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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.


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.


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


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.


The Convention Of 1819, Robert B. Williamson Feb 1970

The Convention Of 1819, Robert B. Williamson

Maine History

The article is a transcript of an address delivered by the Honorable Robert B. Williamson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Maine at the First Parish Church in Portland, Maine on October 12, 1969 to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the writing of the Constitution for Maine.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Feb 1970

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 Feb 1970

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

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


Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Edmund E. Lynch, Roger B. Ray Feb 1970

Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Edmund E. Lynch, Roger B. Ray

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: A History of Maine: A Collection of Readings in the History of Maine 1600-1970 edited by Ronald F. Banks; Frederick J. Waugh, American Marine Painter by George R. Havens; Letters to Christopher Prince, 1855-1865 and Journals of Eliza Prince, 1859-1860 edited by Arthur P. Spear