Good. Welcome to class. Our topic today is small town maine and the world the year. 1872 and the little town of monson in central maine has a big problem problem. The town has bounced from the fire that swept through its downtown destroying many of the buildings. In 1860 and its from the trauma of the American Civil War the civil war ended just seven years earlier in. 65 more than 10 of townspeople served in the civil. And at six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having hundred and four residents. 604 out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents . Show of hands. Virtually everyone. How many of you went high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place and that that every departure every person who moved away from home hurt their absence was noted. In
Good. Welcome to class. Our topic today is small town maine and the world the year. 1872 and the little town of monson in central maine has a big problem problem. The town has bounced from the fire that swept through its downtown destroying many of the buildings. In 1860 and its from the trauma of the American Civil War the civil war ended just seven years earlier in. 65 more than 10 of townspeople served in the civil. And at six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having hundred and four residents. 604 out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents . Show of hands. Virtually everyone. How many of you went high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place and that that every departure every person who moved away from home hurt their absence was noted. In
Good. Welcome to class. Our topic today is small town maine and the world the year. 1872 and the little town of monson in central maine has a big problem problem. The town has bounced from the fire that swept through its downtown destroying many of the buildings. In 1860 and its from the trauma of the American Civil War the civil war ended just seven years earlier in. 65 more than 10 of townspeople served in the civil. And at six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having hundred and four residents. 604 out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents . Show of hands. Virtually everyone. How many of you went high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place and that that every departure every person who moved away from home hurt their absence was noted. In
Good. Welcome to class. Our topic today is small town maine and the world the year. 1872 and the little town of monson in central maine has a big problem problem. The town has bounced from the fire that swept through its downtown destroying many of the buildings. In 1860 and its from the trauma of the American Civil War the civil war ended just seven years earlier in. 65 more than 10 of townspeople served in the civil. And at six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having hundred and four residents. 604 out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents . Show of hands. Virtually everyone. How many of you went high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place and that that every departure every person who moved away from home hurt their absence was noted. In
1872 and the little town of monson in central maine has a big problem problem. The town has bounced from the fire that swept through its downtown destroying many of the buildings. In 1860 and its from the trauma of the American Civil War the civil war ended just seven years earlier in. 65 more than 10 of townspeople served in the civil. And at six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having hundred and four residents. 604 out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents . Show of hands. Virtually everyone. How many of you went high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place and that that every departure every person who moved away from home hurt their absence was noted. In 1872 when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50. The speaker at the event tr