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Geological and Botanical Features of Sand Beach Systems in Maine and Their Relevance to the Critical Areas Program of the State Planning Office
Bruce W. Nelson and L. Kenneth Fink Jr.
Geological and Botanical Features of Sand Beach Systems in Maine and Their Relevance to the Critical Areas Program of the State Planning Office
by Bruce W. Nelson and L. Kenneth Fink, Jr.
"A Report Prepared for the Maine Critical Areas Program, State Planning Office, Augusta, Maine 04330 - Planning Report Number 54 (14 March 1978)."
Contents: Abstract / Foreword / Acknowledgements / Geology, Distribution, and Geomorphology of Maine's Coastal Sandy Beaches and Dune Systems / Methods of Locating Sandy Beaches and Dunes / General Consideration in Developing Criteria for Inclusion in the List of Significant Coastal Sandy Beaches and Dunes / Geological Criteria for Significance / Botanical Criteria for Significance / General Information on Coastal Sandy Dune Plant Species and Associations / Partial List of Maine's Berm and Dune Plants / Description of Significant Maine Sandy Beaches / General Evaluation of Sandy Beaches for Inclusion on the Register of Critical Areas / Recommendations / Bibliography
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Geology of the Moose River and Roach River Synclinoria, Northwestern Maine
Arthur J. Boucot and Edward W. Heath
Geology of the Moose River and Roach River Synclinoria, Northwestern Maine
by Arthur J. Boucot, with contributions by Edward W. Heath
Bulletin No.21, Maine Geological Survey
Department of Economic Development, Augusta, Maine (August, 1969).
Contents: Abstract / Introduction / Stratigraphy / Intrusive Rocks / Metamorphism / Structure / Large Scale Maps / Somerset Island / Lobster Island / Historical Geology / The Problem of Shell Beds / References / Appendix I /
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Grandfather Tales of Scarborough
Augustus F. Moulton
Grandfather Tales of Scarborough
by Augustus F. Moulton
Foreword by John Clair Minot
Katahdin Publishing Company, Augusta, Maine, 1925.
"Printed in Maine on Maine-Made Paper, LEWISTON JOURNAL PRESS"
Contents: My Grandfather / The Fabyans and the Millikens / The Stuart Brook / Ezra Carter Homestead / Roads and Highways / The Movement for Better Highways / Dunstan of the Alger Settlement / The Scarboro Marshes and the Dyke / The Rivers and the Old Seaport / The Shipping and the Shipyard / The King Family and Resident People / Old Dunstan Corner / Old Times in the Vicinity / Taverns and Stage Coaches / Over the River District / Charles Pine and the Pioneer Settlers / Random Grandfather Tales / The Indian Wars and Garrison Houses / Black Point and Prouts Neck / The Prouts Neck Title / The Churches and Parishes / How the Old Orthodox Church Became Unpopular / Schools and Educational System / Social Customs and Neighborhood Affairs / The Proprietors of Scarborough / Individual Ownership of Land in America / Three Scarboro Women
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Guidelines for Equivalent Instruction Through Home-Schooling
Robert E. Boose
Guidelines for Equivalent Instruction Through Home-Schooling
Dr. Robert E. Boose, Commissioner, Department of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta, Maine, September 13, 1984
Contents: Part I - Rules for Equivalent Instruction Programs / Part II - Guidelines for Implementation of Equivalent Instruction Programs by School Boards
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Hartford, Maine History
Wilbur A. Libby
Hartford, Maine History
by Wilbur A. Libby (1985)
Photocopy of author's original typed manuscript placed into a binder and presented to the USM Gorham Library in 1985. A collection of the author's recollections and writings on local history and genealogy, along with copies of maps, photographs, census pages and news items.
Contents: 1607 Settlement failed-conquest - England, France & Indians / The Pilgrims and what happened to them / Passengers on "Anne" "Little James" & "Fortune" / Earliest Settlers, 21 in both Towns / Petitions to Mass. for land grant (15) / Samuel Butterfield's first trip to this area / John Thompson's life after coming here in 1621 - William Thompson, Isaac Thompson, Oakes Thompson, Cyrus Thompson, Asa Thompson not of same family / Original distribution of lands / Schools / Cemeteries / Church / First Town Meeting / Veterans Aroostock war to WW 2, Korea and Vietnam / Town Hall and Herse / Early Cabins / Sheep and Cattle / Early Mills / Early Mail / Robinson Libraries / Early Roads / Ferry Boats / Ox Yokes / Brick Yard / Brick House and remodled Tyler Corner Schoolhouse / Laommi Baldwin Apples / Carloads of apples shipped from Hartford / Old Merrill House, Lovey Bryant family / Agricultural products, census 1800-1970, Corn Shop / Newton, Thurlow and McIntire Houses / Old and new Town Halls - Sign over door / Tannery, Shops, Cold Spring Co. Salt box factory / Ancient and Indian names of Towns / Gun, snowshoes & Bear Trap / 25 cent Hunting license, 1897 Hunting Laws / Cutting Ice / Reaper or Cradle - old tools -Ice saw etc. / Rail Road / Stores / Bear Mt. Lookout / Capt. James Libby / Vital Statistics from Town Reports, Births & Marriages / Hartford 1880 census by Moses Alley / Marriages performed by Moses Alley, Justice of Peace
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Health Care Expenditures in Maine 1978 : A Funds Flow Analysis
Bruce Armstrong
Health Care Expenditures in Maine 1978 : A Funds Flow Analysis
by Bruce Armstrong, Research Consultant
Maine Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health Planning and Development, Division of Data and Research, Augusta, Maine (August 1981).
Contents: Preface / Highlights / List of Tables and Figures / Introduction / Definitions / Health Expenditures / Sources of Funds / Type of Expenditure / Comparison of Maine and U.S. Per Capita Expenditures
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Health Risk Behaviors Among Maine Youth : Results of the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Grades 7-12
Chuck Rhoades
Health Risk Behaviors Among Maine Youth : Results of the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Grades 7-12
Prepared for the Maine Department of Education by Chuck Rhoades of CERES Associates, Inc., Survey Administered by Pan Atlantic Consultants / Strategic Marketing Services (June, 1998).
Contents: Introduction / Methodology / Demographics / Safety, Violence & Suicide / Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Use / Sexual Behaviors / Health Care, Physical Activity & Nutrition / References
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History of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men of 1775 from York County ; With a Full Account of Their Movements During the Battle of Bunker Hill and Complete Muster Rolls of the Companies
Nathan Goold
History of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men of 1775 from York County ; With a Full Account of Their Movements During the Battle of Bunker Hill and Complete Muster Rolls of the Companies
by Nathan Goold
"Reprinted From the Maine Historical Society's Quarterly"
The Thurston Print, Portland, Maine, 1899.
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History of Industry, Maine : From the First Settlement in 1791
William Allen
History of Industry, Maine : From the First Settlement in 1791
by William Allen
Smith & Emery, Printers, Skowhegan, Maine, 1869
Contents: Boundaries and Extent / Land Titles / Plymouth Patent Opposition / Commissioners / New Vineyard, Anson and New Sharon / The Vineyard Gore Lines / First Settlers / Organization of a Military Company / State and County Taxes / Incorporation of the Town / Mills, Roads, Etc. / Face of the Country, Soil and Productions / Schools / Religious Meetings / Census and Statistics / State Valuation and State Taxes / Taxes / County Commissioners / Senators / Representatives / Selectmen / Town Clerks / Town Treasurers / Qualification of Town Officers / Survey of the Lands / Sketches of Early Settlers / A List of Voters in Industry in 1803 / List of voters in 1855
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History of North American Trapping: How Fur-Trading Developed Our Continent
Daniel E. McAllister Jr. and Shirley A. Merrill
History of North American Trapping: How Fur-Trading Developed Our Continent
by Daniel E. McAllister, Jr. & Shirley A. Merrill
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Augusta, Maine, 1990.
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History of Sedimentation In Montsweag Bay
Detmar Schnitker
History of Sedimentation In Montsweag Bay
by Setmar Schnitker
Bulletin #25, Department of Forestry, Augusta, Maine, 1972.
Contents: Abstract / Introduction / Geographic Setting / Seismic Profiling / Pleistocene Sediments / Holocene Sediments / Actual Sedimentation /. Suspended Sediments / Recent Changes / Outlook / Acknowledgements / References
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History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822 - 1928
Dana Willis Fellows M.D.
History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822 - 1928
by Dana Willis Fellows, M.D.
Dingley Press, Lewiston, Me. 1929
Contents: An Appreciation / Preface / My Birthplace (O.T. Fellows) / Maine / Location / Surface / Early Settlers / Roads and Bridges / Penobscot River / Educational / Churches / Professions / Trades and Agriculture / Industrial / Hotels / Military / Fires and Accidents / Municipal / Mail and Post Routes / Literary / Societies / Railroads and Stages / Indians / Genealogical Records / Index
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History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes
Everett S. Stackpole
History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes
by Everett S. Stackpole
"Published by Vote of the Town", Press of Merrill & Webber Company, Auburn, Maine (circa 1925).
Contents: Name and Incorporation / Scott, the Pioneer / Settlers and Estates / Roads / Cemeteries / Churches / Military History / Division Into Two Towns / Fight for a Fishway / Agriculture / Manufactures / Banks / Schools / Mails and Postmasters / Talleyrand in Winthrop / Winthrop as a Summer Resort / Growth of the Town / Town Officers / Genealogical Notes / Unclassified Marriages / Index of Subjects and Places / Index of Names / Illustrations
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How to Make a Natural Resources Inventory
Community Natural Resources Inventory Project
A Handbook How to Make a Natural Resources Inventory for Your Community
Prepared by: James F. Connors, Sterling Dow III & Dean B. Bennett
Community Natural Resources Inventory Project (Title I, Higher Education Act), The University of Maine at Portland - Gorham (Project Sponsor) and The Maine Association of Conservation Commissions (Project Co-Sponsor), 1975.
"This handbook is published as a result of a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare under the Higher Education Act, Title I. No official endorsement by the U.S. Office of Education should be inferred."
Contents: Preface / Introduction / Mapping / Selecting the Appropriate Base Map / Topography / Hydrology / Geology / Soils / Vegetation / Land Use / Analysis Techniques / Residential Suitability / Natural Sensitivity / How to Make a Natural Sensitivity Map
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Important Geological Features and Localities of Maine
Maine Geological Survey
Important Geological Features and Localities of Maine
Executive Department, Maine Geological Survey : Maine State Planning Office
(December, 1982).
Contents: Introduction / Purpose of this Study / The Geology of Maine / Important Publications / Catalogue of the Critical Geologic Features of Maine / Recommendations for Further Research / Publications / Conclusions / Acknowledgements / References Cited / Critical Areas Program List of Geological Planning Reports
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In Commemoration of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain : A Guide - Bibliography
Maine State Archives
In Commemoration of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain : A Guide - Bibliography
Compiled and Edited by Barrett Parker, Pejepscot Historical Society and Sylvia J. Sherman, Maine State Archives.
"Published under Appropriation No. 1065.1".
Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine (May 1, 1978).
Contents: Introduction / Preface / Part I. Publications / Part II. Manuscripts / Appendix
Appendix consists of a "Facsimile of Report of Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, 20th Maine Volunteers to Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac Concerning the Actions of the 20th Maine at Gettysburg, July 6, 1863."
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Inventory of Lake Studies in Maine
Charles F. Wallace Jr. and James M. Strunk
Inventory of Lake Studies in Maine
By Charles F. Wallace, Jr. and James M. Strunk
State Planning Office, Water Resources Planning Division, July 1973.
"Printed under Appropriation Number 4248.5 and financially assisted by planning grants from the United States Water Resources Council Title III funds."
Contents: Introduction / Investigating Agencies / Federal Agencies / State Agencies / Regional Planning Commissions and Economic Development Districts / Maine Colleges and Universities / Private / Other Private / Other / Appendices
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Journal of Several Visits to the Indians On the Kennebec River
Joseph Baxter
Journal of Several Visits to the Indians On the Kennebec River
by the Rev. Joseph Baxter, of Medfield, Mass., 1717 with notes by the Rev. Elias Nason. "Reprinted from the N.E.Hist. and Genealogical Register for January, 1867."
David Clapp & Son, Printers, 334 Washington St., Boston, 1867.
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Labor Relations in Maine 1971-1982
Bureau of Labor Standards
Labor Relations in Maine 1971-1982
Prepared by the Bureau of Labor Standards, Research & Statistics Division,
William A. Peabody, Director, April, 1983.
Contents: Authorization / Introduction / Narratives / Tables / Appendices
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Lands and Forests: Maine and the Nation - A Select Bibliography
Margaret A. Whalen
Lands and Forests: Maine and the Nation - A Select Bibliography
by Margaret A. Whalen, Maine State Archives
"Published Under Appropriation 04065.1"
Researchers Guide to Published Sources (1980?)
Contents: General References / New England References / Maine References / Excerpts and Periodical References
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