Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Island teachers have a unique challenge and opportunity in educating these small, mixed-level classes."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The early teachers were unpaid and attendance was irregular, with school terms from six to 12 weeks at the start."

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"She became a teacher, a job she held until she met and married John Martin in 1822. Martin Sr. died in 1824, leaving his wife and young son, also…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… Sister Mary Denis Schwartz, his first-grade teacher in 1953, as well as Sister Mary Gemma Connelly who helped him buckle his winter boots that year…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… Sister Miriam Therese Callnan, a social studies teacher at Catherine McAuley High School. In 1986, Sister Miriam was asked to change her sabbatical…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… of Farmington Historical Society, second grade teacher at Mallett School With images from Farmington Historical Society Stephen…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"School was first held in private homes, with the teachers “boarded around” as was customary. Eventually there were twenty district schools in various…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… Oliver Scott, Nicholas Steenberg, and their class teacher, Scott Springer Blue Hill Agricultural Fair, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… Nowick--farmer, Juilliard-trained pianist, Zen teacher, son of Russian immigrants, witness to the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima, and…"

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."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… town of Hampden swarming onto the court.” Now a teacher at Reeds Brook Middle School, Mrs. Haggan credits her coach, Don Veneziano with much of…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"He went on to become a respected school teacher in the Philippines where he authored a history of the Islands."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… from the community, under the direction of art teacher Mary Lightbody, drew and water-colored images of the old building."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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

"Norton Deputy Sheriff A.D. Willard School Teacher J.G. Young Painter Wm. Bentlett Justice of the Peace Wm. Jacobs Carder & Clothier J.W."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Before the war he had been a teacher in Gray, and it shows in his letters; his handwriting was clear and he was a good speller with excellent…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… to the Aroostook State Normal School that trained teachers, a public library sponsored by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley…"