Keywords: First Free Will Baptist Society
Item 22562
United Baptist church, Biddeford, 1955
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1955 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 27082
Free Will Baptist Church, Islesboro, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Westport Island History Committee
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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"Stevens was a Baptist and was angered at the intolerance for any other denomination. In the same year the wooden academy building was sold - 1832 -…"
