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Category: Religion & Philosophy, Religious Groups, Christian

Historical Items

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Item 1177

Letter concerning Harbinger of Peace, 1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953-11-25 Location: Milbridge; Jonesport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1179

Letter from Ms. Lord about the Jaffa Colony, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935-11-12 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1184

Benjamin K. Rogers, 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1870 Location: Jaffa; Jonesport Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Father John Bapst: Catholicism's Defender and Promoter

Father John Bapst, a Jesuit, knew little of America or Maine when he arrived in Old Town in 1853 from Switzerland. He built churches and defended Roman Catholics against Know-Nothing activists, who tarred and feathered the priest in Ellsworth in 1854.

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In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

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From French Canadians to Franco-Americans

French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.

Site Pages

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First Parish in Portland

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

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Mercy Hospital - From Queen's to Mercy

"From Queen's to Mercy A 1941 capital funds campaign pamphlet for the construction of the new Mercy Hospital."

My Maine Stories

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Nursing at Mercy Hospital during WWII
by Roberta Loring

Education and nursing at Mercy Hospital during World War II.

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30 years of work at Mercy
by Gordon Davis

Gordon Davis recounted anecdotes from his thirty years of employment at Mercy Hospital

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My work as V.P. of nursing and patient care at Mercy Hospital
by Bette Neville

Bette Neville discussed her 15 years of work at Mercy.