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Addie F. Weeks Walker Shaw, Portland, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Charles Cole to his family, Virginia, 1862

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Sebago; Standish; Arlington Heights; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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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.

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.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Second Row: Charles F Thompson, Philip D Stubbs, Nelson Walker, Percy M Brown, Llewellyn Hartwell, Frank H Smith, Richard E Burns, Frank E Howard, C."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"was born on January 22, 1835, and married Melvina Walker in Phillips in 1858. Edward F. Bangs was a 37-year-old resident of Freeman when he enlisted…"