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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"Settlers, including the Pejepscot and Kennebec Proprietors, sometimes relied on the Wabanaki people who remained to interpret early documents and the…"

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

"… their lands (although the state, like the local settlers, would not be there but for the distant authorities), and Indigenous controls guaranteed…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… or Tresspassing" These letters were given to many settlers on disputed land when the Plymouth Company began establishing their claim."

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

"… account books, church records, lists of settlers, minutes of proprietors’ meetings and boundary commissions—all offer insight into struggles over…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… the early and mid-seventeenth century, English settlers with very different notions of property arrived in the Dawnland, forming coastal outposts…"

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

"… recognized as making it possible for European settlers—and European settlers only—to have full title to land, even though they had to keep fighting…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… of contact between Indigenous people and European settlers; the role each collection plays in documenting Maine’s path to statehood; and their…"

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

"… brandished these musty parchments before rival companies, metropolitan officials, and ordinary settlers alike as a strategy for asserting title."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI Kreisler, Fritz, perf. "Beautiful Ohio." Rec. ca. 1930. Open Source Audio Collection, n.d."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Champlain Society by Catherine Schmitt Creation of the Champlain Society Champlain Society, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"Bar Harbor: Building of Arts Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Depression, War, and Fire Belmont Hotel, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910Jesup Memorial Library The Bar Harbor summer colony reached its peak after the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"Rusticators on the Rise Dr. Robert on Duck Brook, Bar Harbor, ca. 1920Abbe Museum At first they came solely for scenery and climate, drawn by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou John II and Climena would outlive nine of their 11 children, most of whom died relatively young…"

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

"Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou The Later Years Tilting Rock Pamphlet, Acadia National Park-Day Mountain, Seal Harbor, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou Summer at Asticou Order of Supplies from Morse Co. for A.C."

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

"Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou Text by Betsy Hewlett Asticou Valley View, Northeast Harbor, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou Asticou Inn employees, Northeast Harbor, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"About Us The Mount Desert Island Community Heritage Project team is comprised of sub-teams of people representing cultural heritage and education…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business Savage Family Hotel Page Images -III Click here to see pictures and read about the hotels and inns…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"Big Thunder Frank "Big Thunder" Loring, ca. 1890Abbe Museum Big Thunder Towering in height and personality, Frank “Big Thunder” Loring…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Learn More

"Learn More If you would like to learn more about the Wabanaki on and around Mount Desert Island, here are several resources."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"The Founding of Acadia National Park George B. Dorr, Mount Desert Island, ca 1940 George Dorr said of Acadia National Park, "The spirit and…"