↓

St. Croix Historical Society

Celebrating and Sharing the History of Calais, Maine and the St. Croix Valley

St. Croix Historical Society
Home Menu ↓
Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • About the Society
    • Preservation Efforts
    • Whitlock’s Mill Lighthouse
    • Dr. Job Holmes Cottage & Museum
    • Historic Districts
  • History Articles
  • Glossary
  • Services
    • Video
    • Photos
  • Publications
  • Support the Society
Home→Author schsuser - Page 2 << 1 2 3 4 … 23 24 >>

Author Archives: schsuser

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

1905 from the newspapers

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

Ancestry.Com has recently added hundreds of national newspapers, some as early as 1820, to its site. This allows us to research the Bangor Daily News, the Bangor Whig and Courier and national newspapers for articles and other items of interest … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1905, Baileyville, Calais, Eastport, orphans, smuggling, woodland | Leave a reply

More Tales of the Airline

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

Airline Road Aurora 1936 Airline Road Breakneck Hill near Wesley very early Today a drive over the Airline is a breeze, the road is entirely paved, near switchbacks and 90 degree turns have been removed and there are long passing … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged airline, automobiles, Maine, route 9, transportation | Leave a reply

Mary Woods and the Orphans of Calais

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

By Thomas Fleming, New York, New York From “Guide Posts, Great Moments in American Faith” June 1994 Illustration by Dennis Lyall Respectable women were seldom seen on the waterfront in Calais, Maine, just across the St. Croix River from Canada, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged history of calais, mary woods, orphans of calais | Leave a reply

The Lubec Gold Scam

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

In 1896, Lubec was a busy and reasonably prosperous town. The 1896 sketch above shows a waterfront lined with wharves . . . Bank Square, Lubec, Me . . . and a downtown with many impressive public and private buildings. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged gold scam, history of lubec, lubec, lubec maine | Leave a reply

A walk along Main Street Calais 1960 (part 2)

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

The below text is from an article written for  the Calais Advertiser in 1960 by Carol Obliskey who most of us know as Carol Ann Nicholson. We have added photos of the businesses she describes. Not all are 1960 but … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged 1960, Calais Maine, Calais Maine history, main street | Leave a reply

A walk along Main Street Calais 1960 (part 1)

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

Carol Ann Obliskey graduation 1958 Most know Carol Ann Obliskey as Carol Ann Nicholson, a reporter and writer for local newspapers in recent years. Carol Ann was the daughter of Millie and Danny Obliskey and she grew up in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1960, Calais Maine, Calais Maine history, history, main street | Leave a reply

A Perry Bootlegger’s Murder

Posted on February 28, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

prohibition According to St. Stephen historian Doug Dougherty, in the early 1890s the illicit entry of liquor into Calais from St. Stephen and the flow of kerosene in the opposite direction prompted someone to write a song called “Song of … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged bootleggers, crime, murder, prohibition, smuggling | Leave a reply

The Calais Girls Basketball team were Maine’s First Champs

Posted on February 28, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

Calais’ first girls basketball team 1926 It’s tourney time again in Bangor (originally written February 21, 2022) and tomorrow morning the Calais Girls begin their quest for another Gold Ball at the Cross Center. If they bring home the gold … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged basketball, blue devils, girls, state championship | Leave a reply

A Look Back at 1937

Posted on February 14, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

Ernest Hemingway with officers of the International Brigade Spain 1937 The international news in 1937 was dominated by the civil war in Spain, with nearly daily reports of fierce battles, atrocities and political intrigue. Many Americans fought Franco’s forces in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1937, Calais, history, Maine | Leave a reply

The Baileyville Book Banning Case

Posted on February 14, 2022 by schsuser
Reply

The St. Croix Valley has rarely merited much mention in the national press over the last couple of hundred years with a few notable exceptions. The War of 1812, which saw the Brits occupy Eastport, was one of these and … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged Baileyville, book banning, obscenity, Viet Nam | Leave a reply

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →
© 2022 - St. Croix Historical Society Proudly powered by WordPress  Weaver II by WP Weaver
↑