Maine Historical Society

How humans have changed the environment is one focus of the CODE RED exhibit. The other is on Indigenous wisdom. Indigenous people make up 4% of the world's population and steward 80%tof the biodiversity on just 20% of the land base. That's why the UN secretary general says they "hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis.

One of Maine’s best-known figures, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet, writer and linguist, he was an international celebrity in the 1800s.…

A new exhibit at the Maine Historical Society examines the experiences of the First People of Maine: the Wabanaki. Our panel explores the Wabanaki…

In conjunction with a new exhibit at the Maine Historical Society, we examine Maine’s food heritage, including what ingredients and dishes have come from…

Paper has shaped Maine’s economy, molded individual and community identities, and affected Maine’s environment. The Executive Director of the Maine…

Best-selling author Anita Shreve’s new novel, The Stars are Fire, is based in part on the 1947 Great Fires of Maine which raged from Bar Harbor to…

"The world must be made safe for democracy." With those words, President Woodrow Wilson committed Maine, and the rest of the country, to fight in World…

There is no shortage of spooky stories across Maine, from ghosts and haunted houses to unexplained mysteries.Guests:Jamie Rice, library director at the…

PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Historical Society has a new chief curator. Kate McBrien most recently was curator of historic collections at the Maine State…

PORTLAND, Maine - Gov. Paul LePage's proposal to make non-profits in Maine pay property taxes is, not surprisingly, strongly opposed by museums and other…