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Standard Time Had A Rough Time In Bangor, Arnold A. Lasker Sep 1984

Standard Time Had A Rough Time In Bangor, Arnold A. Lasker

Maine History

The article discusses how, in 1883, the growing interstate railroad system decided the standardize time in locations throughout the United States. The City of Bangor Maine protested the change from the local time system in use prior to this time.


Book Reviews, Geraldine Tidd Scott, William David Barry, John W. Durel Sep 1984

Book Reviews, Geraldine Tidd Scott, William David Barry, John W. Durel

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: The Living Past, Being the Story of Somesville, Mount Desert, Maine and Its Relationship with Other Areas of the Island.By Virginia Somes-Sanderson; Voice on the Kennebec, 1941-1981, edited by Kathleen A. Martin; Nathan A. Cushman: A Rugged Individualist edited by Franklin P. Cole; and Portsmouth and the Piscataqua by Peter E. Randall.


Assimilation, Termination, Or Tribal Rejuvenation: Maine Indian Affairs In The 1950s, David L. Ghere Sep 1984

Assimilation, Termination, Or Tribal Rejuvenation: Maine Indian Affairs In The 1950s, David L. Ghere

Maine History

The article discusses the events of the 1950s in the history of the Maine Native American tribes, principally the Passamaquoddy and the Penobscot.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Sep 1984

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine History


Writings In Maine History Jun 1984

Writings In Maine History

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


Timber Down The St. John: A Study In Maine-New Brunswick Relations, Richard W. Judd Jun 1984

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.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Apr 1984

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


Book Reviews, Richard R. Wescott, Howard Schonberger, Richard P. Mallet Apr 1984

Book Reviews, Richard R. Wescott, Howard Schonberger, Richard P. Mallet

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Sir William Pepperrell of Colonial New England by Neil Rolde; New England and Foreign Relations 1789-1850 by Paul A. Varg; The Peace Reform in American History by Charles DeBenedetti;


Samuel Spring Gardner, A Maine Parson In Alabama, Michael J. Daniel Apr 1984

Samuel Spring Gardner, A Maine Parson In Alabama, Michael J. Daniel

Maine History

This article recounts the experience of Samuel Spring Garner, of Maine, who moved to Alabama after the Civil War to assist in the Reconstruction effort. Emphasis is placed on Mr. Garner as an example of a “carpetbagger” who did not conform to the general stereotype of those individuals.


Journal Cover And Toc Vol. 23, No. 3, Maine Historical Society Jan 1984

Journal Cover And Toc Vol. 23, No. 3, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Cover, Editors, Editorial Board and Table of Contents with authors' names


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jan 1984

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine History


Book Reviews, Bruce Jacobson, Joyce K. Bibber, William David Barry, Roger B. Ray, Thomas L. Gaffney Jan 1984

Book Reviews, Bruce Jacobson, Joyce K. Bibber, William David Barry, Roger B. Ray, Thomas L. Gaffney

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Island in Time: A Natural and Human History of the Islands of Maine by Philip W. Conkling; A Seafaring Legacy: The Photographs, Diaries and Memorabilia of a Maine Sea Captain and His Wife by Julianna FreeHand; Coming of Age on Damariscove Island, Maine by Carl R. Griffin III and Alaric Faulkner; The Identity of the St. Francis Indians by Gordon M. Day; Soldiers, Sailors and Patriots of the Revolutionary War: Maine by Carleton E. Fisher and Sue K. Fisher;


Maine Folklore And The Folklore Of Maine Some Reflections On The Maine Character And Down-East Humor, Edward D. Ives Jan 1984

Maine Folklore And The Folklore Of Maine Some Reflections On The Maine Character And Down-East Humor, Edward D. Ives

Maine History

This article discusses the use of folklore and stereotypes about Maine.