Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"Upon leaving school he entered the employ of the City of Portland as rod man in the Department of Public Works."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… moved here in 1976 after she graduated from high school. After two years at Bates College, Candi married and settled in on Swan's Island to raise a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Ben Godsoe, a Muskie School for Public Service graduate student, has helped develop the Sandy River Land Trust and High Peaks Alliance and a new…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"They would have to go to another town to another school and graduate there. People that lived in Lincoln wouldn’t have been able to get a good…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"… there wasn’t much work she had to do, but in high school she had quite a bit more, although she tells me that there wasn’t nearly as work as today…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Prior to the ferry service, this meant attending boarding school, or boarding with other families in the Rockland and Mount Desert Island area."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"Learning about my grandmother’s childhood and schooling was very interesting to me. I hope you enjoyed reading this article and learning about her…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"After attending Dummer Academy, Rufus graduated from Harvard College in 1777. In 1778, he served in the Continental Army in the Rhode Island campaign…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"… every day for six years until he graduated from high school. No bike though, because that was how one of his brothers had died."

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

"The school district brings Cumberland and North Yarmouth, separated in 1821, together again. Eliphalet GreelyCumberland Historical Society The…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"She left school her senior year of high school to marry him. She never went back to graduate. In the spring, my grandmother, with other women and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Upon completing Bowdoin in 1937, he enrolled in the Department of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design."

Lincoln, Maine - Wartime Lincoln

"… social-studies students at Mattanawcook Junior High School in Lincoln. The students spent hours researching their respective topics and compiling…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"She lived on a farm until she graduated from high school at 18. She then moved to Presque Isle to find a job. She found one at Newberry."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Eventually all other schools shut down, including Blue Hill Academy, and the only two left standing were the Consolidated School - which served the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"Frederick Tompson graduated from Portland High School in 1876 and immediately entered the office of Francis H. Fassett, the city’s leading architect."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"George Stevens is an independent high school grounded in a commitment to serving the area's small towns and invested in meeting the needs of each…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… grew up in Lewiston, and graduated from Lewiston High School. At the age of twenty in 1891, Wilkinson began working for Coombs and quickly…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"Elmer Thomas graduated from Lewiston High School in 1882 and attended Wesleyan University for two years."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He chose to serve his country right out of high school at the age of 18. Instead of going off for further education in college, he chose to serve on…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"He then studied at Harvard’s School of Architecture. Between October 1912 and April 1913, he traveled in Europe, spending much of his time in Italy."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"Barrows graduated from Philips Exeter in 1929 and from Harvard in 1934. He then attended Harvard’s School of Architecture, leaving in 1936 to work in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Bar Harbor High School was built without a gym. Initially, the Sea Siders played at the YMCA on Mount Desert Street and eventually moved to a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… of honor and was a 1943 graduate of Mexico High School. His diplomas were found in the suitcase. John was the son of Thomas R."