Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"The church was being built across from Pleasant Street, yet the rectory was two buildings away. They held the first mass in the church on Sunday…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"There was no church organization in his time and he did not live to see the erection of the church at Lincoln Center. Rev."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"Keeping ministers was problematic and the church ceased services before 1930. The Church lost its steeple in a 1947 storm."

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

"Q: Was the church damaged? A: No it wasn’t. But branches and power lines were down and the heat and electricity was off."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"By 1800 people were building schools and churches all over the island. Schooling had been a concern from the beginning, and had been the first issue…"

First Parish in Portland

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"The Central Congregational Church merged with the Winter Street Church in 1965 to consolidate the expenses of maintaining two large facilities…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… the Swedenborgian Church, the Winter Street Church and the Central Congregational/Chocolate Church, were joined by more elaborate structures in the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"The building was purchased from SREA by Ken Young. As of 2009, Stephen Elie owned the building, according to Bath Tax Records."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"With no way for the Legion to make a profit the fair was abandoned. Guilford Fair Baseball Game The centerpiece of the fair was a double header…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"The only school that has not burned is the current school on the High School land. In 1919 Stockholm decided to build a grade C high school."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Weatherbee Hardware helped with supplies to build houses for people. If the Weatherbee store didn’t exist people would have to go to a different town…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The date is on the front of the 3 1/2 story building. The Bath Savings Institution building was first built in an Italianate style."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… had a great deal of skirmishing with them but no regular battle for they made no stand until they got into Richmond. Our division, i.e."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"That new building played not only movies, but plays and art shows also. The company bought the machines to play movies in 1904, but they didn’t put…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"The actual building was started from a $7,000 donation by Mary B. Ingersoll in 1923. Ira Fish's gristmill used to be where the library is today."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"They could have just move in their stuff and get started without having the down time of waiting for a building to be built."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"As far as we know, no notable people have visited or made an impact on the Masonic Hall. Justin Smith "How does this topic connect to you in your…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… of the Carlton Bridge in 1927, train ferries were no longer needed. Carlton Bridge construction, Bath, 1927Patten Free Library The opening of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"One downfall to the Log Hauler was, it had no brakes. Even so, it was better than working your horses to pull out the logs, because the horses would…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"So overall, if there were no hospital, no one could get any medical attention, and no one could get any help with broken limbs or illness."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"With all that water, it is no surprise that the town has had flooding problems. The most destructive of the floods, however, had nothing to do with…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Also, there was pretty much no one there to tell him what he could do, and he could buy as much land as he needed."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… of those towns have library privileges at no additional cost. Other people pay $40 for a library card each year."