Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… the riverbank, behind what is now the Nazarene Church (once Blake Memorial Congregational Church) in the Farmington Falls Village."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… Reverend Nicholas Loring, second pastor of the “Church Under the Ledge” near the coast (at the corner of Gilman Road and Route 88 in present day…"

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

"… on other famous artists, including Frederick Church (1826-1900), would be included in the Harbor Cottage guest register."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"(1874-1960) started as members of the local church congregation in Northeast and Seal Harbors, perhaps as early as 1935. Charles carefully watched Mr."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Each village has a plentiful supply of church edifices, and a high grade educational institution at which pupils are fitted for any college in the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… he walked into a funeral at the Congregational Church that was for himself and the crew of the ship."

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

"… supported local institutions: hospital, library, churches and schools. Despite occasional tension between summer visitors and year-round residents…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… opened at the Odd Fellows Building, and a new church was built on High Street. Gerald Palmer closed the gristmill, and Guilford Lumber went out of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… contributions to the Black Point Congregational Church. Her greatest legacy was the establishment of a home for up to fifteen women residents that…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… Poland’s Corner were centered around the local churches or at intersections of travel lanes, where inland roads met stagecoach routes."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe attended the “Methodist E Church” that stood on the Cross Road across from the cemetery until it burned down in the early 1900s."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… and above the trees, the tapering spires of churches.” (Surry's Centennial Souvenir, 1903) At the cusp of the 20th century, thanks to generous…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… of her home, near where the Congregationalist Church is now. About 1887 a ferry was in operation across the Androscoggin River between Mexico and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church held early Masses there before its move to upper Weld Street. Because Dixfield schools had no auditorium before 1970…"

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

"… of architecture, businesses, gardens, schools, churches, and various events -- all offered by a non-elite man who has been largely ignored by…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"From 1848 to 1882 he served Unitarian churches in Fall River, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Germantown, Pennsylvania."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… ancestors to behave badly away from the eyes of church and neighbors. Alice Greele's tavern, Portland, 1775Maine Historical Society Mrs."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church The Catholic Parish of St. Joseph’s had become an integral part of Farmington since the Church was built in 1872."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Catholic Church with its bright symbols and colorful rituals held the attention of the native people and they came to love the faithful Father…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… Lind Hill School, a school above the Lutheran Church, primary grades Brown School, and the High School."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Then they build a church on the island, which is next to their little cabin for their residence. My food is simple and light."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… time as chief engineer hospitals, schools, churches, homes, mess halls, roughly 5,500 building total were built."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… sometime between 1828 and 1839 to be used as a church. On April 13, 1815, Hampden Academy united with the Maine Charity School, but the latter was…"