{"id":112,"date":"2018-03-15T14:33:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T14:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2020-02-19T14:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T14:14:00","slug":"thomas-emery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/thomas-emery\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Emery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located at the corner of Myrtle St. and Rt. 111, Biddeford, Maine<\/p>\n<p>GPS: Lat:N43.48807 Lon:70.45889<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-514 .fg-image { width: 270px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-514 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-medium fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-preset fg-brad fg-preset-small fg-preset fg-brad fg-preset-small\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-514\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/emeryplaque-1.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Thomas Emery School Plaque\" data-attachment-id=\"515\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Emery School Plaque\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/emeryplaque-1.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22270%22%20height%3D%22230%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20270%20230%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Thomas Emery School Plaque<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/thomas-emery-school-1.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Thomas Emery School\" data-attachment-id=\"516\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Emery School\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/03\/thomas-emery-school-1\/375292540.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22270%22%20height%3D%22230%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20270%20230%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Thomas Emery School<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tomasemeryschool-1.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Thomas Emery School\" data-attachment-id=\"517\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Emery School\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mainedar.org\/rebeccaemery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tomasemeryschool-1.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22270%22%20height%3D%22230%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20270%20230%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Thomas Emery School<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>A marker was placed at the Thomas Emery School. Thomas Emery was a teacher in the \u201dSummer Street Grammar School.\u201d He studied medicine and was an assistant to the surgeon of the 11th Maine Volunteers. He gave up his commission because of his bad knees, and used a wheelchair for years. In 1865, he started teaching school and was a teacher and principal in the Biddeford School System for over 40 years. The Rebecca Emery Chapter NSDAR, with the help of his former students, purchased a tablet. A ceremony took place on June 21, 1914, to honor Mr. Emery, a descendant of Rebecca Emery.  Years after the city closed the Emery School, two members of the Rebecca Emery Chapter NSDAR went to get the plaque from the wall only to find it gone along with the picture of Thomas Emery that had been donated. About a month later, City Hall called the chapter and informed them that they had found the plaque in the back of the janitor\u2019s closet. Our regent at the time, Natalie N. Johnson, attempted to clean the plaque to no avail. Roger Ciufo, Assistant School Superintendent, arranged to have it cleaned professionally. After about a year, the picture was found in the same closet that the plaque had been stored. On October 1, 1992, a rededication took place at the Biddeford Adult and Education Center in Biddeford, Maine, for the \u201cThomas H. Emery Plaque.\u201d The marker is now in good condition and still hangs on the wall at the Ross Center.<\/p>\n<p>The inscription starts with Mr. Emery\u2019s quote:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n&#8220;THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"> IN MEMORY OF THOMAS H. EMERY M.D.,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">FOR 40 YEARS TEACHER<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT BIDDEFORD, MAINE,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">TWENTY YEARS OF WHICH HE WAS PRINCIPAL<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">OF THE SUMMER STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">A MAN WHOSE UNTIRING DEVOTION<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">TO THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">WHOSE DAILY EXAMPLE AND HIGH IDEALS<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">WERE INSPIRING INFLUENCES THAT LIVE IN<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">HUNDRED OF MEN AND WOMEN<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">WHO WERE UNDER HIS INSTRUCTION.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located at the corner of Myrtle St. and Rt. 111, Biddeford, Maine GPS: Lat:N43.48807 Lon:70.45889 A marker was placed at the Thomas Emery School. Thomas Emery was a teacher in the \u201dSummer Street Grammar School.\u201d He studied medicine and was an assistant to the surgeon of the 11th Maine Volunteers. 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