Maine
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53.2K24Child Labor Exposed: The Legacy of Photographer Lewis Hine
A camera made an improbable weapon against the growing evil of child labor in the early 20th century. Then, children as young...
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2.5KNew Englanders Who Made it to the 1963 March on Washington
Fifty years ago when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom electrified the nation, buses came from everywhere, filled with people...
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2.6K1Castine Quarrels – The Perils of Dating in Old Acadia
Historical correctness and political correctness are squaring off in one of the oldest towns in America and, given Castine’s history of conflict,...
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9.5K4New England Good Life: The Great Madness of Scott Nearing
The announcement of their wedding was that of a classically trained musician to an academic economist and political provocateur. So naturally, when...
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4.1KBattle flags, U-Boats and Small Town Scandal in Today’s History Highlights – 8.12.2013
While U.S. home soil was largely well-behind the frontlines of any action in World War II, the same cannot be said for...
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6.1KShipwrecks, Slave Trade and Patriots Young and Old in Today’s History Highlights – 8.9.2013
If any sailing yarn deserves untangling, it’s the wreck of the Anne Maguire. The three-masted schooner foundered off the Maine coast just...
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1.6KBirthdays, Summer Colonies and Stowing Away on the USS Constitution in Today’s History Highlights
We’re a day late for Andy Warhol’s 85th birthday, but we thought we’d share a long read about his most famous superstar:...
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1.9KMassasoit, John Quincy Adams and Early Welfare in Today’s History Highlights
Have you had your John Quincy Adams fix yet today? The son of Braintree (now Quincy) and America’s sixth president, John Quincy...
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4.2K7New Sweden Maine Pioneers Made Railroad Men Rich
The story of New Sweden, Maine, is often told as an inspirational tale of pioneer immigrants who triumphed over hardship, carving from...
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2.9KA New Englander in the lore of Lincoln plus canal schooners and an execution in Today’s History Highlights
Maine Public Broadcasting has given listeners the 1863 story of Billy Boy Laird, the only soldier executed for desertion in the state...
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