Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"By the 1880s, native Maliseet and Mi’kmaq populations were near an all-time low. Initially, native people benefited from labor opportunities in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"The settlers encroached on the native hunting grounds and set nets which interfered with their fishing."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"History Detectives Native American artifact presentation Special guest Barbara Francis teaches the History Detectives club about uses of Native…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - People

"From the beginnings with Native Americans to lumbering and agriculture in the 1800s up to the present day, Presque Isle citizens have met…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"By the 1800s, white settlement on the island had forced most of the Native tribes including the Wabanaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot, into poverty."

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

"Six natives were killed and 15 wounded. In 1718 the area of west Saco and Winter Harbor became a separate town with the name of Biddeford, after the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 1 of 6

"… spent part of every day outdoors, walking in the native world around him. He cared passionately about preserving the natural gifts of the island…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

"Linn was a native of Washburn. The boy standing by the front wheel is six-year-old Gary M. Boone of Presque Isle."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"(Photo by Dee Lustusky) X Wabanaki dancers at the Native American Festival, 2008. (Photo by Anna Travers) X Chris Sockalexis performs…"

Nordica Memorial Association

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"It was first inhabited by native peoples. Then it was “discovered” by colonial settlers, who were so taken with the attractions of the place that…"

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

"… was a source of food and materials for many Native Americans who used the island as a seasonal, and perhaps permanent, home."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"Research at a burial ground on Mill Island where Roundy and Wood first landed indicate that the native American presence here dated back to almost…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… Pejepscot Proprietors claim was heavily based on Native titles, their main rival, the Kennebec Proprietors claim was founded on an ancient grant of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… of books about Maine's rich history and by native authors. Our community living space, made possible by a generous donation from the Stephen and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"From the first Native Americans who settled near the sheltered waters to the present day, farmers, fishermen, merchants, educators, artists, summer…"

Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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Davistown Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"From Native American shell middens to the rusted remains of quarrying equipment, Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… Description John Martin (1823-1904), a native of Ellsworth, spent most of his life in the Bangor area."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Area land was purchased from the Natives for amounts of rum, and birch bark deeds were given the buyers. Mt."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… heaps found on the island tell of encampments by Native Americans – the Abnaki. There is no written information from this time period but…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… many instances where multiple colonists claimed Native title to the same tract, seventeenth-century Indian deeds often described vague boundaries."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Sylvia’s mother’s name was Mary, who was half white, half Native American. Sylvia lost both her parents at a young age and was later adopted by a…"