Maine Memory Network

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."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe attended the “Methodist E Church” that stood on the Cross Road across from the cemetery until it burned down in the early 1900s."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… of architecture, businesses, gardens, schools, churches, and various events -- all offered by a non-elite man who has been largely ignored by…"

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

"… Lind Hill School, a school above the Lutheran Church, primary grades Brown School, and the High School."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"It contains two or three churches, a post office, telegraph office, about a dozen stores and the usual number of lawyers and doctors, one public…"

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."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Schools, post offices and churches were established in whatever manner possible—run out of private homes before they had buildings of their own."

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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Before long, the conflagration swept up the Park Street hill, across French Street, and onto Broadway."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… the town, helped establish the first post office, church, schoolhouse and meeting hall, later entering local politics."

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

"We have a Presbyterian Church, a post office, a historical society and Ace Electric Company. The Lion's Hall is still here but not used very much."

Bangor Public Library

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Street, a few houses away from the Baptist Church. This was the most noted of all the schoolhouses, probably because it was in the town center and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… along with a healthy dose of schooling and church attendance. It was around her teenage years when she began her most important life chapter…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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