Ron Bilancia
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
William S. Cohen School
304 Garland Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6230
rbilancia@bangorschools.net
William Cook
Local History and Special Collections Librarian
Bangor Public Library
145 Harlow Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-8336 x 103
billc@bpl.lib.me.us
The original Bangor Community Heritage Project Team was comprised of representatives from three Bangor schools, the Archives/History Room of Bangor Public Library and the Bangor Historical Society (then known as the Bangor Museum and Center for History).
Team Partners:
Bangor Historical Society
Thomas A. Hill House
159 Union Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
207.942.1900
info@bangorhistoricalsociety.org
William Cook, Local History and Special Collections Librarian, Bangor Public Library
Ron Bilancia, Social Studies, William S. Cohen School
Priscilla Soucie, Library Media Specialist, William S. Cohen School
Lori Patterson, Library Media Specialist, James. F. Doughty School
Joe Pelletier, U.S. History, Bangor High School
David Bergquist, Local Historian
Debe Averill, Team Leader, Library/Media Specialist, Bangor High School
Cooperating Teachers
Jennifer Estabrook, English, James F. Doughty School
Karen Novak, Social Studies, James F. Doughty School
Volunteers
We would particularly like to thank local historian and volunteer Dick Shaw for his tremendous support of this project.
Many other people volunteered their time and effort to help with this project. They include:
Martha Hurd Beiser, Community volunteer in the classroom
Charles Colburn, Community volunteer in the classroom
Kathy Cook, Community volunteer in the classroom and BPL
Leon Higgins, Community guest speaker in the classroom
Sally Hurd MacFawn, Community volunteer in the classroom
Nissa Marenius, Intern, Special Collections BPL
Sara Martin, Community volunteer, proofreading and editing
Elizabeth Stevens, Special Collections BPL
Dan West, Community volunteer in the classroom
Dr. Henry Wyman, Community guest speaker in the classroom
Carolyn Ziffer, Commnity volunteer in the classroom
In memorium, Kay Liebowitz, Community guest speaker in the classroom
The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and the Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of local history. The MCHP grows out of the Maine Memory Network, the Maine Historical Society’s nationally recognized statewide digital museum. The Maine Memory Network features a constantly growing online collection of nearly 45,000 historical items contributed by over 270 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 200 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more. This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services.