About 65 appraisers were at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay to assess items for the popular PBS show’s 30th season — and its first visit to the state.
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Oldies but goodies: Mainers cherish — and cook on — their old stoves
When it comes to stoves, ‘brand spanking new’ does not appeal to everyone.
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Sabattus man is the new namesake of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort’s original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine
How did Crash Road in Jay get its name?
Before it was Crash Road, it was called North Livermore-Jay Road.
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Repast is history: What Mainers ate on Thanksgiving through the decades
We pored over Maine’s newspaper archives for a casual look at how Mainers from other times celebrated the holiday, and most especially what they were eating.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
The origin of Livermore and Livermore Falls: a brief history
Who was Deacon Elijah Livermore and how did he found the town of Livermore?
Posted inNation / World
50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark
The Viking Age burial ground contains some 50 ‘exceptionally well-preserved’ skeletons.
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A Maine professor spent a month in Poland making bagels and searching for his past
University of Maine at Augusta history professor Robert Bernheim hoped bagel diplomacy could help repair some deep wounds left by the Holocaust.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Relics from the past find new homes at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center auction in Livermore
Proceeds from the auction will go towards the major restoration project that will tell more of the story of the Washburns and an incredible community.
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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center to hold one-time auction Saturday in Livermore
Duplicate items or items no longer necessary for the center’s programs will be auctioned off Saturday.