Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"This green space became known as Meeting House Park. (And now you know that Church Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Other ministers, including those from the Congregational Church, used the church building as they raised money to build their own church."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"1855Thomaston Historical Society The Congregational Church, built by Benjamin L. Dean on land donated by Benjamin and Judith Bussey in 1826…"

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

"… less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and other…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… and in fact the entire school - were under heavy Congregational control. Stevens was a Baptist and was angered at the intolerance for any other…"

First Parish in Portland

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… town’s first meeting house, known as the Town or Congregational Meeting House, it was located on the hill east of Mill River, upon a piece of land…"

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

"… islanders voted to build two meeting houses, the Congregational on the Bass Harbor Road in Southwest Harbor, and the Baptist, on Meeting House Hill…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"This group had meetings for the members and picnics that included their families. The meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Yarmouth In 1747, Deacon John White of the First Congregational Church of North Yarmouth left 30 pounds in his will for the purchase of books."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Hampden Congregational Church, Hampden, 1893Hampden Historical Society Originally, the Congregational Church was the dominant church of…"

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

"… when houses were first built! North Yarmouth Congregational Church ca. 1900North Yarmouth Historical Society Around 1780, Walnut Hill…"

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

"… started as members of the local church congregation in Northeast and Seal Harbors, perhaps as early as 1935. Charles carefully watched Mr."

Westport Island History Committee

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

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

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."