Keywords: Lewiston businessmen
Item 6938
Senator William P. Frye, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Media: Phototransparency
Item 12226
Auburn Colony Association, South Harpswell, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Harpswell Media: Photograph, print
Exhibit
The Advent of Green Acre, A Baha'i Center of Learning
The Green Acre Baha'i School began as Green Acre Conferences, established by Sarah Jane Farmer in Eliot. She later became part of the Baha'i Faith and hosted speakers and programs that promoted peace. In 1912, the leader of the Baha'i Faith, 'Abdu'l-Baha, visited Green Acre, where hundreds saw him speak.
Exhibit
"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
