History

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Acadia National Park -- History - Several groups of original peoples are mentioned in this brief history of Mount Desert Island.

American Folklife Center: Services to Maine - Information about collections, which includes oral histories from Aroostook County, Acadian traditions, maritime and lumbering histories.

The American Local History Network: Maine - Provides links to state, county, town, cities, famous people, religion, and historical events from the years 1500-2000.

The Center for Maine History - Experience history firsthand. The Center is comprised of the Maine Historical Society Research Library, the Maine History Gallery, and the historic Wadsworth-Longfellow House.

Film of Leif Eriksson's Vinland - Northern Europeans, native Americans, and Asians enjoyed contact, through circumpolar sea travel, including what is now coastal Maine, for thousands of years before Columbus' celebrated voyage. Film synopsis.

Home: The Story of Maine - History of the state from prehistory through the 20th century, from Maine PBS.

Maine Acadian Culture - National Park Service - Information about the French ancestors settled during the 1600s in what is now the Maritime Provinces, Quebec, and Maine.

Maine Memory Network - A project of the Maine Historical Society; provides access to documents, maps, and photographs chronicling the state's history. Online purchase of images.

Maine's Red Paint People - British scientific page about ancient peoples who likely traveled to the north American continent. Explores Maine archaeologists recent discovery of villages and burial places of Red Paint People.

Prehistoric Era - Red Paint People - Theory and controversy surrounding the Red Paint People in Maine.

The Red Paint People - Provides theories of origin, evidence from Red Paint sites, photographs of artifact, and a time line.

Town and County Histories of Maine - Local information reprinted from A Gazetteer of the State of Maine By George J. Varney. Also includes links to former Governors, biographies, and historical sketches.

Windows on Maine - Offers free streaming and downloadable video, multimedia, and supporting materials about Maine's history, science, and ecology for students, teachers, and educators.