Here is the first of four episodes of our course podcast series, Falling By The Wayside.

This episode was researched, written, and produced by Olivia Ellis, Lucas Girard and Peyton Stevens. It traces the history of this area from roughly the last ice age to the nineteenth century, giving a sense of how our house fit into the larger history of the area.

Before the podcast, professors Arthur Anderson and Eric Zuelow chat about the Time Team New England! course before introducing this episode.

Music: “Thanks for the Lobster,” Girl from Bermuda. File courtesy the Library of Congress.
Map: Image courtesy of Old Maps Online.

            Interviews:

Anderson A. 2024. 

Dewolfe E. 2024.

McDonough P. 2024.

            Other Sources:

Biddeford History & Heritage Project. Engulfed by Nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford. [accessed 2024 Nov 6]. http://biddeford.mainememory.net/page/1599/display.html.

Bouthillette ER. 2017. A Brief History of Biddeford. Arcadia Publishing.

Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Prehistoric Archaeology. [accessed 2024 Nov 6]. https://www.maine.gov/mhpc/programs/education/prehistoric-archaeology. 

Maine History Online. 1668-1774 Settlement & Strife. [accessed 2024 Nov 6]. https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/897/page/1308/print.

Maine State Museum. First Peoples. [accessed 2024 Nov 20]. https://mainestatemuseum.org/exhibit/regional-struggle/first-peoples/.

McArthur Library. 1945. Stories and Legends of Old Biddeford; Part 1. 1600-1747. Biddeford, ME. https://archive.org/details/storieslegendsof00unse/page/n65/mode/2up.

York D. 1945. Stories and Legends of Old Biddeford.