Sponsored by Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery Saturday, February 25 from 1:30pm to 2:30pmIn person at the University of Southern Maine, Glickman Library, University Events Room, 7th floor125 years ago, the wreck of the SS Portland, became the largest loss of life at sea in a single storm in New England history. Some 200 souls … Continue reading Spirits Alive Event Today | “And the Sea Shall Take Them All—The Wreck of the SS Portland” with Herb Adams at 1:30 pm today
Event | Portland’s Complicity in the Economics of Atlantic World African Enslavement on 1/29/22
Hosted by Spirits Alive Saturday, January 29 at 1:30 pm ET Register here Historian Seth Goldstein will discuss Portland’s complex relationship with Atlantic world African enslavement. Through a deep dive into what was known as “The West Indies Trade,” Seth will explain how various commodities like lumber and salt cod from Maine were shipped to … Continue reading Event | Portland’s Complicity in the Economics of Atlantic World African Enslavement on 1/29/22