Unlike fictional stories or religious tales that either entertain us or help support a sense of identity, folktales are the everyday stories we tell one another. Dive into the “tall tales” of 19th century Aroostook County storyteller, Joe Stockford. StoryMap County...
The County’s Folklore focuses on Devils, Witches, and the Supernatural Entities of Aroostook County. StoryMap County Folklore Supernatural Lesson Plan 1 County Folklore Supernatural Lesson Plan...
Take a step back in time and learn about the life of Mrs. Bridget White, who died at the grand age of 103 years. StoryMap Bridget White: The Life of a Pioneering Irishwoman Lesson...
Explore the overwhelming impact the pandemic known as Spanish Influenza had on Aroostook County, Maine from 1918-1920. StoryMap Spanish Flu in Central Aroostook County Lesson...
Discover different types of cemeteries in the United States and examples that you can find in Central Aroostook County. StoryMap History of Cemeteries in America Lesson...
At the end of Presque Isle’s Conant Road on the border between Fort Fairfield and Easton a small cemetery, called the Knight Cemetery. It contains one stone and lists Elbridge Knight, his son and wife and their children. The last name on the stone is Henry Elbrige...
In the early summer of 1819, the last of the Royal West India Rangers, “a regiment…wholly of deserters, and criminals of various characters…,” stepped off British Army transport ships at Saint John, New Brunswick. Welcome on a journey into the world of Michael...
This is the story of the death of Game Warden Lee Parker in 1927. The history of the Warden Service provides context. StoryMap Killed in the Line of Duty Lesson Plan Killed in the Line of Duty Lesson Plan Testimony Event...
