Maine Memory Network

"We Walk On; Eternally" by James Eric Francis Sr., Indian Island, 2020

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2020 Location: Indian Island; Old Town Media: Acrylic on canvas

Gina Brooks "Indian" jacket, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2018

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2018 Location: Fredericton Media: Leather, Acetate, Nylon, Acrylic paint

In Canada During the Civil War

One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.

Father Rasles, the Indians and the English

Father Sebastien Rasle, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"Nylon's crease resistant, wash and drip-dry qualities were novel and exciting at that time. "Betty Barclay Frock," ca."

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

"… River sapped popular support for continued resistance, convincing most residents to finally settle with the proprietors."

Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.

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