Maine Memory Network

Index Map of International Boundary, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930 Media: Ink on paper, map

Canaan Corner, Northeast Boundary, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Canaan Media: Ink on paper

Monkhouse residence boundary survey, Machiasport, 2002-2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2002–2003 Location: Machiasport Client: Christoper P. Monkhouse Architect: CES, Inc.

Haberman residence, Mount Desert, 1994-2007

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1994–2007 Location: Mount Desert Client: Richard Haberman, Architect: Patrick Chasse

The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Borderland Essays

"… right, pertaining to the drawing of the northeast boundary between the United States in Canada, and the "borderland" region known between what is…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - People

"… and Kennebec Proprietors, and the Northeast Boundary (Barclay) collections. Map by Francis Joseph Neptune, Cobscook River, 1798 Map by…"

The Journey Home
by Gina Brooks

I am a Maliseet artist from the St. Mary’s First Nation, my work is about our connection to the land

A New Beginning for Wabanaki Land Relationships
by John Banks

Wabanaki leadership in land stewardship