Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… to understand the circumstances our classes were normal it wasn’t large. And we were all good friends the ones that were in school with us."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"It is a normal building, made of wood, and not too much insulation. It has a good roof with shingles."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"I normally move around until I feel settled. I just moved here to Lincoln about two months ago and I got my job in my second day when I was here."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… for the North and restore everything back to normal. The people who were drafted might not have felt so strongly about the war; they were probably…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… Maine’s climate from 1765 through 1880 was normally cool, interspersed with short periods of more moderate conditions."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… of manpower, wood, chemicals, and the supplies normally needed in the operation of its mills? It took careful planning and considerable ingenuity…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"It was just normal. I mean, we expected it.” Connolly and her classmates appear to have received a comprehensive education; her schoolbooks included…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… 1918, with mortality rates not far outside of a normal flu season. However, a much more lethal (and seasonally unusual) second wave flared up in…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Even though Maine is not in a normal hurricane path we are still not immune to the destruction of a hurricane."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"His attendance at the Maine Normal School lasted only two years. After he got his degree in teaching he practiced for one year but did not pursue the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… proximity of the Abbott School to the Farmington Normal School proved to be a major asset to FNS. Dr."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… 1863, the legislature passed an act to build two normal schools in Maine. An attempt was made to establish one in Hampden in direct connection with…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Normal operations called for a train to make one round trip per day between Presque Isle and Caribou."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was just a normal kid, a lover of basketball, a boy who worked hard to get good grades. Where according to Secretary Cohen,"He was a pretty good…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… time, the town became home to the Aroostook State Normal School that trained teachers, a public library sponsored by the Andrew Carnegie…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Normal operations called for a train to make one round trip per day between Presque Isle and Caribou."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Higher tides than normal come during new moons, as occurred on a cold Monday, October 29, 1961, the day following the photo below left."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Maine would later establish normal schools in Castine, Farmington, and elsewhere to provide college-level educations to teachers."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… were looking for in terms of size, price, and a "normal" education. In 1870, Blue Hill Academy closed due to lack of tuition."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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