer library services at no charge.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"It was set up as an example of old-time education where students could visit and learn about education in the 19th century."

Site Page

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"Educator Resources X Resources and activities for educators that are tied to the following exhibits: Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass"…"

Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"They not only paid for fine education but endorsed fine education, a "superior curriculum" for the "superior" person."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Damian Bebell - Education Researcher
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Education innovations benefit from thoughtful reflection by everyone involved.

Story

Laura Richter - Educator
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Laura Richter was a Middle School Educator in Skowhegan, Maine as the MLTI began in 2002.

Story

Duke Albanese - Maine Commissioner of Education (1996-2003)
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

As Maine Commissioner of Education Duke Albanese kept the MLTI focused on learning.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Sporting Maine

Grade Level: 3-5 Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.

Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.

Lesson Plan

Immigration: Challenges and Opportunities in Maine

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about immigration in the United States using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.