George Nye may be the only soldier who rose from private to general.
Maine History
Posted inMaine
Wildfires remain a long-term threat to almost two-thirds of the properties in Maine
Maine has a history of major wildfires that have over the years left towns in ruins.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate
History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.
Posted inbPlus
A doctor from Auburn died at Custer’s side at Little Big Horn
George Edwin Lord, educated in Auburn, became an Army surgeon after the Civil War and met a grisly fate.
Posted inbPlus
Excerpts from George Lord’s letters to Annie Hooper in 1874
“I am fading away on board a Missouri river boat and one of the poorest specimens at that. . . . It is so hot in this cabin that it is very hard to make any exertion, but I can’t let this Sunday go by without writing you.” “We were very happy together, Annie, and […]
Posted inbPlus
A hero during the Civil War, Maine’s Andrew Tozier turned to crime when he returned home
Two years after gaining renown at the Battle of Gettysburg, the Litchfield native robbed a Livermore Falls clothing store and more. But another hero intervened and helped secure Tozier’s legacy.
Posted inbPlus
By planes, trains and boats, Santa’s arrival in Lewiston once created holiday hoopla
It’s almost impossible to overstate the thrill that once raced through Lewiston’s youngsters each year when Santa Claus arrived in Lewiston. We’re not talking about the sleigh and the reindeer, or Santa slipping down the chimney, though. A lot of what got everyone hyped up for the holiday involved the promotional skills and hefty advertising […]
Posted inFood
If you’ve soured on B&M beans, get sweet on baking your own
It’s a simple process, but choices along the way can help you find a signature recipe.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, New England
‘No hunting ground left — the moose, the deer and beaver are all gone’
A newly discovered 1839 letter spotlights the poverty and powerlessness of a Penobscot Nation trying to survive.
Posted inMaine
Hannibal Hamlin bash spotlights Lincoln’s vice president, and a town rich in 19th-century charm
A celebration Saturday in Paris Hill calls attention to the often-overlooked village where Abraham Lincoln’s first vice president was born.