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Investing in the future of Aroostook County

Growing up in Aroostook County, I learned that when we work together and lend a helping hand, we can make our community a better place.

Even the little hills are worth climbing

A friend I haven’t seen in person for more than 30 years and I were talking about what it feels like to be an age we once considered old.

Each day is a gift

Shu rendu a une âge ou chaque jour est un cadeau. Mais, you know what, toué itou t’es rendu la. Toute la gange qui lis cette phrase sont rendu la. Pi, a part de t’ça, tous l’monde sont rendu la, même ceux la qui viennent juste au monde.

A visit brings me home

Stepping into her room was like walking into her kitchen years ago. The bakery shop aromas, as well as that much-loved gift-shop scent had successfully followed her through the many passages of her life.

Vital record resources

A common problem for genealogists is locating vital records — births, marriages and deaths — especially if we don’t know where a family member was born, married or died.

A bit of holiday humor

When you remember past holiday seasons, what makes you laugh? While most holiday celebrations include memories of loved ones no longer here, there is always laughter that echoes through the years.

The true meaning of Christmas

It seems every year about this time I think of times long ago when our lack of technology and the slower pace of life seemed to draw us closer to the true Christmas spirit.

Noël dans la Vallée

Quand j’tais jeune a Grand Isle, Noël étais pas c’qu’on connais aujourd’hui. Par example, la Messe de Minuit étais a minuit pi pas a sept ou huit heures du soir.

Holiday clues

The holiday season is upon us, and for family historians and genealogists it can be a great time to find clues you may have missed in the Christmas rush each year. Many of us have forgotten things that can help us learn more about our families. Let’s examine some possibilities.

A difficult goodbye

His soft ivory curls were wrapped around my finger as I examined every part of his body with cloudy eyes, my free hand stroking his shoulders as I told him, for probably the millionth time during his 12 years on earth, that I loved him. I told him he was beautiful — the most beautiful Goldendoodle in the world.

Giving thanks for angels in my life

I received the ornament I have been waiting for. It is a yellow submarine and Santa himself is sitting right about where the periscope should be. He is the traditional St. Nick, with chubby, cherry cheeks and lustrous white hair. The submarine is decorated with sugar drops; green, orange, yellow and pink.

Colonial ancestry

In my last column I discussed the differences between the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Pilgrims of Plymouth. Millions of Americans descend from these Protestant settlers and quite often have ancestors from both colonies. You probably do if your ancestors were here in New England in the 17th or 18th century.

Honoring Maine heroes for Veterans Day

Veterans Day is one of the most sacred days on our national calendar. Across the land, grateful Americans pay tribute to the brave men and women who have defended our freedom throughout our history.

Pilgrims or Puritans?

Pilgrims. Puritans. Did your ancestors number among them and is there a difference? Even Henry Louis Gates on Finding Your Roots once told a Mayflower descendant they had Puritan ancestors.

Mon 5 Cents – Week of November 9, 2022

Grandi a Grand Isle Avec l’arrivé de l’automne et l’hiver qui cogne a la porte, mes pensés tourne vers le printemps.

Treasures are for today

She looked through the tangle of necklaces carefully, not quite sure if she wanted to wear the colorful plastic pearls or sterling silver chains that clung dutifully to tarnished baubles of all shapes and sizes. She asked herself once again why she had stored these pieces of jewelry in her dresser drawers.

Jury names

If you have an ancestor in colonial New England, you may discover that ancestor served on a jury. Serving on juries was considered the duty of all free men in a town. Women didn’t vote or serve in public offices at that time.

A house of hospitality

Beautiful words don’t do justice to Sarah’s House of Maine in Holden. When I decided to begin the hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Kent and I launched a search for either a hotel that would not only offer us the guarantee of lodging for three months, but would also be affordable.

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