Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"The Treaty of Paris was written in 1783 ending the War with Great Britain which recognized the United States."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"He was the Surveyor of the King's Woods in the 1750s. Moses was a colonel in the Revolutionary army and fought at Bunker hill and in New York."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Bowdoin was a leader who raised considerable amounts of money, and served on the standing committee and as treasurer for over 25 years."

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

"… Ensuring the survival of their households and the reproduction of her families and communities, the labor of women including Martha Ballard was an…"

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

"… Society At first glance, the papers of the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors position men as the primary economic actors in White New Englanders’…"

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

"James signed above Rachel on the land deed, exemplifying the intertwining of husbands’ and wives’ economic fortunes through marriage.(4) Overall…"

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

"Although the Wabanaki Nations remained a formidable power until the 1760s—their strength augmented by French support from Québec and Acadia—the…"

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

"After all, apportioning the land into bustling townships and selling it at a respectable price was the proprietors’ ultimate goal."

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

"This is like the outcome of the Passamaquoddy v. Morton case from 1975, which forced the Federal government into protecting Wabanaki land interests…"

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

"As Loron wrote in 1725, with the help of a French Jesuit priest, “Here lies my distinction—my Indian distinction."

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

"These promoters saw the region as an underutilized resource for British success and security. Amid expanding imperial warfare, Maine offered a…"

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

"The Beyond Borders collections, specifically the Proprietors records represent the baseline of documents that define what becomes Maine starting in…"

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

"The key conflicts seem to be between the large land-owning proprietors and the settler-occupants of these tracts of land, often without a mention of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"From the 1780s into the early nineteenth century, it sold millions of acres to ordinary settlers—as well as to a new set of speculators from New York…"

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

"… was founded on an ancient grant of Land from the King to the Plymouth Colony to trap fur. Maine Historical Society But in Maine, as in much of…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… and the corresponding official from New Brunswick, Hugh Walford, were the chief engineers, another example of cooperation between Canada and the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"He was convinced that the climate was no less harsh than that of other thriving areas in the Old World, and commenced to prove it by arranging his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"6 Old Brunswick Road Bath, ME 04530 (207) 443-8270 http://www.bms.rsu1.org email: hcorrigan@rsu1.org Maine Community Heritage Project The Maine…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The purpose of the Old City Hall was to house the city government, including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"It was one of the oldest and largest towns in the Province of Maine. Most of its settlers divided their land into lots and built along the immediate…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Originally published Brunswick, Maine: H.E. Mitchell Pub., 1904. North Yarmouth: 1680-1980: An Illustrated History, North Yarmouth Historical…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"X Out of all of these historical objects, people, and buildings, only the church remains. It is now painted chocolate brown, and is used as a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"1 became a four-lane highway between Bath and Brunswick and a new shopping center, anchored by Shaw’s grocery, opened just to the east of town with…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Originally published Brunswick, Maine: H.E. Mitchell Pub., 1904. Rowe, William Hutchinson. Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine, 1636-1936."