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.

Togo: History’s most heroic dog spent his final years at Poland Spring

Famed for delivering life-saving medicine across the Alaskan wilderness in 1925, Togo, a lead sled dog, wound up in Maine. A statue to honor him at Poland Spring is in the works.

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.

Oxford Hills libraries issue call for oral, written, recorded histories of life during COVID-19.

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.

Maine’s first football game took place at Bates College 145 years ago

In 1875, Bates and Tufts enthusiastically competed in the brand new sport of football, not quite ready for prime time. Among the rules during the raucous game: No projecting nails allowed.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage

The Farmington Historical Society organized a march on Main Street in Farmington to pay homage to the women's suffrage movement.

Lewiston’s Garcelon Bog: From ‘disease-ridden’ swamp to protected refuge

People have eyed the destruction of Lewiston's Garcelon Bog for more than 150 years, but it's still here.

Lewiston’s Garcelon Bog: From ‘disease-ridden’ swamp to protected refuge

People have eyed the destruction of Lewiston's Garcelon Bog for more than 150 years, but it's still here.

Maine’s Great Fire raged in 1825 and destroyed almost a million acres

The 1825 blaze, the biggest ever recorded east of the Mississippi River, terrified pioneers, but is not known to have killed anyone in the state.