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Keywords: St. John Street

Historical Items

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Item 18397

St. John the Baptist parade, Auburn, 1962

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1962 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 22637

St. John's Day, Brunswick, 1894

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1894-06-24 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 22636

St. John's Day, Brunswick, 1894

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1894 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 76864

430 St. John Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John Chisholm Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 97132

453-455 St. John Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John Colby Seavey Use: Dwelling

Item 76865

Assessor's Record, 430 St. John Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John Chisholm Use: Stable

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111995

State Street Congregational Church alterations, Portland, 1892-1893

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1892–1893 Location: Portland Client: State Street Congregational Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 111968

State Street Church parsonage, Portland, 1927-1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927–1928 Location: Portland Client: State Street Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 109355

House at 25 Craigie Street for John Howard Stevens, Portland, 1904-1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904–1949 Location: Portland; Portland Client: John Howard Stevens Architect: John Howard Stevens; John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.

Exhibit

John Bapst High School

John Bapst High School was dedicated in September 1928 to meet the expanding needs of Roman Catholic education in the Bangor area. The co-educational school operated until 1980, when the diocese closed it due to decreasing enrollment. Since then, it has been a private school known as John Bapst Memorial High School.

Exhibit

Father John Bapst: Catholicism's Defender and Promoter

Father John Bapst, a Jesuit, knew little of America or Maine when he arrived in Old Town in 1853 from Switzerland. He built churches and defended Roman Catholics against Know-Nothing activists, who tarred and feathered the priest in Ellsworth in 1854.

Site Pages

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Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904) of 130 Center St., Bangor, designed and built this swing in his yard "for the comport" of his children."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… "South End and eastern side of Division Street school House situated on the north side of the street in the rear of the Resivoir, House painted…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Story

Sarah Jane Poli: Biddeford’s first female school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

An Italian immigrant's daughter is key to a family grocery store and a leader in the school system

Story

Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time