http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/-t1.htm Maine history, VIP's, etc. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:23:18 GMT 10 http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/11/65/21/31/banner10.jpg http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/-t1.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/mansion-s-new-owner-seeks-missing-mirrors-t18769.htm Outspoken Mansion's new owner seeks missing mirrors BY MEGHAN V. MALLOY Staff Writer Morning Sentinel HALLOWELL -- The owner of Hallowell's historic Bodwell House is on a treasure hunt to find two antique mirrors once owned by Gov. Joseph R. Bodwell. David Kingsley, a local businessman who took ownership of Bodwell House last year, is offering $500 for the return of two mantle mirrors that disappeared in 2006 after the city of Hallowell took the property from the last owner, Gary Elwell, ... Maine History Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:23:18 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/mansion-s-new-owner-seeks-missing-mirrors-t18769.htm#22070 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/mansion-s-new-owner-seeks-missing-mirrors-t18769.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/history-groups-to-unveil-new-web-exhibit-t18697.htm Outspoken History groups to unveil new Web exhibit BY BETTY JESPERSEN Staff Writer Morning Sentinel FARMINGTON -- The public debut of the new Farmington History Online site will be Sunday when the project's Web site created by a collaboration of the historical society, library and schools will be unveiled. The event will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday both at the Farmington Historical Society's Titcomb House on Academy Street and the Farmington Public Library around the corner on High Street. ... Maine History Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:20:40 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/history-groups-to-unveil-new-web-exhibit-t18697.htm#21985 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/history-groups-to-unveil-new-web-exhibit-t18697.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/museum-exhibit-collects-rare-wabanaki-arts-t18591.htm Outspoken Museum exhibit collects rare Wabanaki arts BY SADA REED Staff Writer Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA -- Rare Wabanaki artifacts gathered from as far away as Australia will be on the display in Maine this weekend for the first time. Some artifacts in the new exhibit hail from Maine collections, but others are borrowed from 16 other museums and private collections throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. The Maine State Museum will open "Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, ... Maine History Thu, 21 May 2009 23:53:44 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/museum-exhibit-collects-rare-wabanaki-arts-t18591.htm#21863 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/museum-exhibit-collects-rare-wabanaki-arts-t18591.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/memory-project-joins-maine-towns-history-web-t18448.htm Outspoken Memory project joins Maine towns' history, Web BY LARRY GRARD Staff Writer Morning Sentinel NEW PORTLAND -- Go to the Maine Memory Network Web site, type in the words "New Portland," and see a photograph of the 1925 Central High School boys' basketball team. Or a 1951 photo of people at the New Portland Fair. An elementary student's schoolwork from 1920 shows children taking a bath, with the words: "a full bath more than once a week." New Portland, Farmington ... Maine History Wed, 06 May 2009 11:12:59 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/memory-project-joins-maine-towns-history-web-t18448.htm#21701 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/memory-project-joins-maine-towns-history-web-t18448.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/rethinking-an-urban-vision-t18359.htm Outspoken Rethinking an urban vision Portland planners are happy with how Franklin Arterial moves cars, but want it to better fit into the neighborhood. By TOM BELL Staff Writer Portland Press Herald PORTLAND — Forty years ago this summer, crews began building the Franklin Street Arterial, an ambitious project that was part of an even grander scheme to encircle the city's business district with a network of highways and thoroughfares. About 130 buildings were razed to make room for the ... Maine History Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:11:17 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/rethinking-an-urban-vision-t18359.htm#21598 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/rethinking-an-urban-vision-t18359.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/touched-by-new-deal-t18146.htm Outspoken Touched by New Deal USM students research Depression response from FDR, today's recession, and the lasting effects on Maine By KELLEY BOUCHARD Staff Writer Portland Press Herald PORTLAND — Everything David Wallace knew about the Great Depression of the 1930s assured him that it would never happen again. Like many people, he thought regulations and protections were put in place to control Wall Street and the nation's banks, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ... Maine History Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:48:27 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/touched-by-new-deal-t18146.htm#21348 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/touched-by-new-deal-t18146.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/library-starts-new-chapter-t17821.htm Outspoken Library starts new chapter The expanded Maine Historical Society facility will reopen Tuesday. By BOB KEYES Staff Writer Portland Press Herald PORTLAND — The century-old terrazzo floor has been shined, the walls plastered and the elegant wooden tables and desks buffed. The fluorescent lights are gone, replaced by elegant chandeliers that have the look and feel of something from the early 1900s. The only thing missing may be Henry Wadsworth Longfellow himself, although a ... Maine History Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:33:08 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/library-starts-new-chapter-t17821.htm#20979 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/library-starts-new-chapter-t17821.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/web-site-samples-history-of-maine-s-irish-t17692.htm Outspoken Web site samples history of Maine's Irish Pages written by Matthew Barker describe early settlement, activities of 58 places on Portland walking tour BY KELLEY BOUCHARD Morning Sentinel PORTLAND -- Matthew Barker knows more about the history of Irish immigrants in Maine than just about anybody. He started investigating his family's roots at the relatively young age of 8. By the time he was 11, he was a full-fledged member of the Maine Historical Society. His family tree ... Maine History Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:08:26 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/web-site-samples-history-of-maine-s-irish-t17692.htm#20830 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/web-site-samples-history-of-maine-s-irish-t17692.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/city-history-mixes-fact-fiction-t17408.htm Outspoken City history mixes fact, fiction By Nok-Noi Ricker Staff Writer Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — The tale of the naming of this community is a colorful one about a drunken minister, singing his favorite ditty, who mistakenly gave the name of the song “Bangor” when asked by a clerk what the town’s name was to be. In the story, this village was to be called Sunbury. Instead, the clerk penned in Bangor, and John Hancock, the then governor of Massachusetts, signed the historic ... Maine History Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:30:03 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/city-history-mixes-fact-fiction-t17408.htm#20506 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/city-history-mixes-fact-fiction-t17408.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/peeling-into-maine-s-past-t17398.htm Outspoken Peeling into Maine's past Old homes across the state may yield hidden treasures. By RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer Portland Press Herald Mike Hicks was ripping off old wallpaper at a Winthrop apartment building he owns in early January when he began to suspect he'd find something interesting. Under the wallpaper he found some plywood affixed to the wall. The wall was in pretty good shape, so what was the plywood for? When Hicks pried the plywood from the wall, he found two colorful ... Maine History Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:54:01 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/peeling-into-maine-s-past-t17398.htm#20494 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/peeling-into-maine-s-past-t17398.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/vienna-historic-home-for-historical-society-t17390.htm Outspoken VIENNA: Historic home for Historical Society BY BETH EVANS Correspondent Kennebec Journal VIENNA -- History has found a home in Vienna village. The Vienna Historical Society has purchased the Waite house -- one of the original houses in Vienna village and birthplace of board game pioneer Milton Bradley. Society member Carole O'Connell said the group is excited to have a permanent home for document storage and research, as well as the opportunity to display historic objects ... Maine History Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:04:35 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/vienna-historic-home-for-historical-society-t17390.htm#20483 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/vienna-historic-home-for-historical-society-t17390.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/historic-town-reports-now-online-t17353.htm Outspoken Historic town reports now online BY MECHELE COOPER Staff Writer Kennebec Journal GARDINER -- In March 1900, the Hon. Mayor Freeman Patten wrote this in Gardiner's annual report: "A year ago in my address, I said our industries and commercial interests had suffered from various causes, but today the prospects are brighter. A part of our hopes have been realized and our manufacturers are now enabled to do more business and with less expense." In this sketchy economy, ... Maine History Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:21:37 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/historic-town-reports-now-online-t17353.htm#20438 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/historic-town-reports-now-online-t17353.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/chamber-no-future-for-historic-designation-t17326.htm Outspoken Chamber: No future for historic designation Portland's chamber of commerce says it won't support an expanded historic district. By DENNIS HOEY Staff Writer Portland Press Herald PORTLAND — The city's chamber of commerce came out Tuesday in opposition to a proposal to expand Portland's historic preservation district to include Congress Street and the center of the city. The designation would put nearly 200 buildings and some of Maine's most valuable real estate in the historic ... Maine History Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:46:38 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/chamber-no-future-for-historic-designation-t17326.htm#20404 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/chamber-no-future-for-historic-designation-t17326.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/brooks-rail-restoration-on-track-t17221.htm Outspoken Brooks rail restoration on track Preservation society plans summer locomotive, rail bike tours By Walter Griffin Staff Writer Bangor Daily News BROOKS, Maine — The former Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad tracks will be carrying excursion trains and bicycles this summer if everything goes according to plan. The Brooks Preservation Society has entered into a lease agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation for restoration and operation of the Belfast & Moosehead ... Maine History Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:33:12 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/brooks-rail-restoration-on-track-t17221.htm#20277 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/brooks-rail-restoration-on-track-t17221.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/fire-destroys-104-year-old-former-patten-school-t17072.htm Outspoken Fire destroys 104-year-old former Patten school By Nick Sambides Jr. Staff Writer Bangor Daily News PATTEN, Maine — Seven fire departments could do little to save the 104-year-old former Patten Primary School on Main Street from a fire Thursday that left a family of seven homeless. Subject to many renovations since it closed as a school in the spring of 1999, the two-story home apparently caught fire shortly after 10 a.m., after its occupants left to do errands, Assistant Fire ... Maine History Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:16:25 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/fire-destroys-104-year-old-former-patten-school-t17072.htm#20110 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/fire-destroys-104-year-old-former-patten-school-t17072.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/paul-bunyan-turns-50-but-what-does-his-future-hold-t16920.htm Outspoken Paul Bunyan turns 50, but what does his future hold? After 50 years, Bangor’s iconic Paul Bunyan has seen his neighborhood change. Does he need a new home? By Eric Russell Staff Writer Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — He looms 37 feet over Main Street, inanimate yet full of life: a smiling, bearded, flannel shirt-wearing behemoth with a peavey in his left hand and an ax slung over his right shoulder. Part city guardian, part tourist trap, the statue of Paul Bunyan is as indelible ... Maine History Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:17:45 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/paul-bunyan-turns-50-but-what-does-his-future-hold-t16920.htm#19944 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/paul-bunyan-turns-50-but-what-does-his-future-hold-t16920.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/paul-bunyans-peavey-missing-hook-t16918.htm Outspoken Paul Bunyan’s peavey missing hook By Nok-Noi Ricker Staff Writer Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — There is something wrong with Paul Bunyan. It’s his peavey. Bunyan, who has stood for nearly 50 years on Main Street greeting all who visit the Queen City, has his double-bit ax slung over his right shoulder and holds his log-rolling peavey in his left hand. Sometime in the last couple of years, the swing hook of his historic logging tool — the part that made it work so ... Maine History Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:07:49 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/paul-bunyans-peavey-missing-hook-t16918.htm#19942 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/paul-bunyans-peavey-missing-hook-t16918.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/dexter-town-hall-a-true-community-center-t16811.htm Outspoken Dexter Town Hall a true community center By Diana Bowley Staff Writer Bangor Daily News DEXTER, Maine — It could have been shuttered, neglected or torn down like other historic buildings that have been victims of the economy, but it wasn’t. Because of the dedicated efforts of those who could see its value to the community, the Dexter Town Hall was spared, rehabilitated and is in use today. From public roller-skating to movies to a gathering place for senior citizens and teenagers ... Maine History Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:14:48 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/dexter-town-hall-a-true-community-center-t16811.htm#19823 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/dexter-town-hall-a-true-community-center-t16811.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/it-was-transcendent-t16782.htm Outspoken 'It was transcendent' Bowdoin College recalls the speech that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered in 1964. By KELLEY BOUCHARD Staff Writer Portland Press Herald BRUNSWICK — It was a call for civil rights rarely heard north of the Piscataqua River. The mesmerizing, musical quality of his voice filled the darkened, arched rafters of First Parish Church. His careful diction and measured delivery ensured maximum visceral impact on his 1,100 listeners. The question, the ... Maine History Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:28:16 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/it-was-transcendent-t16782.htm#19789 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/it-was-transcendent-t16782.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/wanted-mainers-who-can-remember-prohibition-t16707.htm Outspoken Wanted: Mainers who can remember Prohibition Documentarians Lynn Novick and Ken Burns are looking for Mainers to share their stories. By RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer Portland Press Herald As a documentary filmmaker, Lynn Novick finds it a little odd that films and books about America's period of Prohibition often make it appear as though everything happened in Chicago and New York. But wouldn't banning alcohol – which had been a part of daily American life, of family celebrations ... Maine History Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:37:07 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/wanted-mainers-who-can-remember-prohibition-t16707.htm#19701 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/wanted-mainers-who-can-remember-prohibition-t16707.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/map-tells-story-of-champlains-explorations-t16688.htm Outspoken Map tells story of Champlain’s explorations Bangor Daily News ORONO, Maine — To commemorate the 400th anniversaries of French explorer Samuel Champlain’s founding of Québec and naming of Lake Champlain, the Canadian American Center at the University of Maine has released a new narrative map detailing the 13 years the 17th-century cartographer traveled throughout the St. Lawrence River Valley in search of the elusive Northwest Passage. The nearly 40-inch by 60-inch bilingual map, ... Maine History Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:15:12 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/map-tells-story-of-champlains-explorations-t16688.htm#19679 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/map-tells-story-of-champlains-explorations-t16688.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/stars-of-silver-screen-come-alive-on-paper-t16568.htm Outspoken Stars of silver screen come alive on paper BY SADA REED Staff Writer Kennebec Journal KINGFIELD -- What began as a childhood love for paper dolls became a career for Jenny Taliadoros. After growing up cutting and folding paper dolls, Taliadoros now makes a living publishing themed magazines and books that include images of glamorous Hollywood stars of yesteryear -- celebrities Taliadoros often gets to meet. She is the founder of Paper Studio Press, a paper-doll publishing company ... Maine History Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:47:06 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/stars-of-silver-screen-come-alive-on-paper-t16568.htm#19546 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/stars-of-silver-screen-come-alive-on-paper-t16568.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/lighthouse-in-cutler-given-rare-telescope-t16449.htm Outspoken Lighthouse in Cutler given rare telescope Life Saving Service likely used brass unit Bangor Daily News CUTLER, Maine — A rare telescope once used by the U.S. Life Saving Service to watch for shipwrecks off the Down East coast of Maine soon will have a new home as part of the maritime exhibit at Cutler’s Little River Lighthouse. The rare brass telescope, presented to Tim Harrison, co-chairman of the Friends of Little River Lighthouse, has been in the possession of George Morrison ... Maine History Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:03:49 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/lighthouse-in-cutler-given-rare-telescope-t16449.htm#19412 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/lighthouse-in-cutler-given-rare-telescope-t16449.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/students-catalogue-plethora-of-local-inventors-t16402.htm Outspoken Students catalogue plethora of local inventors BY VALERIE TUCKER Correspondent Morning Sentinel FARMINGTON -- Inventors are everywhere, and someone sitting next to you might be one. Cynthia Stevens' second-grade students at the W.S. Mallett School have studied local inventors, and they are inspired. Sam Smith is a sixth-generation descendant of earmuff inventor Chester Greenwood. He and his classmates learned that many of today's conveniences came from Franklin County. After ... Maine History Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:05:56 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/students-catalogue-plethora-of-local-inventors-t16402.htm#19355 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/students-catalogue-plethora-of-local-inventors-t16402.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/historians-get-preservation-grant-t16356.htm Outspoken Historians get preservation grant STAFF REPORT Morning Sentinel The state chroniclers of Maine's history have received a $45,000 grant to begin the high-tech preservation of significant historical documents and items, including the papers of Admiral Robert E. Peary, once stored in a closet at his Casco Bay home on Eagle Island. The funds have been used to buy digitizing equipment, which is being used to archive Peary's papers at the Harpswell Historical Society, as well as ... Maine History Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:05:20 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/historians-get-preservation-grant-t16356.htm#19303 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/maine-history-f13/historians-get-preservation-grant-t16356.htm