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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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“Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day;Under the blossoms the Blue;Under the garlands the Gray.” Memorial Day originated after the Civil War to honor the dead of both the North and the South by decorating the graves … Continue reading
This engraving depicts a nighttime scene in a nineteenth century smuggler’s headquarters near Calais. Based on a sketch by J. Becker, the engraving appeared in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (New York City) in 1873. “SMUGGLING NEAR CALAIS, 1873! Nineteenth century … Continue reading
Boston Globe Headline March 19, 1903 When the bleeding, battered, bruised, badly perforated and barely alive body of Henry McElroy was found by the railroad tracks in Dedham Massachusetts in March 1903, it caused quite a stir in the Boston … Continue reading
Billboard on Water Street St. Stephen just before the bridge, Calais in background, 1940 When Canada declared war on Germany in September of 1939, it would be over two years before the United States joined the Allies in the conflict. … Continue reading
So, matey, you’re tired of the endless Maine winters, the bitter cold, snow and daily chores of cutting wood and thawing water, not to mention the swarms of insects which will plague you with the arrival of spring when the … Continue reading
Wickachee in the 50s; Wickachee Guest House to the right. The Wickachee Dining Room is perhaps the oldest restaurant in the St. Croix Valley, although it is possible Carmen’s Diner in St. Stephen is also in the running. Originally, the … Continue reading
A Deadly Explosion. Calais, Maine, 29th. The boiler of a dredger burst in the harbour here today. The explosion killed seven persons and injured several others. The bodies of the killed were horribly mutilated. Newspapers in the 1800s were highly … Continue reading
Erebus before becoming icebound In 1845, Sir John Franklin, one of England’s greatest explorers and naval heroes, sailed from England on his third Arctic expedition with every hope of finally navigating the Arctic Circle in northern Canada from Baffin Bay … Continue reading
Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin The year 1927 lacked many important international events. U.S. Marines again invaded Nicaragua to protect vested U.S interests but this invasion raised hardly an eyebrow in the international community. Another event, the significance of which … Continue reading