Podcast featuring unscripted conversations about Maine and New England history. Join host Ian Saxine
(1)
Our latest look at the race to reach the North Pole is a perfect accompaniment for any eclipse-related road tripping
Genevieve LeMoine of Bowdoin College's Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum discusses the controversial contest to reach the North Pole.
With Maine and Nebraska's electoral votes in the news lately, now is a great time to re-share an early MH about an unliley pair of states that vote their own way:
Ian and James Melcher discuss why Maine and Nebraska insist on distributing their electoral votes differently than the other 48 states, along with the rest of Maine's other electoral quirks.
Our newest episode about vegetarians in 19th century Maine is un-beetable!
Food writer and historian of vegetarianism Avery Yale Kamila speaks with Tiffany and Ian about dietary reformer Sylvester Graham's controversial Maine speaking tour, which drew both fans and riotous critics in the 1830s.
Our first regular episode of 2024 is out! It has some true crime, some 19th century media sensationalism, and looks at changing regulation of abortion in the era of industrialization and the dawn of the Woman's Rights movement:
Elizabeth DeWolfe discusses the tragedy, trial, and media sensation surrounding the death of a young Biddeford mill worker named Berengera Caswell in 1849.
Start your 2024 off right with this special Behind the Music episode featuring the composer of the Mainely History theme!
Ian chats with composer Bryan Den Hartog about how he created the music of Mainely History.
The downtime between Christmas and New Years is the perfect time to watch the mind-bendingly bizarre early Patrick Dempsey film "Some Girls," set over the holiday break.
Film historian Vaughn Joy returns to discuss the baffling 1988 Christmas movie "Some Girls," starring Lewiston's own Patrick Dempsey in this bonus episode.
MainelyFans everywhere are invited to take the . Watch this inscrutable 1988 Patrick Dempsey movie and let us know here or at [email protected]: is this a true Christmas movie? Is this a brilliant conceptual art piece? A terrible movie that is brilliant in its failure? Your new favorite Christmas movie?
Film historian Vaughn Joy returns to discuss the baffling 1988 Christmas movie "Some Girls," starring Lewiston's own Patrick Dempsey in this bonus episode.
Did you know Patrick Dempsey made a (sort of) Christmas move in 1988? Featuring the guy who played Andre from "My Dinner with Andre?" And that it is a deeply confusing spectacle that might (according to Ian) deserve cult classic status or (according to Tiffany) not be something you'd wish to inflict on anyone? Take the Some Girls challenge and watch this movie, and let us know what you think!
Film historian Vaughn Joy returns to discuss the baffling 1988 Christmas movie "Some Girls," starring Lewiston's own Patrick Dempsey in this bonus episode.
To all the fans worried we wouldn't be doing an episode to mark the 260th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, you can now breath a sigh of relief. Even better, it features returning guest and champion Haligonian Ala Montgomery. Enjoy!
Alexandra Montgomery returns to the pod for a discussion on the significance and complicated legacy of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for Mainers and their neighbors on both sides of the US-Canadian border.
Our newest release explores the experiences of the survivors of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to dock in the United States in 1860, and the story's surprising Maine connections.
Jeremy Ellis, president of the Clotilda Descendants Association, speaks with Tiffany and Ian about the final ship of enslaved Africans illegally brought to the United States in 1860, and their ties to Maine-born slave trader Timothy Meaher.
Enjoy our Halloween episode, which is also Tiffany Link's official debut as co-host of a non-bonus episode! (That last bit was for those of you who like to keep stats like for athletes) We dive into the haunted aspects of the Wadsworth Longfellow House with two experts on Longfellow and on the otherworldly aspects of historic places.
Meg North and John Babin discuss the haunted past and present of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Portland home with Tiffany and Ian.
Having twice the hosts means that Mainely History will be twice as good! In this bonus episode, meet Tiffany, as she speaks with Ian about historical work outside of the podcast, and about what's in store for future shows
New Mainely History co-host Tiffany Link joins Ian to talk about day jobs, side-gigs, historical dinner guests, and what to expect for Season 2!
Did your friends make our live show at Maine Historical Society in August, but you couldn't, so you've felt just a little bit left out ever since? Fear not! Here's the recording of our first show with a live studio audience for you to enjoy anywhere you are:
In this live show at the Maine Historical Society, Hannah Peterson and Daniel Bottino spoke with Ian about the 1735 trial, incarceration, conversion, and ex*****on of Patience Boston, a Nauset indentured servant.
Don't miss our latest with Jacqueline Beatty, discussing her new book about how American women (particularly in New England) navigated the legal landscape of the new republic
Jacqueline Beatty discusses how New England women navigated life a new American republic that assumed their dependent status, while equating true citizenship with independence.
What's that, you wanted MORE Revolutionary America episodes? Unlike Benedict Arnold, we've got your back with our latest:
Jacqueline Beatty discusses how New England women navigated life a new American republic that assumed their dependent status, while equating true citizenship with independence.
Our latest with Tiffany Eggleston Link is out! It's an epic-two part look at Benedict Arnold's failed attempt to seize, er, liberate, Quebec from the British in 1775-76. Perfect for listening to on the way to the Mainely History Live Show this Saturday, 10am at the Maine Historical Society!
Tiffany Link discusses Benedict Arnold's doomed expedition through Maine to seize Quebec during the American Revolutionary War.
Friends don't let friends miss the Mainely History Live Show this Saturday!
Join MHS for a live recording of the podcast Mainely History!
Our Saturday live show in Portland is going to be a great time! You can register for free here, and see more details about the episode, about surprising story surrounding a rare public ex*****on in colonial Maine:
Join MHS for a live recording of the podcast Mainely History!
Attention MainelyFans! We're doing our first ever Live Show with an in-person audience! Join us at 10am on Saturday August 12 at the Maine Historical Society in Portland for "Gathering of the Damned: The 1735 Ex*****on of Patience Boston"
See the event page for more:
Join MHS for a live recording of the podcast Mainely History!
Summer is a great time for all things baseball! Re-upping this early
convo with the captain of the Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club!
Ian talks with the captain of Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club about your neighbors who play ball like it's 1860
Summer road trips are best enjoyed while listening to something good, like our latest MainelyHistory
with John Sexton, 1/2 of We talk real and mythical Norse seafarers in the North Atlantic. Don't miss it!
Medievalist John Sexton discusses why so many 19th century Mainers were looking for lost Viking settlements, and what we know today about the actual exploits of Norse seafarers in the North Atlantic long ago.
A major story in United States history over the past 50 years has been the decline of industrial jobs. The accompanying rise of a “post-industrial” economy has looked different for various communities and regions. The 2023 Historian’s Forum features an interdisciplinary look at economic and la...
Hi MainelyFans! They're not affiliated with this show, but yours truly is hosting the annual Historian's Forum at the Maine Historical Society on Saturday, July 15, from 9am to noon! This year's event is online and free to the public. It will feature a panel discussion about economic and business history in Maine since 1973, focusing on issues including experience of mill workers as the paper industry collapsed, the business of Sustainability, land use, gentrification, and comparing Maine's experience to hemispheric trends.
You can register for free here:
A major story in United States history over the past 50 years has been the decline of industrial jobs. The accompanying rise of a “post-industrial” economy has looked different for various communities and regions. The 2023 Historian’s Forum features an interdisciplinary look at economic and la...
We're back with a double release! This bonus episode is a behind the scenes chat with Daniel Mandell and Alden Vaughan, talking about doing history, editing sources, and a bunch more "behind the scenes" type stuff in this special!
Dan Mandell and Alden Vaughan talk about the work that goes into finding and preparing historical sources for publication, and changes in the craft of history in this wide-ranging discussion.
Be sure to catch our latest on the Downeast sardine industry!
Brian Payne discusses how ecological, commercial, and cultural transformations caused the decline of independent herring fishermen in Downeast Maine a century ago.
Past Mainely History guest Andrew Wehrman's book about the politics of smallpox inoculation in Revolutionary America, Contagion of Liberty, is a finalist for an LA times Book Award! You can listen to him discuss his work here:
Andrew Wehrman discusses how the revolutionary generation thought about the role of government in public health during a continent-wide smallpox pandemic.
If you haven't been exposed to any of the Temp Tales series discussed on our latest episode, this is a good place to start:
Temp Tales Episode II: Fantasy IslandOriginal animation series from Maine. For T-shirts, stickers and other O'Chang goodies, visit us at http://ochangcomics....
Our latest episode features true living legends: the creators of Temp Tales! Their cult classic animated series is steeped in Maine history (whether you knew it or not) and will no doubt become a landmark in 21st century Maine history.
The creators of Temp Tales discuss the origins and reception of their cult classic animated series with Ian, including the aspects of Maine's history that influence their work.
Our first episode of 2023 explores the fascinating careers and importance legacy of two Mainers who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives following the Civil War, starting the new year off strong!
Gideon Cohn-Postar discusses the important legacy of Maine's two Gilded Age Speakers of the House with Ian, while making time to bash newly relevant President Grover Cleveland.
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Mainely History posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Send a message to Mainely History:
Join Ian Saxine, Alexandra Montgomery, Krystalyn Shefveland with guest host Guy Dickinson for a special live edition of Mainely History.
Want your business to be the top-listed Media Company?
