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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"The children closest to the heater were uncomfortably warm and had trouble fighting off drowsiness. The corners and front of the room were so cold…"

Old York Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"The building was constructed of logs and featured an open fireplace that was said to be used by the children to warm their corn cakes and potatoes…"

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

"… sat on separate sides and the younger smaller children sat towards the front of the room, with the older larger children in back."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… success with poetry, Elizabeth also raised three children. Elizabeth Anne Chase Akers Allen was a pioneer for her writing ability and her…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… Osborn Trask, a prosperous farmer who taught his children to work diligently. Leonard learned his lessons well."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"At that time, all the children in town had good schools and competent teachers, and many students were sent to seminaries, high schools, and…"

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

"Every day, children would go outside to recite the Pledge and the Lord's Prayer. In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

"David and Mary Hutchins had eleven children. He died at the homestead in 1822 at the age of 78. He was buried in a graveyard on his farm."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"There she started a family of three children: Adelaide in 1868, Phillip in 1869, and Harriet in 1872."

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

"It appears that three villages were established thanks to three bodies of water that run through New Portland."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"Their children, including son John II in 1801, were born in Northeast Harbor. John Savage II married Climena Roberts, a member of the newly settled…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… records show that in 1942 there were four Dyer children attending the Parsons School, Alfred, Bertrand, Norman and Bertice."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

""The town can now continue educating it's children at home and have a community school where it ought to be", he said."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… the general health and welfare of Surry's children. A filing by the nurse in the 1932 Town Report listed 64 of the 65 students defective, a…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"Lucretia Day Sewall and her children, ca. 1849Maine Historical Society The early Maine photographs at Maine Historical Society are loosely dived…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… several successful summer reading programs for children. Our active FOL was responsible for many fund raising activities, including talent shows…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"He was the 11th of 12 children of Mary and Josiah Stinchfield. Jacob was an orphan at age 12 after his parents died from unknown events."

Bangor Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He was the father of 10 children; two of those children, Gilbert and Alexander, were major contributors to Farmington in its early years."

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

"Betsey Titcomb and her children remained with the Norton’s for four months until the trails were clear enough for them to continue with their journey."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Three of his children became major public figures. Rufus represented New York in the United States Senate; and as a senator, worked on the Missouri…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… economy and lives of those elderly, wives, and children left behind. Leverett and Addie Morgan's son did not want to join the war effort, so they…"