maine history

Published
June 7, 2020

George T. Ruby, a man of his time – and ours

A black Texas hero around the time of the Civil War, Ruby was raised and educated in Maine.
Published
June 7, 2020

Bedside Table

'When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought For Ireland’s Freedom' by Christopher Klein. Doubleday. Paperback, $17.95
Published
May 24, 2020

Vegan Kitchen: Embrace of vegetarian diets in Maine predates statehood

In fact, a historical exploration extends the meat-free phenomenon to the days of the American Revolution.
Published
April 19, 2020

Maine Voices: Disease was formidable enemy for Maine soldiers in the Civil War

Then as now – and in surprising ways – illness shaped the way that people live and die.
Published
April 14, 2020

On this date in Maine history: April 14, narrated by Brett Williams

Published
April 5, 2020

The Portland went down in 1898. More than a century later, it still fascinates

The latest book to examine the maritime disaster, 'The Wreck of the Portland' does a reasonably good job, but how about giving other lesser-known wrecks a little attention?
Published
April 3, 2020

Coastal History: Matthew Thornton and his historical marker
Published
March 29, 2020

‘If you can reach it, people have tried to manipulate it.’

So says a fisheries expert about the many dramatic changes in Maine's fisheries over two centuries.
Published
March 29, 2020

Vegan Kitchen: A meat-free diet in Maine is nothing new

In the first half of the 19th-century, some Mainers promoted a vegetarian diet. One doctor wrote that it did for "the wretched invalids what the best medical treatment had utterly failed to do."
Published
March 27, 2020

Coastal History: Benjamin Greenleaf and Hannah Moody