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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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A walk along Main Street Calais 1960 (part 2)

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
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The below text is from an article written for  the Calais Advertiser in 1960 by Carol Obliskey who most of us know as Carol Ann Nicholson. We have added photos of the businesses she describes. Not all are 1960 but … 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 1929

Posted on September 27, 2021 by schsuser
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The roar of the “Roaring Twenties” became a whimper with just two months left in the decade Few folks are around today who remember 1929. After all, a 5-year-old child in 1929 would be 97 today. Nonetheless “1929” evokes, even … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1956

Posted on September 27, 2021 by schsuser
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The year 1956 was a momentous one on the world stage: Khrushchev denounced Stalin, a hopeful sign that the Soviets might be mellowing, but the Soviets then began conducting multiple nuclear tests—putting the rest of the world on edge and … Continue reading →

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The Fatal Dive

Posted on August 31, 2021 by schsuser
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We came across an article recently written by Sam Saunders, well known Calais historian and raconteur, which mentioned what Sam called the “Ole Steel Bridge” at Ferry Point, the main bridge connecting Calais and St. Stephen and how the local kids put … Continue reading →

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A look back at 1934

Posted on August 16, 2021 by schsuser
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Hitler and Ernst Roehm in happier days The most notable world news in 1934 was made in Germany and China. In Germany, in what became known as the “Night of the Long Knives”, Hitler consolidated his political power with a … Continue reading →

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The Red Beach Horror

Posted on August 11, 2021 by schsuser
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Buggy at the Corner of the Shattuck Road Red Beach and Route 1 In 1900, Red Beach was a busy and in many ways idyllic New England village. The scene above shows the “Main Street”  now Route 1 from the … Continue reading →

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A perplexing article

Posted on August 11, 2021 by schsuser
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ACTOR’S CAR ON FIRE. LEWIS Morrison and His Company in Lively Blaze Calais Maine March 7 1900The car of Lewis Morrison, the actor, was burned as a result of the explosion of an oil stove in it while the car was … Continue reading →

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The end of an era: The Unobskey Family

Posted on August 11, 2021 by schsuser
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Sidney Unobskey We were saddened to hear of the death of Sidney Unobskey earlier this week (January 20, 2021). His passing truly marks the end of an era in the St. Croix Valley. For over a century the Unobskey family … Continue reading →

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