Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… granite Merchants Exchange, and the Second Parish Church have long vanished, but their images remain in this set of pictures."

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…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"Notice the Methodist Church in the background. Bank Square and Elm Street Businesses, Guilford, 1955Guilford Historical Society This is a…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"However these streets, atop the hill, do not all meet at a common junction. The otherwise unidentified photo below was taken at Church and Main, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Churches, labor groups, teachers, and many other people were very upset about what was happening to their children."

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."

Poland Spring Preservation Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"He generously contributed lands for various churches to be built in Rumford. He believed in healthy living and provided a free public skating rink to…"

Friendship Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… in 1904 X Unitarian Church X Unitarian Church The Church of Staunch Bangor Abolitionist Minister Amory Battles X Unitarian Church…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"North New Portland saw the creation of the Congregational Church in 1862. New Portland is a land rich with natural resources such as water and wood."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… was used for movies and dances and meetings and church services. Work Cited: www.geocities.com/mscguide/sthis.html, Maine Swedish Colony, 5/24/06…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… (1922-23) and the Chestnut Street Methodist Church Community House (1924), both in Portland. He excelled in using the style to create imposing…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Guilford Center Baptist Church, Guilford, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society The first church was organized in Guilford Center on January 7, 1813…"

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 - Early Settlers

"… the riverbank, behind what is now the Nazarene Church (once Blake Memorial Congregational Church) in the Farmington Falls Village."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He was active in the Unitarian Church with his wife, Isabel. And he and Isabel were staunch supporters of the Grange."

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

"Main Street and bridge, Surry, 1912Surry Historical Society Probably because Surry originated in East Surry, which was tightly tied to Ellsworth…"

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…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… opened at the Odd Fellows Building, and a new church was built on High Street. Gerald Palmer closed the gristmill, and Guilford Lumber went out 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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Ludger Matthieu house across the street from the church on Quebec Street. The house was renovated, and three Sisters of Mercy were brought here to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Each village has a plentiful supply of church edifices, and a high grade educational institution at which pupils are fitted for any college in the…"