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PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
Maine Historical plans for future preservation of past
A new system will allow Maine Historical Society to expand the safe storage of its vast collection.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
A 19th-century Portland newspaper an early advocate for a vegetarian diet
'The Pleasure Boat" also supported abolition, women's rights and temperance. Its founder, Jeremiah Hacker, said he lived in a 'plain simple manner from necessity, choice, and principle.'
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2021
Winthrop Maine Historical Society seeks donors to help buy Main Street building
The historical society, which does not have an official headquarters, is seeking $125,000 to purchase and upgrade the old Key Bank location at 107 Main St.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2021
Insight: 2020 was a good year – for reading Maine history
The anniversary of Maine statehood gave a retired editor a vantage point to tell the story of the last 200 years, one day at a time.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Legislator raises new call for old state flag
Rep. Sean Paulhus of Bath has hopes to revert the state flag back to one that was used in the early 1900s.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image
Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2020
Our View: Maine leads in LGBT protections
The political battles of years past have left us with more robust civil rights laws than any other state.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2020
Our View: Rep. Talbot Ross reaches an important milestone
The first Black person elected to legislative leadership in Maine will bring a perspective to policy development that has been missing.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2020
Can Susan Collins avoid the fate of a legendary Maine senator?
Mainers refused a fifth term to Margaret Chase Smith, the only lawmaker until Collins who's sought one since voters began electing senators more than a century ago.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Maine Voices: Time for renewal of Black-Jewish unity against bigotry
In Maine and across the U.S., both communities need to remember their historic cooperation in demanding that America live up to its promise of equality for all.
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