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New English Canaan, Thomas Morton

Maine History Documents

In 1883 the Prince Society published in very limited quantity The New English Canaan edited by Charles Francis Adams. Since then there has been no new edition of this informative and entertaining work. Adams held faithfully to the original in spelling, punctuation, and even in the use of the early in the text. His footnotes are learned, copious, and occasionally a bit irrelevant, but a number of mystifying expressions are not explained. It may simply be the short supply and relatively poor readability that have caused modern scholars to deny Morton’s work the attention that it deserves. In this edition …

Historical Floods In New England, M. T. Thomson, William B. Gannon, M. P. Thomas, G. S. Hayes

Maine History Documents

One or more of the great recent New England floods of 1927, 1936, 1938, and 1955 exceeded the greatest known historical floods on most of the major rivers. Locally, on tributary streams, the great floods of recent years probably exceeded historical floods, but the certainty diminishes for the floods that occurred prior to the observance of living witnesses.

This report presents, by year, a condensation of the data on unusual historical floods (floods that occurred before establishment of gaging stations) and the sources of this evidence. This information will be helpful in the determination of the frequency of the highest …

Great Northern Paper Company Today, Great Northern Paper Company

Maine History Documents

Information about the Great Northern Paper Company. Contents: Paper, Partner in Progress -- "The Northern" -- Trees, Paper's Raw Material -- Water and Power, The Papermaker's Tools -- How Paper Is Made -- Groundwood Papers, New Opportunities for Service -- Getting the Product Into Use -- People, Secret Ingredient of Good Paper -- Work and Play, The Concept of Multiple Use -- Planning the Future.

The First Step Of Great Northern's Expansion At East Millinocket, Maine, Great Northern Paper Company

Maine History Documents

Information about the construction of an expansion to the East Millinocket mill, circa 1954. Includes several illustrations and diagrams of systems.

Fluctuating Game Populations And The Sportsman, Ralph S. Palmer

Maine History Documents

A paper read by Ralph S. Palmer, Department of Zoology, Vassar College, New York from the Proceedings of the Northeastern Game Conference, 1948, p. 117-120.

A Bibliography Of Maine Cookery From Colonial Days To Present Time, Margaret K. Rose

Maine History Documents

A list of resources that provide recipes and methods of cooking of settlers in Colonial Maine, with an index of recipes.

A Few Descendants Of William Brown Of Eastham, Mass., Cape Cod, Frederick Johnson Simmons

Maine History Documents

Full title: A few descendants of William Brown of Eastham, Mass., Cape Cod : with connecting lines of Knowles, Hopkins, Cole, Snow, Phinney, Pierce, Miller, Allen, Richardson, Southworth and Mayflower ancestors.

An Architectural Monograph On Port Towns Of Penobscot Bay, Charles Dana Loomis

Maine History Documents

Illustrations and discussion of the architecture of homes in Camden, Belfast, and Castine, Maine.

The Confession, Covenant And Government Of The Advent Christian Church, Bridgton, Maine, Advent Christian Church (Bridgton, Me.)

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

Ransom's Family Receipt Book, 1895: Free To Everyone, New Every Year: Receipts For Fish, Oysters, Game And Eggs, D. Ransom, Son & Co.

Maine History Documents

A booklet of recipes for fish, oysters, game and eggs. Includes testimonials and advertisements for several medicines offered by D. Ransom, Son & Co. Stamped on the back as being offered by Taylor & Mitchell Drug and Grocery Store, Unity, Maine.

A Queen Amongst Women, By The Author Of "Dora Thorne"

Maine History Documents

An issue of The Leisure Hour Library featuring, "A Queen Amongst Women. A Novel. By the Author of 'Dora Thorne.'" New Series, Volume I, No. 89, June 26, 1886.

Industrial Education In Public Schools, Edwin F. Small

Maine History Documents

York Institute Publication volume 1, number 2, an address delivered February 13, 1884 before the Society on the topic of public school education and providing education for all classes.

Medical School Of Maine At Bowdoin College: Commencing February 8th, 1883, Medical School Of Maine

Maine History Documents

Information about the School of Medicine of Maine when at Bowdoin College.

Reply Of Mr. Wm. E. Chandler To The Slanders Of Honorable Bainbridge Wadleigh, William E. Chandler

Maine History Documents

Full title: Reply of Mr. Wm. E. Chandler to the slanders of Honorable Bainbridge Wadleigh, lately U.S. senator; together with a request for explanation of some acts of Mr. Wadleigh while senator.

An Address Delivered At The Inauguration Of Rev. Joseph Muenscher And Rev. John R. Cotting As Instructors In The Female Classical Seminary, Brookfield, Joseph Muenscher

Maine History Documents

Includes the speech delivered by Joseph Muenscher, names of members of the Board of Visitors, Trustees, instructors, course of study and textbooks used at the Female Classical Seminary.

Biography Of The Hon. Caleb Strong, Several Years Governor Of The State Of Massachusetts, Alden Bradford

Maine History Documents

A biographical pamphlet on Caleb Strong, governor of Massachusetts (and the District of Maine) between 1800 and 1807, and again from 1812 until 1816.

Little Poems For Little Readers, Ann Taylor

Maine History Documents

28 pages : illustrations ; 11 cm Contents Our Father who art in heaven -- The linnet's nest -- The oak -- The violet -- The cruel thorn -- The way to be happy -- Winter night -- The village green -- About God who made the sun and moon -- The lily of the valley -- The child of affluence -- The child of poverty

Binding sewn with pages 27 and 28 accidentally preceding the title page.

An Address, Delivered At Brunswick, April 27, 1814, Parker Cleveland

Maine History Documents

Full title: An address, delivered at Brunswick, April 27, 1814; before the Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell society, for the suppression of intemperance by Parker Cleveland, A. M., Professor of Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy, in Bowdoin College