Mary Veroneau, left, and Susan Russo, both of Portland and sisters of the honoree, with Michael, Nancy and Vincent Veroneau, president and CEO of J.B. Brown & Sons, who received the Maine History Maker Award at a reception in the Maine Historical Society’s library in Portland.
Steve Bromage, executive director of Maine Historical Society, with Steve Podgajny, director of Portland Public Library, and Vin Veroneau, recipient of the 2014 Maine History Maker award at the award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Tod Dana, a J.B. Brown board member, with David and Connie Brown of Waterville at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Julie Pew, a J.B. Brown stockholder, and her husband, Dick Pew, of Yarmouth at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Maine History Maker Award recipient Vin Veroneau with his son Michael Veroneau, the youngest of eight children at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Tilda Dana Mitsakos and her sister Kathy Dana Nelson, both J.B. Brown descendants at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Frances and Charles Prinn of Yarmouth at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
MHS member Laura Sprague and MHS librarian Nick Noyes at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Daniel and Gayle Brazeau of Scarborough at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.Amy Paradysz Photo
Sam Smith and his wife Kathy Smith, an MHS trustee at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Trish Weimer, vice president of operations for J.B. Brown, and MHS member Elizabeth Astor at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Steve Podgajny, director of the Portland Public Library, with state historian Earle Shettleworth Jr. and Steve Bromage, executive director of Maine Historical Society, at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Sue Russo of Portland, Rob Small of TD Bank, and Gena Canning, managing partner of Pine State Trading Co. at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
MHS board member Tyler Judkins and his wife Katie Judkins of Portland at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Caitlin McGuinness of CBRE The Boulous Company, Steve Podgajny of the Portland Public Library, and Nate Stevens of CBRE at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Mark Brown of Cumberland with his mother, Margie Webster, a Brown descendent, at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
MHS trustees Noni Ames and Kathy Smith at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
MHS board member Jean Gulliver and attorney Mark Googins at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Nat Thompson, left, a Maine Historical Society member, and Tod Dana, a J.B. Brown board member, at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Hilary Bassett, executive director of Greater Portland Landmarks, with April Wernig and her husband Drew Signfridson of CBRE The Boulos Company, a sponsor of the Maine History Maker Award, at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Lorie Dana flanked by David and Connie Brown of Waterville at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Susan Ransom of PDT Architects and Sergio Gaddar of WBRC Architects Engineers at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Brown descendent Howard Dana, his daughter-in-law Lorie Dana, and Peter Webster of South Portland at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Connie Brown, Margie Webster (great-granddaughter of J.B. Brown), and David Brown of Waterville at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
MHS member Rusty Atwood and Steve Podgajny, director of the Portland Public Library, at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Nick Duncan and Chad Merritt of Consigli Construction and Todd Neal of Becker Structural Engineers at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Maine Historical Society Library Director Jamie Rice with Alice Wagg at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Nick Noyes, a librarian at Maine Historical Society, and Geoff Wagg, head of Waynflete School, at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Henry Rinker and Josh Lapierre, both of Baker Newman & Noyes, and Joe Kane of J.B. Brown at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
Trish Weimer and Willow Williams of J.B. Brown & Sons at the Maine History Maker Award event at the Maine Historical Society's library in Portland on Sept. 30.
John Reed, left, president of Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, with Jimmy Howard, a former University of Maine hockey star who now plays with the Detroit Red Wings, and Karlton Creech, UMaine’s director of athletics, at the opening of a new credit union branch in Old Town on Sept. 2.
Golden Bucket Award winners, from left, Elwen Bernard, Peter Jordan, William Jordan and Leigh Baker at the fundraiser for Birth Roots, a nonprofit devoted to education and support throughout pregnancy and the first year of parenting, at Pine Point Beach in Scarborough on Sept. 6.
Golden Sand Dollar Award winners, from left, Kent and Olive Ryan, Jackey and Paco Arellano, Dana Ryan, Sam Mateosian, Bethany and Marianne Mateosian, and Eleanore Mateosian at the benefit sculpting event at Pine Point Beach in Scarborough on Sept. 6.
Golden Shovel winners, from left, Chiara Liberatore, Leah and Gretta Deragon, Andrea Berry, Steve Berry, Steve Nelson, Kjeld Nelson, Cora Berry, and Omari Brent won for the judge's choice award at the Sandsations sand sculpting contest to benefit Birth Roots, at Pine Point Beach in Scarborough on Sept 6.
The Sandsations planning team, from left, Leah Deragon, Leigh Baker, Kelsey Goldsmith, Emily Murray and Delane Brown at the benefit sculpting event at Pine Point Beach in Scarborough on Sept. 6.
Social work students, from left, Melissa Baker, Chelsey Valentine and Erika Ouellette at the reception for the exhibit “(Re)Building Memory: A Trajectory of the Black Atlantic” at the University of New England’s School of Social Work in Portland on Sept. 11.
Danielle Wozniak, left, director of the School of Social Work at the University of New England, with artist Paula Gerstenblatt and Lori Power, coordinator of the UNE Applied Arts and Social Justice certificate program at the "(Re)Building Memory" opening on Sept. 11.
Students, from left, Alexandria McDade, Kelly McCrillis and Nicole O’Brien at the reception for the exhibit “(Re)Building Memory: A Trajectory of the Black Atlantic” at the University of New England’s School of Social Work in Portland on Sept. 11.
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