Maine Memory Network

Farmington Social Library, Regulations, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Farmington Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper

Life membership certificate, Farmington Public Library Association, 1917

Contributed by: Farmington Public Library Date: 1917-01-02 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper

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Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary

A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.

Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman

Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Social Library, Regulations, ca. 1900

"This does not list the requirements for becoming a member of the Library. Note the rule on multivolume works : "...if the book so lost or injured be…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"In the transition from monarchical rule to representative rule, clarity over land ownership was dubious at best."

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars