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ORONO - For the first time in 92 years, the spotlight is shining on Frances Hartgen.
She has spent her life as a daughter, a mother, a librarian, a teacher. But she is perhaps best known as the wife of the late Vincent Hartgen, who founded the University of Maine Art Department. By all accounts, Vincent was larger than life. He had lofty goals, tremendous confidence and an even bigger personality.See the full content of this document
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Woman Pens Novel to Honor Late Spouse
And he was everything to Frances.
When he died in 2002, she missed him so much that she sat down in the living room of the couple's home in Orono and wrote their story. The experience helped soften her g...See the full content of this document
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