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Historical Items

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Item 27983

Cutler Memorial Library dedication, Farmington, 1903

Contributed by: Farmington Public Library Date: 1903-09-09 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 27976

Farmington Social Library, Regulations, ca. 1900

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

Item 27980

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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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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In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

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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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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Public Library, 1916

"Farmington Public Library, 1916 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description The exterior of the Farmington Public Library…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Fair souvenir, Farmington Public Library, 1890

"… Farmington Public Library, 1890 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description The newly formed Library Association had a strong…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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