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Scenes in the State of Maine, 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1855 Media: Ink on paper

G.W. Pierce on religious convert, Brunswick, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Brunswick; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Les Raquetteurs

In the early 1600s, French explorers and colonizers in the New World quickly adopted a Native American mode of transportation to get around during the harsh winter months: the snowshoe. Most Northern societies had some form of snowshoe, but the Native Americans turned it into a highly functional item. French settlers named snowshoes "raquettes" because they resembled the tennis racket then in use.

Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade

A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… companies formed in colonial Massachusetts to colonize present-day Maine. Boasting membership that included some of the wealthiest, best-connected…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"1780Abbe Museum European colonization of Wabanaki Country began in the early 1600s. At that time, a band of a few dozen Wabanaki families seasonally…"

Cape Verde and the Doctrines of Discovery
by Lelia DeAndrade

My Cape Verde family's culture and history is tied to the Doctrines of Discovery

Waponahki Rematriation
by Sherri Mitchell Weh’na Ha’mu Kkwasset

Women's leadership in Wabanaki communities