On this date in Maine history: Feb. 18

Colony, Chapter I: Dawnland

Maine's path to statehood began long before you think it did.

The horrors of child labor is the focus of new Museum L-A exhibit

'All Work and No Play' exhibit opening Jan. 30 features photos by ground-breaking photographer and sociologist Lewis Hine.

1870 Fat Men convention consumed Lewiston-Auburn in a big weigh

Exactly 150 years ago the Fat Men of Maine gathered in the Twin Cities for a day of festivities and, of course, eating.

P.T. Barnum’s Maine Giantess wasn’t 8-feet tall but she was from Wilton

Sylvia Hardy of Wilton, the tallest woman of her time, won fame in the mid-1800s as P.T. Barnum's Maine Giantess.

In 19th century, Maine’s statehood became inevitable

In this bicentennial year, a crowded schedule of events highlights history and identity as the state celebrates its 200th birthday.

Mainers can march in ‘a band for the people’ that will play during state’s bicentennial parade

Poland Spring Water Co. is the chief sponsor of the Maine Bicentennial Parade on May 16, 2020. The event is expected to bring at least 50,000 people to Lewiston and Auburn.

Oxford genealogist has confirmed more than 15,000 family ties

Greg and Diane Sherwood's family trees have deep roots in Maine and New England. He has traced some of their ancestors back more than 500 years, using primary and secondary sources, Ancestry.com's online and DNA services. Greg Sherwood has familial ties to at least three U.S. presidents and Diane Sherwood can count herself as one of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's closest living cousins.

How a boy from the coast of Maine became a world famous female circus star

The life of Samuel Wasgatt, who performed under the name of Lulu in the 1870s, is just as odd as it sounds.

Acadia National Park takes steps to add trails to national historic register

Only 5 trails on the entire East Coast have been given the federal designation to date.