Maine Memory Network

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"The Catholic Church, St. Mary Lourdes, has been standing for a tad more than 100 years. It is a cozy little church that is still attended today by…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital Mary Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy X The story of Mercy Hospital has its…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"Mary's), founded in 1855. Due to the influx of French-Canadians and the animosity between the French and Irish Catholics, a separate church--St."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… Nursing Education As a June 1936 article by Mary Osborne of Portland in the professional journal of the Maine State Nurse’s Association (The Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He was then captured on June 24, 1864, at St. Mary’s Church Virginia. He died on October 6, 1864, in Andersonville Prison of scorbutus."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… the new Queen’s Hospital (named in honor of Mary, Mother of God) opened its doors, initially equipped to care for 25 patients."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware Store window display, Lincoln, ca. 1943

"… standards" "Willburn Haskell in (illegible)" "Mary Burke (nurse & [illegible] in Africa) on right standard."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Elizabeth’s Home, which in 1887 became St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Orphan Asylum, and in 1968 St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The idea for the group was thought up by Mary Buzzell. Even though this was not the first official meeting, this was the first actual meeting."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"St. Theresa's Catholic Church was founded in 1926 on Brown Street. In 1920 a four-horse coach delivered the mail down river from Rumford, through…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650

"Littlefield Bangor Girls First Select School Third Parish Church Prof. George Shepard First Baptist Church Thomas A. Hill"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… under the leadership of sociologist Sister Mary George O’Toole, Ph.D., who coordinated efforts."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… area, each maintaining its own school houses, churches, and graveyards. Main Street and bridge, Surry, 1912Surry Historical Society Probably…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"The Mary Snow School is on Broadway and continues to thrive. Mary Alden Hopkins Mary Alden Hopkins was born and raised in Bangor, Maine in 1876."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"SEE New NOTES Mary Camp Swanton and Henry Worcester Swanton, Ambrotypes, ca. 1864, BathPatten Free Library In addition to Zina Hyde, John Swanton…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Perhaps Mary came from Martha’s Vineyard after her parents died and lived with the Hillmans, as Mary is buried in the Holley Cemetery in Farmington."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"North New Portland saw the creation of the Congregational Church in 1862. New Portland is a land rich with natural resources such as water and wood."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… Library of Blue Hill was established in 1868 with Mary Jane Clough as President. Rowantrees Pottery, Blue Hill, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"Dr. Moses Adams of Ellsworth and his wife, Mary, took her in and educated her along with their children."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… years, Acadia, the land between the Penobscot and St. Croix rivers, was inhospitable to settlement due to disputes and battles between Great…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… more about Sister Annunciata  X Sister Mary Consuela White Sister Mary Consuela White was another major figure in Mercy history."