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The Society, Maine Historical Society Sep 1983

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article includes information which was omitted inadvertently from the report of the Society’s 161st Annual Meeting in Vol. 23, No. 1.


French Aspirations In The Kennebec-Penobscot Region, 1671, John G. Reid Sep 1983

French Aspirations In The Kennebec-Penobscot Region, 1671, John G. Reid

Maine History

This article discusses early events in the conflict between England and France over ownership of the area of Maine known as the Kennebec-Penobscot area


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Sep 1983

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


The Antislavery Agency System In Maine, 1836-1838, John L. Myers Sep 1983

The Antislavery Agency System In Maine, 1836-1838, John L. Myers

Maine History

The article discusses the establishment of the Maine Anti-Slavery Society in 1834 and it’s growth and influences during the next four years.


Book Reviews, William L. Taylor, Richard R. Wescott, Roger Howell Jr. Sep 1983

Book Reviews, William L. Taylor, Richard R. Wescott, Roger Howell Jr.

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: A History of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, 1885-1978 by David C. Smith; Radical Sects of Revolutionary New England by Stephen A. Marini; English America and the Revolution of 1688: Royal Administration and the Structure of Provincial Government by Jack M. Sosin.


The Society, Maine Historical Society Jul 1983

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article is the meeting minutes of the Maine Historical Society's 161st Annual Meeting, including Treasurer's Report.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jul 1983

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

List of selected books regarding Maine History


Producing Local History: An Essay And Review, Joyce Butler Jul 1983

Producing Local History: An Essay And Review, Joyce Butler

Maine History

Review Essay regarding the following books: Hodgdon, Maine, 1832-1982: Sesquicentennial Album by Geraldine Tidd Scott; History of St. Albans, Maine compiled by Gladys M. Bigelow and Ruth M. Knowles;


Book Reviews, William David Berry, Mary-Eliza Wengren, Neal W. Allen Jul 1983

Book Reviews, William David Berry, Mary-Eliza Wengren, Neal W. Allen

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast: Blue Hill and Penobscot Bay by Charles B. McLane; Maine's Historic Places: Properties on the National Register of Historic Places by Frank A. Beard and Bette A. Smith, with Robert L. Bradley and Arthur E. Spiess; Adjustments to Empire: The New England Colonies, 1675-1715 by Richard R. Johnson


The Maine Campaign For Direct Democracy, 1902-1908, Rod Farmer Jul 1983

The Maine Campaign For Direct Democracy, 1902-1908, Rod Farmer

Maine History

This article discuses the reformers of the Progressive Era and their desire for more democracy through the adoption of initiative and referendum.


Book Reviews, Stanley Russell Howe, Donald Q. Cannon, Arthur E. Spiess, Joel W. Eastman, Edwin A. Churchill Apr 1983

Book Reviews, Stanley Russell Howe, Donald Q. Cannon, Arthur E. Spiess, Joel W. Eastman, Edwin A. Churchill

Maine History

Review of the following books: Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You by David E. Kyvig and Myron A. Marty; The Forerunners: The Tragic Story of 156 Down-East Americans Led to Jaffa in 1866 by Charismatic G.J. Adams to Plant the Seeds of Modern Israel by Reed M. Holmes; Islands of Maine: Where America Really Began by Bill Caldwell; Foundations of Northeast Archaeology edited by Dean R. Snow; A Short History of the American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era by John H. White


Colonial Astronomers In Search Of The Longitude Of New England, Richard F. Rothschild Apr 1983

Colonial Astronomers In Search Of The Longitude Of New England, Richard F. Rothschild

Maine History

This article deals with aspects of progress made between 1755 and 1785 to identify the longitude of New England and the reasons for the failure of the Harvard-American Academy of Arts and Sciences expedition to Penobscot to see the totality of the solar eclipse of October 27 1780.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jan 1983

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history


Constitutional Problems In Maine During The Civil War, David M. Gold Jan 1983

Constitutional Problems In Maine During The Civil War, David M. Gold

Maine History

This article discusses the constitutional issues faced by state judiciaries due to the federal Dred Scott Decision, the Fugitive Slave Act and states’ personal freedom laws.


Book Reviews, William David Barry, John F. Jaques, R.C. Richardson Jan 1983

Book Reviews, William David Barry, John F. Jaques, R.C. Richardson

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Women of Maine by Lee Agger; Nathaniel Hawthorne in His Times by James R. Mellow; In English Ways: The Movement of Societies and the Transferal of English Local Law and Customs to Massachusetts Bay in the Seventeenth Century by David Grayson Allen.