June 16, 2013

 School is out for the summer, watch for children playing outside near a road, you never know when they will dart out in front of you.

On Thursday we ended the school year by having a district wide barbeque at Narraguagus High School.

Twenty four members attended Alcyone #71 Eastern Star meeting Thursday evening in Milbridge. A good time was had by all. We are planning on a bean supper for July 17 & September 7 at the Masonic Hall in Milbridge, mark this on your calendar. Another fund raiser for a Foodless Food Sale is ongoing with the chapter this month; if you are a member you will soon be receiving a little poem in the mail telling you all about it. Mark your calendar that there will be  a Craft Fair the first Saturday in November at the Columbia Falls Community building.

The Eastern Star Chapter Alcyone #71 of Milbridge prepared the meal for the Milbridge High School Alumni on Saturday afternoon. The workers for the afternoon were Madelyn Phinney, Becky Atwater, Clara Driscoll, Sylvia Joy and I.

We have had our grandson Konner Strout a few days since school let out and he sure has kept us busy. We visit the neighbor’s chickens and goats, go for walks in the woods and some quiet time spent in side with the little toys ie match box cars that his dad and uncles use to play with when they were his age. Konner loves to go to the attic to check out if there are any more hidden toys to play with.

I have been corresponding with folks on the Mayflower and DAR Groups this week. I have looked up information for several of them hoping they can join both societies.

Just was informed today that our neighbor that owned a summer home here on the ridge passed away in April. I had wondered why we had not heard or seen him this spring. Condolences go out to Allen Seesman's family of Elliot and Columbia, Maine. He will be missed.

Condolences also go out to the families of Pauline Perry of Gouldsboro and Harrington as well as to the families of Virginia Grant of Cherryfield.

 

 

 

June 9, 2013

 

The Pleasant River Historical Calendar is going to the printers this week, the theme for 2014 are old businesses in the towns of Columbia, Columbia Falls, and Addison.  We have plenty of 2013 calendars left if you would like to get one for a souvenir.

Summer vacation for the students of SAD #37 begins on Wednesday. Hopefully they have lots of ideas on how they will spend it. Eight graders will be graduating this week from all of the schools in the district.

While I have been out and about, I noticed that a lot of things are happening on the Ridge Road in Addison, a lot of construction work has been going on. Roofs being shingled or replaced, homes being spruced up with new paint, a new driveway being put in for a new home for Kimberly Taylor and her husband, gardens being planted, lawns freshly mowed, wood being sawed and split and delivered to folks for their winter supply, and then we have the flowering trees and shrubs showing their beauty off every day as they come into their bloom.  

On Tuesday June 4, the 6, 7, & 8 graders of Harrington had a field trip to Ellsworth to the bowling alley, and then we traveled to Lamoine Beach to enjoy the nice day before their lunch at Jordan’s Snack Bar. A good time was had by all.

Saturday evening I met up with another Facebook friend in Milbridge at the Morrison’s home. Paul Kirby of Jasper, Georgia, was here for the interment of his mother Verna Kirby on Tuesday of this week.

Get well to Huddy Peterson of Harrington, she has now been moved to the Collier's Rehab  & Nursing Center in Ellsworth. Cards can be sent to her at 33 Birch Ave., Ellsworth, Maine.

Out and About

June 1, 2013

 June 2, 2012

Condolences go to to the family of Barbara Libby of Columbia who passed away May 29, 2013. Around forty family and friends attended the service for Barbara at the Wescogus Cemetery in Addison on Sunday afternoon.

Get well wishes go out to the following folks: Eve Alley of Addison, Jason Carroll of Columbia, Huddy Peterson of Harrington and Mary Farnsworth of Cherryfield.

I have been working on the calendar for the Pleasant River Historical Society quite a lot this past week.  Some think that it is easy to do but I have had to do some research on the pictures that I am using and then fixing them so they will print out better for the calendar. I also have received some more photos of the area to use in the calendar that have been posted on my groups from Ernest MacLauchlan formerly of Addison.  It is really interesting connecting on Facebook and learning more about the history of Addison through photos that are being posted.

This past week Alan & Peggy Tabbut of Wisconsin was in the area doing research on the Tabbutt line. They stayed at the Llama Farm in Addison where I had a nice visit with them one evening. I sent them home with some Maine goodies for them to try. I knew them only through Facebook until I met up with them here in Addison. It felt like I had known them for year. Now I hear that another Facebook friend William Wallace Tabbot of Spartanburg, South Carolina will be coming to Addison to do some research on the Tabbot line at the end of June. I hope to be able to meet up with him while he is in the area.

There seems to be a lot of conversations on my genealogies groups: Pleasant River Historical Society Group, Washington County Pleasant River Group, and the Washington County Historical Genealogical Society Group. I am pleased that a lot of local photos of Addison are popping up and more and more of my ‘friends’ in the genealogy world are connecting. So much fun to connect with them and help them find out more information on their ancestors.