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Historical Items

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Item 9686

Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Lewiston, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1980 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 22583

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Biddeford, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Courtesy of Jacques Downs through McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 22584

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Biddeford, 1955

Contributed by: Courtesy of Jacques Downs through McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1955 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

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

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