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First Parish in Portland

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Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"Meet Blue Hill's Project Team Project Members at a Team Meeting X The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The first town meeting was held on March 1st. The first male child, Moses Guilford Low, was born on March 9th."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"1895Dixfield Historical Society The Tuscan Opera House, centrally located on Main Street in Dixfield once served as the cultural heart of this river…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Harbor Cottage served first as family homestead for A.C. and Emily Savage who had eight children of their own."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361

"… Moses Averill Prudence Soule Albert Noyes First Baptist Meeting House illustration, description First Parish Church illustration, description"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… Blue Hill Public Library and the Jonathan Fisher House The First Years European settlement at Blue Hill began in the spring of 1762 when Joseph…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and other…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Old North Church

"… Through General Knox’s involvement, a Town Meeting House was constructed in 1796 on High Street, and was the first house of worship in the town…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"It was a meeting place, a business center, and a home to many. It has a colorful history, with fires, Freemasonry, and several businesses."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The City Hall is still used for meetings and official city government business. Many of the earlier uses of City Hall for specific organizations have…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The Sagadahoc Club was a very prestigious men's club, and was first organized on December 3rd, 1888."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… like a lot now, but even before that, they had to meet certain standards before they were kept, meaning some books didn't even get put into that…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of housing the workers. Eva Wheaton talks about the boarding houses in her audio."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"It also housed dances, social gatherings, and had a movie projector. The Lodge room and kitchen were upstairs, while the dance hall and movie…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… involving the schools were not discussed in town meetings until school consolidation took effect, and did not involve the entire town, but just the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… the first (bottom) floor has been altered to meet the occupying business’ needs. Ownership Starting with Oliver Moses in the 1850s, the building…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… scaram man who was poor and went to the baptist meeting the poorest clod of any body in the house had much to do with this store." He further…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Places

"… Brick Inn Farmington's First Grist Mill Franklin County Agricultural Fair Lowell's General Store Measuring Rock Meeting House Park North Church"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… the town initiated a series of neighborhood meetings to solicit citizen input prior to the 2006 Comprehensive Plan Update."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"While he offered insights into many businesses, several stand out. The first is his own store, which he opened sometime just before or during the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Swan’s Islanders turned to the sea to make ends meet—fishing for their family’s food and for profit."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"My dad has been to town meetings there before. It’s not as popular a meeting place as it used to be."

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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