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Full-Text Articles in History
Beaver, Blankets, Liquor, And Politics Pemaquid’S Fur Trade, 1614-1760, Neill Depaoli
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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.