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100 years ago yesterday the Great War ended. In 1917 dozens of Calais men had enlisted or were drafted and many saw service in Europe. Two of the first to arrive in France and among the first Americans to see … Continue reading
John "Al" Churchill
We notice Coca-Cola has recently purchased the rights to bottle Ted Williams favorite soft drink- Moxie from the Moxie Beverage Company of Bedford New Hampshire. It brought to mind an article we read in the Meddybemps Historical Society newsletter titled “Moxie Scandal in Meddybemps”. … Continue reading
The Charlotte County Museum in Milltown New Brunswick has recently provided the Historical Society with some interesting photos from its collection including the one above. We recalled a newspaper story about Passamaquoddy whale hunters in the early 1900’s and after … Continue reading
In 1959 two Communists came calling, reluctantly welcomed by an Eisenhower administration which would have been deliriously happy to see either or both of them overthrown by an angry mob of their own people. Pictured above is Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the … Continue reading
Attached below is a 1907 article from Harper’s magazine titled “The Cruise of the Caribbee” written by Thomas Briggs of Robbinston. Don’t let the term “cruise” fool you- this was no island hopping vacation in the islands and while a lot of … Continue reading
If you had a nagging toothache back in 1847 you likely let it nag for as long as you could stand it but as the pain worsened you would have scraped together 15 cents, a lot of money in 1847, … Continue reading
According to Google Earth Calais is exactly 5210 miles from Honolulu Hawaii. The only two towns in the United States more distant from Honolulu are Eastport (5229 miles) and Lubec (5230 miles) so it is curious that Calais in the 1800’s had such close … Continue reading
Calais in the early 1800’s was a pretty rowdy town if the reports of drinking and brawling even during town meetings are any indication of the general behavior of some of the local citizens. This isn’t even taking into account … Continue reading
Nathaniel “Nat” Barker was born January 27, 1878 and grew up in Dresden, Maine. He was a good student and worked in his father’s ice business on the Kennebec River. The work of cutting ice and loading it onto ships for transport … Continue reading
The November 2017 newsletter included photographs from the 2017 Cemetery Tour, the continuation of John Gardner’s story by Brand Livingstone, the story of Archibald Rogers by Dorothy Rogers, and updates on officer news and the Holmestead porch project. November 2017 … Continue reading