For 20 years, the Mary F. Barrett sailed to ports all along the Eastern Seaboard and landed at foreign ports before tragedy struck in Portland Harbor in 1921.
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Historic Rangeley exhibit showcases western Maine’s earliest human history
Historic Rangeley is highlighting the Vail Site exhibit, which documents the earliest known human presence in western Maine nearly 13,000 years ago through rare archaeological artifacts.
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Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Testimonies of Maine Holocaust survivors given a new frame
Freeport photographer explains the research that went into his book “From the Holocaust to Maine: Testimonies of the Survivors.”
Posted inTimes Record
Lincoln County Historical Association lecture highlights WWII service members
The organization’s Online Winter Lecture Series returns Jan. 22.
Posted inTimes Record
A heinous murder in Topsham became one of the fastest-solved crimes in Maine
In less than eight weeks, the case was solved, the suspects tried and sentenced, and the case closed.
Posted inTimes Record
Benedict Arnold left a trail in the Midcoast on his way to Quebec
Before being labeled a traitor, the Continental Army colonel led an ill-fated military expedition.
Posted inMaine, News
York and Kittery resolve ‘border war’ dating back centuries
Maine’s 2 oldest towns have agreed to officially transfer 4 acres of wooded wetlands while otherwise sticking to the same boundaries used for decades.
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
The preacher who became a Midcoast legend | Column
A Midcoast pastor and children’s author’s name holds sway in Harpswell to this day.
Posted inTimes Record
Singer Emma Eames from Bath was a superstar
‘The Queen of Song’ was renowned across the U.S. and Europe.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Was Maine too poor to be affected by the Great Depression? | Fact brief
With fewer large factories to shut down, the state avoided the catastrophic industrial layoffs seen elsewhere.