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Shoe Shine Boy

Posted on March 29, 2017 by schsuser
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This young fellow is shining shoes on Main Street in Calais, Maine, in front of the Socony Gas Station. The gas station is located next to the St. Croix Hotel, which is to the left in the background. We date … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1905

Posted on March 6, 2017 by schsuser
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If a vote were taken by the sages of science on the most momentous and significant year in the history of scientific theory 1905 would have to rate either at or near the top. 1905 has been dubbed “The Miracle … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1883

Posted on January 11, 2017 by schsuser
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1883 was a year marked by few momentous military events, political upheavals or social conflicts although the year had, as always, its tragedies and disasters. It would have been a very boring year in the historical record had not an … Continue reading →

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The Murder of Sam Kelley

Posted on January 7, 2017 by schsuser
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The above photo shows Herbert Eaton ice fishing with friends. We don’t know if it was taken before or after he shot and killed Sam Kelley in 1883. The story of this shooting and that of his brother who survived … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in the St. Croix Valley

Posted on November 22, 2016 by schsuser
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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 →

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A look back at 1894

Posted on October 18, 2016 by schsuser
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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 →

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Of Candy and Rifles: The Story of Beckett and Co

Posted on September 28, 2016 by schsuser
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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 →

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A Look Back at 1931

Posted on September 25, 2016 by schsuser
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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 →

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A look back at 1916

Posted on August 16, 2016 by schsuser
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The Great War had reached a stalemate by the end of 1915. Hundreds of miles of trenches stretched from the English Channel across France to the Swiss border separating the armies of the Central Powers (Germany) and the Allies (England … Continue reading →

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Roger’s Auto and Garage Row

Posted on July 27, 2016 by schsuser
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This article was originally published in the Calais Advertiser in July, 2016. It is used with permission from the editor. Roger’s Auto Celebrates Forty Years on Garage Row By Lura Jackson There are some parts of Calais that embody a … Continue reading →

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