Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Dorothy and Hervey never had any children, but Dorothy gave many local children piano lessons. Hervey would allow the kids to help him bring in the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Schools could be in private homes, in converted sheds or other structures, or built "from scratch." Children walked to school unless the snow was too…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"The Children's Room was moved out of the basement of the original building into the new wing, as were all books and other materials."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… Massachusetts in the year 1768, one of seven children born to Jonathan and Katherine Avery Fisher."

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Camden Public Library

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Portland Public Library

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Prince Memorial Library

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Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"That’s a lot of children! In 1833, Jeremy was elected as a town trustee. In 1836-1838, Jeremy also became a town treasurer."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Jenima and Aaron had 10 children: Jenima, William, Alice, Milton, Warren, James, Adaline, Charles, Laura, and Hannah."

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."

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"“Sweet Water.” Google Books, Google , books.google.com/books/about/Sweet_Water.html?id=jSCedSpUfqIC&source=kp_book_description.&hl=en."

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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Some of his books are set in Maine, including IT which was recently made into a successful feature film."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"William Whittier’s day book shows book purchases as early as 1844. (Whittier was likely located in Farmington Falls) The Eagle Store in Farmington in…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"They increased the number of magazines and books on hand all the time. It was a very busy place with lots of students from school using the reference…"

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."

McArthur Public Library

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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