Maine Memory Network

Maine Central Railroad janitor Lawrence Newell, Portland, ca. 1920

Courtesy of Matthew Jude Barker, an individual partner Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Janitor views donkey basketball advertisment, ca. 1930

Do you know who this and where it was taken?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Media: Glass Negative

A Brief History of Colby College

Colby originated in 1813 as Maine Literary and Theological Institution and is now a small private liberal arts college of about 1,800 students. A timeline of the history and development of Colby College from 1813 until the present.

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.

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"She was her own janitor and kept the fire going in the winter as I'm sure that Eleanor Wendell Taylor also had to do."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"The oldest boy was appointed the janitor and had to arrive at school early, bring in the wood or coal and keep the fire going throughout the day."

Nemo's Nightmare of World War I
by Mike and Bryan Luciano

Franklyn J. "Nemo" Burbank of Livermore Falls was our ancestor who fought in World War I.

Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall

We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.