the History of Aroostook County
StoryMaps
Aroostook County Folklore: “And It Was This Big”
Unlike fictional stories or religious tales that either entertain us or help support a sense of identity, folktales are the everyday stories we tell...
The Supernatural In Aroostook County Folklore
The County’s Folklore focuses on Devils, Witches, and the Supernatural Entities of Aroostook County. County Folklore Supernatural Lesson Plan 1...
Bridget White: The Life of a Pioneering Irishwoman
Take a step back in time and learn about the life of Mrs. Bridget White, who died at the grand age of 103 years. Bridget White: The Life of a...
Spanish Influenza in Aroostook County, Maine
Explore the overwhelming impact the pandemic known as Spanish Influenza had on Aroostook County, Maine from 1918-1920. Spanish Flu in Central...
History of Cemeteries in America
Discover different types of cemeteries in the United States and examples that you can find in Central Aroostook County. History of Cemeteries in...
Over There: Henry Elbridge Knight and World War I
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...
Michael Russell: A Pioneering Irish Settler on the Aroostook River
In the early summer of 1819, the last of the Royal West India Rangers, “a regiment…wholly of deserters, and criminals of various characters…,”...
Killed in the Line of Duty
This is the story of the death of Game Warden Lee Parker in 1927. The history of the Warden Service provides context. Killed in the Line of Duty...
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