Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… that Hayford was a staunch Democrat and was the Indian agent for the Penobscot Indians in the 1840s for several years."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"Godfrey Hannibal Hamlin Indian Regatta Stephen Stanislaus Sebattis Saul Sebattis Solomon J. M. Sockalexis John Fransoway Mitchel Peol Susup Sappiel…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… parade and observances in Bangor, ten Penobscot Indians in five birchbark canoes engaged in a race on the Kenduskeag Stream."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… re-ennacted highly romanticized versions of "Indian ceremonies and traditional dance" and he created traveling museum displays of tribal customs…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"Wabanaki Today Wabanaki Today The Indian encampments are no longer part of the cultural or physical makeup of Mount Desert Island; however the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… was a performer, producer, and promoter of “Indian entertainments,” and his name appeared in dozens of newspapers across New England, especially…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… frequented this region of Maine prior to the Indian Wars of 1725-26. The Malecite were known for their skill in dealing with the salt-water…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"In 1780, an Indian named Pierpole moved to the area that is now Strong. His wife was Hannah Susup, and they had six children: Molly Pierpole, Molly…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Movies were shown here, and dances were held almost every Saturday night. Often times, an orchestra played for the dance."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians not taxed.” Josiah Farrow represented Islesboro at the convention."