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Letter To The Editor, Edward O. Schriver May 1971

Letter To The Editor, Edward O. Schriver

Maine History

A Letter to the Editor regarding Go Free published in the February, 1971 issue.


Annual Meeting And The Society, Maine Historical Society May 1971

Annual Meeting And The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880, Richard A. Savage May 1971

Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880, Richard A. Savage

Maine History

This article is a review of the "hotel era" on Mount Desert Island, centered in Bar Harbor in the period 1868-1880.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society May 1971

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Roger C. Taylor May 1971

Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Roger C. Taylor

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: A History of Livermore by Reginald H. Sturtevant; Wake of the Coasters by John F. Leavitt


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Feb 1971

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


Notice To All Members, Maine Historical Society Feb 1971

Notice To All Members, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This is an request for nominations for members of the Standing Committee of the Maine Historical Society.


Book Reviews, Allan R. Whitmore, Roger B. Ray Feb 1971

Book Reviews, Allan R. Whitmore, Roger B. Ray

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Go Free: The Antislavery Impulse in Maine, 1833-1855 by Edward O. Schriver; Prehistoric Peoples of Maine, A Maine State Museum Teacher's Resource Unit edited by William H. Soule


News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Feb 1971

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and announcement of the Maine Historical Society.


Settling The District Called Frankfort, Gordon E. Kershaw Feb 1971

Settling The District Called Frankfort, Gordon E. Kershaw

Maine History

The article is a narrative of the establishment of the district of Frankfort by the Kennebec Purchase Company in the eighteenth century.


The Stamp Act Crisis In Maine: The Case Of Scarborough, James S. Leamon Jan 1971

The Stamp Act Crisis In Maine: The Case Of Scarborough, James S. Leamon

Maine History

This article discusses the impact of the Stamp Act riots on the small town of Scarborough and it's impact on the lives of the citizens of the town.


News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Jan 1971

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Book Reviews, Thomas L. Gaffney, Elizabeth Ring Jan 1971

Book Reviews, Thomas L. Gaffney, Elizabeth Ring

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Fruits of Propaganda in the Tyler Administration by Frederick Merk with collaboration of Lois Bannister Merk; One Crow, Two Crow by Virginia Chase; Tidewater Ice of the Kennebec River by Jennie G. Everson; Quarry and Kiln: the Story of Maine's Lime Industry by Roger L. Grindle


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jan 1971

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Nov 1970

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


A Glimpse Of F.O.J. Smith, Politician, Thomas L. Gaffney Nov 1970

A Glimpse Of F.O.J. Smith, Politician, Thomas L. Gaffney

Maine History

This article is an overview of the career of F.O.J., attorney, editor and legislator in the nineteenth century.


Maine State Seal Essay, G. Morris Nov 1970

Maine State Seal Essay, G. Morris

Maine History

The article reviews the creation of the Maine State Seal in 1820 and significance of the items contained within it.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Nov 1970

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


Book Reviews, Francis M. O'Brien, Elizabeth Ring, Maynard Bray Nov 1970

Book Reviews, Francis M. O'Brien, Elizabeth Ring, Maynard Bray

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Maine Becomes A State: The Movement to Separate Maine from Massachusetts, 1785-1820 by Ronald F. Banks; The Eastern Frontier: The Settlement of Northern New England, 1620-1763 by Charles E. Clark; Enduring Friendships edited by Al Roberts


News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Aug 1970

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Aug 1970

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


Local History: Mirror Of America, Roger C. Storms Aug 1970

Local History: Mirror Of America, Roger C. Storms

Maine History

This article discusses how the study of local history will often contradict generalizations and reveal a rather chaotic complexity of crosscurrents and conflicting motives.


Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Roger B. Ray Aug 1970

Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Roger B. Ray

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: History of Parkman; Mainstream Democracy in Parkman, Maine, 1794-1969 by Roger C. Storms; History of the Town of Kennebunk from it's Settlement to the Year 1785 by Edward E. Bourne; From Warren to the Sea, 1827- 1852 edited by Bertha K. Drewett and Arthur Spear


Portland’S Early Experiments In Adult Education, Donald A. Sears Aug 1970

Portland’S Early Experiments In Adult Education, Donald A. Sears

Maine History

The article reviews the activities of Portland, Maine in early adult education focused on the public lecture. This essay is the winner of the Maine Historical Society Prize in 1970.


The Society, Maine Historical Society May 1970

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Writings In Maine History May 1970

Writings In Maine History

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


Merchants And Commerce In Falmouth (1740-1775), Edwin A. Churchill May 1970

Merchants And Commerce In Falmouth (1740-1775), Edwin A. Churchill

Maine History

The article discussed the economic success of colonial Falmouth due to abundant time resources, and the many varied activities of the port's mercantile leaders.


Book Reviews, James B. Vickery Iii, Leroy D. Cross May 1970

Book Reviews, James B. Vickery Iii, Leroy D. Cross

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: The Golden Voyage, the Life and Times of William Bingham (1752-1804) by Robert C. Alberts; The History of the First Parish Church in Brunswick, Maine by Thompson Eldridge Ashby


End Matter And Table Of Contents, Vol. 9, No. 4, Maine Historical Society May 1970

End Matter And Table Of Contents, Vol. 9, No. 4, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Table of Contents for Volume 9 with author's names


Abolitionists Organize: The Maine Antislavery Society (Conclusion), Edward O. Schriver Feb 1970

Abolitionists Organize: The Maine Antislavery Society (Conclusion), Edward O. Schriver

Maine History

This article is part two of two, which reviews the founding, founders and moral tenets of the Maine Antislavery Society.