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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Publication in Progress

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… not participate in companies’ day-to-day decision-making or shareholders’ meetings. Instead, they appeared in the record primarily when land titles…"

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

"… only that we—as Wabanaki people—have always been making our own history, but that settlers have never fully recognized our self-determination or…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… is between the often-distant proprietors, who make their claims over Wabanaki lands, sometimes through deeds (or purported deeds) signed with…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… Goodwin found a copy of the Plymouth Colony Patent in 1744. The major shareholders began attempting to make the company claim a reality in 1749."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… by assuming the risk of moving to Maine, and making the company claim valuable, they deserved a greater share of it."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"… roads, mills, and meetinghouses they built helped make the rest of the proprietors’ tracts more appealing to future purchasers."

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

"… task of writing about historical documents and making them relevant to non-historians is often daunting."

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

"… Indian deeds and title were only recognized as making it possible for European settlers—and European settlers only—to have full title to land, even…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… has been noted on this 1861 Walling Topographical Map of the Franklin County with Town of Farmington noted (map from Library of Congress)."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… town records and to make a roller for the town maps. [1803-1804] So it appears he was a reputable businessman."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Library, and Maine Historical Society 1794 map of FarmingtonFarmington Historical Society "Farmington is undoubtly one of the best…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Regional History Reprints. Originally published in 1846. Franklin Chronicle Newspapers. 1840-1918. Various magazine articles and maps."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Education Click the icon to see a map of the early schools of Farmington. X By Nancy Porter, Researcher and Page Creator With images from…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"Did it make sense for Mainers to remain part of the Commonwealth? Some of the District's leading gentlemen—William Gorham and Stephen Longfellow III…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… its infant skin and entered a stage of maturity—making it ripe for statehood. Census of the District of Maine, 1810 Maine's population grew by…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies' Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Back cover.

"… lists the "toasts" as well as the names of those making them. They include some of the leading citizens of Farmington."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"… as we share the rich and dynamic history that makes Farmington a great place to live and work. 2008-2009 team members and dedicated volunteers…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… they stopped and stripped some basswood bark to make a chain (the tool used to measure land) that was one rod in length."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Both buildings will make a fine appearance. The new street will be so far along by the time trains run regularly to this side of the river, as to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… they stopped and stripped some basswood bark to make a chain. Using a very large boulder as the corner, they measured out six lots and drew lots…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… which carried the disease Stevens was able to make the decision to clear the work sites for two hundred yards around of all vegetation."

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"It wasn’t until 1812 that Robert Low Jr. got this warrant for Guilford to be on maps. Eight years later Guilford was better than ever and the year…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"Map of Waterfront, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In 1823 Captain Richard Robinson acquired rights to the wharves and stores on…"