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Keywords: Home Economics
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Item 70431
Title: Home economics cottage, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF
Date: circa 1940
Location: Farmington
Media: black and white photo
Item 59815
Title: Home Economics students, Farmington State Teachers College, ca. 1947
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF
Date: circa 1947
Location: Farmington
Media: photograph
Item 59808
Title: Home Economics class, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1924
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF
Date: circa 1924
Location: Farmington
Media: photograph
Exhibits Showing 3 of 17 View All
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Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce
Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.
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In letters to family and friends, Maine residents at home during the Civil War express their concerns about their economic fortunes, the future of the Union, and the devastation of the war.
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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A history of the easternmost town in Maine as created by the Lubec Historical Society, Lubec Consolidated School, Lubec Landmarks, and Lubec Memorial Library. Exhibits include the sardine and herring industries, the Sardine Queen, the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, the 1911 Centennial Celebration, the S. S. Cumberland Steamer, the gold hoax, an important community quilt, a tragic boating accident, and the blizzard of 1934, among others.
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870
A history of Maine's Swedish Colony in Aroostook County. Project partners include Caribou Public Library, Maine Swedish Colony, New Sweden School, New Sweden Historical Society, Nylander Museum, and Stockholm Historical Society. In addition to a substantive history of the Colony generally, exhibit topics cover specific family histories, Olof Nylander, mills and homes in Stockholm, hand tools, railroads, and more.
Site
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay
A history of one of Maine’s many populated islands. The site was created by a team consisting of representatives from Islesboro Historical Society, Islesboro Central School, and the Alice L. Pendleton Library. Early settlements, businesses and cottage industries, schools, water transportation, and summer resorts are the topics covered.