East Maine Conference Seminary Explained

The East Maine Conference Seminary was a Methodist seminary and preparatory school in Bucksport, Maine.^[1] Located on Wilson Street in Bucksport, it educated students from 1848 to 1933.^[2] A building built and used by EMCS, Wilson Hall, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable alumni

• Edville Gerhardt Abbott, American orthopedic surgeon and orthotist (Class of 1889)
• Jeremiah E. Burke, Superintendent of schools in Boston and Lawrence, Massachusetts (class of 1886)
• Clarence M. Condon, United States Army Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War
• Frank Fellows, U.S. Representative from Maine serving from 1941-1951
• Frank E. Guernsey, U.S. Representative from Maine
• DeForest H. Perkins, Public School Superintendent and Grand Dragon of the Maine Ku Klux Klan

Notes and References

1. Web site: East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, ca. 1910 . Maine Memory Network . 13 February 2020 . en.
2. Web site: Nicole K. Staples, "Bucksport, Maine History" . April 29, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080414214252/http://www2.umaine.edu/ithcra/Ithcra/Bucksport/Bucksport_History.html . April 14, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .