Keywords: First Baptist Church
Item 9931
First Baptist Church, Sanford, ca. 1897
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print
Item 9078
First Baptist Church, Skowhegan, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1842 Location: Skowhegan Media: Stereograph
Item 38540
14-16 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: First Baptist Church of Portland Use: Shed
Item 86534
14-16 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: First Baptist Church of Portland Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 151716
First Baptist Church, Portland, 1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland Client: First Baptist Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 151590
Westbrook First Baptist Church, Westbrook, 1888-1954
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888–1954 Location: Westbrook Client: Westbrook First Baptist Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
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
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.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850
"… recounted his life's experiences, drew the First Baptist Church on Center Street in Bangor where he and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, attended…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900
"… clergyman associated with the Lincoln Center Baptist Church was Stephen Chase who came to the settlement in February, 1825."
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
