I grew up with a beautiful silver maple tree in my front yard. One of its branches sat just low enough so I could hoist my 7-year-old frame up to sit atop it. I could look out at the expanse of the yard of my childhood home. To my right, two large maple trees stood. […]
Everyone’s heard of Ellis Island, the gateway to the United States for Europeans, western Asians and some Africans. Unless you live on the West Coast, you may not have heard of the Angel Island Immigration Station, situated in the bay off San Francisco.
To the editor: A good friend of mine from out of state visited me a couple of days ago after some 25 years of “no see.” The two of us, being of the same age (80), talked about life, the old days, politics, religion and — naturally — women. We agreed on the subjects of […]
To the editor: United we stand, divided we fall. When you have both parties pointing fingers at one another, nothing gets done in Washington. Either party will say anything in order to stay in power. Accepting bribes from “special interests” is what politicians seem best at. Under President Biden’s watch the “debt ceiling” has gone […]
Nos parents pi nos grandparents pi nos arrières grandparents n’étais pas toute des sainte ni-touches, tu sais. Y en avais qui sacrais gros comme l’bras pi des fois que ça prennais pas grand chôses pour les décollers, non plus. En français standard, cosse que nous autres on appel sacré, eux autres y appel ça jurer. […]
“Mooseleuk” is the name of both a lake and a mountain. Did you know that early Presque Isle also had a men’s group known as the Mooseleuk Club?
My friends, just picture this: champagne-colored hats decorated with red roses, pink carnations, sunflowers and golden taffeta ribbons. Fascinators boasting downy-soft feathers and tiny, dancing beads of green, gold, red, blue and additional hues that are too unique to name.
Every hobby has a language of its own and genealogy is no different. Those of us who have been doing genealogy for years forget that newbies or non-genealogists may not understand what we mean when we talk or write about genealogy. I suspect I’ve been guilty of this myself.
As many area residents know, the city of Presque Isle was once the location of the Presque Isle Army Air Field which later became Presque Isle Air Force Base. Much of the land of the base then became the Industrial Park and what is now the Presque Isle International Airport. In fact, the airport terminal […]
If you’re not planning on writing a book about your ancestors, is it still necessary to note your sources? The short answer is a resounding yes! I’ve written about this before, but it’s important. If you’re a newbie to genealogy you may neglect noting where you found information, assuming you’ll never need to or that […]
