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Historical Items

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Item 66897

Class Day at Clearwater Lake, Farmington State Normal School, 1918

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1918 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 7499

Norridgewock High School Graduating Class of 1918

Mystery Corner Item Who are the unidentified NHS grads?

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print

Item 20426

Memorial card for John Arthur Stowell, 1919

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1918-06-16 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

Exhibit

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

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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.

Site Pages

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"School of Nursing Class Photos Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Class Photographs The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1920 to…"

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"The ensuing health emergency quickly overwhelmed the city’s limited hospital capacity. Right Reverend Bishop Louis Sebastian Walsh asked the Sisters…"

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… Maine to respond to the severe health crisis of 1918. Asked about what qualifications there should be for a Sister of Mercy, McAuley answered “she…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Maine in the News: World War I Newspaper Project

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the important role that Maine played in World War I. Students will act as investigators in order to learn about the time period as well as the active role that Maine took on.