Listerine

Mouthwash sold under the trademark Listerine is one of America’s best-known medical products. But if a famous British surgeon had his way, it wouldn’t be on the market. Impressed by the findings of Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister elevated antiseptic surgery to new levels. Contemporaries revered him so greatly that he became the central figure of […]

Research on Aaron Smith and Genealogy in General

Special Note: This month’s article is by guest author, Orlan Smith Previously I told how two sides of my family the Sargent and Smith who lived in the Boston area in the 1630s came together over three hundred years later in Aroostook County Maine. The Sargents moved up through New Hampshire to central Maine to […]

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 wants copies. You must make an appointment with me to be there for you to get them. Pick up only, if you wish multiple copies […]

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 that all persons within the building wear masks. I now know personally what it means to have family with Covid as my family in Florida […]