Category: Religion & Philosophy
Item 1185
Tented settlement, Jaffa, Palestine, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Jonesport Media: Photographic print
Item 1416
Old pulpit and communion set, ca. 1939
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1939 Media: Photographic print
Item 151769
Mt. Sinai Cemetery Association, Portland, 1969
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1969 Location: Portland Client: Mt. Sinai Cemetery Association Architect: H.I. & E.C. Jordan, surveyors
Item 150686
Chapel for St. Patrick's Church, Lewiston, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Catholic Church Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
Exhibit
Anshe Sfard, Portland's Early Chassidic Congregation
Chassidic Jews who came to Portland from Eastern Europe formed a congregation in the late 19th century and, in 1917, built a synagogue -- Anshe Sfard -- on Cumberland Avenue in Portland. By the early 1960s, the congregation was largely gone. The building was demolished in 1983.
Exhibit
The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.
Site Page
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Site Page
Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's
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Story
A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church
Story
The man who dedicated 52 years to Biddeford's iconic Alex Pizza
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A work ethic learned from his parents and passion for the employees and customers of Alex Pizza.
Lesson Plan
Irish and Ulster Scots in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish in Maine and the U.S., including some of the factors that led to their immigration to the U.S., a look into the prejudice and discrimination many Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish experienced, and the contributions of Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish to community life and culture in Maine.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of Jews in Maine and the U.S., including some of the factors that led to Jewish immigration to the U.S., examination of the prejudice, discrimination and anti-Semitism many Jews have experienced, and the contributions of Jews to community life and culture in Maine.
