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Tradition And Change In Rural New England: A Case Study Of Brooksville, Maine, 1850-1870, Robert J. Mitchell Oct 1978

Tradition And Change In Rural New England: A Case Study Of Brooksville, Maine, 1850-1870, Robert J. Mitchell

Maine History

This article examines the circumstances people of small nineteenth-century agricultural communities in light of economic and social changes in the took place in the mid-nineteenth century.


The Society And News Of Other Societies, Maine Historical Society Oct 1978

The Society And News Of Other Societies, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Information about the activities of the Maine Historical Society and other societies and institutions.


Local History And The Bicentennial Year In Maine: A Review Essay, Eric S. Fowler Oct 1978

Local History And The Bicentennial Year In Maine: A Review Essay, Eric S. Fowler

Maine History

This article discusses the types of Maine community histories produced around the 1976 bicentennial.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Oct 1978

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


Book Reviews, David C. Smith, William David Barry, Sherilyn R. Dietrich, Kendall Morse Oct 1978

Book Reviews, David C. Smith, William David Barry, Sherilyn R. Dietrich, Kendall Morse

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Maine: A Bicentennial History by Charles E. Clark; History, Records, Recollections of Gray, Maine by George T. Hill; History of the Town of Burlington, Penobscot County, Maine from Settlement to 1975 by Alan H. Hawkins; Charlie York: Maine Coast Fisherman by Harold B. Clifford


The Founding Of Maine, 1600-1640: A Comment, Charles E. Clark Jul 1978

The Founding Of Maine, 1600-1640: A Comment, Charles E. Clark

Maine History

This article is commentary on Edwin Churchill's article on the founding of Maine, also in this issue.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jul 1978

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


The Founding Of Maine, 1600-1640: A Revisionist Interpretation, Edwin A. Churchill Jul 1978

The Founding Of Maine, 1600-1640: A Revisionist Interpretation, Edwin A. Churchill

Maine History

This article discusses the traditional theories around the settlement of Maine and concludes the overall pattern of settlement and early society in Maine is at odd with the traditional theory.


The Society, Maine Historical Society Apr 1978

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

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


Book Reviews, Charles E. Clark, Jacques M. Downs St. Francis College, Kenneth M. Morrison, Gwilym R. Roberts Apr 1978

Book Reviews, Charles E. Clark, Jacques M. Downs St. Francis College, Kenneth M. Morrison, Gwilym R. Roberts

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: The Fathers of the Towns: Leadership and Community Structure in Eighteenth-century New England by Edward M. Cook, Jr.; Voyages by Alfred T. Hill; The Indians of Maine and the Atlantic Provinces: A Bibliographical Guide by Roger B. Ray; Sunday River Sketches: A New England Chronicle by Martha Fifield Wilkins


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Apr 1978

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


Maine Crusades And Crusaders, 1830-1850 And Addenda, Richard P. Mallett, Roger Ray Apr 1978

Maine Crusades And Crusaders, 1830-1850 And Addenda, Richard P. Mallett, Roger Ray

Maine History

The article reviews the proliferation of agencies and movements for advancing Christian piety and morals in 19th century Maine. The Addenda reviews a number of publications regarding Maine Indigenous Peoples.


Book Reviews, Eric S. Flower, Edward Potter, H. Draper Hunt Apr 1978

Book Reviews, Eric S. Flower, Edward Potter, H. Draper Hunt

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Maine: A Bibliography of Its History by John D. Haskell, Jr.; Tombstones and Paving Blocks: The History of the Granite Industry in Maine by Roger E. Grindle; Josiah Volunteered: A Collection of Diaries, Letters and Photographs of Josiah H. Sturtevant, His Wife Helen and His Four Children edited by Arnold H. Sturtevant


The Society And News Of Other Societies, Maine Historical Society Jan 1978

The Society And News Of Other Societies, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article contains recent news and events for the Maine Historical Societies and other Societies and Institutions.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jan 1978

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


Maine's Connected Farm Buildings, Thomas C. Hubka Jan 1978

Maine's Connected Farm Buildings, Thomas C. Hubka

Maine History

This article (part one of two) discusses the possible reasons that Maine farmers modified traditional farm organization and created a connection of house and barn.


Book Reviews, Richard A. Preston, Alan Hall, Roger L. Grindle, Phyllis R. Sweetser Jan 1978

Book Reviews, Richard A. Preston, Alan Hall, Roger L. Grindle, Phyllis R. Sweetser

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: The Letters of Thomas Gorges, Deputy Governor of the Province of Maine, 1640-1643, edited by Robert E. Moody; Maine Resources: Printed and Non-Printed compiled by Walter J. Taranko and Dorothy A. Gregory; Barrels and Daring by Patrick C. Dowling; The Landing: A Remembrance of Her People and Shipyards by Thomas W. Murphy, Jr.


Colonel John Black Of Ellsworth (1781-1856), Rebecca Robbins Jan 1978

Colonel John Black Of Ellsworth (1781-1856), Rebecca Robbins

Maine History

The article is a recounting of the private aspects of the life of Colonel John Black, agent for the estate of William Bingham and one of early Maine’s most ambitious and hard-working businessmen.


Book Reviews, Esta Astor, Hilda Fife, Benjamin Butler, James B. Vickery Jan 1978

Book Reviews, Esta Astor, Hilda Fife, Benjamin Butler, James B. Vickery

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Pownal: A Rural Maine History by Donna Boyles and others; Maine Genealogy: A Bibliographical Guide by John Frost; Cumberland, Maine, in Four Centuries by Phyllis S. Sweetser; History of Limington, Maine, 1668-1900 by Robert L. Taylor


The Society, Maine Historical Society Jan 1978

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

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