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Historical Items

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Item 9931

First Baptist Church, Sanford, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Item 11687

Littleton Free Baptist Church

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Postcard

Item 20643

First Baptist Church of Stockholm

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 34889

12 Brentwood Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Central Square Baptist Church Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 34888

14 Brentwood Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Central Square Baptist Church Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 86602

45-47 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Swedish Baptist Church Use: Dwelling - Two Family & Church

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109430

Court St. Baptist Church, Auburn, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Auburn Client: Baptist Church Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 112000

Baptist Church, Sanford, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Sanford Client: Sanford Baptist Church Architect: Stevens & Cobb Architects

Item 111996

Bethany Baptist Church, Skowhegan, 1892-1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1892–1913 Location: Skowhegan; Skowhegan Client: Bethany Baptist Church Architect: Stevens & Cobb Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

Exhibit

La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.

Exhibit

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bethany Baptist Church

"The First Baptist churched merged with the Free Baptist to form the United Baptist Church, locally known as the State Street Baptist in 1915."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"On January 1, 1970, the name was changed to State Street Baptist Church. The church building is the oldest public standing building in Presque Isle."

Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The first clergyman associated with…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Jim Murphy-living a multi-dimensional life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Life influences: Irish/Quebec ancestry, seminary, Navy, community businesses and organizations.

Story

Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path