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It seems an appropriate time of the year to recall the days when all candy was “local” and Calais was home to the famous candy maker Frank Beckett, Sr. For well over one hundred years to the Beckett family the … Continue reading
John "Al" Churchill
We note with regret the closing of Kendall’s Jewelers even if, as hoped, it proves to be only temporary. If the business does not reopen it is yet another setback to the valiant efforts of the Redevelopment Committee to keep … Continue reading
So what did folks do in days gone by on Thanksgiving? Very much the same sort of things we do today. Of course they got together with friends and family and especially in the early days, they were expected to … Continue reading
On September 1st, 1939 Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. Two days later both England and France declared war on Germany and the Second World War began. The conflict, while an ocean away, was immediately felt in the St. Croix Valley. … Continue reading
The year 1950, which marked the last year of first half of the 20th century, saw the United States, still recovering from World War 2, drawn into a new war overseas and the attempted assassination of President Truman while other … Continue reading
1894 was a particularly bad year for France although its problems were experienced by much of Europe and to a lesser extent the United States. Anarchism was becoming widely accepted by the downtrodden classes as the only solution to the … Continue reading
This article was originally written by Al Churchill for our newsletter. As a young fellow growing up in Calais in the 50’s and early 60’s, Beckett & Company was the store on Main Street where a kid could buy molasses … Continue reading
Calais and St. Stephen have seen many international parades, most to celebrate important annual national events such as Queen Victoria’s birthday or the Fourth of July. The largest ever was in February 1894 and it was purely local celebration. It … Continue reading
The aftermath of the Great War predominated world events in 1921, notably the failure of Germany to make good on the reparations required by the Versailles Treaty which had ended the war. The terms of the treaty were so onerous … Continue reading
After finding “Livingstone” in deepest darkest Africa in 1872, Henry Stanley mounted several other expeditions into the interior of Africa including the “Emin Pasha Relief Expedition” of 1888. The expedition was followed closely by all the newspapers including the Calais … Continue reading