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Moving Image		The Frontier Wars MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Land disputes, tensions about resource allocation and European wars combined to trigger intense strife and armed conflict between Maine's English, French and Native populations. The Frontier Wars were a series of six wars spanning nearly a century that devastated populations in Maine, and had a permanent and chilling effect on the relations between English settlers and Native Americans. (Relevance: 2300) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Land Disputes Native Americans History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		Rolling back the frontier MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:45 In the 1600s, European settlers left everything they knew to take advantage of Maine’s abundant resources. Despite back-breaking work, a harsh climate, and cultural clashes, they successfully carved out a new life for themselves. But by the end of the century, most of them would leave Maine in fear and live for years as war refugees. (Relevance: 1900) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Settlements

Text		Bear bounty certificate Maine State Archives, Text Certificate for the bounty on 3 bear killed (Relevance: 1890) Find Similar Resources	Animal Bounties Bear Environment: Fur trade, survival, industrial development, forest, conservation Hunting Hunting, Trapping and the Fur Trade Wild Animals

Moving Image		Trails, Rails, and Roads MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 The story of transportation in Maine is the story of the state's ongoing challenge to keep its people connected both to economic markets and to each other. Whether it's Route 113 in western Maine, US Route 1 meandering up the coast, or the once plentiful rail routes that joined every corner of the state, Maine's communities have been formed by the patterns of transportation. (Relevance: 1759) Find Similar Resources	Transportation Railroads

Text		Petition from Inhabitants of West Side of Penobscot River Fogler Special Collections, Text Petition from inhabitants of the west side of the Penobscot, to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the subject of gaining lawful title to the land they inhabit (Relevance: 1498) Find Similar Resources	Land settlement Land titles Settlements State-local relations

Text		Trip from Damariscotta Mills to Madawaska Maine State Archives, Text Pages from a journal regarding a trip from Damarariscotta Mills to Madawaska, mentioning the terrain, French settlers living along the route and their churches, Indians found living there, and conflict with representatives of the British Gov't in N.B. (Relevance: 1352) Find Similar Resources	Churches Conflict-Stability: control of Maine, land disputes, French-English-Indians Surveys Waterways Native Americans Rivers Settlements Land Disputes

Moving Image		People of the dawn MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:37 The first and longest lasting period of Maine’s history is the world of the Native American, stretching from the retreat of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years to the present. People of the Dawn tells the story of the dynamic people who’ve inhabited the landscape of Maine. (Relevance: 1314) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Canoes and canoeing Maliseet Tribe Micmac Tribe Penobscot Tribe Passamaquoddy Tribe Wabanaki Tribe

Moving Image		Bioinvasion MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 As human activity silently globalizes our world, our modern day ecology is under onslaught from spreading alien organisms. These plants and animals are capable of moving aggressively into a habitat and monopolizing resources to the detriment of other species. Can scientists help us win the war against this bio-invasion? (Relevance: 1209) Find Similar Resources	Invasive species Ecology

Moving Image		A Part of the Main MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:01 As Europeans began to look seriously towards Maine as a desirable economic region, there were many debates about who owned or controlled the varied and plentiful natural resources, especially timber. In the mid-1800’s, the timber harvest from the communities in the far north woods traveled via the river communities to the prosperous coast where the wealth of natural resources set sail for the world beyond. Today, these distinct regions remain intact, each with a different story to tell about how history has played itself out since that time. (Relevance: 1183) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Settlements Lumbering Shipping/Shipbuilding

Map		Plan of part of the Eastern Shore,1753, map 56-2-1 Maine Historical Society, Map This manuscript map numbered 56-2-1 was created by Thomas Johnston in 1753 and shows the granted land on both sides of the Kennebec River, church buildings in Brunswick, Falmouth and North Yarmouth and the town of Norridgewock. Two compass roses adorn the map along with two men in the cartouche stating, "God hath Planted us here, God deeded this land to us." Great controversy surrounded this and subsequent maps created by Thomas Johnston showing land ownership along the Kennebec. This is considered the first Johnston map, 1753. (Relevance: 1145) Find Similar Resources	Cardinal points Cartouches Kennebec River (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Land grants -- Maine Land tenure -- Maine Landownership -- Maine Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Plymouth Company, 1749-1816 -- Records and correspondence -- -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 History - Colonial Period

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