Articles List

ACGS Library Update

We must remove the duplicate, triplicate, or more copies of Echoes Magazines from our ACGS library. They will be free to anyone (do not have to be a member) who

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Covid and Genealogy Research

The Covid situation is changing and not for good at this time, with an increase in the number of cases in Aroostook County. Therefore, the library has made it mandatory

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Stem-winder

Nuremberg, Germany, may have been the birthplace of modern timepieces. It was there, around the year 1500, that coiled springs were first used to drive the works of clocks. Soon

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Organization Continues

Organizational work is continuing in our Archives. I had a personal collection of Bangor Daily News, dating from 1943 to 1948, though not complete years. Allen has put together a

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Cochran Cemetery Update

June saw a dozen attend our second monthly meeting. But Cochran Cemetery appears to be the subject for the past couple of months. In May, Dennis, Jay, Orlan, and I

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Purchase

Until modern times, there were no stores as we know them. Merchants occupied small booths that had no show windows or display counters. There was nothing resembling newspapers or TV

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Special August Meeting

Good day. It’s with great joy to announce that ACGS is meeting at Jay Bullard’s home on Aug 23, 2020, for Jay’s annual Research and Potluck dinner. Unlike in previous

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