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 artisans learned how to use the new source of power in order to produce portable clocks known as watches. Once these devices came into general […]

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 book of the obituaries from Central and Northern Aroostook people. This will be a separate book for these years with an index. Later, we plan […]

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 were recognized by the Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA) for work done on Cochran Cemetery. In the summer edition of MOCA, there was a write-up […]