Maine Memory Network

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"Upon the town's incorporation in 1794, residents could not agree upon one minister, therefore it wasn't until 1803 that the multi-denominational…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"He took his obligations and opportunities seriously and did well in his studies. He also spent two summers as a intern minister in Blue Hill where he…"

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

"The journals of the first settled minister, Jonathan Fisher, are a valuable insight into the early days of Blue Hill life."

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… beneficial to the community? (No) Ought a minister of the gospel interfere with politics? (No) Was the late war between the United States and Great…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"The Reverend Herman Grant was a minister there for fourteen years. The church was renamed in 1957 to honor the Reverend for his outstanding…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Senate, resigning in 1796 to become United States Minister to Great Britain. In 1804, he was an unsuccessful Federalist candidate for Vice…"

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

"Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley Heming, wife of an island minister, was his music teacher. Randal was honored to play a trumpet solo, “You Tell Me Your…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… the Pejepscot Proprietors and histories of their ministers; material pertaining to Indigenous people (from which the name “Pejepscot” is derived)…"

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… he devoted most of the balance of his life to ministering and teaching. Reverend Sawyer lived five days beyond his 103rd birthday, dying on…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Then something good happened. A local minister said that there was going to be evil that comes from NSAC."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… all studied theology at Andover, and all became ministers and teachers. One son, Jacob, was the author of 180 books, including the 14 volume Rollo…"

First Parish in Portland

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"Ministers were known to fortify themselves before sermons. Men were given daily grog breaks at work, and the drink was considered part of their pay."

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… Eugene Vetromile (1819-1881), from Italy, ministered to Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot communities from 1854 to 1881."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The Minister of the North Church was preaching one Sunday when he honored Mr. Daniel Bonney for providing a a tin cup on a chain for men to get a…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Jernegan, an ordained Baptist minister, came to North Lubec in 1897 and leased Hiram Comstock's grist mill at the mouth of Mill Creek, later…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Accessed 15 Feb. 2017. Unitarian Bangor Minister and Abolitionist Amory Battles X Brewer Abolitionist John Holyoke X Bangor…"

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

"… the Reverend Jonathan Fisher, the first settled minister at Blue Hill, and to preserve his home and belongings and artifacts of the period in which…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"They checked with the minister at the church, but he hadn’t seen Lura at all that day. They talked to Lura’s friends. Nobody had seen her."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Other ministers, including those from the Congregational Church, used the church building as they raised money to build their own church."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… dwelling-houses and a meeting-house, and settle a minister within six years, or failing this, by March 1768, they would be required to “yield…"