History

1800s Portland: setting brothels afire, angry locals and traveling seamen, cannons, and guns. It was a weird time in our history.

If you're planning on seeing gold, that's the other Fort Knox! This one's a little closer to home.

"I'm so sick of online dating!" There's a good chance you've heard that phrase or something similar from someone surrounding your life. Social media and dating sites/apps have changed the way modern dating works and how people meet in hopes of finding love...

Maine's dry era started nearly 70 years before the federal government banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in 1920.

Clearing snow from the streets and sidewalks in Maine wasn't always as easy as it is today. Men would have to don their cold weather gear and grab their shovels to clear paths after a big snow storm. That is until the Bangor based Union Iron Works opened a snow plow plant in 1827...

We took a look at the most popular last names in Bangor during the 1800's. Are you a Smith? Brown, Washburn? Here are 99 of the most popular last names in Bangor history.

You may have noticed many chimneys on old houses along the Penobscot River have chimneys painted white, but did you know why?

Although the exact locations are not reveled this video shows some pretty creepy photos of abandoned bunkers and underground hideouts around the state!

Another famous Mainer and his place in history: Conrad Heyer crossed the Delaware with George Washington, and would be 267 years old today.

I grew up here in the Bangor area and I have heard about the Great Fire all of my life. That said I never knew that the Bangor Historical Society does a walk that shows you the details from what we lost to what we kept.