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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
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 /
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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."
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
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.
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
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