Maine Memory Network

The Bird Sanctuary, Fairfield, ca. 1936

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1936 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Sanctuary, Phippsburg Congregational Church, Phippsburg, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Phippsburg Media: Photographic print

Portland Orthodox Synagogue, ca. 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1954 Location: Portland Client: Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh Architect: Perley F. Gilbert Associates

Unity of Portland, Windham, 1991-1994

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991–1994 Location: Windham; Portland Client: Unity Spiritual Center of Portland Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Anshe Sfard, Portland's Early Chassidic Congregation

Chassidic Jews who came to Portland from Eastern Europe formed a congregation in the late 19th century and, in 1917, built a synagogue -- Anshe Sfard -- on Cumberland Avenue in Portland. By the early 1960s, the congregation was largely gone. The building was demolished in 1983.

Best Friends: Mainers and their Pets

Humans and their animal companions began sharing lives about twenty-five thousand years ago, when, according to archaeological evidence and genetic studies, wolves approached people for food scraps. As agriculture grew and people began storing grains around ten thousand years ago, wild cats helped keep rodents at bay and feline populations thrived by having a steady food source. Over time, these animals morphed into the dogs and cats we know today, becoming our home companions, our pets.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… above where the original altar was located in the sanctuary. A minister who studied Greek said the words are not of the Christian Era he studied."

Baxter State Park

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