Marine Maritime Museum staff shared macabre stories of accidents and a haunting on the grounds of the shipyard and inside The Donnell House during the first night of the Hunter’s Moon.
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A Window on the Past: The evolution of apothecaries and pharmacies in the 19th century
While we are currently doing research into the Augustus P. Fuller varnish factory that once operated in the Ligonia area of South Portland (near the corner of Main Street and Lincoln Street), I thought it would be a good time to take a look at just how a varnish and/or paint manufacturer might have come […]
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A Window on the Past: Old Settlers Cemetery history, and lecture Tuesday about gravestone symbolism
South Portland Historical Society will be featuring cemetery expert Ron Romano for its next lecture, “Understanding Symbolism on Maine’s Early Gravestones,” to be held at the Community Center on Tuesday, Oct. 22. More details on the lecture are at the end of this column. With a nod to Romano’s lecture, we take a look this […]
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A Window on the Past: Julia Chase and the Chase House of Loveitt’s Field
We continue our look at Loveitt’s Field this week, with a focus on the summer home/boarding house known as The Chase. When Julia Chase leased vacant land at “Loveitt’s Hill” from Sumner and Eliza Loveitt in May of 1899, the field was a relatively barren expanse, dotted with large summer homes, several of which were […]
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A Window on the Past: The early summer colony at Loveitt’s Field
The early development of the Loveitt’s Field neighborhood of South Portland is an interesting story. We’ve written previously about some of the summer homes, boarding houses and hotels like the Cloyester (built in 1896) and the Hastings. The “Hastings Cottage” opened for guests in 1897 and was run by Julia Hastings, wife of a Portland […]
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Stories from Maine: Maine explorer’s ‘promised land’
On April 6, 1909, America’s foremost explorer reached the pinnacle of his career when he “nailed the Stars and Stripes to the North Pole” on his seventh arctic expedition. Then, Maine’s own Robert E. Peary returned home to a hero’s welcome and was promoted by Congress to the rank of rear admiral. Peary then announced […]
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Forum: King burial part 2, a tale of two sons
Last week’s article on the Richard King family told of the recent unveiling of new signage at the King Burial Ground on Susan Avenue off the Broadturn Road near Dunstan Corner by the Scarborough Historical Society. A short walk to the top of the burial mound reveals an unusual monument that honors Scarborough’s noteworthy native […]
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Midcoast festivals embrace the fall spirit
As the seasons change, locals are given new offerings: oysters, Needham candies and sunset sails.
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A Window on the Past: A fishery for the ages, with a lecture on Tuesday
South Portland Historical Society will offer a lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the South Portland Community Center. Seth Goldstein will present “The Historic North Atlantic Fishery.” Fishing has always been an important endeavor on the Maine coast. The Wabanaki, the first inhabitants of Dawnland, have been fishing the state’s lakes, rivers, […]
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Forum: King burial ground prompts renewed interest in historic family
Two largely unrecognized native sons have recently been honored in Scarborough. Born in the family home at Dunstan Landing in Scarborough prior to the Revolutionary War, American Founding Father, Rufus King, and Maine’s first governor, William King, were brothers, sons of the wealthy merchant and land owner, Richard King. Both men made outstanding contributions in […]