Keywords: Greek Orthodox churches
Item 9686
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Lewiston, ca. 1980
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1980 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency
Item 22583
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Biddeford, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Courtesy of Jacques Downs through McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4
"… Peter Spanos at Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bessie Rodis wore a wedding gown made of white rayon satin with machine lace…"
