Keywords: adolph
Item 20347
New Sweden Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church, ca. 1938
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 101025
39 Portland Street, Bridgton, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph
Item 76883
2-4 St. Lawrence Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Adolph G. Smith Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 72062
Owner in 1924: Adolphe Bourque Use: Dwelling - Single family
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Exhibit
Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary
A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The First 51 Settlers
"… Anders Svensson - Lot 138, New Sweden Son: Sven Adolph, age 17 Sven Svensson - Lot 117, New Sweden Wife: Karoline Children: Johan Theodor, Sven…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900
"New Sweden Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society A group of Swedish men became United States citizens when they…"
