The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that Normand Lamie was appointed MFGS treasurer at its recent board of directors meeting. Lamie, a Lewiston resident, brings a wealth of knowledge and diverse experiences to help the Board meet its goals.
Lamie is an independent contractor and licensed professional engineer who also holds degrees in business and public administration from the University of Maine.
He has served on the board of directors and as president of the Maine Water Utilities and the New England Water Works Association. His experience extends to numerous other related boards and commissions, and includes volunteering on the boards of directors of Maine MILL (formerly Museum LA), and of the Auburn Lewiston Rotary Club. His position as treasurer for the Rotary adds to his extensive experience in financial management developing numerous professional working relationships with various officials in the area.
Lamie has co-authored several publications including “The History of the Lewiston Canals”. He is also the recipient of numerous awards in his field notably the New England Water Works Association’s Jerome J. Healy Award. He was presented the Public Service Leadership Award by the Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce in 2010 and named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Auburn Lewiston Rotary Club in 2019.
In his spare time, Lamie enjoys genealogy research and spending time with seven grandchildren.
MFGS welcomes Lamie to its board and looks forward to many years of mutual collaboration.
The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society is a non-profit, primarily self-help genealogical research library dedicated to help Americans of French-Canadian & Acadian ancestry discover their history. The MFGS library holds 3,200 volumes which include a collection of marriage repertoires from all six New England states as well as Canada, New York, and Oregon. The library also includes digital files for researching Census information, Social Security Death Benefits information and Maine obituaries. Please visit www.mfgen.org for more information, including revised hours of operation. Email [email protected].