By Nancy Battick Those of you who read this column regularly know that I’m always advising genealogists to tap into local resources that may not have an online presence but may have materials that will help you in your research.

By Barry Higgins I’ve been working the same patch of ground in Maine for over 60 years, just like my father before me.

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MILO – The South East Piscataquis Democrats raffled off an Ugly Stik rod and reel at Milo’s Black Fly Festival on June 7.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Two people died while hiking Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Just as April showers bring May flowers, the summer season brings a bumper crop of garage sale signs.

To the Editor; In response to a bad newspaper review, composer Max Reger wrote to the critic: “Sir, I am sitting in the smallest room of my house.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Democrats continue their mission of supporting those that struggle with food insecurity.

By Nancy Battick If you’re new to genealogy you may not have heard of the USGenWeb project.

By Allison Kanoti and Patty Cormier If you’ve enjoyed Maine’s northern or western woods on a hike, or are a logger, a landowner, a forester, or just someone who finds peace in the woods, you know the scale and the value of our forests.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife just introduced its new app to the public this week called ME Outdoors.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Recently, I told a friend that I had a birthday coming up.

By Kevin McKay Springtime in Maine is a fickle season, especially for anglers.

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By Nancy Battick Have you ever wondered if you qualify for membership in a lineage society or how to join a fraternal organization — or if you have Scottish roots, how to join a clan? What’s the difference and what do you have to do to join?  A lineage society, such as the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution or the Mayflower Society, is open to all who can prove descent from an ancestor qualifying you for membership.

By Bob Mallard A recent bill to increase fishing license fees to raise more money for hatcheries got a lot of people talking.

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