Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… bought the former Pavilion Congregational Church at 270 Main Street and dedicated the McArthur Library in October of 1902."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"Pavilion Congregational Church, Biddeford, 1870McArthur Public Library There were some large employers left in the wake, but not big enough to fill…"

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"With steel in short supply, none was used in the construction, and over the years the building has needed extensive repair because of the lack of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church held early Masses there before its move to upper Weld Street. Because Dixfield schools had no auditorium before 1970…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… such as the first bank, the high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat -- one of the first in Maine -- and a new factory built to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and other public buildings, 15 barns and sheds, 10 stern mouldings and…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… area, each maintaining its own school houses, churches, and graveyards. Main Street and bridge, Surry, 1912Surry Historical Society Probably…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… he walked into a funeral at the Congregational Church that was for himself and the crew of the ship."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… Yarmouth, and the growth of our schools from church schools to one-room schoolhouses to community schools and finally to our joint Maine School…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… supported local institutions: hospital, library, churches and schools. Despite occasional tension between summer visitors and year-round residents…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Two pictures survive of the building itself showing murals on the walls. The Ben Butlers tell us these murals were painted by Jonathan Poor, nephew…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"In August 1855, the painter Frederick Church, who had already come to the island several times, accompanied the Charles Tracy family for a stay in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… time as chief engineer hospitals, schools, churches, homes, mess halls, roughly 5,500 building total were built."

Bangor Public Library

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… Reverend Nicholas Loring, second pastor of the “Church Under the Ledge” near the coast (at the corner of Gilman Road and Route 88 in present day…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"His only condition was that the school accept all denominations. Unsurprisingly, the town and the church, (which at that time were virtually one…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"(1874-1960) started as members of the local church congregation in Northeast and Seal Harbors, perhaps as early as 1935. Charles carefully watched Mr."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… and above the trees, the tapering spires of churches.” (Surry's Centennial Souvenir, 1903) At the cusp of the 20th century, thanks to generous…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… bunting, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Church and School Streets, on top of the hill which surmounts the village area of Lubec, was home to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… Blue Hill, and the Baptist and Congregational churches were the center of social life and the focus of community service."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… who also kept a hotel in Lubec • First Christian Church built in Lubec • Brush weirs for the capture of herring came into wide use in Passamaquoddy…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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