Local historian Barbara Desmarais will lead a walking tour of New Meadows Cemetery, just behind New Meadows Church in Brunswick, at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 13. In the 17th and 18th centuries, families from France, England and Northern Ireland settled in the wilderness of New Meadows. To protect their homesteads, they united under the British […]
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America’s Declaration of Independence was signed by a son of Brunswick
Two hundred and forty-nine years ago this week, one of the greatest documents in world history was penned. This “Declaration of Independence” shed the most powerful nation on Earth, created a new nation “conceived in liberty” and became a worldwide model of self determination. And this document was signed by a man who once lived […]
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Gorham Lions fear Elmwood School may be razed, town says it has no plans
A Pennsylvania man recalls his childhood days as a student at the one-room school.
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A look back at Brunswick’s storied Hotel Eagle
One of Maine’s most popular destinations, in the 20th century, had modest beginnings which sprang into a true and enduring legend. And that destination was located right in the heart of downtown Brunswick. Fred J. Harrigan first opened his small “lunchroom” in 1902, “at the head of Middle Street,” where Hannaford stands today. It was […]
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A legendary Freeport-made ship haunts Harpswell waters
In the winter of 1815, at the end of the “Second War of Independence” against Great Britain, the legend of “one of the most successful Yankee Privateers in the War of 1812” was cemented in Maine’s maritime lore. And despite her mysterious disappearance in January 1815, this great “Ghost Ship” has been known to haunt […]
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Local author brings Maine woman’s story to life
University of New England historian Elizabeth DeWolfe’s latest book highlights a story of bravery, infidelity, and female friendships.
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Historical archaeologist to discuss survey of Damariscotta’s Chapman-Hall House
Historical archaeologist Tim Dinsmore, who headed the 2022 archaeological survey of the grounds of the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, will discuss the objectives and results of his work from 12:30-4 p.m. Saturday, May 31. One of the oldest standing houses in Damariscotta, this house museum, maintained by Lincoln County Historical Association, is located at […]
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Phippsburg got its name from a Maine knight who ended the Salem Witch Trials
One of the great legends in New England history rose from modest beginnings on Maine’s Midcoast. He became the first man knighted in the North American Colonies, the first royal governor of Massachusetts and he ended the most notorious mass hysteria in American history. William Green Phips was born at Nequasset in present-day Woolwich on […]
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Georgetown Historical Society celebrates The Georgetown Tide’s 50th year with special exhibition
Georgetown Historical Society is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication, The Georgetown Tide, with a special exhibition opening at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at 20 Bay Point Road. The exhibition “50 years, 50 Treasures: Selections from the GHS Collections” takes visitors back through the island’s history — from current day to pre-Colonial Indigenous […]
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Lincoln County Historical Society to open season on Memorial Day
The Lincoln County Historical Association will kick off its 2025 season on Memorial Day with a range of events that invite the public to experience history in different ways. Highlights include a Memorial Day ceremony, a visit from historical archaeologist Tim Dinsmore, new hands-on experiences at the Old Jail and Community Day offering free admission […]