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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… of Scotland and Upper Canada, US commissioner James Sullivan (1744-1808) of Massachusetts and Maine, loyalist Robert Pagan (1750-1820) of Glasgow…"

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

"William Pottle built the first tannery. Captain William Hitchcock commanded the first military company in the area."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"William and Delia M. May. Their father was the local Congregational pastor, and the importance of faith, decorum, and education was stressed."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The first postmaster was William Read, and the post office was in his home. The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until…"

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

"On the following day, he arrived at the home of William Read, and he organized the first meeting with early settlers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… born December 18, 1831 in New Vineyard the son of William M. and Betsey Beal Welch. He was married to Hannah A."

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

"In 1716, James Berry and Rachel Atkins Berry jointly sold the land to the Pejepscot Proprietors. James signed above Rachel on the land deed…"

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

"40, item 31. 3. James Berry and Rachel Berry Deed to Proprietors (1716), Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick: Pejepscot Proprietors Papers…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Just two years later in 1686, King James II established the Dominion of New England. During this process, Maine's status within Massachusetts Bay…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The hotel was built and run by Captain William Herrick (1841-1925). William's son Charles had the hotel afterwards, though it was said of him that he…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… Kinship and Leadership Copy, deed from James and Rachell Berry to Proprietors, page 1 of 3Maine Historical Society It was not uncommon to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… from Daniel or Derumkin and Robin [Ramegin] to James Thomas and Samuel York.Maine Historical Society In 1670, according to one deed in the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S. Silsby was the first ferry to serve Swan’s Island, welcomed with a festive inaugural…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"In September 29, 1796 James Sullivan, an agent for the United States, wanted to hear stories from the elders of the Tribal community about the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Ledyard, and Alfred D. Stetson. To begin, William Ledyard was important because he was the one who had the Ledyard Block built."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"… on the Northeastern Frontier, 1750-1820,” The William and Mary Quarterly 46:1 (January 1989), pp. 3- 26 2."

Music in Maine - MAKE

"The First Music of Maine Hand drum by James Eric Francis, Sr., Old Town, 2018Maine Historical Society Wabanaki peoples created the first music…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"Williams in October of 1862, measures 4.5 linear feet and 16 bound volumes. Joseph was given the records by his father Reuel Williams to be deposited…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"William Bowdoin William Bowdoin became second only to Silvester Gardiner in proprietary influence from the beginning of 1752 to the start of the…"

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

"… to the negotiations in Washington, DC, especially William Pitt Preble, who had been a significant figure in the process since 1828, accepted the…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"He married Margaret Blaine, Maine politician James G. Blaine’s daughter in 1890. Damrosch acted as guest conductor for the 100-piece camper orchestra…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… by the 1621 grant given by the Scottish Crown to William Alexander, First Earl of Stirling. This grant, of a new colony to be named Nova Scotia—the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"Overview & Introduction Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Maine played a central role in the United…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"Why Study the History of Drinking? The history of drinking in Maine and America is rich and complex."