300- year-old map of Port Royal in Nova Scotia, Provincial Archives of Nova Scotia.
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Host Jenna Jandreau welcomes Patrick Callaway to Chebacco Chats to talk about some of his latest research.
Patrick Callaway is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Maine and the Collections Manager at the MDI Historical Society. He earned his Ph.D. in Canadian-American history at the University of Maine, and was a Fulbright exchange student to Dalhousie University in Halifax. His research focuses on the economic connections between the United States and British North America in the late 1700s–early 1800s.
Following the end of Queen Anne's War in 1713, New Englanders' primary territorial focus was on the fate of Britain's new colony in Nova Scotia. The capture of Port Royal in 1710 and concession of the province to Great Britain opened a number of opportunities and challenges for colonial interests. This preoccupation influenced the local history of the mid and downeast Maine coast. One of the potential reasons we see the delay on MDI settlement until 1762 is the interest in what would happen in Nova Scotia. It is not until the end of the Seven Years War that there is clarity in Nova Scotia, and it is only then that we see the familiar story of Abraham Somes and MDI play out.
Chebacco Chats, our weekly web series, features authors, historians, and others who study and celebrate history, the great place that is Mount Desert Island, and the way the island impacts the wider world.
Season Four considers the theme of this year’s Chebacco, “The Maritime Edition,” and welcomes Josh Smith, Tim Garrity, Julia Gray, and more, to talk about their articles on embargo history, the Berwind mutiny, Cranberry Isles in the Age of Sail, etc. This season also welcomes special guests to explore additional topics, such as Carl Little, who will usher in National Poetry Month on April 6 by reading a selection of MDI poems.
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