In 2026, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary (a “semiquincentennial”). Many states, Maine included, have formed semiquincentennial commissions to observe this historical landmark.
For many years obtaining copies of adoption records was impossible. Adoptees were denied their original birth certificates, which were sealed, and they had no recourse when it came to tracing their biological parents.
One may wish to hide this from the eyes those with delicate constitutions.
Friends are important to all of us. Very few move through life without acquiring close friends. This was also true of our ancestors. Often these friends were as close or closer than family members.
En anglais cette fois. I worked on a small weekly from around 1977 to 1985, more or less, before coming to the St. John Valley Times. There I made a lot of friends.
Immigration is a hot-button issue, one where people hold strong opinions one way or the other. It may surprise you to learn it’s always been controversial.
This year people born on the 29th of February will not have a birthday. It is a quirk of the calendar system. Plenty on that in a year or three later.
Will you be traveling for genealogical research or tourism this year? Genealogists often want to visit their ancestral homelands or long to visit libraries or archives.
La plupart de nous autres on eu le cerveau lavé (brainwashed). A un certain point dans notre vie, et même plusieurs fois dans notre vie, on a été dit qu’on parle pas vraiment français ou qu’on parle pas le bon français ou même qu’on parle pas le français de Paris.
