MINOT — Never stop learning, says the surgeon for the 3rd Maine Regiment. “That’s why we’re doing this, we’re fascinated — so much to read and learn,” said Maj. Scott Scroggins of Lisbon Falls. He was among the Civil War re-enactors massed under canvas tents as the rain fell on the encampment on the field surrounding […]
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Civil War re-enactment in Minot this weekend
Tom Bassford, a civil war re-enactor, walks away from his tent during the second annual Civil War Encampment hosted by the Minot Historical Society on Saturday morning. The encampment continues through Sunday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Civil War veteran to receive headstone
WAYNE — A gravestone for Civil War veteran Benjamin F. Burgess will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Beech Hill Cemetery on Strickland Ferry Road off Route 219. The public is invited to attend. The stone, which comes 116 years after Burgess died in 1902, will be placed beside those of his […]
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Thomas Scott Manduca
SKOWHEGAN — Thomas Scott Manduca, 55, of Dresden and Monmouth, died Friday, June 8, unexpectedly at work in Skowhegan. Tom was born April 14, 1963, in York, to William J. and Jeannine Y. (Dionne) Manduca. He served as the head swim coach for the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA as part of the Maine state YMCA swim league, executive […]
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Lewiston students restore Civil War cannon
LEWISTON — Seeing a couple of old Civil War cannons and their rotted carriages in a shed at the Togus VA hospital a few years ago, John Footer offered to help rebuild them. His plan was to use the skills of the students and staff at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. The retired Lewiston stone mason […]
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Civil War biography series to launch at Bailey Public Library
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library will partner with the Maine Humanities Council to present “Let’s Talk About It,” a five-part series focusing on famous Civil War biographies. The events will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month from February to June. The first meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. […]
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The complex history of 'In God We Trust'
In his first State of the Union address President Donald Trump sought to link religion with American identity. • • • “Together, we are rediscovering the American way. In America, we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, are the center of the American life. The motto is ‘In God We Trust,’” Trump […]
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LPL gathering Knitting Knights LEWISTON — Lewiston Public Library will host a knitting and crochet group from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the first floor’s Jeanne Couture room. All ages and skill levels are welcome, and a limited amount of material will be available for new knitters to take home with them, including […]
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Auburn rededicates corrected gravestone of Medal of Honor recipient
AUBURN — Company F of the 19th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was on the left flank of the Union lines during the Battle of Bristoe Station in Virginia on Oct. 14, 1863, during the Civil War. With the Confederate lines faltering in front of him, Cpl. Moses C. Hanscom from the Danville neighborhood of Auburn […]
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Auburn hosting ceremony for Medal of Honor recipient from Civil War
The new gravestone of Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Moses C. Hanscom, who is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn. AUBURN — A rededication ceremony for a Civil War veteran and the city’s only Medal of Honor recipient will take place on the anniversary of his heroic actions. Moses C. Hanscom, […]