Keywords: Transfer of land
Item 102285
Falmouth Neck deed of ownership, Portland, 1764
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1764-10-01 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 9435
Indian Land Claims settlement, 1980
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-03-28 Location: Augusta Media: Photoprint
Exhibit
Land Claims, Economic Opportunities?
The landmark 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act provided $81.6 million to Maine Indians for economic development, land purchase and other purposes. The money and increased land holdings, however, have not solved economic and employment issues for Maine Indians.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
Site Page
"… solidifying alliances and facilitating the transfer of wealth between families. In addition, daughters as well as sons inherited from their…"
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4
"Legal lobsters are transferred to a holding tank on the boat, and those lobsters above or below the designated legal size or those carrying eggs or a…"
Story
Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
Story
Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone
A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s
