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

"… have a lengthy history of support for their religious institutions. The history of one in particular, the Strong Methodist Church, began shortly…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"He was an artist and he painted pictures of religious subjects. The natives were fond of a bell that Father Rasle had."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… voted to build one meeting house to serve all the religious societies in the town. John Crosby was named “vendue-master” to accept bids and sell to…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"Some of them like Easter, and Passover are religious holidays, while others like Thanksgiving are native just to America."

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

"Religious communities grew with years of preachers visiting the island, and prior to a church structure, services were held in an island schoolhouse."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"… Museum Description The Millerites, a religious group who believed that Jesus would reappear on earth between March 21, 1843 and March 21…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… to secure in future our civil, moral, and religious rights." Hamlin was a lawyer in Hampden before the Civil War."

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

"members. The hall was used for dances, social and religious gatherings, plays, concerts,bingo, fundraisers, town meeting, and the annual eighth grade…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… education, was a very important goal, mostly for religious instruction, but it stuck. The town of Blue Hill was and is a bustling coastal community."

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Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… were the first recorded people to have the religious faith of Catholicism in this area. The Indians were visited by Reverend John Bapst, S.J."

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Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… or altered more than three hundred domestic, religious, public, commercial, and industrial structures on the Portland peninsula and another one…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… was able to use this money for things like religious purposes, colleges, hospitals, libraries, and even orphanages."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… created cultural but more specifically, religious changes to the two towns. Canadians made up for 25 percent of all immigration to Biddeford and…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… of the Town of Rumford was also evident in its religious life as well. The earliest settlers were of the Protestant faith, represented by…"

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Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… Before any churches came to exist, several religious denominations held services in a hall located on Roxbury Road."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"But the first religious organization on the island was not formed until 1792, when 15 men and women met in Southwest Harbor to form the…"

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

"… the abolitionist movement was very connected to religious beliefs. William Lloyd Garrison was a renowned leader of the anti-slavery movement."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… plays, concerts, visiting speakers, political and religious meetings, and other cultural gatherings."