Maine Memory Network

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

"Girls and boys 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 - A Murder In Strong

"… was never any solid evidence that he murdered the girl, but he was considered a solid suspect, and was arrested and held for nearly a year until…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"All the girls were adorned in new Easter hats and pretty dresses that were beautifully puffed out with crinoline petty coats underneath; the boys…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… – to assist her to educate young children and girls, visit the poor and care for the sick in their homes, as well as to train low income women as…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"“Most of the girls that lived there came from homes that were unstable,” Minton related. Regarding the Sisters, Minton recalled trips to Diamond…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Christina was inspired to write Orphan Train Girl because two of her own grandparents were orphans who didn’t speak much about their early lives."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"I was a small girl, but was allowed to go and stay until 10 o’clock. Lots of older folks and young ones to came from Down Town."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… were able to save 9 of them but an 8 year old girl was swept away. The winds at their peak were 120mph and stayed at that speed for more than 2…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"In 1912, Kelly Thibodeau became the first girl to work in this Lincoln office. Also in 1912 Frank Bixby installed a pole changer, which is electric…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"But it wasn’t overlooked. Lucy Belcher opened a school for girls named The Willows in 1872. Her father, Hannibal Belcher, built a ‘commodious…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Academy was the first in Hancock County to allow girls to attend. Despite the plethora of course offerings, in 1852 there were only three teachers…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… the owners of the clothing saw the photo, the “girls had quite a time getting out of that fix.” Main Street looking west, Northeast Harbor…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… to the first child born in the settlement, a baby girl which she names Esther. Then in December Mrs. Robert Low Jr."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Even though I am older and less of a silly girl, I still have kept this journal, much to the hilarity of my older sister. Mr."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"His dam was Braden Girl. Early lessons given to John R Braden did not indicate that he had the ability to become a great race horse."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… they went to the Packing Room where women and girls placed the herring in cans, generally in a large well-lit area on the second floor."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the Gibson Girl. It is now the home base for a local boat yard."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… preparatory boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades six through high school. When Hannibal Hamlin was still young, he really wanted to…"