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

"Women’s economic activities, in short, undergirded both Wabanaki society and White New England colonists’ investment in and settlement of early Maine."

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

"Jane, along with her mother and brother, had sold land to English colonists eight years prior, and Jane insisted that the English honor their prior…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"Sale and division to heirs of the original proprietors meant that by 1750, both the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors consisted of numerous men and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… evidence of this, including a September 24, 1805 sale of 15,000 acres to John Gleason. In asserting his claim to the Waldo Patent, Knox had ongoing…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… Broadway became available and profits from the sale of The Pictorial History of Lincoln had given the LHS enough money to make a down payment."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"Bradstreet made it Bradstreet Ford Sales. In May 1973, Sherwood Craig became the new owner and he named it Sherwood Ford Sales."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"One condition of the sale was that Wackwarreska's daughter, Uphannum (known as Indian Jane or Jane Hannup), and her mother Nagasqua, be allowed to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Fox pelts ready for sale, Lincoln, ca. 1922Lincoln Historical Society Day 3 (November 19, 1938) I had my first full day at the fox farm today."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"One of the conditions of the sale was that Jane and her mother be allowed to live on the land for the remainder of their lives."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Miss Pine Point, Scarborough, 1938Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Various types of boats have been used by lobstermen through the…"

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

"… Colonial Biddeford Copy of Major Phillips sale of lands to Richard Russell, Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public Library The village of Winter…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"The state of Maine gave grants of land and mill rights if a settler set up a mill, cleared 15 acres—devoting 10 acres to the production of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… a community center, hosting events such as church sales and dances. Movie reels were played on the hall's projector."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Today, the sale of alcohol continues to be prohibited on the island, and was voted down in both 2010 and 2011. Red Men's Hall, Swan's Island, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"The Oxford Story published in 1958 by the Oxford Paper Company is a detailed story of the Chisholm family and the growth of the company."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… funds comprised of money set aside from the sale or use of Indian lands. N.M. Francis and his wife in a canoe, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"nurse, school nurse, editor, sales administrator, event planner and regulatory affairs specialist. Other interests are just as varied: conservation…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… Newspaper, 8/23/1884 Life behind Wabanaki sale tents was at least as lively as it was in front of and within them especially for those Wabanakis…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"While working in Bangor, Gould met 19-year old Mary Frances Donovan at a series of dances. He began courting her and they were soon married."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… working at Katahdin Iron Works, in a "wild land township" near Brownville, starting in 1888. The illustration is on page 57 of the book and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… Martin wrote of the building of the church, "Land being high and the society being in majority poor it was difficult to purchase a desirable lot…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"Martin, who became an accountant, shopkeeper, and dance enthusiast, illustrated and explained the plow on page 66 of a journal he began writing in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… Ann Fales Sanger Ruth Mayo Hauling wood Clearing land for orchard, wheat Hampden House Bar Bowling alleys Jes Crosman Sands Circus & Caravan…"