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Wabanaki Access To Sweetgrass (Hierochloe Odorata) Within Coastal Maine's Diminishing Open Land Tradition, Amanda Marie Ellis
Wabanaki Access To Sweetgrass (Hierochloe Odorata) Within Coastal Maine's Diminishing Open Land Tradition, Amanda Marie Ellis
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Nontimber forest products (NTFPs), refer to a class of resources (i.e. moss, fungi, mushrooms, plants, etc.) gathered in both rural and urban landscapes. NTFPs are utilized by a variety of cultures all over the world and are a critical part of medicinal, spiritual, dietary, and economic practices. In fact, some NTFP species are so critical to people that they are considered ‘cultural keystone species’ (Garibaldi and Turner 2004). This designation means that without access to the NTFP, cultural survival is at risk. This is the case in Maine where the Wabanaki, a confederacy of four tribes (Passamaqouddy, Penobscot, Mikmaq, and …
December 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
December 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Chanukah Party; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Book Group; Announcements; Community Notices
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 63. Business records, deeds, notes, receipts, surveys, agreements, bill of complaint, etc., 1800-85; account books, 1843-89; journals, 1865-1916; agreement book of probationary members, 1858-1904; and manuscript hymnals, 1844-86 (6) of the Shaker Society of South Union, Kentucky. Journals include censuses of members. Click on "Additional Files" below for a list of deaths at South Union "from the beginning to the present date January 1st, 1879," with addenda to 1892; and for a name index to Shaker Record C.
Barteaux, Kennedy, Kayla Woodward, Nathanial Koch
Barteaux, Kennedy, Kayla Woodward, Nathanial Koch
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Kennedy Barteaux is a 38 year old trans man who grew up in Norridgewock, Maine who knew from a young age that he was queer. He was outed to his parents as a lesbian at age 14 and was kicked out of the house and moved in with a supportive friend’s family in Skowhegan. He moved to Portland at age 18 and got involved with the Dyke March. Barteaux discusses his discomfort with existing gender expectations and stereotypes in both the gay and trans communities. He talks about community organizing and public speaking with and for the trans community (including …
Solomon, Howard, Richard Morin, Michelle Johnston
Solomon, Howard, Richard Morin, Michelle Johnston
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Howard Solomon is a 76 year-old man who grew up in New Castle, Pennsylvania. During his early years, and still today, Judaism played a significant role in his life. His dad was a Kosher butcher, and Solomon attended a Hebrew school while growing up. Solomon’s profession was teaching history as a college professor at New York University, Tufts University, and the University of Southern Maine. Towards the end of his full-time teaching career, he taught a class about Lesbian and Gay History. During the same period, he openly discussed his homosexuality in the university context. He witnessed the AIDS epidemic …
Abdurraqib, Samaa, Iris Sangiovanni, Samar Ahmed
Abdurraqib, Samaa, Iris Sangiovanni, Samar Ahmed
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Samaa Abdurraqib is a Black, queer, Muslim woman living in Portland, Maine. Abdurraqib was raised in Columbus, Ohio. She attend the University of Ohio, and later the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a PhD in English Literature. After graduating she worked as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Next she went on to work the American Civil Liberties Union in Maine as a reproductive rights organizer. She now works for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Her advocacy and organizing work has included places such as Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, …
Parsons, Betsy, Shanisa Rodriguez, Madison Leblanc
Parsons, Betsy, Shanisa Rodriguez, Madison Leblanc
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Betsy Parsons grew up in a Midwestern town in the 1960s and 1970’s in a middle class educated family active in the local community. Her father and mother were both teachers. Her mother and father met in Orono, Maine in English class before migrating to the Midwest. Parsons describes developing a love a teaching from her parents; she knew from a young age that she wanted to become a teacher herself and began teaching at Portland High School in 1977. She describes herself as a ‘late bloomer’ in terms of her sexuality; she didn’t come out to herself until her …
In The Shadow Of The Twentieth: Maine Regiments At Gettysburg, Savannah A. Labbe
In The Shadow Of The Twentieth: Maine Regiments At Gettysburg, Savannah A. Labbe
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
On my first of many tours of the Gettysburg Battlefield,my tour guide was thrilled to learn that my family is from Maine. He made sure to show us the monument to the Twentieth Maine and talk about their valiant stand at Little Round Top. Joshua Chamberlain and his Twentieth Maine regiment have become known as the heroes of Little Round Top and are what most would readily identify when asked about Maine’s role in the Battle of Gettysburg. One might think that Maine’s only contribution to the battle was Chamberlain’s charge. However, Maine units played a larger role in the …
October 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
October 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Simchat Torah; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Book Group; Announcements; Community Notices
The Mount Katahdin Peaks: The First 12 Women Climbers, 1849-1855, William W. Geller
The Mount Katahdin Peaks: The First 12 Women Climbers, 1849-1855, William W. Geller
Maine History Documents
This article traces the chronology of the first twelve women to climb Mount Katahdin in Maine, using historical accounts and clues to identify women mentioned only with pseudonyms in newspaper accounts during the era of 1849 to 1855.
September 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
September 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Selichot Service; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Women of Achievement Award; Community Notices
August 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
August 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Kiddush Levana; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; L-A Jewish Federation; A Bissel of Maine; Community Notices
July 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
July 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Maine-ly Jewish Storytelling Festival; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
The Early Angling And Hunting Information About Tim Pond, Maine, William B. Krohn
The Early Angling And Hunting Information About Tim Pond, Maine, William B. Krohn
William B. Krohn
A Partial Bibliography Of Early Sporting Information From The Magalloway River, Maine, William B. Krohn
A Partial Bibliography Of Early Sporting Information From The Magalloway River, Maine, William B. Krohn
William B. Krohn
Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016), Maine Women's Giving Tree Staff
Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016), Maine Women's Giving Tree Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
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Jud Ms 07 Casco Bay Tummlers Finding Aid, Natalie Hill
Jud Ms 07 Casco Bay Tummlers Finding Aid, Natalie Hill
Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids)
Provenance: The Casco Bay Tummlers Archives represent materials related to the organization Casco Bay Tummlers from 1989-2008. The Archives was donated by Julie Goell of Peaks Island, ME in 2009.
Ownership and Literary Rights: The Casco Bay Tummlers Archives is the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her/his legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections susie.bock@maine.edu.
Restrictions on access: Some materials are restricted until the year 2076.
June 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
June 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
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Contents: Shavout; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Book Group; Announcements; Communit Notices
Lg Ms 041 Jean Vermette Papers, Anthony Marvullo
Lg Ms 041 Jean Vermette Papers, Anthony Marvullo
Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids)
Provenance: The Jean Vermette Papers were donated by Jean Vermette in 2009. Ownership & Literary Rights: The Jean Vermette Papers are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections. Cite as: Jean Vermette Papers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. Restriction on Access: Some materials are restricted until the year 2061 to protect privacy rights.
For further information, consult the Head of …
Ephraim L. Dunlap – Inventor Of American’S Last Flat-Spring Fish Hook., William B. Krohn
Ephraim L. Dunlap – Inventor Of American’S Last Flat-Spring Fish Hook., William B. Krohn
William B. Krohn
May 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
May 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Lag B'Omer, From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
April 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
April 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Community Passover Seder; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
March 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
March 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Purim Celebration; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Bissel of Maine; Community Notices
February 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
February 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Touched by Water Screening; From the Rabbi; Announcements; President's Message; Community Notices; Book Group; Hiram Bingham Postage Stamp
January 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
January 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: The Mystical Aspects of Tu B’Shavat; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
Log Driving On The West Branch Of The Penobscot River: An Addendum To Alfred Hempstead's Book The Penobscot Boom And The Development Of The West Branch Of The Penobscot River For Log Driving, William W. Geller
Maine History Documents
Alfred Hempstead’s late 1920’s research on logging on the West Branch of the Penobscot and its tributaries resulted in his publication of The Penobscot Boom and The Development of the West Branch of The Penobscot River for Log Driving in 1930. No other publication containing such a collection of information preceded his work and none have been printed since. Hempstead’s research, which is frequently cited, focused on determining when logging began on the river and each of its main tributaries, how loggers worked in cooperation with each other, and what they needed for infrastructure for the drives. In some situations …