Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"I have composed some prayers to alter the minds of the savages. These prayers are of the natures. I teach catechism to the children and young people."

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… letter were found in the suitcase, as were his prayer book, rosary, and cross. His letters reveal that he helped get in the ice for summer, wood…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… books, including Aln'ambay Uli Awikhigan, The prayer song, 1858, To give practical instructions on Church-music, in order to aid the Native…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Students said the Lord’s Prayer, sang "America," and saluted the flag. They learned poetry and performed plays."

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"… who leads the synagogue congregation in song and prayer, and prepares 13-year-old children for coming-of-age ceremonies called a bar or bat mitzvah."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Days of “humiliation, fasting and prayer” were often practiced by the church members. He was with the parishioners through difficult times when there…"

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

"… go outside to recite the Pledge and the Lord's Prayer. In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the mid-century, all public…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… Fire Water published in Ahiamihewintuhangan: The Prayer Song, 1858 Collections of Maine Historical Society QJ 282 V642.1 This book of hymns…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… McAuley insisted that although “the spirit of prayer and retreat must be most dear to us,” that spirit “would never withdraw us from these works of…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"It was through the prayers and the efforts of the people that the number one industry in the area continued to operate."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.