Articles by Roxanne Moore Saucier
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Sangerville cemetery full of ancestors from Parkman, website shows
Family Ties May 27 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul…” The 23rd Psalm, beloved over the years by so many, was especially appropriate when five daughters, 12 ...
FAMILY TIES
Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s
It’s been 20 years now since the Theriault family held its reunion in conjunction with the Acadian Festival in Madawaska, and the family is scheduled to meet again next year in Fort Kent as part of World Acadian Congress 2014. The two-volume “Theriault Genealogy” written by Linda Dube for the ...
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Veterans with walking sticks to receive stickers at Bangor’s Memorial Day Parade
BANGOR — For 18 years, the walking stick program at Cole Land Transportation Museum has inspired hundreds of veterans to participate in Bangor’s annual parades. What started out as a gift for World War Two-ers only has now put Maine-made maple walking sticks in the hands of more than 8,300 ...
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Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s
It’s 20 years now since the Theriault Family held its reunion in conjunction with the Acadian Festival in Madawaska, and the family is scheduled to meet again next year in Fort Kent as part of World Acadian Congress 2014. The two-volume “Theriault Genealogy” written by Linda Dube for the reunion ...
FAMILY TIES
WAVES National website preserves essay on Navy grandmother
In 24 years of reporting and editing for the Bangor Daily News, my favorite story to write was certainly the interview I did with my dad, Gayland A. Moore Jr., for the 50th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Leyte in World War II. He died in 2002, but his ...
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WAVES National website preserves essay on Navy grandmother
In 24 years of reporting and editing for the Bangor Daily News, my favorite story to write was certainly the interview I did with my dad, Gayland A. Moore Jr., for the 50th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Leyte in World War II. He died in 2002, but his ...
FAMILY TIES
Happy Mother’s Mother’s Mother’s Day — and so on
Happy Mother’s Day this coming weekend. And Happy Mother’s Mother’s Day. And Happy Mother’s Mother’s Mother’s Day… As a genealogist, I certainly do mean that, and what a great opportunity to give more thought to our foremothers. Let’s just start by thinking of the female lines of the mothers who ...
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Happy Mother’s Mother’s Mother’s Day — and so on
Happy Mother’s Day this coming weekend. And Happy Mother’s Mother’s Day. And Happy Mother’s Mother’s Mother’s Day … As a genealogist, I certainly do mean that, and what a great opportunity to give more thought to our foremothers. Let’s just start by thinking of the female lines of the mothers ...
FAMILY TIES
Century-old letters written in Bradford feature lots of names
A newsletter doesn’t have to be the length of a short novel to be a useful and interesting way of drawing genealogists and other readers to become faithful supporters of a historical society or other organization. I always look forward to reading “Looking Back at Bradford,” the newsletter of Bradford ...
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Century-old letters written in Bradford feature lots of names
A newsletter doesn’t have to be the length of a short novel to be a useful and interesting way of drawing genealogists and other readers to become faithful supporters of a historical society or other organization. I always look forward to reading “Looking Back at Bradford,” the newsletter of Bradford ...
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2,600 Maine students visit transportation last year — always free
‘The World of the Wheel’ new exhibit for 2013 BANGOR — It’s a sure sign of spring when school buses turn in at 405 Perry Road, home to more than 200 vehicles of all shapes, sizes and functions at Cole Land Transportation Museum, which has been described as the largest ...
FAMILY TIES
Machias, Ellsworth to celebrate 250th anniversaries
Machias is preparing for a week of activities to mark its 250th anniversary this year, starting with the popular Margaretta Days Festival and Craft Fair, sponsored by Machias Historical Society on Saturday, June 15, on the mall at the University of Maine at Machias. The Battle of the Margaretta was ...
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Machias, Ellsworth to celebrate 250th anniversaries
Machias is preparing for a week of activities to mark its 250th anniversary this year, starting with the popular Margaretta Days Festival and Craft Fair, sponsored by Machias Historical Society on Saturday, June 15, on the mall at the University of Maine at Machias. The Battle of the Margaretta, of ...
FAMILY TIES
Oldest child doesn’t always ‘know it all’ about family history
My brother once asked me the question that genealogists so often hear from family members: “How do you know all this stuff?” Research is only part of the answer. As I’ve been saying for years, oldest children often have an advantage in doing genealogy, because they’ve heard more and seen ...
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Bowl-a-thon to Strike Out Parkinson’s
BANGOR — After rolling out its annual fundraiser recently in Portland, the Maine Parkinson Society is ready to Strike Out Parkinson’s Disease with the popular state MEPS Bowl-a-Thon on Saturday, April 27, at the Sports Arena on Route 2. Teams of four bowlers will take the lanes in the morning, ...
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Oldest child doesn’t always ‘know it all’ about family history
My brother once asked me the question that genealogists so often hear from family members: “How do you know all this stuff?” Research is only part of the answer. As I’ve been saying for years, oldest children often have an advantage in doing genealogy, because they’ve heard more and seen ...
FAMILY TIES
Magna Carta descendants preparing for 800th anniversary
I would guess that there aren’t as many lineage societies now as there were during the year of our country’s Bicentennial in 1976, but there still are plenty. In this corner of the United States, the best-known include the Mayflower Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of ...
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Magna Charta descendants preparing for 800th anniversary
I would guess that there aren’t as many lineage societies now as there were during the year of our country’s Bicentennial in 1976, but there are plenty. In this corner of the United States, the best-known include the Mayflower Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the ...
FAMILY TIES
Widow of Civil War veteran also filed pension application
Last week, we shared information from the Civil War pension application of Daniel M. Wescott of Maine and Vermont, a veteran of the Battle at Gettysburg who filed a Declaration for Original Invalid Pension on Nov. 27, 1884, in Bangor. According to a pedigree chart filled out in the early ...
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Widow of Civil War veteran also filed pension application
Last week, we shared information from the Civil War pension application of Daniel M. Wescott of Maine and Vermont, a veteran of the Battle at Gettysburg who filed a Declaration for Original Invalid Pension on Nov. 27, 1884, in Bangor. According to a pedigree chart filled out in the early ...
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