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Vital Records, (Births, Marriages, Death): Pre 1892, 1892-1907, 1908-1922, 1923-1936, and 1937-1955 Aroostook Republican: May 11, 1887-Dec. 26, 1929 Star Herald (North Star, Sunrise, Democrat, Pioneer, Beacon, County Times): Dec

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Dirt Poor & Threshold

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, “Dirt poor.” The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when

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This Old Tree, January 2019

The Mystery of Charles Tray and Catherine Bishop, part 2 In my last column in Nov. 2018 I had found Charles Tray Family in Old Town, Maine per 1870 Census.

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This Old Tree, November 2018

The mystery of Charles Trade and Katrina Bishop The facts as they appear are straight forward. There is a marriage record in Old Town, Maine for Charles Trade, 33, son

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This Old Tree, October 2018

This time the topic is making use of a valuable resource that is often overlooked: namely, the University of Maine at Orono Campus‘s Fogler Library. The third weekend in September,

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