Exploring life at home in Pittsfield, Maine before, during and after the American Civil War We will be reading “Soldier’s Heart” by Gary Paulsen.
Through a grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Historical Society are coordinating a 2 year collaborative project with communities around the State of Maine. Local & Legendary: Maine in the Civil War is a program that brings local libraries, historical societies and schools together for a community project focused on the American Civ
12/15/2020
So worth seeing every year ....
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Civil War background) WIDESCREEN I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day / Peace On Earth with the backstory of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, set with Civil War and Iraq War images. This version is...
07/08/2020
We lost the Final Four Round to Lincoln but thanks to all who worked hard to try to help us win.
07/06/2020
TIME to Vote & Share!
Time to get after it Pittsfielders (and Pittsfielders-in-exile)! Voting for Maine Town of the Year is now open. We are going against Lincoln for a shot in the finals against the winner of Levant v. Jonesport. Vote early and often (use all of your devices) and help propel Pittsfield towards the championship! VOTE and SHARE! Lincoln is coming hard at us on this one.
Town of the Year: Final Four From 68 towns and cities down to four! It's Lincoln vs. Pittsfield and Jonesport vs. Levant with a trip to the championship on the line.
06/30/2020
YOUR VOTE is NEEDED!
Please vote and share the link.
https://929theticket.com/town-of-the-year-elite-8-3/
06/29/2020
VOTE Now AND share with friends & family!
Let's make it to the next round.
From Michael Lynch, "The voting has just opened in the Elite 8 for Town the year on 929Theticket.com Let's fire up those voting machines and get to work. Pittsfield vs Searsport. Tomorrow from 4-6 we will be live on the radio and on the internet. We will be needing all of your votes!!! Thank you kindly"
Town of the Year - Elite 8 Coastal champion Searsport meets Central champion Pittsfield to kick off week 2 of the Elite 8!
10/14/2019
For those who may not have seen this a few years back .....
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Any good (new) Civil War books out lately?
11/15/2017
The table where the Civil War ended!
08/18/2017
Why those Confederate soldier statues look a lot like their Union counterparts Many monuments in the South were made in the North — by the same companies, and with the same molds, as those sold to Northern towns.
05/31/2017
Memorial Day used to be a celebration for emancipated slaves to commemorate those who fought against slavery in the Civil War.
“The emancipationist version of the Civil War, and the heroic participation of African Americans in their own liberation, was erased from popular culture, the history books and official commemoration,” wrote Ben Becker, for The Party for Socialism and Liberation’s press.
“Just as the reunion of the Northern and Southern ruling classes was based on the elimination of Black political participation, the way the Civil War became officially remembered — through Memorial Day celebrations — was based on the elimination of the Black veteran and the liberated slave,” he added.
Memorial Day Celebrated Black Liberation — Until It Was Hijacked by White Supremacy