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Beaver, Blankets, Liquor, And Politics Pemaquid’S Fur Trade, 1614-1760, Neill Depaoli Jan 1994

Beaver, Blankets, Liquor, And Politics Pemaquid’S Fur Trade, 1614-1760, Neill Depaoli

Maine History

The trading posts at Pemaquid typified the transactions, administrative phases, and cross-cultural contacts that made up the New England fur trade in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Using archaeological and documentary evidence, Neill DePaoli explores this important yet volatile industry through several stages, including early informal transactions, a merchant entrepreneurial phase, provincial supervision, and illegal exchanges during the closing years of the fort's significance.


Nearing The End: Maine’S Rural Community, 1929-1945, Richard H. Condon Jan 1992

Nearing The End: Maine’S Rural Community, 1929-1945, Richard H. Condon

Maine History

The article discusses the impact of the Great Depression on the rural communities of Maine. It also reviews the local, state and federal responses in those areas.


"Skeeing" In Maine: The Early Years, 1870s To 1920s, E. John B. Allen Jan 1991

"Skeeing" In Maine: The Early Years, 1870s To 1920s, E. John B. Allen

Maine History

This article reviews the history of snow skiing in Maine and in the rest of the United States in the 19th century.


John Langdon’S Unusual Census Of ‘Mechanical Labor”: The 1820 Artisans Of Wiscasset, Jefferson, Alna, Edgecomb, And Whitefield, Maine, Richard M. Candee Jul 1987

John Langdon’S Unusual Census Of ‘Mechanical Labor”: The 1820 Artisans Of Wiscasset, Jefferson, Alna, Edgecomb, And Whitefield, Maine, Richard M. Candee

Maine History

The article discusses the unusual information provided by John Langdon in completing the 1820 United States Census of Manufacturers which provide fact about common artisans in five Lincoln County towns.


Vanceboro, Maine, 1870-1900: A Hinterland Community, Faye E. Luppi, Marcella L. Sorge Sep 1985

Vanceboro, Maine, 1870-1900: A Hinterland Community, Faye E. Luppi, Marcella L. Sorge

Maine History

The article discusses the history of Vanceboro, Maine in the period from 1871 to 1900. It explores the impact of the relationship between this “hinterland community” and the metropolitan economies to which it was connected.


The Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History, Rita M. Breton Jun 1985

The Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History, Rita M. Breton

Maine History

This Research Note discusses the references available at the Anthropology Department Archives at the University of Maine.


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.