Keywords: Indian Place Names
Item 6242
Pere Pole deposition, Hallowell, 1793
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1793-07-19 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper
Item 6883
St. John and Penobscot Rivers map, 1798
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1798-05-08
Location: Pleasant Point
Media: Ink on paper
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Exhibit
These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
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.
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"
"… Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands of Indians, including the Abenaki tribe of Algonquins."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church
"By the mid-1800s, the Penobscot Indians had been practicing Catholicism for years, after being converted by European settlers."
Story
The Journey Home
by Gina Brooks
I am a Maliseet artist from the St. Mary’s First Nation, my work is about our connection to the land
