After World War 2 almost all of the local towns erected “Honor Rolls” to honor those who served in the Second World War. Many of the monuments also included the names of those who served in the Great War which historians … Continue reading
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Every defendant in a criminal case expects their attorney to mount a vigorous and energetic defense to whatever criminal charges the State has brought against them. In the early days there few, if any, rules of professional conduct for attorneys, … Continue reading
Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin The year 1927 lacked many important international events. U.S. Marines again invaded Nicaragua to protect vested U.S interests but this invasion raised hardly an eyebrow in the international community. Another event, the significance of which … Continue reading
The Mansion House in Robbinston has had many notable owners over the years. The first was General John Brewer, one of Robbinston’s first settlers, who built what has been called the “Downeast Mount Vernon” around 1815 in the elegant architectural … Continue reading
There was a time when the St. Croix Valley was famous for racehorses and its many stock farms. One of these was the Eaton Stock farm which we believe was on the Eaton property near Forest City but was officially … Continue reading
The lady sitting at the desk above is Edith Beckett, the librarian at the Calais Free Library for over 20 years. Standing to her left is Stephanie Crockett, who lived at the end of Spring Street, and to her right … Continue reading
We have often been asked why the street running along the river from the library to the corner of Union and Main is called Hog Alley. The short answer is “Why Not?” – it’s been called “Hog Alley” forever – … Continue reading
Many will remember the stately and beautiful Post Office which Calais was graced for most of the 20th century. It is seen above in 1909 in the final stages of construction. The Post Office became the centerpiece of a thriving … Continue reading
The First Atomic Explosion in 1945 at Los Alamos New Mexico The building of the atomic bomb during World War Two, known as the Manhattan Project, was perhaps the most secretive military and scientific operation ever undertaken by the U.S. government. Given … Continue reading
Yesterday’s headline in the sports section of the Bangor Daily News ( Sat December 5, 2020) “Formal HS sports practices delayed” came as no surprise given the accelerating spread of the virus in Maine. High school basketball usually begins … Continue reading