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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective Self Determination What strikes me as similar between the past and contemporary times is not only that we—as…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective Darren J. Ranco, PhD (Penobscot), Fall 2022 The collections in the Beyond Borders project are important and…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective What is not questioned, it seems, in either the 18th century, or the late 20th and early 21st centuries, is…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies Later Proprietors, Heirs and Assignees Colonel Moses Little Moses Little was born on May 8, 1724, the son of…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies The Original Eight Proprietors Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Hutchinson was a wealthy merchant who had interest in…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866 Map of lots on Maquoit & Merriconeeg, ca. 1719Maine Historical Society Coll."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - People

"People Explore essays pertaining to individuals, communities, and key players across the Pejepscot and Kennebec Proprietors, and the Northeast…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Kennebec Proprietors Biographies The Kennebec Proprietors came into being in 1749, when an association of Boston Merchants jumped into the land…"

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

"The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Islands in Passamaquoddy Bay, ca."

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

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

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

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

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

"The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Boundary between United States and New Brunswick, undatedMaine Historical…"

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

"The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Sketch of Isle St. Croix, ca 1790 A sketch of Isle St."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824 Kennebec Purchase Deed, October 27, 1661Maine Historical Society The…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune Essay by Donald Soctomah Description of Pagan and Chipman’s Meetings with Francis Joseph…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… supported by house servants, chauffeurs and gardeners, was both envied and resented by the town's year-round residents."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated. After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… child in town was there as they sang "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross." After the chilly morning service, everyone walked down to the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… 60-room mansions with clipped lawns and formal gardens, estates reflecting their owners' wealth and rank."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Daniel Belcher’s beautiful garden, and Margaret went to Boston, and spent four thousand dollars in furnishing it, so that now commence the married…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… you get your food? We grew lots of our foods from gardens and canned lots of it to keep it fresh longer."

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Room, the Hudson Room, the Cummings Suite, the Garden Room, and the Highland Room--all ranging in price from $105-$135."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… venue of its kind in New England, the Boston Garden being the first. On December, 30, 1955 the Syracuse Nationals played the Boston Celtics as…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… some of the felled trees in preparation of a garden, and used others to build a two-story cabin with two rooms on the first floor to be used as a…"