• Published

  November 25, 2023
  

  Those who perished 125 years ago in sinking of ‘Maine’s Titanic’ remembered at service

  On the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 1898, at least 68 crew members and 130 passengers boarded the SS Portland in Boston and headed for Portland. They never reached their destination.

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  February 22, 2021
  

  Abyssinian restoration group raised $375,000 after Black Lives Matter marches

  The money will help restore the historic Black meetinghouse in Portland before its 200th anniversary, but more work must be done to make that happen.

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  July 19, 2020
  

  Effort to restore Portland’s historic African American meetinghouse sees surge of support

  Many have donated recently to the group restoring the historic former Black church building in Portland, but the project needs $1 million more.

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  June 21, 2020
  

  The Abyssinian and the struggle to save Black history in Maine

  Leonard Cummings has led the effort to restore the Abyssinian Meeting House in Portland for 25 years; now he hopes that people show Black Lives Matter by helping to complete the project.

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  March 1, 2020

  Abyssinian Meeting House floor renovation in Portland’s East End reveals important history

  A careful restoration of the floorboards inside the Abyssinian Meeting House means future generations can safely visit the historic heart of Portland’s black community.

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