Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 3 of 4

"Women in Colonial Economies The work of Hallowell, Maine resident Martha Ballard (1735-1812) exemplifies female settlers’ varied and extensive…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Like other British colonies, Massachusetts, including the district of Maine, derived its legal system from its mother country."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"Women in Colonial Economies Essay by Sara T. Damiano, Fall 2022 Sara T. Damiano, PhD, is an historian of women and gender in early America and the…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine Historical Society The story of the District of Maine's separation from Massachusetts began long before Congress approved its request for…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"Women in Colonial Economies About the Author Sara T. Damiano, Ph.D. is a historian of women and gender in early America and the Atlantic World."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… From the first humble log cabin beginnings, Colony architecture has come to reflect that of many other Maine communities founded in the late 19th…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… Stockholm to become the industrial center of the Colony. Logs could be floated, and steam-driven factories were set up along the river banks."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"The success of the colony was reported in the newspapers the following year. Thomas himself wrote that he only told stories of the victories of the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony New Sweden fields, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society Before the Swedes, there was the forest."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"… of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Islands in Passamaquoddy Bay, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society Initially, however, the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Maine officials actively recruited several hundred immigrants from Sweden who came and formed the nucleus of a vibrant Swedish community."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"… of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Nova Scotia was re-created as an independent British colony following the British “conquest”…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Student Projects

"… / Local History Unit about the Maine Swedish Colony. The first projects were created in the spring of 2006 and during the 2006-07 school year."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Essay by Alexandra L. Montgomery, University of Pennsylvania Department of History…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"Maine Swedish Colony Maine's Swedish Colony Incorporated PO Box 50 New Sweden, ME 04762 New Sweden School The New Sweden School is a K - 8 school…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony Click to view the photo essay Tools were a necessary part of every farmer's and…"

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

"Croix, ca 1790 A sketch of Isle St. Croix from a map sent to Lt. Sydney by Lt. Gov Carleton in 1786.Maine Historical Society By 1783, then, the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"He dedicated most of his life to working in wetlands, especially in Maine, studying and looking for new mollusks, and exploring new places."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880 1870 rye, winter wheat - 20 acres planted 1871 wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, beans, and…"

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

"… of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Map of Campobello Island, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society Unsurprisingly…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford Copy of Major Phillips sale of lands to Richard Russell, Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Work Cited: www.geocities.com/mscguide/sthis.html, Maine Swedish Colony, 5/24/06 www.mainememory.net, 5/25/06"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… by the Swedes when they settled the Swedish Colony. Children used Swedish snowshoes which are also known as “skidor” (long and narrow skis)."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"A survey of the Colony in 1873 found that a population of 600 had cleared 1500 acres of land and built 130 homes and nearly 130 barns."