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Collection
Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection
Document Type
Still Image
Call number of Original
TL 05 MAR 2000
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Location
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Creation Date
3-5-2000
Format of Original
35mm color negatives
Description
Views of Mother of the Good Shepherd Monastery, 235 Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island. The Augustinian monastery was located in the former Saint Joseph by the Sea Convent (Sisters of Notre-Dame de Namur). [A post card view of the building's exterior can be seen at this link.]
Photo at right shows Fr. Seamus Kuebler, O.A.S., with his guide dog Brendan.
The Brothers operated a guest house, a church accessible to the public, and produced beer called "Two Monks Brew."
Photos published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, on 5 March 2000
Recommended Citation
"Mother of the Good Shepherd Monastery (Peaks Island), 2000" (2000). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 423.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/423
Keywords
Portland, Me., Peaks Island, Houses of worship, Churches, Monasteries
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