Keywords: historical church
Item 100124
Universalist Church Built in 1838, Rockland, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland; Vinalhaven Media: Stereograph
Item 9245
Creation of the Abyssinian Congregational Church, Portland, 1835
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835-07-27 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 148156
Scale drawing of cross for St. Joseph's Church, Lewiston, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Lewiston Client: St. Joseph's Church Architect: George M. Coombs
Item 109430
Court St. Baptist Church, Auburn, 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Auburn Client: Baptist Church Architect: George M. Coombs
Exhibit
The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.
Exhibit
MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years
Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.
Site Page
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Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church
"1965 Lincoln Historical Society In the beginning, when the town was first settled, the people wanted to have a place to worship God and a place to…"
Story
Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
Story
Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford
Lesson Plan
Building Community/Community Buildings
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
Where do people gather? What defines a community? What buildings allow people to congregate to celebrate, learn, debate, vote, and take part in all manner of community activities? Students will evaluate images and primary documents from throughout Maine’s history, and look at some of Maine’s earliest gathering spaces and organizations, and how many communities established themselves around certain types of buildings. Students will make connections between the community buildings of the past and the ways we express identity and create communities today.
