Keywords: house of worship
Item 12936
Plan for the house of worship, Pownalborough, 1760
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1760-12-12 Location: Dresden Media: Ink on paper
Item 27165
Congregational Church, Thomaston, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 65229
73-75 Newbury Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: David Finkelman Use: Apartments
Exhibit
This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.
Exhibit
The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel
"1900Lincoln Historical Society Monday, July 27, 1874 Hi my name is Lucy, and I work at the Lincoln House Hotel. I do the same thing every day."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913
"Left of the tracks, the white house with the big set of barns is what is now the Lincoln Historical Society Museum."
Story
The man who dedicated 52 years to Biddeford's iconic Alex Pizza
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A work ethic learned from his parents and passion for the employees and customers of Alex Pizza.
Story
Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
Lesson Plan
Building Community/Community Buildings
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
Where do people gather? What defines a community? What buildings allow people to congregate to celebrate, learn, debate, vote, and take part in all manner of community activities? Students will evaluate images and primary documents from throughout Maine’s history, and look at some of Maine’s earliest gathering spaces and organizations, and how many communities established themselves around certain types of buildings. Students will make connections between the community buildings of the past and the ways we express identity and create communities today.
