1 year ago
Not’e français disparais
Notre belle langue française s’en va vite en p’tit pepére dans la Vallée Saint-Jean. Ont est rendu quissement au boute. Comme disent les anglais, we could be close to the 11th hour.
Opinion
1 year ago
Wild cards
You most likely have been told that using wildcards can be helpful in genealogical searching. But, do you know what they are and how they work? Did anyone ever explain this to you? Do you wonder if they’d help you? So, let me try to answer these questions for you.
1 year ago
More Phairs in Presque Isle history
In addition to the “Starch King of Aroostook County,” Thomas Phair, there were two additional family members who contributed significantly to the history of this community.
1 year ago
Mazaoute pi Papineau
Il y avais des quêteux qui passais par les maisons pour avoir quelque chôses a manger ou une place a coucher [souvent dans une grange].
1 year ago
Appreciates kind service
To the editor: I am currently a patient at Northern Maine Medical Center. I want to get this off my mind and heart. This is about a young man that works at Northern Maine Medical Center and his name is Dalton. I am an elderly man who is terminally ill. I arrived in tremendous pain […]
1 year ago
Hallowed was a total miss
To the editor: The year: 2023. Location: United States of America. Site: TV show “Jeopardy,” a program featuring some of the brightest, sharpest, most intelligent men and women of our planet to compete for prize money. Questions relative to foreign leaders, ancient scrolls, cosmos and the universe, genetic sciences, foreign cultures, long-lost languages, etc., are […]
1 year ago
Healthy discussion over persuasion
To the editor: I read Al Craft’s letter in the times on June 28. I must admit there was very little of what he said that I found easy to decipher. He mentioned me in his comments and after reading what he had to say I didn’t know if I should say “Thank you” or […]
1 year ago
When you hit a wall
Brick walls occur frequently in genealogical research. A line you’re researching suddenly comes to an end with seemingly nowhere to go. What to do? Quite often there’s a clue hidden in your research that you neglected or which you thought had no value. Sometimes it’s these clues that open doors to additional paths of research. […]
