Keywords: Penobscot Expedition (Me.)
Item 1323
Stephen Hall on Penobscot Expedition, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-08-29 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 25164
Receipt for Penobscot Expedition service, Falmouth, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-07-08 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor
"… she participated in the Henry Ford Peace Expedition along with many other women. While living in Manhattan, Mary was given the opportunity to write…"
Site Page
"… to go to a store or something it was like a major expedition. So I was not taken around to play with other kids in Minturn or something like that…"
Story
Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune
A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.