In a new book, ‘Hiroshima,’ M.G. Sheftall interviews the youngest survivors of the 1945 attack, who share stories of what they saw and about their lives since.
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Stories from Maine: Stretched upon the public stocks
Located on Mere Point Road, not far from the center of town, stands a cemetery where the names of many of its inhabitants may seem familiar. An open area of land, between the headstones and the road, was the location of the original First Parish Meeting House. This Old West Meeting House was used for […]
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After fire, owners say former home of Gov. Coburn in Skowhegan can be restored with help
The niece of the home’s former owner, who died last year, and her husband had been working on the home for months before a fire damaged it in August.
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Stories from Maine: When Bowdoin College students revolted against Joshua Chamberlain
On Aug. 29, 1871, just two decades after his matriculation as a student, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain returned to Bowdoin College as its sixth president, and he had many plans to renew and revitalize the liberal arts college. Once seated, Chamberlain’s proposal included admitting women to the all-male institution, creating an engineering school and reforming the […]
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LCHA’s Preservation Party to celebrate local history, heritage
Each year, Lincoln County Historical Association seeks to share stories of the people and places from the past in ways that are accessible and fun. The annual Preservation Party at the Pownalborough Court House in Dresden is one such opportunity in which the association celebrates the area’s roots while raising funds for education and for […]
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An FBI quest to return sacred human skulls stolen from a Pacific tribe
The repatriation comes amid a visit by Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, who said U.S. law enforcement assistance to the Pacific was set to grow.
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Oceanographer who discovered the Titanic wreck to visit Bath maritime museum
Maine Maritime Museum will host a presentation by oceanographic researcher Dr. Robert Ballard, the man who first discovered the wreck of the infamous Titanic.
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Stories from Maine: Riot epidemic hits 1850s Bath
In the spring of 1854 “a riotous epidemic” was “prevailing throughout … the country.” While the Kansas-Nebraska Act stoked the flames of abolition, new radical groups formed to divide the moral and political landscape of America. One of these groups had a destructive effect on the City of Bath. Many Americans were frustrated by the mid-18th […]
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Stories from Maine: Brunswick’s red scarf murder
It was late in the evening on Saturday, May 26, 1951, and Shirley Mae Coolen had just left her job at the Bowdoin Hotel restaurant at 115 Maine St., Brunswick. The popular waitress then walked up Maine Street toward Park Row, expecting to meet her ex-husband in front of the Pastime movie theater. It was […]
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Stories from Maine: A hard-fought effort to move a statue to the Midcoast
By April 1939, the Great Depression was nearly over and the United States was ready to celebrate at the World’s Fair in New York, where every state in the Union would have a place to exhibit. Portland artist Victor Kahill wanted to create a statue for this fair, and his composition of a Maine fisherman […]