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United Society of Shakers

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"members. The hall was used for dances, social and religious gatherings, plays, concerts,bingo, fundraisers, town meeting, and the annual eighth grade…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… was known as a very nice man, and for being religious. Mary used the house to take in boarders during the war."

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

"Religious communities grew with years of preachers visiting the island, and prior to a church structure, services were held in an island schoolhouse."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… education, was a very important goal, mostly for religious instruction, but it stuck. The town of Blue Hill was and is a bustling coastal community."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… and Bowdoin College have some of his early music, which includes some musical presentations, in their library collections."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… end of the street.) The Meeting House became a religious center, a government center, and a building for events such as the Franklin County…"

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

"… and a descendent of English emigrants seeking religious freedoms, was the first settler of New Portland."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… 1803 for the purpose of space sharing for various religious entities. Money for erecting the building was secured from the sale of the pews."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Historical Society The first recorded religious meeting on Islesboro took place in 1791, in the barn of Joseph Boardman."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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