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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 →

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

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 →

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

A Look Back at 1952

Posted on January 18, 2022 by schsuser
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1952 saw the not totally unexpected ascension of Queen Elizabeth to the throne of England. Her father, Albert, who took the title of George the VI, had been in ill health for some time and Elizabeth often stood in for … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged 1952, Calais, coffee, Demonts, Wickachee | Leave a reply

Harold Alley’s short but eventful assignment as a B-24 turret gunner

Posted on January 18, 2022 by schsuser
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Harold Alley 1941 yearbook Harold Alley was the son of Eldad and Edith Alley who lived on Elm Street in Calais. Eldad is described in the 1935 Calais directory as a fish dealer. Born in 1923, Harold attended Calais Academy … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged bomber, Calais, Harold Alley, World War II | Leave a reply

A Look at 1924

Posted on December 30, 2021 by schsuser
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The early 1920s aren’t remembered for many momentous historical events in the United States other than perhaps the sudden death of President Harding in 1923. The “Roaring Twenties” and the Depression came later in the decade. However, those early years … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged 1924, automobile, Calais, dead man's curve, rainbow | Leave a reply

Communists Invade Calais

Posted on December 30, 2021 by schsuser
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In the spring of 1970, Calais found itself on the front lines of the political battle over the war in Vietnam and Fidel Castro’s Cuba. If Senator John Eastland of Mississippi and chair of the Senate “Internal Security Committee” were … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged Calais, castro, communism, cuba, SDS, Venceremos | Leave a reply

The Red Beach Bigamy Case

Posted on December 30, 2021 by schsuser
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The Red Beach community of 1901 was not the sort of small New England village likely to find its way into the national headlines, and it was even more unlikely the very ordinary Red Beach family of James and Margaret … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged bigamy, Calais, george howard, history, red beach | Leave a reply

A Look Back at 1903

Posted on September 27, 2021 by schsuser
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1903 was a relatively peaceful year. There were no major military conflicts and only a few political dust-ups, primarily those involving the European powers colonial land grabs, especially in Africa. Joseph Conrad, in his classic Heart of Darkness put it … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged 1903, automobiles, Calais, Ganong, history | Leave a reply

A Look Back at 1902

Posted on September 27, 2021 by schsuser
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 There were a couple of significant international events in 1902 which had a local connection—the  purchase of the rights to the Panama Canal project by the United States from the French and the end of the Boer War in South … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged 1902, Calais, panama canal, st stephen | Leave a reply

A Puzzling Grave

Posted on August 17, 2021 by schsuser
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The Gravestone above reads: Leonard T.Son of Leonard & Mary E. FarrisDied Aug. 28 1898AE 7 Mos & 18 Dys The grave pictured above is in the Calais Cemetery, between the Beckett lot which is on the main avenue on … Continue reading →

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