Articles by Roxanne Moore Saucier
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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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Gettysburg veteran applied for Civil War pension in Bangor
What would really kindle your interest in searching for a Civil War veteran on your family tree? Finding out that he served at the Battle of Gettysburg? Then keep reading if you’re related to Daniel M. Wescott of Maine — or Daniel M. Wescott of Vermont. They’re the same person. ...
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Gettysburg veteran applied for Civil War pension in Bangor
What would really kindle your interest in searching for a Civil War veteran in your family tree? Finding out that he served at the Battle of Gettysburg? Then keep reading if you’re related to Daniel M. Wescott of Maine — or Daniel M. Wescott of Vermont. They’re the same person. ...
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Certified genealogist to give workshop on U.S. census records
For many of those climbing their family tree, vital records may seem the most important resource, or, if they are lucky, a carefully kept Bible record or family record. I certainly value those highly, but there is a special place in my heart for the U.S. census, which has been ...
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Genealogy meeting set in Bangor
The Penobscot County Genealogical Society will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St., Bangor. Al Banfield will speak on “Researching the Westward Movement of Family Ancestors.” All are welcome to attend.
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Certified genealogist to give workshop on U.S. Census records
For many of those climbing their family tree, vital records may seem the most important resource, or, if they are lucky, a carefully kept Bible record or family record. I certainly value those highly, but there is a special place in my heart for the U.S. Census, which has been ...
FAMILY TIES
Finding Acadian resources in books and online
If you have Acadian forebears, you will want to know the name Stephen A. White, widely respected for his two-volume “Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes,” published in 1999 as a project of the University of Moncton’s Centre d’Etudes Acadienne, or Center for Acadian Studies. The resource covers 1636-1714. My husband’s ...
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Finding Acadian resources in books and online
If you have Acadian forebears, you will want to know the name Stephen A. White, widely respected for his two-volume “Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes,” published in 1999 as a project of the University of Moncton’s Centre d’Etudes Acadienne, or Center for Acadian Studies. The resource covers 1636-1714. My husband’s ...
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Expanded Penobscot Bay History website worth a visit
Blanchard, Carver, Colcord, Eaton, Ford, Griffin, McGilvery, Nichols, Nickels and Pendleton are among the Searsport sea captains you will find on the Penobscot Marine Museum’s larger and newly designed history website, “Penobscot Bay History Online,” at penobscotmarinemuseum.org/pbho-1/. The updated website offers even more museum resources for researchers and educators, including ...
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Expanded Penobscot Bay History website worth a visit
Blanchard, Carver, Colcord, Eaton, Ford, Griffin, McGilvery, Nichols, Nickels and Pendleton are among the surnames of Searsport sea captains you will find on the Penobscot Marine Museum’s larger and newly designed history website, “Penobscot Bay History Online,” at http://www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org/pbho-1/. The updated website offers even more museum resources for researchers and ...
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Bill would expand preservation of veteran burial grounds
The official title of LD 274 is An Act to Preserve and Protect Ancient Burial Grounds and Burial Grounds in Which Veterans Are Buried. A public hearing on the bill will be held before the Legislature’s Committee on State and Local Government at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Room ...
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Saying goodbye to our Pakistani daughter