Learn about traditions of Christmases past at historic homes and sites in southern Maine.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Schools & Education
Historic images light up Lewiston’s Lisbon Street: ‘A Street of Stories’
The project is described as a digital storytelling event, one that uses archival images to weave tales of Lewiston’s downtown in the days of old.
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Posted inFood
This Maine cook gets into the season with a steamed pudding worthy of Dickens
The old-fashioned technique has largely fallen from favor, but the cooking is very forgiving and the results incredibly moist.
Posted inCommunity, Events, Life & Culture, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel rallies for yearlong celebration of America’s 250th birthday
A creative mix of films, discussions, crafts and a star-spangled Fourth of July highlight Bethel’s plans for 2026.
Posted inMaine, News
In Wabanaki communities, giving thanks is common. But the holiday is complicated.
Tribal governments give away hundreds of turkeys each November.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
How Mainers celebrated Thanksgiving 100 years ago
Local newspapers detailed many aspects of Thanksgiving 1925, from sales on food to social gatherings across Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
At Portland’s Victoria Mansion, an artist considers a history of slavery
The museum commissioned a painting to illuminate sparse records.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Historical societies join forces to preserve Franklin Journal archives
Volunteers from several Franklin County historical societies worked together to save hundreds of Franklin Journal volumes from damage, preserving decades of local history for future generations.
Posted inMaine, News
Abbe Museum returning funerary cultural objects to Wabanaki Nations
Many of the objects sat unknowingly in a University of Maine collection for years because a loan to an archaeologist was never recorded.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
From Stephen King to New Jersey diners, History Press books cover local lore around the US
A writer from Maine, Sharon Kitchens has turned her passion for Stephen King’s books into a published work