Lewiston native who saved 1963 UPI news teletype recalls aftermath of Kennedy shooting

Richard Fortier held onto a partial UPI teletype from a local radio station, which details the minutes immediately following the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.

Turner’s Century Box Jubilee reveals treasures from 1923, 1973 boxes

Around 150 Turner residents got to see up close, for the first time in 50 years, relics from Turner in 1923 and 1973. Citizens and students have been invited to submit items for the 2023 century box which, once sealed, will not be opened again until 2073.

Maine midwives, local officials celebrate Martha Ballard

Speakers at a Blaine House tea said every Maine community could use a midwife like historical figure Martha Ballard.

Maine filmmakers explore 1970s disco backlash

Lisa Quijano Wolfinger and Rushmore DeNooyer, of Lone Wolf Media in South Portland, made the new documentary "The War on Disco," airing Monday on PBS.

A stirring guide to the great Dutch painters

In 'The Upside-Down World,' Pulitzer Prize winner Benjamin Moser combines biography, art criticism and touches of memoir.

Renovations to Maine State Museum chug along with removal of historic steam engine

When the Augusta museum reopens, likely in 2025, it is expected to feature interactive exhibits that boost focus on women and minority groups — and two humpback whale skeletons.

Historian Randall Bennett to give presentation on Hastings Homestead

Otisfield students produce living history reenactment

Otisfield Elementary School teacher Pamela Marshall's fifth-grade class recently brought American history alive with a reenactment of the Continental Army's experience at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.

Preservationists tour Bethel

Photo: Cycling through history