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Keywords: Stone churches

Historical Items

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Item 102220

St. Ann's Episcopal Church, Kennebunkport, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Glass Negative

Item 81543

Westbrook Congregational Church, Westbrook, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Item 27165

Congregational Church, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151716

First Baptist Church, Portland, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland Client: First Baptist Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 151597

Rumford Falls Episcopal Church parish house, Rumford, 1904-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904–1907 Location: Rumford Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

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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.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… the Italianate style Church Block is made out of stone; the roof is a flat gable roof. The original building was built in 1863."

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Hubbard Free Library

"Q: Who took care of the church during the ice storm? A: The Reverend Nancy Platt took care of the church during the ice storm."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"X In 1825 the Congregationalists sold out their interest in the church to Hezekiah Prince, on behalf of the Baptists, and the church became known…"

My Maine Stories

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Bob Hodge:A rocky road to become Biddeford school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The son of immigrants, Bob's hard work and determination leads to a life of community service.

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars