In fact, a historical exploration extends the meat-free phenomenon to the days of the American Revolution.
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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.
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Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
On this date in Maine history: April 14, narrated by Brett Williams
April 14, 1905: Flames sweep through the business district in the York County village of Springvale, consuming two shoe factories, 20 commercial buildings and 15 residences. The fire begins in the W.R. Usher & Son boot and shoe factory’s boiler room and spreads rapidly. Local firefighting equipment proves inadequate to deal with the task. The […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
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?
Posted inCoastal Journal
Coastal History: Matthew Thornton and his historical marker
I have always said that I can’t drive past a historical marker. I managed to miss one in Brunswick, however, quite a few times. A large stone on Rossmore Road claims to mark the homestead of Matthew Thornton, one of the chosen few who signed their names to the Declaration of Independence. You might not […]
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‘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.
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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.”
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Coastal History: Benjamin Greenleaf and Hannah Moody
Some friends invited me over a while ago to see some old paintings. This led to a previous article about William Matthew Prior, the 19th-century folk art painter from Bath. I also saw another painting there by an artist named Benjamin Greenleaf. This was a reverse-glass portrait of a beautiful young girl, probably painted around […]
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Maine’s lands and waters 200 years later? Very different
The state’s lumber industry and global climate change have both had significant impact on Maine’s environment.
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Maine Voices: Taking risks for the right reasons – common good, not private gain
Frances Perkins not only served as the first woman in the Cabinet but also acted to save refugees from Nazi terror.
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