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Historical Items

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Item 68368

"Princess Bonnie" theater program, Farmington State Normal School, June 1926

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1926-06-14 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper

Item 18865

Theater program, 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,' Lewiston, 1978

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1978-04-08 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink printed on paper

Item 12326

Theater Program for Evangeline, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

Exhibit

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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Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler

Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… program, 1951Surry Historical Society Summer theater provided needed summer employment and allowed artists to focus on their craft away from the…"

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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… and after that, the town continued to invest in programs and facilities to benefit their citizens, including the athletic field and trail built on…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"Program CoverSurry Historical Society Beginnings: the Presumptuous Opera Company Walter Nowick--farmer, Juilliard-trained pianist, Zen teacher, son…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others

Story

Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.

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Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.