Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
Thurza Foss and Her Photos from Harmony
Left with a farm to run and a family to feed, an early 20th-century woman created photo postcards that offer a glimpse into rural living in northern Maine.
Mildred Burrage’s War
A Maine artist’s volunteer efforts and posters helped to make World War II shipbuilding work in South Portland safer for women laborers.
Campaigning 1913 Style: William Jennings Bryan
A political tour by automobile
Charles Sampson Carved a Legacy in Bath
Bath figurehead carver Charles Sampson’s work adorned a fleet of Maine-built ships that set to sea in the late 1800s.
Mary King Longfellow paints Monhegan
The niece of famed American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an early if not the first female artist to paint this island off the Maine coast
Youthful Adventures in Maine Antiquing
Ten cents here, a few dollars there, Maine’s State Historian began to amass his collections as a boy, one antique shop at a time.
Memories of Freeport
Maine’s historian frames the evolution of Freeport from a factory town to a tourist mecca through his own family’s experiences.
Daniel Low: Eastport’s Ingenious Architect
During Maine’s first decade of statehood, many towns had their own architect-builders who combined building practices with a knowledge of published builders’ guides.
Maine’s Early Beginnings as an Art Mecca
Maine’s role as an art mecca dates back to early art summer camps.
A Family of Master Ship Carvers and Their Art
A family of 19th century Portland ship carvers were masters of a lost art
