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Article discusses historic trail and families from Canada who who settled in New England.
http://users.adelphia.net/~frenchcx/canroad.htm
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Maine's Red Paint People
This British scientific page discusses peoples who likely traveled to the north American continent
ten thousand years ago. Maine archaeologists are discovering extensive villages and burial places
of Red Paint People.
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf073/sf073a01.htm
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American Folklife Center: Services to Maine
Information about collections, which includes oral histories from Aroostook County, Acadian
traditions, maritime and lumbering histories.
http://rs7.loc.gov/folklife/states/maine.html
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The American Local History Network: Maine
Provides links to state, county, town, cities, famous people, religion, and historical events from
the years 1500-2000.
http://www.datasync.com/~bouchard/melocalhist/
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Nos Histoires de L'Ile
Online historical photo archive Nos Histoires de L'Ile (Our Stories of the Island) has been created
by current and former residents of French Island. A rare collection of over 1000 photographs of
people and places taken in the 1880's.
http://www.old-town.lib.me.us/nos/
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The Initiative
A medium of The Franco-American Women's Institute lays out an enormous variety of history, ideas,
thoughts, facts, and even favorite old time recipes such as Acadian specialty, Rapure (Chiard).
http://members.aol.com/FAWIDIR/noframeszine.html
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Franco-American Tales
Review of C. Stewart Doty's compilations of Franco American information and writers during the
first half of twentieth century. Done as Federal Writers' Project called "Franco-American
tales." Review by Juliana L'Heureux in 1997
http://www.portland.com/books/about/franco.htm
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Maine Acadian Culture - National PArk Service
Maine Acadians' French ancestors settled during the 1600s in what is now the Maritime Provinces,
Quebec, and Maine. They spoke 'Valley French', a mixture that includes old French, Quebecois, and
English terms-sometimes mixed within a sentence.
http://www.nps.gov/maac/
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The Red Paint People
Provides theories of origin, evidence from Red Paint sites, photographs of artifact, and a time
line.
http://www.usm.maine.edu/gany/webaa/
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Franco American Women
Extensive literature reviews, links, historical documentation and just plain fun. Site invites
submissions of Franco American Heritage and current works.
http://members.aol.com/FAWI2000/About.html
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Pemaquid Adventure
A page about the Pemaquid region of Maine, its history and historical sites.
http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~hgh/index.html
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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.
http://www.mainehistory.org/
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Acadia National Park -- History
Several groups of original peoples are mentioned in this brief history of Mount Desert Island's
free, public park.
http://americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ac/history/index.html
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Prehistoric Era - Red Paint People
Theory and controversy surrounding the Red Paint People in Maine.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/history/prehistoric/redpaint.html
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Video: Making a Living in Maine, 2,000 BC
From about 4500 to 4000 years ago, a group of Red Paint people (named for the red ocher found in
their graves) lived on the northeast coast of the United States, in Maine. Called the people of
the Moorehead Phase, they hunted swordfish, buried their dead with valuable imported grave goods
and elaborate ritual, and were masters in woodworking and watercraft.
http://www.picturesofrecord.com/tools.htm
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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.
http://mainememory.net/
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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 synposis.
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/norse.html
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A tour through the Covered Bridges of Maine
A detailed map and history of Maine's Covered Bridges.
http://www.state.me.us/mdot/maint_op/covered/coverbrg.htm
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