PSO celebrates Maine’s 200th birthday with ‘Maine’s Bicentennial’

Colony, Chapter II: Rivalry

An acrimonious relationship develops between Maine and Massachusetts.

On this date in Maine history: Feb. 18

Colony, Chapter I: Dawnland

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

Walking tour proposal gets board support

Reprise Choral Ensemble to celebrate Maine’s Bicentennial

Maine Historic Preservation Commission to host online exhibit focused on historic properties

On this date in Maine history: Jan. 6

Jan. 6, 1854: Novelist Sarah “Sally” Sayward Barrell Wood, known colloquially as “Madame Wood,” Maine’s first novelist and the first female American writer of gothic fiction, dies at the age of 95. She published four novels and a collection of stories, all under pseudonyms – either “A Lady,” “A Lady of Massachusetts” (when Maine was […]

On this date in Maine history: Jan. 4

Jan. 4, 1832: The Maine Legislature convenes in the newly completed Maine State House for the first time. The building, located on Weston’s Hill in Augusta, took three years to erect and is built of Hallowell granite. Despite its completion, Portland officials try for decades to convince the Legislature to move the state capital to […]

On this date in Maine history: Jan. 3

Jan. 3, 1787: A fourth convention about a proposal to separate Maine from Massachusetts is held. An “Address to the People” about Maine residents’ grievances had drawn a 645-349 vote in favor of separation, but the total vote count was a tiny minority of those citizens eligible to vote, and they came from only 32 […]