One of the Maine’s most iconic landmarks was once occupied by Maine’s most famous son and his family. And the story of its legendary history and how it got to where it is still greets visitors today. In 1824 Colonel Jesse Pierce, a Brunswick store keeper, built a small home at 4 Potter St., which […]
Joshua Chamberlain
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Brunswick’s Joshua Chamberlain at the surrender at Appomattox
On Sunday morning, April 9, 1865, brevetted Major General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain stood in command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the Fifth Corps, near the White Oak Road at Appomattox in Virginia. General Grant’s Army of the Potomac was chasing a nearly defeated General Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia, and Chamberlain […]
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The death of Maine’s greatest legend, Chamberlain
He is the best known and most respected hero in Maine’s illustrious history. From his exemplary service in the American Civil War to his courageous defense of Maine in 1880, he was an accomplished man of courage and determination. His death 111 years ago this week, was “a personal loss to every citizen of Maine.” […]
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Stories from Maine: Saving Chamberlain and the 20th Maine
One historian’s mid-20th-century efforts rescued a number of true Maine stories from certain obscurity, and he launched one local hero into the realm of American legend. John James Pullen was the third of four children born to Orrin D. and Jean Reed Pullen on Dec. 17, 1913, in North Amity, Aroostook County, Maine. Young John […]
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This year’s Chamberlain Legacy Lecture focuses on race and capital punishment
Pejepscot History Center is hosting the fourth annual Chamberlain Legacy Lecture on the topic of “Selective Justice: The Death Penalty and Race.” The presentation is at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept, 6, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. This year’s speakers are Alicia Cepeda Maule, digital director at the Innocence Project, and Bangor […]
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Pejepscot History Center fundraises to conserve Joshua L. Chamberlain pieces
Pejepscot History Center, which owns and operates the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, is conducting a fundraising campaign for two priceless artifacts in its collection with a Conservation Gala from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth. The event at the museum of horse-drawn transportation and historic site is dedicated to conserving […]
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Book review: A Chamberlain tome you can’t put down
I purchased an amazing new book entitled “On Great Fields, The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain,” by Ronald C. White. The bookstore on the campus of Bowdoin College has a large display of the book, which brought it to my attention. It is an extensive history of Gen. Chamberlain from his […]
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Civil War historian discusses Confederate monuments and race in Chamberlain Legacy Lecture
Nationally known Civil War historian, author and educator Kevin Levin will deliver the third annual Chamberlain Legacy Lecture hosted by Pejepscot History Center. The lecture is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 — Joshua Chamberlain’s 195th birthday — in Brunswick’s NOMAD Gallery in Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with desserts […]