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Mike Foggia and the Woodland Opera House

Posted on April 18, 2022 by schsuser
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Mike Foggia (far right) with other Italian workers in 1906 Some old photos contain a lot of history, often history we have forgotten over the years. Above is one of them. It was provided by Mike Foggia whose grandfather, also … Continue reading →

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Confederates Raid Calais

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
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If you happen to be driving on Route 39 through Salineville Ohio you might notice the above marker which claims that the northernmost engagement of the Civil War, Morgan’s Raid, occurred at this site. This is not technically correct and, … Continue reading →

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1905 from the newspapers

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
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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 →

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Mary Woods and the Orphans of Calais

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
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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 →

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The Lubec Gold Scam

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
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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 →

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A walk along Main Street Calais 1960 (part 1)

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
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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 →

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A Look Back at 1937

Posted on February 14, 2022 by schsuser
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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 →

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Tragedy at Kellyland

Posted on December 29, 2021 by schsuser
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Olive McLean Bacon Calais Academy Yearbook photo 1930 Jayna Smith wrote  an article in this week’s Advertiser [note: originally written October 30, 2020) in which she described the tragic drowning of Herbert and Olive Bacon in Woodland on Halloween in … Continue reading →

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Romance of the Rails Revisited

Posted on December 29, 2021 by schsuser
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Passengers arriving at Calais railroad station, early 1900s Passenger Train at Calais Station 1940s The Romance of the Rails – that bygone era when travel was as simple as getting yourself to the train station on Hog Alley and buying … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1941

Posted on December 29, 2021 by schsuser
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Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 In 1941 the world was at war: all of Europe, Russia, China and the Middle East were engaged in what was to become the most destructive war in the history of mankind. Only one major … Continue reading →

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