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Articles 1 - 13 of 13
Full-Text Articles in History
The Power Of Place In Memory: An Oral History Of The Eastern Corporation In Brewer,Maine, Pauleena Macdougall, Amy L. Stevens
The Power Of Place In Memory: An Oral History Of The Eastern Corporation In Brewer,Maine, Pauleena Macdougall, Amy L. Stevens
Maine History
“If preservationists are to be true to the insights of a broad, inclusive social history encompassing gender, race and class . . . it means emphasizing the building types — such as tenement, factory, union hall or church — that have housed the working people’s everyday lives.”1 This article introduces a special issue of Maine History on the state’s paper industry and particularly the fortunes of the Eastern Fine Paper Company in Brewer. The mill, which closed in 2005,was an economic and cultural mainstay of this Maine town, and in this article MacDougall and Stevens trace the history of a …
“I’Ve Got A Million Of These Stories”: Workers’ Perspectives At The Eastern Fine Paper Corporation, 1960-2004, Amy Stevens
“I’Ve Got A Million Of These Stories”: Workers’ Perspectives At The Eastern Fine Paper Corporation, 1960-2004, Amy Stevens
Maine History
Maine’s modern history is punctuated by factory closings — the textile mills in the 1950's, the shoe factories in the 1980's and 1990's, and most recently the paper mills in various corners of the state. Although numerous studies document the economic impact of these unfortunate events, we have little recourse to understanding the human impact — the stories of the men and women whose lives were so closely entwined with the mills and the communities they so often founded and supported. In this article, Amy Stevens weaves together the documents and the stories that provide a multifaceted picture of the …
An Enduring Technology: The Horse Logging Tradition In Maine, James E. Passanisi
An Enduring Technology: The Horse Logging Tradition In Maine, James E. Passanisi
Maine History
No abstract provided.
Papermaking In Maine: Economic Trends From 1894 To 2000, Lloyd C. Ireland
Papermaking In Maine: Economic Trends From 1894 To 2000, Lloyd C. Ireland
Maine History
This essay reviews the major economic trends in Maine’s paper industry since the late nineteenth century. It sets the context at national and regional levels, offers a broad statistical picture of the industry’s production in Maine, and concludes with a focus on Maine’s “mill towns.” Paper production is a branch of a larger industry that converts primary fiber — logs, chips, wastepaper, rags, or market pulp — into paper.
Book Reviews, Christian P. Potholm, Polly Welts Kaufman, Carol Toner
Book Reviews, Christian P. Potholm, Polly Welts Kaufman, Carol Toner
Maine History
Reviews of the following books: An Upriver Passamaquoddy by Allen J. Sockabasin; The Murder of Mary Bean and Other Stories by Elizabeth A. DeWolfe; American Silk, 1830-1930: Entrepremeurs and Artifacts by Jackqueline Field, Marjorie Senechal and Madelyn Shaw.
Something In Common: Eastern Manufacturing Company, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology’S School Of Chemical Engineering Practice, And The University Of Maine, Pauleena Macdougall
Something In Common: Eastern Manufacturing Company, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology’S School Of Chemical Engineering Practice, And The University Of Maine, Pauleena Macdougall
Maine History
Part of Eastern Manufacturing Company’s innovative history in the field of fine paper production was the development of a unique cooperative arrangement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Chemical Engineering Department, which was focused on the practical application of chemistry to industry. To further its goals, the MIT department formed Practice Schools that partnered with chemical-using industries across the nation to bring academic chemists and their students into manufacturing plants to solve practical problems in chemistry. Eastern Fine’s pioneering role in this project was a model for the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Maine.
The Life And Career Of Bangor’S Frederick Wellington Ayer (1855-1936), Founder Of Eastern Corporation, Pauleena Macdougall
The Life And Career Of Bangor’S Frederick Wellington Ayer (1855-1936), Founder Of Eastern Corporation, Pauleena Macdougall
Maine History
In this article, Pauleena MacDougall presents a brief business biography of Fred W. Ayer, who founded the Eastern Manufacturing Company in Brewer, Maine, and set this pioneering firm on course as a leader in lumber production and later in the production of fine papers.
A Narrow Escape: A Penobscot Riverdriver’S Perilous Adventure, From The Bangor Whig And Courier, July 9,1875., David C. Smith
A Narrow Escape: A Penobscot Riverdriver’S Perilous Adventure, From The Bangor Whig And Courier, July 9,1875., David C. Smith
Maine History
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Maine's Embargo Forts, Joshua M. Smith
Maine's Embargo Forts, Joshua M. Smith
Maine History
The Embargo acts, passed in 1806-1808 during the Jefferson administration, were originally designed to punish Great Britain for violating American neutrality on the high seas during the Napoleonic wars. Increasingly, however, the acts were enforced against Americans seeking to defy the embargo and trade with England. Since Maine was heavily committed to trading with Great Britain — and with its colonies immediately to the north of Maine — the War Department ordered several forts built along the District’s coast, ostensibly to protect American citizens from British reprisal or war, but in fact, to enforce the embargoes. The forts brought sharply …
Book Reviews, W. Stanton Maloney, David R. Jones, Charles Horne
Book Reviews, W. Stanton Maloney, David R. Jones, Charles Horne
Maine History
Reviews of the following books: The Voyage of Archangell: James Rosier's Account of the Waymouth Voyage of 1605, A True Relation by James Rosier; Bates Through the Years: An Illustrated History by Charles E. Clark; New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide by Benjamin D. and June R. Evans; Styles Bridges: Yankee Senator by James J. Kiepper
Comments On The Ship’S Log Kept By Captain Ephraim Jones Of A Voyage From Falmouth To Bermuda And The Turks Islands,1765, Charles P.M. Outwin
Comments On The Ship’S Log Kept By Captain Ephraim Jones Of A Voyage From Falmouth To Bermuda And The Turks Islands,1765, Charles P.M. Outwin
Maine History
Willis Collection, volume K, rear, Maine Historical Society Collections
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant: A Technological Utopia In Retrospect, Howard P. Segal
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant: A Technological Utopia In Retrospect, Howard P. Segal
Maine History
The Maine Yankee nuclear power plant, built in 1968 and closed in 1996, provides a revealing case study of the rise and fall of the nuclear power industry in the United States. At its inception, the plant generated a great outpouring of optimistic superlatives promising electricity “too cheap to meter” and a solution to Maine’s longstanding energy problems. Its promoters envisioned a technological utopia for Maine communities based on cheap and efficient energy, and based on these promising prospects, the town of Wiscasset welcomed the plant. This article traces the changes in public thinking that led to statewide referenda on …
“Friendship, Sweet Soother Of My Cares!”: Women, Religion, And Power In The Diary Of Sarah Connell Ayer, Shannon M. Risk
“Friendship, Sweet Soother Of My Cares!”: Women, Religion, And Power In The Diary Of Sarah Connell Ayer, Shannon M. Risk
Maine History
The diary of Sarah Connell Ayer (1791-1835) reveals the motivations of a woman caught up in the Second Great Awakening that spread across New England in the early nineteenth century. Ayer arrived in Portland in 1811 and immediately sought out a circle of female friends who espoused the same desires as did she. She joined with other church women in challenging the boundaries of Republican Motherhood ,and under the veil of the church, helped to minister in the greater Portland society.This female church culture helped women like Ayer get through the many pitfalls of womanhood in the early nineteenth century, …