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Braunschweig And Ansbach-Bayreuth Troops At Fort George, Penobscot, During The American Revolutionary War, Anette Ruppel Rodrigues

Maine History Documents

Fort George, Penobscot, a British Fortification during the American Revolutionary War was reinforced with German troops. Why Fort George was important to the Crown and who these German troops were to help secure the fort is the focus of this article.

Contents: Introduction -- French Interest in Fort George -- End of Hostilities in North America but Continued French Interest in Fort George -- Braunschweig Troops at Fort George -- Ansbach-Bayreuth Troops at Fort George -- Did Time in the British Service in North America Influence the Germans' Future? -- Conclusion

Local Involvement, Memory, And Denial: The Complexities Of The Holocaust In Lithuania, Hailey Cedor

Honors College

The Holocaust was one of the most pivotal and destructive events in the 20th century. While decades of research have been done in order to attempt to understand the events of the Holocaust, its preconditions, its survivors, and its lasting impacts, there is still much to be studied. This thesis explores the complex and understudied relationship of Lithuanians with the Holocaust. Local collaboration with Nazi perpetrators was widespread, yet acknowledgement of and reconciliation with this collaboration is largely absent from Lithuania’s current public memory. While this work does not excuse the actions of perpetrators or condemn those who helped Jewish …

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 5, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 5 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; and Appendices A-D.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 3, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 3 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Soil Stratigraphy; Archaeological Stratigraphy; Features; Cultural Materials.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 4, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 4 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Cultural Material Spatial Distribution; Conclusions; and References Cited.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 2, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 2 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Archaeological Rationale, Context, and Protocol.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 1, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 1 includes: Executive Summary; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Geographical and Geological Context; Historic Background; Historic Ownership of Lot 71; and Regional Archaeological Context.

Madison Monroe Tracy (1869 – 1952), Eric Hendrickson

Maine History Documents

A section titled "Madison Monroe Tracy (1869 – 1952)" originally drafted for the book Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: A Legacy in the Forest, but not included in the final, published work.

History Of Lunksoos Camps: The Story Of Dacey Landing And Lunksoos, Eric Hendrickson

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument: The Formation From 2000 To 2016, Eric Hendrickson

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - History Index - Mhs, Kathy Amoroso

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - Roads, State Highway Commission

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - Logging, Wood Splitters Direct

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - Landslides, Maine Geological Survey

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - The Rising Of The Klan, Raney Bench

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, William David Barry, Sally Hermansen, Mazie Hough, David Raymond

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Time-Line of Selected Highlights of Maine Labor History: 1636-2015 by Charles A. Scontras; Historical Atlas of Maine edited by Stephen J. Hornsby and Richard W. Judd, cartographic designer Michael J. Hermann; Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maine's Fight for Woman Suffrage by Anne B. Gass; Rally the Scattered Believers: Northern New England's Religious Geography by Shelby M. Balik

Book Reviews, Matthew Mckenzie, Kenneth T. Palmer, Benjamin Wyman, Joseph Miller, Tom Mccord, Charles P.M. Outwin

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Second Nature: An Environmental History of New England by Richard W. Judd; Hope and Fear in Margaret Chase Smith's America: A Continuous Tangle by Gregory P. Gallant; The 2nd Maine Cavalry in the Civil War: A History and Roster by Ned Smith; Distilled in Maine: A History of Libations, Temperance and Craft Spirits by Kate McCarty; Bangor in World War II: From the Homefront to the Embattled Skies by David H. Bergquist; The Night the Sky Turned Red: The Story of the Great Portland Maine Fire of July 4th 1866, as told by Those Who …

Department Of History Symposium Series, Featuring Dr. Edward Baptist, University Of Maine Department Of History

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

As the only Ph.D.-granting department int he Humanities in the entire state, the History Department at the University of Maine plays a crucial role training humanists who staff cultural organizations throughout the state, including all other UMS campuses, and many faculty and staff positions at UMaine. The October 16 Lecture will bring an expert to campus to speak about the Morrill Land Grant act and how it transformed US values for the modern era.This lecture is a keystone in CLAS and UMHC programming for the Homecoming Weekend, and it will be followed by a CLAS alumni and friends reception at …

National History Day: Exploring The Past With Middle And High School Students, John Taylor

Maine Policy Review

John Taylor describes National History Day, a highly regarded academic program and competition that promotes historical research by students in grades six through twelve.

Maine Museums

Maine Policy Review

This map and listing of Maine museums by location shows some of the many museums in the state, classified as history, art, mixed (e.g., art + history), and other. The list of museums and historical societies is adapted from one provided by Maine Archives & Museums and is not an exhaustive list of all museums. The map was produced with support from the Spatial Informatics group in the School of Computing and Information Science, University of Maine.

Mapping The History Of The State: The Historical Atlas Of Maine, Stephen J. Hornsby

Maine Policy Review

This article describes the creation of the Historical Atlas of Maine, one of the most significant scholarly achievements in the humanities to come out of the University of Maine. Conceived in the late 1990s, the atlas was published by the University of Maine Press in 2015. It represents an enormously ambitious attempt to map the historical geography of the state from the end of the last ice age to the end of the millennium in 2000.

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Before Wentworth Point, Part 2: (1939), Um Marine Biological Lab At Lamoine, Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This is picture album of the University of Maine Marine Biological Laboratory at Lamoine, Maine during the summer session in 1939.

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Come To Wentworth Point (1960s), Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This history recounts the formation of the Darling Marine Center from 1963 - 1966.

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Before Wentworth Point, Part 1: (1865-1965), Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This is a history of the marine and freshwater sciences activity at the University of Maine from 1865 - 1965.

Fish Shack Days, Seamanship Nights, Peter Spectre

The Catch

No abstract provided.

Teaching Literature In America: Demonstrating Relevance In The Early Cold War 1945-1963, Jennifer Chalmers

Honors College

This historical research focuses on how literature was taught in American high schools in the early Cold War period (1945-1963) and why it was taught that way. It aims to discover how the Cold War culture of conformity impacted secondary literature education. What were literature teachers’ concerns? What was the historical context of these concerns, and how did they affect methods in the classroom and rhetoric in academic journals? Finally, how did methodology and rhetoric change over time? Research involved gaining familiarity with Early Cold War culture, politics, and events through secondary sources; narrowing to U.S. education in the early …

A History Of Canadian Studies At The University Of Maine, Robert H. Babcock

Books

The purpose of this book is to explain the development of the Canadian Studies program at the University of Maine from its origins in the early 20th century to its position today as the most comprehensive program of its kind in the United States. Readers will learn how Maine's close proximity to Canada has spawned an ever-widening range of cross-border academic contacts rooted in mutual interests that are reinforced by collaborative academic study, which is benefiting residents on both sides of the international boundary.

Book Reviews, Jean F. Hankins, David Chaplin, Chris Potholm, Joyce Butler

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Mill Girls and Strangers: Single Women's Independent Migration in England, Scotland and the United States, 1850-1881 by Wendy M. Gordon; Hauling by Hand: The Life and Times of a Maine Island by Dean Lawrence Lunt; Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine by Bruce J. Bourque with contributions by Steven L. Cox and Ruth H. Whitehead; Alnobak: A Story of Indigenous People in Androscoggin County by Nancy Coffin Lecompte

Maine Women's History Month (1990), Bangor Daily News Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history