Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The beauty of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers, as first described by Champlain, is again seen as a vital part of the history, heritage, and…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… paddle up the Penobscot River, walk the ancient Indian footpaths while fording the streams, or trek beside ox-drawn wagons over river ice."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"The Indian Encampment Wabanaki family inside tent, Bar Harbor, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Rusticators were curious about…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"Wabanaki Indians (especially Passamaquoddies and Penobscots) came to Mount Desert Island seeking relief from the confines of reservation life, along…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… paupers, persons under guardianship, and Indians not taxed.” Josiah Farrow represented Islesboro at the convention."

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… Society X Members of the Penobscot Nation toured the country as The Penobscot Band. During this time period, Indigenous bands often performed…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… Homeland to Maine in 1929 when he moved to the Penobscot Nation with his spouse, Lucy Nicolar. Music continues to be a critical tool for connecting…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"Lucy and Bruce Poolaw were partners in life and business. They pushed for the betterment of the Penobscot for their entire lives."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… was a performer, producer, and promoter of “Indian entertainments,” and his name appeared in dozens of newspapers across New England, especially…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… with the Wawenock, Tarratine and Penobscot Indians. English vessels regularly stopped here before returning to England in order to load their hulls…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"Early Performance The Indian Village, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909Jesup Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca."

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

"She recollects, “The Indians of the Penobscot Tribe . . . were always camping around the fresh water ponds…."

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

"… rusticators’ club aspired to having their own Indian-made paddle and birchbark canoe, and many turned to proven experts from the Indian encampment…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"In the 1970s, to make clear they did not want a 'nation within a nation,' leaders across all political spectrums ran on platforms decrying, much like…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… Band of Maliseet Indians in 1980, and Mi’kmaq Nation in 1991; the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980; and recent legislative victories…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… included the current Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Nations. They called the Mikmaqs Souriquois, and the English called them Tarrantines."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"In 1793, he was one of several Indians asked to determine the boundaries of certain lands lying around the Androscoggin River listed in the Pejepscot…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"St. John and Penobscot Rivers map, 1798Maine Historical Society Settling other issues, especially those in Article 5 that related to the interior…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… pioneers had seen hard service in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars, had been inured to hardship, toil, and poverty, and fully realized…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Micmac Indians despite British efforts to enlist their support against the Americans."