Southern Maine
Inside This Edition
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It Makes No Never Mind James Nalley
Freddy Parent: The Little Player That Could Biddeford’s famous baseball MVP James Nalley 10 The Holland Blanket Story l Limerick Mill experienced decline and rebirth Charles Francis
Maine’s History Magazine
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13 Sebago-Long Lakes Region Long A Tourist Mecca Canal and lock system played a major role Charles Francis 16 Harry Lord And The First BoSox Team South Portland grocery store owner died in Westbrook in 1948 Charles Francis 21 23
Patience Sampson Hanged In York l Murderous woman is put to death Erick T. Gatcomb Sumner Kimball l Sanford man established the Life-Saving Service Ian MacKinnon
28 Forest City Irish l Portand’s notable Irish Matthew Jude Barker 36 Portand’s George Leavitt Famed Arctic whaler Charles Francis 40 The Skolfield-Whittier House l Brunswick’s Victorian time capsule James Nalley 43 From Bath To Chief Of U.S. Naval Operations
An immigrant’s remarkable rise Charles Francis
46 The Excommunication Of Augusta Stetson
Waldoboro woman banned from church Charles Francis
50 The Genealogy Corner l Mystic Seaport Museum: An untapped resource for downeasters with seagoing ancestors Charles Francis 54 Memories Of Bustin’s Island l Teenage summers off the Freeport coast Charles Francis 58 The View From My Rowboat l Memories of Boothbay Harbor Barbara Whitepine 60 Old Glory Wings To Glory From The Beach Pilot vanishes after Old Orchard Beach takeoff Ian MacKinnon 66 The Life And Times Of Roaring Dan Seavey Maine’s only native pirate was Scarborough-born Charles Francis 71 Recuperating Soldier Diverted His Future Love From Her Intended Date
A World War II love story Ian MacKinnon
76 The Hannah Simmons And Barnabas Fountain Mysteries A quest for Discover Maine readers Charles Francis
Southern Maine Publisher Jim Burch
Designer & Editor Liana Merdan
Advertising & Sales Manager Tim Maxfield
Advertising & Sales Barry Buck Tim Churchill Mike Conlon Chris Girouard Tim Maxfield
Office Manager Liana Merdan
Field Representative George Tatro
Contributing Writers
Matthew Jude Barker Charles Francis/fundy67@yahoo.ca Erick T. Gatcomb Ian MacKinnon James Nalley Barbara Whitepine
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Front Cover Photo: Sample’s Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor #301270 from the Atlantic Fisherman Collection and www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org All photos in Discover Maine’s Southern Maine edition show Maine as it used to be, and many are from local citizens who love this part of Maine. Photos are also provided from our collaboration with the Maine Historical Society and the Penobscot Marine Museum.