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Reading this over a coffee and a Sunday morning donut? You have John Blondel of Thomaston to thank! In July 1872, the U.S. Patent Office granted the Mainer a patent for a doughnut cutter, creating the iconic donut (or doughnut, whichever you prefer!)
Had Maine Preservation’s residency on North Haven been scheduled just a few decades earlier, we’d have found ourselves standing beneath boats in the shipyard on Fox Isle, as the island was known up until 1947 when the town renamed itself
“This was that Earth of which we have heard, made out of Chaos and Old Night. Here was no man's garden, but the unhandselled globe. It was not lawn, nor pasture, nor mead, nor woodland, nor lea, nor arable, nor wasteland…Man was not to b
📣 ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS for �Maine's Most Endangered Historic Places 2023 list! This is your chance! Nominating an endangered place to our 2023 List is an opportunity for Mainers to make their voices heard and to shine a light on the places that mat
Take a stroll today past the house where a spider named Charlotte spun her first fictional web. Author Elwyn Brooks (E. B.) White’s house in Brooklin is a private residence, so do be respectful as you walk by, with your fingers marking your fav
Within Acadia National Park (established in July 1916) stands Rockefeller Hall, built in 1933 by the National Park Service to house Navy personnel. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. commissioned noted architect Grosvenor Atterbury to design in the French Norm
Long before the town of Cape Porpoise (now Kennebunkport) was incorporated #OnThisDate in 1653, the forests covering southern Maine were home to an estimated 32,000 to 40,000 indigenous people, according to @brickstoremuseum. The main form of transpo
“Since I began this note, I have been called off at least a dozen times; once for the fish-man … once to see a man who had brought me some barrels of apples … once to see a book-man … then to nurse the baby; then into the k
Thanks to The 1772 Foundation, executive directors from statewide preservation organizations in the Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT) gathered at @the_driftwood_inn on Bailey Island for their annual retreat on June 12th through 14th. In addi
The Word of the Day this Thursday: retrofitting! As we’ll discuss at the webinar, State Historic Tax Credits: Opportunities for Affordable Housing and Sustainability, retrofitting is at the core of addressing two of our country’s most pre
📣 Nominations now open for MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES 2023 List! Maine Preservation's list of Most Endangered Historic Places boosts local efforts and draws media focus and positive attention with an aim to preserve threatened places throughout
Next stop on Maine Presration’s residency itinerary: Aroostook County! Mark your calendars for July 10th through 14th and reach out to reserve a session with our team. Talk hands-on conservation or map out a plan for community-building and fund
Become of Member of Maine Preservation! ⁠ ⁠ *What We Do:* Maine Preservation provides technical assistance and financial support for groundbreaking projects across the state. We advocate for policies that promote historic resources and educate the pu
#FlagDay Before “DIRIGO,” there was a proud pine tree and a guiding North Star! The Maine State Flag has evolved over time. When working to refresh our own logo and look, Maine Preservation gazed back to what some (via a @nytimes article

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