Articles by shelagh talbot
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Quilt Raffle a success for Depot Friends
GREENVILLE JCT— Recently the winner for the Greenville Junction Depot Quilt Raffle was announced. Deen Chaykowski of Belfast lovingly created the quilt, incorporated with railroad themes and depot history. The winner is Elizabeth DeMerchant who teaches at the Holbrook Middle School in in Holden. DeMerchant was so delighted upon winning ...
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Quilt Raffle a success for Depot Friends
GREENVILLE JCT— Recently the winner for the Greenville Junction Depot Quilt Raffle was announced. Deen Chaykowski of Belfast lovingly created the quilt, incorporated with railroad themes and depot history. The winner is Elizabeth DeMerchant who teaches at the Holbrook Middle School in in Holden. DeMerchant was so delighted upon winning ...
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CAP cadet travels with to Washington with Wreaths Across America
GREENVILLE— Cadet Airman 1st Class Nicholas Tinto of the Greenville Civil Air Patrol, recently participated in a one week trip to Arlington National Cemetery near Washington DC. Tinto was part of the Wreaths Across America program, now in its 21st year of decorating graves of our veterans for the holidays. ...
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Legendary artist to be celebrated in Monson
MONSON— Mark your calendars! January 19 at 3 p.m. is the opening for the Bill Holmbom Art Show and Celebration Dinner at the Monson Community Center (formerly the Monson schools) in Monson, Maine. This significant showing will present a large display of Bill’s work. James William (Bill) Holmbom was born ...
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Greenville Junction Depot receives grant from Plum Creek
GREENVILLE JCT — Plum Creek Timber Company has awarded a $2,000 grant to the fund for the Greenville Junction Depot to be used to help pay for the restoration of underpinning, necessary for moving the station to its new home across Route 15. Jane Hall, Chair of the Save the ...
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Kate on the Lake
GREENVILLE— The SS Katahdin was raised out of the water on barges and floated down Moosehead Lake in Greenville on Thursday, Oct.11. Despite the weather, a good-sized crowd was on hand to watch her arrive. The amazing move was carried out by the Prock Marine Company of Rockland. She will ...
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Raising the Kate on Moosehead Lake
By Shelagh Talbot GREENVILLE—The SS Katahdin, or Kate as she is known by most, will receive a special Christmas gift this year – an overhaul of her hull and keel. Workers from Prock Marine Company, based in Rockland, have been busy creating a cradle to hold the Kate on a ...
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The Moosehead Historical Society and Museum celebrates Fly-In 2012
GREENVILLE— Seaplanes have been around for a long time. And, for more than 80 years, people have flown and landed on Moosehead Lake via the intrepid flying services of the time, one being Curtis-Wright Flying Service in 1931. Now with the annual International Seaplane Fly-In slated for Sept. 6 – ...
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Discover your own history at the Moosehead Historical Society
GREENVILLE, Maine — More and more people are interested in their family history as evidenced by the many genealogical websites that have popped up in recent years. Folks may not realize it, but right here in Greenville we have our own gem of genealogical information, the organization known as the ...
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The Center for Moosehead History celebrates the earliest residents
GREENVILLE— Well over fifty years ago, a group of local residents founded the Moosehead Historical Society and Museum. The acquisition of the “Ready Worker’s Community House” in 2005, which is now known as the Center for Moosehead History has allowed the society to highlight more of the history of the ...
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Depot friends get ready for celebration on Aug. 18
GREENVILLE JCT.— The second annual Depot Celebration and Railroad Workers Reunion takes place at the Greenville Junction Depot on Saturday, August 18. Folks will be invited to take a tour of the old station and learn about the railroad history of this area from those who knew, those who worked ...
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History of Lumberjacks comes to life in Greenville Museum
GREENVILLE— With the 22nd annual celebration of Forest Heritage Days happening this coming weekend, August 10 – 11 in Greenville, the Moosehead Historical Museum on Pritham Ave. is also gearing up for the festivities by highlighting their Lumberman’s Museum housed in the basement of the Carriage House on the grounds ...
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