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Historical Items

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Item 27473

The Willows Hotel, Farmington, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 27423

The Fairbanks School, Farmington, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 27441

Nora Rackliff Graduation portrait, Farmington, 1922

Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151057

Proposed Nordica Memorial Museum, Farmington, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Farmington Client: Nordica Memorial Museum Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 150532

Plans for Congregational Church, Farmington, 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1887 Location: Farmington Client: Congregational Church Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 150530

First National Bank Building, Farmington, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Farmington Client: First National Bank Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

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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Lillian Nordica: Farmington Diva

Lillian Norton, known as Nordica, was one of the best known sopranos in America and the world at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. She was a native of Farmington.

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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Invitation, Farmington, 1903

"Invitation, Farmington, 1903 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Printed and mailed invitation to the ceremonies…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description A photographic image on heavy paper was used as…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lillian Nordica, Farmington, ca. 1911

"Lillian Nordica, Farmington, ca. 1911 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Lillian Nordic signed her photograph, "To the…"

My Maine Stories

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From France to Farmington
by Celine Couillaut

I arrived in Maine and never left.

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An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021

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How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings

Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement