Archival Notes, Summer 2019
On July 20th, the Caribou Public Library presented the Hardison Collection. Project chairperson, Anastasia Weigle, told of the history of the collection arriving at the library and of the volunteers […]
This Old Tree, August 2019
Patrick Connelly was from Ireland and he settled in what is now Caribou, Maine in December of 1829. Caribou was then called Eaton Grant and he was one of the […]
Remember there are more than the usual 1790-1940 census schedules. Go onto the National Archives web site and look at the list of schedules they have. Some are supplements to […]
From speaking to the Maine State Library genealogy reference specialist B.J. Jamieson I found out you can access MyHeritage from your own home through your local library. Go to your […]
Chewing the fat & “Bring home the bacon”
Chewing the fat Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a […]
President’s Message, August 2019
Greetings, This past week Jay and I have been using a combination of Maps, Census and City Directories to find the modern name for the old Caribou road called the […]