Maine Memory Network

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…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"… Museum Description The Millerites, a religious group who believed that Jesus would reappear on earth between March 21, 1843 and March 21…"

First Parish in Portland

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"To meet this need, the Sisters of Mercy arranged for the purchase of property at 144 State Street. That same year, the Sisters received additional…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"Trying to force them to meet financial obligations would defeat many of the medical accomplishments.” The entire facility underwent a renovation in…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"All meetings cancelled.” Perhaps the best encapsulation of her tenure can be found in the diary entry for October 2, 1965."

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…"

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

"But the first religious organization on the island was not formed until 1792, when 15 men and women met in Southwest Harbor to form the…"

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."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… was able to use this money for things like religious purposes, colleges, hospitals, libraries, and even orphanages."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… voted to build one meeting house to serve all the religious societies in the town. John Crosby was named “vendue-master” to accept bids and sell to…"

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

"… have a lengthy history of support for their religious institutions. The history of one in particular, the Strong Methodist Church, began shortly…"

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

"… the abolitionist movement was very connected to religious beliefs. William Lloyd Garrison was a renowned leader of the anti-slavery movement."

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

"… into the settlement and from that time forward religious services were held on more or less continuous basis. Guilford Center Schoolhouse, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… plays, concerts, visiting speakers, political and religious meetings, and other cultural gatherings."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… built large homes and farms, and were staunchly religious in their beliefs. (Butler’s History of Farmington & Hatch’s History of Industry)…"

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."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"These worshipers were Baptists, who built the first house of worship on the island, the Baptist Meeting House and Town Hall (1804)."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Board of Trustees of the Academy held their first meeting at The Center Meeting House in April 1807."

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."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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