Floyd Elias Beavers Jr., 85, of South Berwick, passed away peacefully on June 25 with his wife by his side, his son and partner having visited with him earlier that evening at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. He...

Sarah Orne Jewett, the distinguished American author whose vivid portrayals of rural New England life earned her lasting literary acclaim, died June 24, 1909, at the age of 62. A native of South Berwick, Maine,...

Hamilton Easter Field, painter, writer, and patron of the arts, died in 1922, leaving a distinctive mark on early 20th-century American artistic life. Born into a prominent family, Field spent significant time in South Berwick,...

William Dean Howells, influential novelist, critic, and editor, died on May 11, 1920, after a distinguished career that helped define American literary realism. Though born in Ohio, Howells maintained close ties to South Berwick through...

John Greenleaf Whittier, the famed Quaker poet and abolitionist, died on September 7, 1892, after a life devoted to both literature and moral reform. Though born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Whittier maintained strong ties to South...