Maine Memory Network

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

"In the 19th century the sole classroom teacher was usually an unmarried young woman, sometimes with students even older than herself."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… Agricultural Roots By the midpoint in the 19th century, our two towns, though separate, were similar in many ways."

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

"In the 18th and 19th centuries, when many children seldom went to school, if at all, the homework they were given was limited to rote memorization."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… ideals and standards of young graduates of that century. Village School, cr. 1905 Click for Slideshow In 1900 it became necessary to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to support the family farm, and education became more important."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… but changes in the first decade of the 21st Century reflect the optimism of its residents. The Strong Elementary School was chosen as one of three…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Still, the economic swings of 19th-century America affected "The Lumber Capital of the World." Instability of credit and of money itself as well as…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the Story of Blue Hill Boom and Bust in the 19th Century The first harvest was old growth timber."

Colby College Special Collections

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"1900 In the 19th and early 20th centuries, steamship was the preferred means of travel to Mount Desert Island.Mount Desert Island Historical Society…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… educational-cultural movement popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which traveled to the area from 1916-1932."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… could visit and learn about education in the 19th century. Frequently retired teachers played the part of the teacher – coming back to spend a day…"