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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement Photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Swan, 1795 X The beginnings of European…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… overlooked the tranquil Hampden Narrows of the Penobscot River. Owned by the Stern family of Hampden, the park was leased by the Bangor, Hampden &…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"Wabanaki Indians (especially Passamaquoddies and Penobscots) came to Mount Desert Island seeking relief from the confines of reservation life, along…"

Hudson Museum

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

"… between colonists and the Wabanaki in 1736, a Penobscot couple visited an English household to relay a warning."

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

"… (later called the Waldo Patent) to the west of Penobscot Bay. For these proprietors and others like them who spearheaded smaller schemes…"

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

"… where the General Court in Boston sided with the Penobscots in the 1730s, against local settlers, because of Dummer’s Treaty."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… canoe route between the St. John (Wolostoq) and Penobscot rivers that Chief Francis Joseph Neptune shared with Pagan on birch bark as well as…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… included the current Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Nations. They called the Mikmaqs Souriquois, and the English called them Tarrantines."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… for sightseeing, fishing, or hunting including Penobscots Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, Joe Francis, Mitchell Francis, and Newell Mitchell, along…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… 1872 and worked in the quarry on Dix Island, in Penobscot Bay, off Rockland He was thought to have come to Hallowell with Bodwell in 1872."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"Both American ships burned in the Penobscot at Hampden, either set afire by their own crews or by the British."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… from the same quarry at Mussel Ridge Islands in Penobscot Bay. The architectural style of the 2.5 story building is Italianate."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… for trading with the Wawenock, Tarratine and Penobscot Indians. English vessels regularly stopped here before returning to England in order to load…"

Abbe Museum

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Wilson Museum

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… Maine; early graduates included Ruth Attean, a Penobscot from Old Town. In the early years, the training program accepted male students, who…"

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

"… federal recognition of Wabanaki Nations in Maine: Penobscot and Passamaquoddys in the 1970s, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in 1980, and Mi’kmaq…"