Maine's Path to Statehood: How Maine Became a State

This is a rebroadcast of an earlier show (original air date January 9, 2020); no calls will be taken.

This program is part of Maine Calling’s yearlong series of shows relating to Maine’s bicentennial.

Earle Shettleworth, Maine historian, appointed as the sixth state historian by Gov. John Baldacci in 2004 and reappointed four years later.

Liam Riordan, early American historian, specializes in the broad Revolutionary era (ca. 1760-1830), University of Maine faculty member since 1997

• Maine Public’s Bicentennial Hub
  
• Maine200.org
  
• Maine Statehood: An Overview
  
• Maine Memory Network: Selected Events in Maine History, 1800–1849
  
• Maine Memory Network: The Road To Statehood
  
• How Maine Became A State 200 Years Ago, And What That Had To Do With Slavery
  
• Maine's March To Statehood Hit Some Obstacles; How They Were Overcome
  
• Maine bicentennial celebrates rich, complex path to statehood
  
• Why Is Maine So White? And What It Means To Ask The Question