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The Roman Catholic Diocesan Boundary And American Madawaska, 1842-1870, Michael D. Stevenson, Graeme S. Mount
The Roman Catholic Diocesan Boundary And American Madawaska, 1842-1870, Michael D. Stevenson, Graeme S. Mount
Maine History
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which established the Maine-New Brunswick boundary along the St. John River, divided the Acadian settlements in the valley. Among the questions this posed for residents and for church officials was the location of the diocesan boundary: would it follow national, or ethnic lines? The ultimate resolution - the parishes south of the river were transferred to the Diocese of Portland - depended not only on established Roman Catholic practice in matters of changing national boundaries, but also upon the personalities involved, including the bishops of Portland and Saint John and the parishioners on both sides …
Timber Down The St. John: A Study In Maine-New Brunswick Relations, Richard W. Judd
Timber Down The St. John: A Study In Maine-New Brunswick Relations, Richard W. Judd
Maine History
This article is an expanded version of a paper read at a meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations - Forest History Group in Portland, Oregon, October 18-19, 1983. The meeting was sponsored by the Forest History Society, Santa Cruz, California, which published the proceedings of the meeting under the editorship of Harold K. Steen.