Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"He delivered (and retained copies of ) over 3,000 sermons, and many types of writings on liturgical subjects."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"Ministers were known to fortify themselves before sermons. Men were given daily grog breaks at work, and the drink was considered part of their pay."

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

"The first sermon was held at his house. The first school was located in his woodshed. Capt. Parker died at the age of 93."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… in the hymnal back and forth during a lengthy sermon or choir practice. “The two prettiest girls in Surry—Phebe and Ellen.” Then right beneath it…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The church sermon that day was about alcohol and its evils. Someone from the congregation was not pleased about the available water and asked that…"