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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone, Farmington State Normal School, 1928

"Carolyn Stone, Farmington State Normal School, 1928 Contributed by Mantor Library at UMF Description Miss Stone became the Dean of Women…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"(1889). History of the State Normal School, Farmington, Maine. Farmington, ME: Knowlton, McLeary & Co."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… Historic District, October 1993 History of Farmington, Maine by Thomas Parker, 1846 A History of Farmington, Maine by Francis Gould Butler, 1885…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865

"Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description The four adult sons of Jacob Abbott."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922

"… Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Flora Brooks served as librarian for over 30 years at…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"North Church Center Meetinghouse, Farmington, ca. 1860Farmington Historical Society Early settlers, representing five denominations, met their…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Margaret continued to live in Farmington with one servant; she died in 1920. The abstract of her will, along with dispersal of her estate, commanded…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - White's Graded School Series, Complete Arithmetic book, 1870

"Titcomb, Farmington, Me." penned on the first page. "L. W. Titcomb, Farmington, Me." penciled on the last page."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… Patent Stencil The Croswell Store, located in Farmington Falls, used this stencil to mark barrels.Farmington Historical Society The railroad…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… was producing earmuffs in a factory in West Farmington. He continued production of earmuffs until his death in 1937 – nearly 60 years – providing…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"The University of Maine at Farmington, class of 2022 Robert Cochrane Marley Jr. (a.k.a. Bob Marley) was born in Bangor Maine, April 4th, 1967."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Madame Nordica concert poster, ca. 1897

"1897 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Poster for a Lillian Nordica concert at the Coliseum in Richmond, Indiana, April…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… Studies concentration, at University of Maine Farmington, Class of 2010 John Frank Stevens was born in West Gardiner Maine on April 25th 1853 to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Mildred Thomas and Harold Sawyer, ca. 1910

"1910 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Handpainted and signed photograph of Harold Sawyer and Mildred Thomas."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"… was an infant, and her father moved the family to Farmington, where she attended Farmington Academy. Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… articles about a possible railroad location in Farmington appeared in the Farmington Chronicle. And by Nov."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"… the ginseng and all other productions not before enumerated, you obtained from the forest in 1839? Back to History of Farmington's Agriculture"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Amusement rides have been added and thousands of people from Franklin County attend each year. Back to Farmington's History of Agriculture"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "What the book said to the Boy". Library bookmark.

"Library bookmark. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Commercially printed bookmark, publisher and date unknown."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… Natalie Butler in their book, The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine, began in 1776 and in Thomas Parker’s, History of Farmington, the exploring party…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "John Bunyon's Dream Story". Publishers promotional postcard. 1913.

"1913. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Advertisement postcard for a children's book "John Bunyon's Dream Book: the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farewell appearance of Lillian Nordica, London, ca. 1913

"1913 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Lillian Nordica began a "Farewell Tour" in 1913, and most likely this was the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"Publisher's promotion postcard. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Publishers often sent postcards promoting their new…"

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