Maine Memory Network

Christian Association Schedule, Farmington State Normal School, 1901

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1901 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Christian Endeavor Cottage, Fairfield, ca. 1960

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1960 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

247 Valley Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Young Women's Christian Association Use: Dwelling - Single family

120-124 Free Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Young Womens Christian Association Use: Rooming House

Bath Y.M.C.A. and Sagadahoc Real Estate Association Building, Bath, 1909-1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1918 Location: Bath Clients: Young Mens Christian Association; Sagadahoc Real Estate Associat Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Bangor Y.M.C.A. building, Bangor, 1950-1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950–1956 Location: Bangor Client: Y.M.C.A. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

The Public Face of Christmas

Christmas, a Christian holiday observed by many Mainers, has a very public, seasonal face that makes it visible to those of all beliefs.

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… our block was the YMCA which stands for Young Men Christian Association. The YMCA was important because it provided opportunities for athletic…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He was a member of several Christian Churches. The entire Palmer family had a long tradition of running dry goods stores in Bath."

My work as chief of surgery at Mercy Hospital
by Dr. Robert McAfee, MD

Dr. McAfee, MD, former chief of surgery discussed his former colleagues and his work at Mercy

Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others

What Remains: Learning about Maine Populations through Burial Customs

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of how burial sites and gravestone material culture can assist historians and archaeologists in discovering information about people and migration over time. Students will learn how new scholarship can help to dispel harmful archaeological myths, look into the roles of religion and ethnicity in early Maine and New England immigrant and colonial settlements, and discover how to track changes in population and social values from the 1600s to early 1900s based on gravestone iconography and epitaphs.