Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"… program promoted collaboration between local schools and historical societies through the exploration, celebration, and digitization of local…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… the Project Students at Skowhegan Area Middle School (SAMS) know their local history! Laura Richter, the Technology Integrator at SAMS, has been a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… was elected the first Town Clerk and later taught school for some years. He also provided some rudimentary medical aid to settlers until a…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… aspects of the town, including its historic high school, Hampden Academy. Since the 1990s drivers on Route 1A entering Hampden have been welcomed…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Technology

"1890Hubbard Free Library Hallowell schools, energy in Hallowell, communication in Hallowell, the Hallowell Iron Foundry, and transportation in…"

Historic Hallowell - The 1998 Ice Storm - Reflections in Poems

"… to get to the many poems written by the Hall-Dale Middle School students. Ice Storm, Wingate Lathe, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"… employed young children and had to meet Hallowell School Board standards at its mill-run school. A child that works in a factory might work eight…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Academy, incorporated in 1803 was the first school of advanced learning in the area. It also served as the Bangor Theological Seminary until 1819…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Buttons The Ragman Text by a Reeds Brook Middle School student as told by Alice Hawes A horse and wagon are at your door."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Streets exhibit X Hall-Dale 2011 In 2010-2011 school year eighty Hall-Dale Middle School students have again spent time delving into…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… Kenneth Roberts, and journals of the members of Benedict Arnold's expedition. Other Benedict Arnold Projects by Skowhegan Middle School students"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… new buildings, such as the first bank, the high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat -- one of the first in Maine -- and a new…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Academy, incorporated in 1803, was the first school of advanced learning in the area. It also served as the Bangor Theological Seminary until 1819…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… Training Center began as the Maine Industrial School For Girls. The purpose according to its goal statement was, "not a place of punishment, to…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"A team member worked with an Islesboro Central School high school senior to write the Narrative/Historical Overview about Islesboro’s history."

Historic Hallowell - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Contentious weathervane at Claude L. Bonsey School, Surry, 1963Surry Historical Society Just weeks after the 1952 dedication of the school, Bonsey…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"In Maine there was no school for two weeks and as of now in Iowa there still isn’t any school yet. A few people died in the 1998 Ice Storm because of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… System of Free Trade Tyler Wasgatt Brick School House Mr. Teague Dancing School William Henry Harrison, Whigs Boman Holman singing school"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… in Hallowell and Chelsea used the ferry to get to schools, jobs, and stores. People that didn’t live in Chelsea or Hallowell had to find their own…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"After attending medical school he practiced medicine in Virginia but returned to Hallowell in 1830 and set up his practice in a small office off…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… officers and crews, established a Navigation School at the Academy to teach advanced mathematics to boys who wished to pursue careers at sea."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"Or if school was canceled, there would be two, long blasts at 7:15am to let everybody know. On January 4, 1918, Augusta needed Hallowell's help since…"