We have started collecting the memories and recollections of Norway residents and share them here. Enjoy their thoughts and stories about the town.
Esther Estes
Life in Norway from the 1940s to the present.
Note: This two-part oral history was recorded in three sessions. Most of the first session was lost; a second recording was made to re-do lost material and a third recording was made to follow additional topics. The few statements retained from the first session about missteps during a dance performance at the Universalist Church are in Part 1A.
Esther Estes Interview Part 1A
NOTE: The first sentence by the interviewer in Part 2 was not captured on the tape, but was something like: “I think last time we chatted, you were telling us about helping your aunt at house on Main Street…”
Esther Estes Part 1 Transcript
Esther Estes Part 2 Transcript
Emilia Fogg & Linda Ellingwood
Sisters reminisce about growing up on Crockett Ridge in a very musical family.
Emilia Fogg/Linda Ellingwood Interview
Emilia Fogg/Linda Ellingwood Transcript
Bill Gibson
Born in California, but with deep roots in Western Maine.
Bill Gibson Second Interview Part 1
Bill Gibson Second Interview Part 2
Bill Gibson Second Interview Part 1 Transcript
Bill Gibson Second Interview Part 2 Transcript
Janice Guilford
Retired operator at the Norway Telephone Office explains her job.
Heywood Club
Evelyn Marshall, Barbara Townsend and Emilia Fogg talk about the Heywood Club, one of Norway’s oldest social/service clubs.
Ethel Lacourse
75+ years in the Norway Grange and 29 years working for the school district.
Evelyn Marshall
Growing up in Norway in the 1940s; the only girl with three brothers.