Maine
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22.0K6Joseph Moody, The Colonial Minister Who Wore a Handkerchief Over His Face
The story of the Rev. Joseph Moody, who preached with a handkerchief over his face, was too good for Nathaniel Hawthorne to...
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16.6K14The Portland Rum Riot of 1855 Ends a Teetotaler’s Career
The Portland Rum Riot erupted on June 2, 1855, when the city’s Irish working-class residents found out something about their teetotaling, saloon-raiding...
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16.0K13Maine Twins Invent the Stanley Steamer, Climb Mt. Washington
Freelan O. Stanley and his wife Flora climbed Mt. Washington in a Stanley Steamer on Aug. 31, 1899, in one of the...
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6.4K5May 27, 1727: Lt. Gov. William Dummer Makes Peace With the Indians of Maine
For Massachusetts Lt. Gov. William Dummer, making peace with the Wabanaki Confederacy in 1727 required diplomacy, capable militia officers and letter-writing, letter-writing, letter-writing....
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7.2K9Silent Spring Author Rachel Carson Falls in Love — With Maine
Silent Spring author Rachel Carson knew little about Maine when she saved up a month of vacation from her government job and...
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28.0K7Images of New England Observing Memorial Day in WWII
New England observed Memorial Day during World War II with special solemnity. For many, the memory of fallen heroes was fresh, raw...
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