Friday, April 27, 2018

The Maine Journal of Education, Volume 4, No, 2, February, 1870


The Maine Journal of Education, Volume 4, No. 2, issue of February 1870; published by Brown Thurston, of 111 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine.

The entire volume has been digitized by Google Books here, but I'll feature pages that mention Maine educators.  Also, the digitized version does not include the pages of advertising at the beginning and end, several of which pertain to Maine schools, as shown below.



Monthly editors:
  • A. P. Stone of Portland, Maine
  • C. B. Stetson of Lewiston, Maine
  • J. S. Sewall of Brunswick, Maine
  • G. T. Fletcher of Castine, Maine
  • A. J. Blethen of Farmington, Maine
  • J. B. Webb of Gorham, Maine
  • C. C. Rounds of Farmington, Maine
  • J. P. Gross of Brunswick, Maine
  • Galen Allen of Bath, Maine
  • J. S. Barrell of Lewiston, Maine
  • Thomas Tash of Lewiston, Maine
  • Warren Johnson of Augusta, Maine

Among the articles, one deals with "Teaching the Geography of Maine", written by A. P. S., who may have been A. P. Stone of Portland, Maine.

The page below mentions Dr. N. T. True of Bethel, Maine.


The page below mentions:
  •  A. H. Abbott, Supervisor of Franklin County'
  • Supervisor Abbott of Knox County
  • Webb of Cumberland County
  • Plummer of Penobscot County


The page below mentions:
  • Corthell, Supervisor or Washington County
  • Sleeper of Supervisor of Aroostook County
  • Glidden, Supervisor of Lincoln County
  • Stetson, Supervisor of Androscoggin County


The page below mentions:
  • Dr. True, Supervisor of Oxford County
  • G. W. Hathaway, Supervisor of Somerset County
  • W. T. Sleeper, Supervisor of Aroostook County


The page below mentions:
  • N. A. Luce, Supervisor of Waldo County
  • Dr. True, Supervisor of Oxford County
  • Mr. Abbott, Supervisor of Franklin County
  • Mr. Hathaway, Supervisor of Somerset County
  • Mr. Corthell, Supervisor of Washington County


The page below mentions:
  • Mr. Abbott of Franklin County
  • Mr. Knowlton of Piscataquis County
  • Mr. Webb of Cumberland County


The page below mentions:
  • Mr. Maybry, Supervisor of York County
  • Mr. Stetson of Androscoggin County
  • D. S. Glidden, Supervisor of Lincoln County


The page below mentions:
  • Mr. Glidden, Supervisor of Lincoln County
  • Mr. Webb, Supervisor of Cumberland County
  • G. M. Hicks, Supervisor of Knox County
  • A. H. Abbott, Supervisor of Franklin County


The page below mentions the start of the school year for the Eastern School at Castine, set for March 9.  This was the normal school known as Eastern State Normal School.

If you have information on any of the people mentioned above, including full names of anyone listed with initials, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

See a map of the counties in Maine here.

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