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Historical Items

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Item 64325

Scott Hall, Farmington State Teachers College, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1960 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 64319

Ermo Scott, Farmington, 1966

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1966 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 64396

Purington Hall lounge, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1937

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1937 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Site Pages

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Welcome

"… with local students as well as future teachers at University of Maine Farmington to teach the skills of working with primary documents to better…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… by a biology class at University of Maine Farmington, signs were posted at the base of plants and trees by Dr."

My Maine Stories

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Story

From France to Farmington
by Celine Couillaut

I arrived in Maine and never left.

Story

How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings

Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement