Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor Saco River narrows, Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - A word of thanks

"A word of thanks We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for the help and support they provided to Team Biddeford and the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford Copy of Major Phillips sale of lands to Richard Russell, Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… conflict, and negotiation among Wabanaki, French, Acadian, British, and US individuals and groups over several centuries."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"1940 Biddeford Courtesy of Janet and Ray Verrier Acadian entrepreneurs from Van Buren, Patrick (1897-1959) made beer for sale and Marie (1903-1975)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Pages 47-90 Profiles of members, John Martin's Dancing School, reports of several dance events.   Pages 91-132 Acadian Hall, continued; profiles…"

Acadia National Park

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… the backdrop of liquor smuggling among the Acadian border population in Aroostook County. An earlier book, The Ramrodders, 1910, satirized Maine…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… French and Indian War 1755 • British deport Acadians to Maine and other New England communities 1775 • Machias residents capture British ship…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… settlement until after the Civil War, although Acadians had lived along the St. John River since 1650 and American settlers arrived in Houlton in…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Memorial Library Later settlers included Acadians, forced to flee Nova Scotia, veterans of the American Revolution, and those like Colonel John…"