Maine History: From the Civil War Through World War I

This is a rebroadcast of an earlier show (original air date May 26, 2020); no calls will be taken. 

We continue our celebration of Maine’s 200^th statehood anniversary by examining Maine from the time of the Civil War to the end of the Great War. This is part of our year-long bicentennial series of shows covering Maine history.

Libby Bischof, professor of history, University of Southern Maine; executive director, Osher Map Library

Earle Shettleworth, longtime Maine state historian

• Maine200.org: How Maine Is Adapting Its Bicentennial To The Evolving COVID-19 Crisis
• Maine Historical Society
• Maine Memory Network
• Maine History Online: 1870-1920, The End Of The Ocean Highway
• James Gillespie Blaine
  
• Thomas Brackett Reed: The Most Important Politician You've Never Heard Of
  
• Arthur Sewall
  
• Maine Civil War Monuments
  
• Maine WWI Memorial Inventory Project
  
• Cummings Guest House Register, Old Orchard Beach, USM Special Collections