CARIBOU, Maine — Caribou Days celebrates Caribou’s history and how it has evolved into the city it is today. Echoes Magazine has represented Northern Maine rural culture since 1988. In 2017, Echoes published its last journal, No. 117.
“ECHOES celebrated positive values rooted in the past that have relevance for the present and the future. ECHOES stories suggest there is permanence in the midst of change and value in remembering our roots,” said Caribou Public Library Director Anastasia Weigle.
Caribou Days will celebrate Echoes Magazine and its 29-year run as a forum for ordinary people who have stories to tell.
The Caribou Public Library will host a discussion panel featuring Echoes writers on Friday, Aug. 3 at 4:30 p.m. in the Caribou Room to discuss some of their finest pieces. Guest speakers are Dan Ennis of Tobique, N.B., Theresa Madigan of Caribou, Jean Cobb of St. Agathe, Donna Hurley of Caribou and Kathryn Olmstead of Caribou.
Caribou Community Archives Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Caribou Public Library archives. The event is co-hosted by the library and the Aroostook County Genealogical Society (ACGS) and will exhibit some of the more rare and unique items contained in the archives. Included in the exhibit are the George Whitneck’s papers, Phil Turner papers, early library records dating from the 1890s, before the Carnegie Library was built, and late 19th-century field survey notes and maps of early Caribou.
“We want to increase the community’s awareness of these collections through public programs and exhibits,” said Weigle. “We are inviting the community to explore our archives, the ACGS collections, and see a bit of their history through various collections and artifacts.”
The library archives houses and makes available materials about the history, culture, and people of the Caribou area and outlying communities in Aroostook County and holds these materials in trust for future generations.
The community is invited to share some of their own archival materials by bringing in personal family photos, letters, diaries, journals, etc., that say something about Caribou history. Discussion on care of these materials will be presented during Community Archives Day.
For more information, contact Weigle at 493-4214.
