The stories of African Americans in Maine, especially in the 18th century, have not been heavily explored—a fact Special Collections Research Services Librarian Jamey Tanzer is well aware of.
Over the past five years, Tanzer has been exploring the story …
Unbeknownst to many, within the white house with green shutters at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, one of the most consequential novels in American history was written.
This house is none other than the former residence of the author Harriet …
Maine is a paragon of serene, pristine natural beauty, but has also been affected by pollution and other environmental harm. Lizzy Kaplan ’23 honors Maine’s environmental history—and celebrates 50 years of environmental studies at the College—in her exhibit “Woods, Water, …
In April of 2016, in my junior year of high school, I came to Bowdoin on the first stop of a series of college tours that took me across New England. I don’t remember much from that inaugural visit, but …