history
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PublishedMarch 7, 2025
In a powerful new book, a hero of the Civil Rights era tells her story to children
Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with Portland writer Phillip Hoose.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2025
The devastating Brunswick Tontine Hotel fire of 1904
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2025
Amateur historian marks decade of uncovering the histories of Portland homes
Cape Elizabeth resident Darren McLellan has researched the history of over 200 buildings on his blog, "Portland House Stories."
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2025
Vietnam War veterans share their stories at Bowdoinham festival
On the first night of the Bowdoinham Ice and Smelt Festival, Vietnam veterans shared stories of what it was like amid the fog of war and how it shaped their lives. Each story showed how the aftermath of Vietnam is still being felt by those who were there.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
When Brunswick had its own amusement park
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2025
Sabattus man is the new namesake of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort's original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2025
The two ‘Great Fires’ that consumed Bath in the 1800s
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2025
A Brunswick physician’s legendary lifetime of service
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2025
Longfellow Days kicks off in Brunswick this weekend
This year, Longfellow Days joins Bowdoin College in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the graduating class of 1825.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2025
Lincoln County Historical Association to present lecture on local cemeteries
"One Stone at a Time: Restoration and Conservation of Ancient Burial Grounds" is a free, online event.
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