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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
‘No hunting ground left — the moose, the deer and beaver are all gone’
A newly discovered 1839 letter spotlights the poverty and powerlessness of a Penobscot Nation trying to survive.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
Hannibal Hamlin bash spotlights Lincoln’s vice president, and a town rich in 19th-century charm
A celebration Saturday in Paris Hill calls attention to the often-overlooked village where Abraham Lincoln's first vice president was born.
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PublishedJune 5, 2022
A forgotten 19th-century Maine comic writer gets his day in the sun
Lots of fascinating material in 'Diggio, Haybis Korpus & E Plewrisy Unicorn!' if you can get past the fact that the imaginary Ethan Spike was a 'reprehensible bigot.'
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PublishedMay 7, 2022
Walking tour in Hallowell one of 20 organized ‘Jane’s Walks’ across Maine
"Hoofing the Hook" walking, talking tour features glimpse into Hallowell's history.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2022
New England’s first nature guidebook turns 350
Written by an Englishman living in Maine, the rare book identifies the region's native plants and animals and offers natural remedies galore.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2022
Decades ago, Ukrainian refugees found ‘heaven’ on farms in Maine
From 1949 to 1955, refugee families from Ukraine, Poland and Estonia stayed at Freedom Farm in Kennebunkport as they built new lives in America. Some later moved to farms in Kennebec County.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2022
William Ladd of Minot was once hailed as America’s ‘Apostle of Peace’
The former 19th century sea captain's writing and lectures helped spur the creation of the American Peace Society and, ultimately, the United Nations.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Our View: Maine should recognize inherent rights of Wabanaki tribes
Tribal sovereignty was bargained away unfairly more than 40 years ago, and the Indigenous people in the state continue to suffer for it.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2022
Black History Month: Both Portland and Maine complicit in economics of slavery
Via trade with the West Indies, the labor of enslaved Africans built our state and its largest city.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
How Mainer Edmund Muskie’s tirade a half-century ago may have cost him the White House
One of the most successful dirty tricks in American political history wiped away the presidential hopes of Rumford's favorite son in 1972.
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