In 1938, the No. 1 song in the nation was “A Tisket A Tasket,” Superman made his first appearance in Action Comics and the walkie-talkie was invented. Money was tight due to the recent recession, with the average American worker making just $1,700 per year. Most families grew their own vegetables and fruit for food […]

In 1987, the town of Windham celebrated its 250th birthday and they had a party that is still remembered by the many townspeople who attended. It all began in December of 1986 when Windham residents opened their historic homes to the public for a fundraising Christmas tour. The houses ranged in age from the 18th […]

April showers bring May flowers, but in 1936, the rain came in March torrentially for two weeks, causing record flooding from the rivers of Maine clear down to the Potomac. The epic storm, known as the Great Flood of 1936, was estimated to have caused $100 million in property damage to towns in New England […]

Seeing as it is St. Patrick’s Day weekend and that March is National Irish Heritage Month, I thought it would be a fitting time to do a little research into Windham’s roots in the Emerald Isle. It turns out that four of our town’s founding fathers were of Irish heritage. Interestingly, they all came from […]

There were hundreds of slaves living in the Massachusetts Province of Maine in the 18th century. At least 21 were known to be living in Portland and close to 500 in the Kittery area brought to the colony aboard sailing ships. Most of these slaves worked for wealthy merchants, but some were purchased by more […]

For those of us who lived through it, the ice storm of ’98 is one of those memories that remains  vivid in our minds. The storm began as rain on Jan. 7, but quickly accelerated into freezing rain as the temperatures began to plummet. By the time people were driving home from work, the streets […]