It is fair to say that the year 1925 generated few newsworthy events either in the world generally or the United States. Military conflicts and political coups were rare, so rare in fact that “Pink’s War” during which the British … Continue reading
We mentioned in a recent article the confusion and hardship caused by rationing during WW2. There were articles in the local papers nearly every week describing the changes in the program. A few from the St Croix Courier are included below: February 1943: … Continue reading
Match Book from 1943 Carol Allen, a loyal reader and contributor of valuable historical memories to the Historical Society asked recently for an article on the Seabees, the naval construction unit which trained in Quoddy Village in World War II. … Continue reading
The summer of 2023 was certainly a great disappointment to folks Downeast. Nine of thirteen Fridays were rainy and the weekends following were equally dismal. Party boats seldom left shore, hikers and canoers found raingear essential while sales of sunscreen … Continue reading
Harold Carter discovers the tomb of King Tut In one of the few bits of good news of 1923 Egypt archaeologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen’s tomb. Otherwise 1923 saw the gathering of storm clouds on the horizon.The political situation in … Continue reading
Ada passengers would have walked this Main Street in San Francisco in 1850 In part 1, we left the barque Ada and our local gold rushers in San Francisco Harbor in the spring of 1850 following a 7-month journey around … Continue reading
The Calais Advertiser on June 9, 1948, published an article titled “49 ERS” in which Calais historian H.E. “Ned” Lamb recounts the journey of the Barque Ada around the Horn to San Francisco in the early days of the gold … Continue reading
November 22, 1957, BDN Twill Be Sad Day For Downcast With Coach Train’s Last Whistle CALAIS Nov 21 From all Indications it’s going to resemble a day at a country fair Saturday when the last passenger train departs from Calais … Continue reading
We found a copy of a 1982 article in The Calais Advertiser recently about Earl Bonness, one of Grand Lake Stream’s the legendary guides and thought it might be of interest to the group. The photos, other than the one … Continue reading
1919 The Volstead Amendment banning sale of alcohol in the United ratified by the states Prohibition is an interesting topic and we have written about it extensively in the past. Maine’s is known as “The Pine Tree State,” but for many … Continue reading