Maine Memory Network

Hiram Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… a mixture of Greek and Roman mythology and Bible lessons. Titles and rituals also borrowed from the Masonic Order and the old English estate…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"Wright. He then read a few passages from the Bible. Ballard Hill is no longer used as a school but is now Ballard Hill Community Center."

Androscoggin Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"The first book introduced to classrooms was the Bible. It was used for most of the children's education, not only for its content, but for building…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… Portland, “The Hallowell Bookstore -- Sign of the Bible.” He imported the best books available from England and stock from the Boston book trade."

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

"… he also provided the church with a handsome altar Bible. He attended this church, but according to local legend his wife Lucy spent a considerable…"

Windham Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… History of the Living Creatures Named in the Bible, Publisher: Pyne Press, 1972. (JF) Fisher, Jonathan, and Winchester, Alice."

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… three scrapbooks, and John and Clara Martin's Bible. The volumes had been in the possession of Cora M."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"All the books that they had were the Bible, Watts’ hymn book and the Almanac, which were resorted to on all occasions."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Bible fly leaf, Farmington, 1852, 1852Farmington Historical Society Norton Family Reunion, Farmington, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… president Enoch Pond published Slavery and the Bible in 1850. Pond's main thesis was that slavery violated man's God given rights to freedom…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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