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."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… Spanos at Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bessie Rodis wore a wedding gown made of white rayon satin with machine lace detailing…"

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."

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

"This school is located on Church Street. North New Portland High, primary school, grammar school and the Green Schoolhouse are all names used for the…"

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

"… in 1904 X Unitarian Church X Unitarian Church The Church of Staunch Bangor Abolitionist Minister Amory Battles X Unitarian Church…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"The early metal traps, hand-made by local blacksmiths, were quite expensive. They cost about eight dollars apiece! That was a lot of money in the…"

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…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"Pavilion Congregational Church, Biddeford, 1870McArthur Public Library There were some large employers left in the wake, but not big enough to fill…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"The journals of the first settled minister, Jonathan Fisher, are a valuable insight into the early days of Blue Hill life."

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

"… [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and other public buildings, 15 barns and sheds, 10 stern mouldings and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Interior of Congregational Church, Rumford Point, 1909Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Little is known about the artists who lived and worked…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the town hall by the Methodist and Universalist Churches; in the afternoon, a Sacred Concert was held on the lawn of the Universalist Church."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… was used for movies and dances and meetings and church services. Work Cited: www.geocities.com/mscguide/sthis.html, Maine Swedish Colony, 5/24/06…"

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…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Mills, bridges, churches, fire stations, and other significant structures have been just a few of the figures that have changed, and played a large…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"However these streets, atop the hill, do not all meet at a common junction. The otherwise unidentified photo below was taken at Church and Main, and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… of her home, near where the Congregationalist Church is now. About 1887 a ferry was in operation across the Androscoggin River between Mexico and…"

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

"… was used for movies and dances and meetings and church services. In 1905, Lewis Whitten held the record for hauling the largest load (11 tons) of…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… except for the tongue, which was given to the church as a favored delicacy. Soon after, the British and the Dutch began whaling."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"Barnabas’s Episcopal Church in Rumford of 1904 and the Hannaford Brothers Warehouse of 1919-20 in Portland."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Early Athletics The early High School Newspaper, The Solecism, mentions several athletic encounters as early as 1886."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… supported local institutions: hospital, library, churches and schools. Despite occasional tension between summer visitors and year-round residents…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… contributions to the Black Point Congregational Church. Her greatest legacy was the establishment of a home for up to fifteen women residents that…"

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."