Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Primary School, ca. 1910

"The school was located on School Street, now the site of an apartment building. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Lincoln, Maine - Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905

"Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This school was built in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The primary and…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"This new school was to serve the population of sub-primary, first and second grade students. EXHIBITS STUDENT CORNER HOME"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Strong Public School, cr. 1951 Again in order to provide space for the increasing school population, and to meet the necessary requirements in the…"

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

"One of the schools was a primary, grammar, and high school at certain points in time. The other school, the Great Works school does not have any…"

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

"North New Portland High, primary school, grammar school and the Green Schoolhouse are all names used for the building."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Its philosophy is based on the "school-within-a-school" concept. There are five "teams" and a student stays on the same team for all three years of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"Ella P. Burr led her students from the Primary School up to the newly finished school for opening day."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"The only school that has not burned is the current school on the High School land. In 1919 Stockholm decided to build a grade C high school."

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

"They told us to “sit up straight and fold your hands.” Nowadays discipline is much different in Scarborough schools."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"They dug into primary and secondary sources to create the exhibit Disasters - Natural and Man-made.. Mr."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… a million dollar renovation occurred at our Primary School, the library got computers for public use, and a boat launch was installed on the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… and entries have been created using digitized primary source documents and artifacts found in the Scarborough Historical Society and Museum's…"

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"… the Flood of 1987 and the Ice Storm of 1998 as primary events but also chose the Hurricanes of 1954, the Blizzard of 1952, the train wreck of 1937…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… residents could afford horses so walking was the primary means of transportation. For those who did not go to sea for a living, time was spent…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Welcome

"… Farmington to teach the skills of working with primary documents to better understand the people and purpose of Farmington's past."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"After scanning many primary source photos and documents, we realized how our town has changed. We are not sure why so many beautiful buildings have…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"Using primary documents and the latest technologies, students have digitized over 100 historic photographs and artifacts, transcribed several…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"This school master taught alternately ¼ of the time at Black Point and then at Dunstan. In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey."

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

"… no backpacks and no homework, and we kept all our school books at school.” Throughout the next fifty years, homework cycled in and out of fashion…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team

"… Historical Society, the Scarborough Middle School, and the Scarborough Public Library. Each team has brought a unique compliment of strengths and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"When it was time for kids to come in a teacher would stand in the doorway and ring a bell unless the school had a bell tower."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"It has partnered with both the Scarborough Historical Society and Scarborough Middle School on previous initiatives, most recently in the celebration…"