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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Gendered divisions of economic activity, moreover, meant that women landowners did not participate in companies’ day-to-day decision-making or…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"Sale and division to heirs of the original proprietors meant that by 1750, both the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors consisted of numerous men and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"Gendered family structures and divisions of labor shaped Wabanaki and colonial New England economies, and Indigenous and White women were essential…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… land for commerce and trade taking place both on land and at sea, and still further to developing and protecting areas of land and natural…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… by the Boston & Maine and had become the Eastern Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad.(1) In 1935 with revenues dropping, the Maine Central and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… and under good pilotage along the rocky shore, landing for our geological discoveries even as old Champlain may have landed for his geography, and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… started spending less time at sea and more on land – expanding their own properties, as well as buying, developing, and selling land to summer…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… under logging threat, participate in an adjacent land exchange with Savage, and swap land that resulted in permanent protection of the road…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… “Indian Governor” near Southwest Harbor, “bought” land from him for a gallon of rum, and documented the deal on a piece of birch bark—which he…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Arriving in Bar Harbor Bar Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"We think it hard that you settle the lands that God gave us without making us some consideration. -Passamaquoddy Chief Abowadwonit (1763)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"In time these rusticators bought land of their own and built large homes around the island. There were many well known individuals, including George…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"Most of these early families received their land titles from either Governor Bernard or Bartholemy and Marie Therese de Gregoire."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Public Collections: Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, located in Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor, maintains a small archive of historic…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… and raise the appropriate funds for construction. Land on the Cromwell Harbor Road, near the Kebo Valley Club was selected “not only for its…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… organization was formed to acquire Mount Desert land. They started with a tiny piece in Seal Harbor and a hilltop overlooking Jordan Pond."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Area land was purchased from the Natives for amounts of rum, and birch bark deeds were given the buyers. Mt."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"From this island to the main land on the north, the distance is less than a hundred paces. It is very high, and notched in places, so that there is…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Desert Island and the outlying crops of lands. Families like the Stanleys, the Gilleys, and even the first settlers of the Cranberry Islands, the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… available nearby to establish themselves—land, lumber, and the sea. They traded for their other needs by participating in the robust import-export…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… England from Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 14, landing in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1775 he enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution and lost a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… part of its ongoing obligation to the tribes for land obtained from them in the 17th and early 18th centuries."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… wildly signaling him from a canoe out of sight of land, Assuming he was in trouble, the captain stopped his ship, only to find that the…"