Maine Memory Network

Grant Reception, Bangor, 1871

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1871 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph

Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Carte de visite

Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… received a grant of Mount Desert Island from the General Court in 1762, was unable to get his grant confirmed until he had already been run out of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… accounts, claims and other papers; petitions for grants; deeds, bills and receipts; printed grants; votes and witnesses; printed material; indexes…"

The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto

Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court