Keywords: Border Historical Society
Item 104218
200th anniversary of the capture of Moose Island, Eastport, 2014
Courtesy of Ruth McInnis, an individual partner Date: 1814 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper
Item 104219
Hardy's proclamation to the citizens of Moose Island, Eastport, 2014
Courtesy of Ruth McInnis, an individual partner Date: 1814 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper
Item 151896
Westward Way, Northeast Harbor, 1992
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992 Location: Mount Desert Client: Roger Milliken Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 151234
Malone residence, Northeast Harbor, 2013
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2013 Location: Mount Desert Client: Frederick R. Malone Architect: Patrick Chasse
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Exhibit
The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
Site Page
"… River, 1798Maine Historical Society The Beyond Borders portal makes accessible three of the Maine Historical Society’s most significant archival…"
Site Page
"Beyond Borders: an historical overview This improvisational system for claiming land as legal property sprouted a thicket of conflicts."
Story
21st and 19th century technology and freelance photography
by Brendan Bullock
My work is a mash-up of cutting edge technology and 19th century chemistry techniques.
Story
Where are the French?
by Rhea Côté Robbins
Franco-Americans in Maine
Lesson Plan
Wabanaki Studies: Stewarding Natural Resources
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce elementary-grade students to the concepts and importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Indigenous Knowledge (IK), taught and understood through oral history to generations of Wabanaki people. Students will engage in discussions about how humans can be stewards of the local ecosystem, and how non-Native Maine citizens can listen to, learn from, and amplify the voices of Wabanaki neighbors to assist in the future of a sustainable environment. Students will learn about Wabanaki artists, teachers, and leaders from the past and present to help contextualize the concepts and ideas in this lesson, and learn about how Wabanaki youth are carrying tradition forward into the future.
