In 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War, the citizens of Maine elected a new governor, Gen. Joshua Chamberlain (1828-1914), a hero of the Battle of Gettysburg. This compilation of newspaper articles covers the dates April 3, 1869 to March 26, 1870.

Newspaper articles are a goldmine of information for genealogists and historians. Articles are a wonderful source for names, dates and places. Significant events in the lives of patriots, farmers, ministers and others, preserved herein, provide details of

Newspaper articles are a goldmine of information for genealogists and historians. Articles are a wonderful source for names, dates and places. Politics, piracy, shipwrecks, fires, murders, and other important events filled the papers of 1824. People elsew