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Full-Text Articles in History
"The Valley White With Mist" A Cape Cod Colony In Maine, 1770-1820, Jamie H. Eves
"The Valley White With Mist" A Cape Cod Colony In Maine, 1770-1820, Jamie H. Eves
Maine History
The dramatic influx of southern New Englanders into the District of Maine in the 1770s is widely recognized but poorly understood. This article traces migration routes from Cape Cod to the Penobscot River valley. By 1770 farmlands on the Cape could no longer sustain an agrarian way of life that was important to many inhabitants. Choosing to change locations rather than occupations, families moved eastward and on the lower Penobscot River reproduced, as best they could, the world they left behind. This article explores the reasons for the uprooting, and the cultural, ideological, familial, and architectural links that bound the …
Orono: The Great Sachem, James B. Vickery
Orono: The Great Sachem, James B. Vickery
Maine History
This article is a summary of the known facts of the life of Sachem Orono.
“To Obey Jesus Christ And General Washington”: Massachusetts, Catholicism And The Eastern Indians During The American Revolution, Francis D. Cogliano
“To Obey Jesus Christ And General Washington”: Massachusetts, Catholicism And The Eastern Indians During The American Revolution, Francis D. Cogliano
Maine History
Massachusetts government policy embodies a long history of anti-Catholic sentiment. During the Revolutionary War, the state faced a dilemma as the Indians of eastern Maine, whose loyalty was crucial to the defense of that region, appealed time and again for a Catholic priest to administer their sacraments. This study of the halting official policy regarding the religious needs of the Eastern Indians reveals both the ideological pragmatism of Massachusetts leaders under the pressures of war, and the perseverance of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Micmac Indians as they struggled to protect their religious way of life.
The Margaret Chase Smith Library, Gregory P. Gallant
The Margaret Chase Smith Library, Gregory P. Gallant
Maine History
Description of the contents and organization of the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, Maine.
Margaret Chase Smith’S 1950 Declaration Of Conscience Speech, Dennis L. Morrison
Margaret Chase Smith’S 1950 Declaration Of Conscience Speech, Dennis L. Morrison
Maine History
In 1948 Margaret Chase Smith of Maine became the first woman elected to the Senate entirely on her own merit. She went on to enjoy a long and distinguished career in Congress. The highlight of this career was Smith’s 1950 speech against foe McCarthy, known as her Declaration of Conscience. In the following article, Dennis Morrison analyzes the speech and traces its origins to Smith’s early life in Maine.
Declaration Of Conscience, Margaret Chase Smith
Declaration Of Conscience, Margaret Chase Smith
Maine History
Text of Senator Margaret Chase Smith's address to U.S. Senate on June 1, 1950
Putting The House In Order: Women’S Cooperative Extension Work In The Early Twentieth Century, Abbe L. Karman
Putting The House In Order: Women’S Cooperative Extension Work In The Early Twentieth Century, Abbe L. Karman
Maine History
Maine’s Cooperative Extension Service, in addition to its work with farm men, sent female agents into the countryside to teach women the principles of thrift, modernity, and efficiency in the home. How successful agents were at instilling modem principles is difficult to determine, but their experiences, recorded in Extension annual reports, reveal the tensions between women aspiring to professional standards and those whose work revolved around the home. In this article, Abbe L. Karmen explores the biases of the agents themselves and the force of traditional domestic patterns in rural Maine.
Book Reviews, Randall H, Bennett, Harald E.L. Prins, Jare L. Daniells
Book Reviews, Randall H, Bennett, Harald E.L. Prins, Jare L. Daniells
Maine History
Reviews of the following books: The American Genealogist, 1932-1965. 33 volumes; The Western Abenakis of Vermont, 1600-1800: War, Migration, and the Survival of an Indian People by Colin Calloway; Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast, Volume II: Mount Desert to Machias Bay by Charles B. McLane with the collaboration of Carol Evarts McLane.
The Roman Catholic Diocesan Boundary And American Madawaska, 1842-1870, Michael D. Stevenson, Graeme S. Mount
The Roman Catholic Diocesan Boundary And American Madawaska, 1842-1870, Michael D. Stevenson, Graeme S. Mount
Maine History
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which established the Maine-New Brunswick boundary along the St. John River, divided the Acadian settlements in the valley. Among the questions this posed for residents and for church officials was the location of the diocesan boundary: would it follow national, or ethnic lines? The ultimate resolution - the parishes south of the river were transferred to the Diocese of Portland - depended not only on established Roman Catholic practice in matters of changing national boundaries, but also upon the personalities involved, including the bishops of Portland and Saint John and the parishioners on both sides …
The Padrone, The Sojourners, And The Settlers: A Preface To The "Little Italies" Of Maine, Alfred T. Banfield
The Padrone, The Sojourners, And The Settlers: A Preface To The "Little Italies" Of Maine, Alfred T. Banfield
Maine History
The article provides a history of Italian immigration to and settlement in Maine.
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.