We found this image in some photos left the society by Gracie Meader. We don’t know the young lady, but we know the date: early 1942 just after the U.S. became involved in World War 2. Many will recognize the background … 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
The Great White Fleet leaves Hampton Roads to circumnavigate the world 1908 was an important year on the world’s seas. America’s “Great White Fleet” of the country’s battleships was sent by Teddy Roosevelt to circumnavigate the globe and affirm America’s … Continue reading
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