The tradition of sending Christmas cards began in the early 1840’s in England. The “Penny Post” system was instituted in England in 1840 and sending letters to friends and family became cheap and popular- so popular in fact that during … Continue reading
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The most important news of 1914 was, of course, the beginning of the Great War in early August. Above, the St Croix Courier of August 8, 1914 reports the declaration of war. In the beginning, very few … Continue reading
According to John Howe of Cooper, the Calais Academy class of “45” was known as the “hard luck” class. There was, of course, the war and the tragedy of June 1944 haunting the class, and when commencement was held at … Continue reading
In 1897, a Calais schooner went missing after leaving port in Calais as it headed toward Martha’s Vineyard. Five local men were aboard. While the vessel was eventually identified when it arrived in broken pieces, the men went missing – … Continue reading
In 1957 the world seemed as close as it had ever been to the unimaginable, a nuclear war between the US and the USSR. The British had become the third nation to joined the nuclear club and relations between East … Continue reading
Teachers of Calais, 1930s and 1940s By John F. MacMorran (1924-2009) Recently there has been a lot of discussion about schools in Calais. I was graduated from Calais Academy 52 years ago, went to Bowdoin College on a full scholarship, … Continue reading
For those who lived through 1933, it is unlikely a year they remember with much fondness. The news was nearly all bad. It was the height of the Depression, Hitler was appointed by Hindenburg to be Chancellor of Germany and … Continue reading
Other than March 26, 1926 when the first lip-reading competition was held in the United States, September 15, 1926 when an assassin fired three shots at Mussolini from close range managing only hit his nose and September 20, 1926 when Bugsy Moran … Continue reading
Many of the elegant old houses of Calais are gone and their absence creates a painful void in our history. However not all of our fine homes have been lost to the wrecking ball or fire. One of the oldest … Continue reading
For those of us born after World War Two the image of the post war years can best be summed up by the iconic photo of the “Kiss” in Times Square, the return of millions GI’s and by the fall … Continue reading