Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy

"It was a boarding as well as day school. Its board of trustees and management, some of them clergymen, were affiliated with the Congregational…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"In 1771, public schools were established and in 1795 the Hallowell Academy opened, one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"Originally, the congregation met in an old school building three miles south of town on the Houlton Road. The pastor at that time was Joseph Roberts."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… Erin Ballew – 8th Grade Student - HallDale Middle School – KIDS RSU2 Libby Ladner – 7th Grade Science Teacher – HallDale Middle School – RSU2 Lisa…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"A: Well, I’m a teacher and they were canceling school every day. So I was a little bit concerned about all the school days we were missing."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… settlements that had their own stores, schools (please visit Schools), churches, wharves and post offices."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bethany Baptist Church

"The building was originally constructed in 1890. The First Baptist Church of Presque Isle held their meetings weekly in this building."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel

"… Jonah and Josh, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society Images from X Reed Tavern, founded by…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"The original building was three stories tall and built from wood. In 1900, the building burned down for the first time."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec

"… ice cutting, shipping, whaling, and also the waterfront. This exhibit was created in 2011 by the 7th Grade students at Hall-Dale Middle School."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"Maurice Klein, from New York, rebuilt the building from brick in 1914. Green rented the building and added on to the store in 1923."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… students were moved into the old High School building on Middle Street and the May School building, which was now owned by the town, was closed and…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The value of the building at that time increased. The building, now the Cotton Mill Apartments, is located at 2 Academy Street, Hallowell, ME."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"In 1993, the building was sold to the Northeastland Hotel. In January 1994, after 108 years, the building was demolished for parking a parking lot…"

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 - News Article by Emily Markham

"You can assume that many of the riverside buildings have gotten a beating, including the Store owned by Leigh and Wingate who had lost 300 barrels of…"

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"… Ethan and Logan, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X The Presque Isle Fire House was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

"Thomas Phair provided the building site. The first librarian was Mrs. Lou Marten. The Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library was originally called…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"With the opening of the Forum Building in 1975, ice skating was moved to that facility. Sources: Haskell, William V."

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"About 1878 a new school house was built about five hundred feet below the site of the first one. In 1896 it was decided to move this building into a…"

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"… closed down, Twin Johnson Brothers soon found, A building made from wood with a brick foundation, Which was the start of a Hallowell sensation."