Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… theology at Andover, and all became ministers and teachers. One son, Jacob, was the author of 180 books, including the 14 volume Rollo series."

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

"With more students and more teachers the school system kept growing larger and larger. And now the approximately 75 teachers at Scarborough High…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Welcome

"… to work with local students as well as future teachers at University of Maine Farmington to teach the skills of working with primary documents to…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"Surry middle level students and teachers, in partnership with the Surry Historical Society and other community members, have spent much of the…"

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."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Many volunteers and an active parent-teacher group support the school. Surry Elementary School Today X A strong sense of stewardship…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Future school teachers could begin training as school juniors. The pay, by today's standards, was low."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"Ben assisted teacher Crystal Knapp Polk with class mapping activities in the Strong Elementary School and wrote an exhibit on Cornelia "Fly Rod"…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School, and two experts from the Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room at…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Island teachers, like many small-town teachers of the time, had to be flexible to teach multiple grade levels at the same time due to the lower…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"In grade school, she had three teachers, who, as she tells me, were all very good teachers. They taught her the usual ABC’s, singing, penmanship, and…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Along the Waterfront X The Portland Press Herald and the Evening Express ran a regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection A Brief History of the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Aviation Biplane and pilots, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"Icons & Influencers Charles Lindbergh, Scarborough, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Icons & Influencers: Celebrity Photographs…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920 Capt. Uyeda and Capt.Teraoka, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Aerial Photography Eye In The Sky Slideshow In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"1925 National Governors' Association Convention View the National Governors' Convention Slideshow, 1925 On Monday June 29, 1925, over 20 of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"She has been a teacher for 32 years here. She invented the Swan's Island Studies course over 25 years ago as a way to teach island students about…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"When Surry was organized in 1803, there were four school districts (later expanded to nine). In 1808, on petition of Philip Jarvis, John Farnsworth…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"They had to erase all of the chalkboards and pick up the classroom after school. After school, Glenna, her sisters, brothers, and friends would all…"

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

"Discipline Olivia, grade 6 Scottow's Hill Rural School, Scarborough, ca. 1920Scarborough Historical Society & Museum During the 17th and 18th…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Farmington Academy, later called Maine State Teachers College. She is said to have had a poem published in the Boston Olive Branch at the age of…"