NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES
March Hoop Madness
It is that time of year when everyone is sooo over the snowy season, and yet it hangs on, and basketball is the only relief in sight. For those who can’t get enough, here are several high school basketball clips originally broadcast during the 1960s and 1970s. These are part of the project digitizing Maine
Winter Is Almost Done
Toward the end of February it is, perhaps, necessary to believe that spring is just around the corner. There have been a couple of solid winter months, after all, and here are some clips from broadcast television, though many decades ago, to remind us of where we have been. The truth is that winter is
Mid-winter News Doldrums
February tries to be cheerful. There are holidays like Valentines/Palentines Day and Presidents Day mid-month. But its hard to be enthusiastic after so many days of weary weather and trying times. That makes a trip to the archive all the more fun! Look at what happened during some other February, just out of sight. Here
Edmund Muskie and Clean Water
The recent challenges to long-standing natural resources statutory laws are an opportunity to revisit the origins of these regulations. Senator Edmund Muskie was a leader 50 years ago in the Clean Water Act, but he began championing its necessity as early as his 1957 inauguration speech when he assumed governorship of Maine. The link below
Jimmy Carter Remembered
Yes, President Jimmy Carter did spend some time in Maine. Here are two news clips from those moments in the mid-1970s, as many pause to recollect his very long life. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/5541 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/15411 More will be digitized from the news archives, with NEH funding support.
Hockey For All
Nothing says winter sports like ice hockey — indoor, outdoor, morning, noon, and night — for the enthusiast. Here are some 1970s clips from the local news archives recently digitized for those who just can’t get enough. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/20199 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/16836 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/18229 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/26296 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/14765 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/14803
