local history
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
A Window on the Past: Fascinating tools and the industries that employed them
The South Portland Historical Society's upcoming exhibit, "Tools and Industry in South Portland," will be introduced at a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the South Portland Community Center.
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
A Window on the Past: Early history of Anthoine Street, Anthoine family
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
North Yarmouth Historical Society to talk about old tools
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2024
Patten Free Library announces lineup for next Town History Series
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Lewiston native who saved 1963 UPI news teletype recalls aftermath of Kennedy shooting
Richard Fortier held onto a partial UPI teletype from a local radio station, which details the minutes immediately following the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2023
Martha Ballard admirers seek to deliver monument to midwife in Augusta
Memorial at Mill Park in Augusta would pay tribute to pioneer who delivered more than 800 babies in what is now central Maine.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Bedside table: ‘The Ride of Her Life’
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Norway’s historic Roberts Farm given new life
The historic structure provides for the local economy and community, 200 years after it was first built.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
The rise and fall of Monson, Maine
'Here & Everywhere Else' tells the story of the remote town over several hundred years. But be forewarned: it's dense reading.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Bedside table: Way ahead of her time
Book recommendations from readers
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