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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"1800-1830 Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799Maine Historical Society Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"1800-1830 Gown with leaf motif, ca. 1825Maine Historical Society As of 2020, the MHS collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… Intro: pages 0-73 Approximately 1800-early 1830s   Part 1, to page 73 John Martin (1823-1904) begins his formal accounting of his life and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 0-46

"Intro to pages 0-46   Part 1, to page 46 The section includes the Constitution of the organization, information about Acadian Hall, Wasgatts…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Desert, giving the Island two towns. By 1800, many people were living on the Island, and many of the villages still in existence today had been…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 47-90

"Intro to pages 47-90   Part 2, pages 47-90 This section includes information about John Martin's Dancing School that was held at the Hampden…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"Intro to pages 91-132   Part 3, pages 91-132 In this section, Martin continues his description of Acadian Hall that he began in Part 1…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end

"Intro to pages 133-end   Part 4, pages 133-end In the final section of the book, Martin discusses the history of the Dancing Fraternity (Model…"

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

"But in 1808, the Massachusetts General Court passed the Betterment Act, finding that the speculators would have to compensate residents for the value…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… province of New Brunswick was, prior to about 1800, one largely of failure and confusion. For example, in 1604, Passamaquoddy Bay was the site of…"

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

"… Settlement in the Gulf of Maine World, 1710-1800” (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 2020)."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"As historian Alan Taylor observed: In 1800 the Pejepscot Patent's settlers complained that "each claimant comes producing pompus Parchmints of royal…"

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

"… Settlement in the Gulf of Maine World, 1710-1800” (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 2020). Saxine, Ian."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… a close, there were over 1,000 jobs in a town of 1800 residents. In 1983, there was not an empty storefront in all of Guilford."

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

"… 1810 Maine's population grew by 77,804 between 1800 and 1810. Published in the Eastern Argus, April 11, 1811 (vol. 8 no."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… had been previously run by Nathan Parsons. An 1800 agreement between Knox and Jacobs stipulated that he was to receive $1.25 per day and his…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… population increased from 799 in 1790 to 1402 in 1800. Framed houses had replaced log cabins, the first framed house being built on High Street…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Sources: “Lubec … 1800: A Century of Progress”, The Herald Magazine, December 1899. The New York Times, July 8, 1902."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"He leaves politics temporarily with clipping a clipping of an account he wrote in 1876 about Bangor's failure to properly deal with streets and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Use policies and agreements

"… and agreements Please click on this link to read the policies for use of the materials on this site: MMN Policies and Agreements X"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"Part 3, pages 38-56 Topics and personalities include: 1848 Bangor Mechanics Festival Tribute to Col."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"Martin was apprenticed to Dr. Increase S. Sanger to learn the apothecary business. Sanger bought the Hampden House and young Martin worked there…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Old Bill, gundalow crossing Penobscot River, Bangor, 1846

"Martin devised a way to get Old Bill on a ferry gundalow by "making the horses head fast and shocking the wheels." The illustration is on page 234 of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"Then click on the link to that section (under the image at right) to read the PDF file. Reading PDF files For best results, adjust your browser…"