Maine Memory Network

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."

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

"The building is used in the summer by church work groups that come to the area to assist needy people."

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

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

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…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… as a skilled designer of houses, schools, churches, public buildings, and commercial blocks."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The Baptist Church was founded in 1817, and the church building itself was constructed in 1883. Baptists, Methodists, Advent Christians, and the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Whittier, Kathryn H., ed. North Yarmouth, Maine: First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 2006. Hurd, Holly."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… playing, running errands, skiing to school and to church. Henry Anderson, New Sweden, ca. 1935New Sweden Historical Society Every pair of…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… Annual Harvest Fair at the United Methodist Church to seek input from the townspeople for exhibits."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"It was then that these groups began serving the poor and orphaned. Progressive Party Rally, Dixfield, 1914Dixfield Historical Society On April…"

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

"The Ladies Public Improvement Society, an organization that got its start as a suffragette group, was and still is a focus of community life in South…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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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…"

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…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Christ Church (1893) was built in Dark Harbor by Episcopalian summer residents. St. Mary’s of the Isles (1901) was built for the Catholic summer help…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… sometime between 1828 and 1839 to be used as a church. On April 13, 1815, Hampden Academy united with the Maine Charity School, but the latter was…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… on other famous artists, including Frederick Church (1826-1900), would be included in the Harbor Cottage guest register."

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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… a town of separate villages, each with its own church and school. Dunstan and Portland were connected by a road inland from the marsh that went up…"

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."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church The Catholic Parish of St. Joseph’s had become an integral part of Farmington since the Church was built in 1872."

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."