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Articles 1 - 12 of 12
Full-Text Articles in History
“Red Paint People” And Other Myths Of Maine Archaeology, David Sanger
“Red Paint People” And Other Myths Of Maine Archaeology, David Sanger
Maine History
Maine archaeologists continue to learn more about the pre-European past, often changing once accepted ideas. Among these is the nature of the so-called “Red Paint Peoplewho were not a distinct race or people, but various Native Americans groups who happened to bury their dead with red ocher between 6000 and 2000 B.C. Another popular idea is the erroneous notion that early Maine Native peoples migrated from coast to interior on a seasonal basis. Recent research questions this belief and explores the reasons for its persistence. Finally, the paper discusses the problem of extending modern political-ethnic terms, such as Penobscot Nation, …
Dave The Guesser, Joyce Butler
“Every Town Shall Maintain Their Own Poor”: New England’S Settlement Laws, Jean F. Hankins
“Every Town Shall Maintain Their Own Poor”: New England’S Settlement Laws, Jean F. Hankins
Maine History
New England's settlement laws dictated which town or county was responsible for supporting individuals in cases of hardship. Until the settlement laws of Maine were repealed in 1973, Maine's town officials and taxpayers were often legally obligated to support people whose connections with the town were largely historical One such case involved members of the Walker family, some of whom collected poor relief from the town of Otisfield from 1863 to 1968 even though the individuals receiving aid lived in the town for a total of less than seven years. Maine's archaic settlement laws persisted into the late twentieth century …
170 Years Of Caring: The Animal Welfare Movement In Bangor, Maine, John D. Blaisdell
170 Years Of Caring: The Animal Welfare Movement In Bangor, Maine, John D. Blaisdell
Maine History
The history of the animal welfare movement in Bangor, Maine dates to the first decades of the nineteenth century: Over the course of its long history, the movement's emphasis shifted from a focus on livestock and urban workhorses in the nineteenth century to children and animals at the turn of the century and finally to companion animals, primarily cats and dogs. These shifts, the author argues, reflect economic and technological changes as well as a transformation in society's perception of animals. A Maine native, John Blaisdell, is currently working on a book exploring the history of Maine's animal welfare movement. …
Waldron Vs. Smith: Shipwreck At The Eastward, 1671, Barbara Rumsey
Waldron Vs. Smith: Shipwreck At The Eastward, 1671, Barbara Rumsey
Maine History
A 1672 court case reveals a tale of suspected treachery and shipwreck on the seventeenth-century New England frontier. As the narrative moves along the seaboard from Boston to Nova Scotia., details emerge about little-known aspects of life on the frontier's fringe: the fragile relations with the French and Native Americans, the movable community of coastal shipboard fur traders, and the Sagadahoc settlers who assisted them. Depositions by castaway Boston-based seamen and Sagadahoc residents provide insight into the shadowy figures and conditions that existed beyond the Kennebec River, “at the eastward. Barbara S. Rumsey was born in Buffalo, New York, and …
The “Pointer Draft” Of Falmouth In October 1775, Charles P.M. Outwin
The “Pointer Draft” Of Falmouth In October 1775, Charles P.M. Outwin
Maine History
No abstract provided.
Harold Marsh Sewall And The Truculent Pursuit Of Empire: Samoa, 1887-1890, Paul T. Burlin
Harold Marsh Sewall And The Truculent Pursuit Of Empire: Samoa, 1887-1890, Paul T. Burlin
Maine History
The conflict between Thomas F. Bayard, Grover Cleveland's first Secretary of State, and his subordinate, Harold Marsh Sewall of Bath, Maine, who was U.S. consul general to Samoa, was not a disagreement about the goals of American policy. Their disagreement related more to tactical considerations. And at that level, generational differences probably drove them apart. Specifically, the meaning of the Civil War for the younger generation of which Sewall was a part may well have contributed to his “truculent" pursuit of empire, a posture that totally unnerved the older Bayard. Paul T. Burlin is Associate Professor of History and Chair …
The Administrative Code Of 1931: William Tudor Gardiner And Government Reform, Claude G. Berube
The Administrative Code Of 1931: William Tudor Gardiner And Government Reform, Claude G. Berube
Maine History
Welfare reform, downsizing government and making government more efficient are issues that could be taken from some 1990s political candidate's campaign handbook. But they have been longstanding themes in Maine's political history. Administrative reform was a key element in William Tudor Gardiner's two terms as governor from 1929 to 1933. No study of Gardiner's career would be complete without examining the events encompassing the Administrative Code of 1931, a comprehensive reform bill that was intended to change the way Maine government operated. Claude G. Berube earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Saint Anselm College in 1988 and …
Book Reviews, Jason M. Dorr, Ellen King, Dena De Marco, William David Barry, Charles Horne
Book Reviews, Jason M. Dorr, Ellen King, Dena De Marco, William David Barry, Charles Horne
Maine History
Review of the following books: The McArthurs of Limington, Maine: The Family in America a Century Ago, 1783-1917 by Elizabeth Ring; Allagash: Maine's Wild and Scenic River by Dean B. Bennett; Growing Up in Maine: Recollections of Childhood from the 1780's to the 1920's edited by Charles and Samuella Shain; The Best of Barnes: The Selected Articles and Photographs of Jack Barnes edited by Susan Conley; An Insider's Guide to Maine Politics 1946-1996 by Christian Potholm;
The Crawford And Ella Peffer / Redpath Chautauqua Collection, William David Barry
The Crawford And Ella Peffer / Redpath Chautauqua Collection, William David Barry
Maine History
No abstract provided.
Center And Peripheries: Locating Maine's History, Alan Taylor
Center And Peripheries: Locating Maine's History, Alan Taylor
Maine History
What is the place of Maine history? Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor uses the misfortunes of George Ulmer, commander of militia volunteers in Eastport during the War of 1812y, to argue that historians should refocus their view of the past by paying attention to places traditionally deemed “marginal” or “peripheral” to the larger story of American history. Professor Taylor points out that, as a borderland, Maine has long been an international crossroads—an area of dense cultural and economic interaction—and, therefore, should be at the center of our quest for understanding past experience. A professor of history at the University of …
“Catching Cannonballs”: Reflections On A Career As A History Teacher, Jerome Nadelhaft
“Catching Cannonballs”: Reflections On A Career As A History Teacher, Jerome Nadelhaft
Maine History
This essay was delivered as a plenary address at a conference for high school teachers on teaching history in Maine, held October 1997 at the University of Maine. Retiring History Professor Jerome Nadelhaft reflects on his career as colonial historian at the University of Maine and suggests that the mission of the history teacher is to impart an ethical sensibility to students.