Bangor History - Wayne Reilly
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The recent deaths of David C. Smith and Edward “Sandy” Ives mark a watershed in Maine historical writing that makes me nervous. Who will replace them? Over their long careers at the University of … more
"THE FUEL QUESTION," as the Bangor Daily Commercial put it in a headline, perplexed Mainers a century ago. Would there be enough coal or wood to heat their homes? Would they be able to afford it? … more
Charity was largely a private affair a century ago left to churches and philanthropic organizations. Large government welfare programs such as Medicaid seemed far beyond the public’s … more
The destruction of the Bangor Public Library in the Great Fire of 1911 was one of the Queen City’s great tragedies. Nearly 70,000 books along with irreplaceable newspapers and documents were lost. … more
AN AGE OF WONDERS IS THE PRESENT ONE, declared a Bangor Daily Commercial headline a century ago. LIFE IS REVOLUTIONIZED. As if they wanted to eliminate time and space, Americans were fascinated by … more
Bangor was a hotbed of theatrical entrepreneurship a century ago. Within two years time, between 1907 and 1909, the Queen City had gone from having one full-time theater to six. The show houses and … more
FLOOD SWEEPS DOWN ON KATAHDIN IRON WORKS, said the lead headline in the Bangor Daily News on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1909. more
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