Township 19 ED and Cooper Round Lake bottom left A few miles to the south of Love Lake which is partly in Crawford but mainly in Township 19 ED there is a small, rather nondescript lake called Round Lake. On … Continue reading
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A couple of weeks ago we circulated a copy of the obituary of Dick Stacey, the former owner of The Stable Inn, now the Calais Motor Inn. Stacey made a brief but spectacular appearance on the local scene when he … Continue reading
Louis “Louie” Morrison Birth Certificate Louis Leroy Morrison was born at the Chipman Hospital in St. Stephen on November 17, 1921. The record of his birth was not filed with the Clerk of the City of Calais until six years … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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