Maine Memory Network

Nina Palmer, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1917 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Katherine Denison, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Cabinet photograph

Griffin property, Church Street, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nina J. Griffin Use: Dwelling

Griffin property, Church Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nina J. Griffin Use: Shed

Koprulu residence preliminary planting plan, Istanbul, 2001-2002

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001–2002 Location: Istanbul Client: Murat Köprülü Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island

Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.

Island Falls Historical Society

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Music in Maine - Music Education

"Nina and Paul Wiggin took over the camp in 1937, renaming it the New England Music Camp (NEMC) dedicated to the cultivation and refinement of musical…"