Keywords: Malaga Island
Item 23859
Malaga Island residents with missionary, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Phippsburg Media: Ink on paper
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold
"… cleared the island of inhabitants, they moved the Malaga school to another island. Then state-funded workers dug up the graves and reburied the…"
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"… Listen to Chapter Four Daily Life on Malaga Island Listen to Chapter Five Malaga Stands Still, Maine Changes Listen to…"
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My family and Malaga Island
by Charmagne Tripp
The state of Maine evicted all residents of Malaga Island in 1912.
