For Immediate Release-- December 20, 2001 Maine's Swedish Colony holds celebration of new cultural website To introduce the new website of Maine's Swedish...
Hi there from the moderator, Bill Duncan (12/21/01) I am not looking to become the leader of the "talk" here, but looks like it's up to me to break the ice...
Hi Bill, I can see this board as a place to get the word out about Midsummer and the meetings we have during the winter. We always welcome new and old members...
Debbie
newswede@...
Dec 30, 2001 12:13 am
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My great-uncle Harry Buzzell was killed in World War I. His mother Mary Thomas Buzzell saved all the letters that he sent home to Colby, Maine. I have...
Hi Jean, What a piece of history you have in these letters!!!! I just skimmed thru them and picked up on Fred Mahoney's name which would be my sister-in-laws...
Debbie
newswede@...
Jan 1, 2002 2:12 pm
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... Hi Debbie, Thanks for the information about Fred Mahoney. That is just the type of thing I am hoping to find out!! The original box of Harry's letters...
Jean, why don't you try calling Janet and Herbie Ketch from Woodland? They're really active in Woodland's Histroical Society and would know lots more about...
Debbie
newswede@...
Jan 2, 2002 2:35 am
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My grandfather, Andreas Nilsson, (1845-1898) had a farm on Colby Siding Road in Woodland. My father, Nicholas Nelson (1883-1963) grew up there. Does anybody...
helenjar@...
Jan 2, 2002 5:20 pm
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Jean: I have been very interested in Harry Buzzell's letters to home because Colby Buzzell, born about 1885 or so, was my father's best friend. My father was...
helenjar@...
Jan 2, 2002 5:40 pm
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Debbie, Thanks for the invitation. We'd love to come! When do you plan to meet? ... Bill Duncan duncan@... ... Woodland? ... know lots ... Midsummer ... ...
... Helen: So far I have found one reference that might possibly be your relative in Harry Buzzell's letters home to his mother in Colby. In the letter dated...
I would like to learn some Swedish music on the piano. Does anyone know a good source for sheet music for Swedish pieces? How about some recommendations for...
Here is a great Swedish "song book" with many songs for the piano/guitar. It is available at the Swedish Gift shop/New Sweden. Rita ... From: "jeanbduncan"...
Rita/Andy Olson
fala77@...
Jan 8, 2002 4:06 pm
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Jean Duncan: Yes I do know where my grandfather's farm was and where my father, Nicholas Nelson, grew up. It was lot 54 on the old maps and is the present...
helenjar@...
Jan 9, 2002 12:11 am
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"Aroostook, The First Sixty Years" by Clarence Day is on the web at: http://www.nmdc.org/day/aroos.html...
"A pretty winter custom prevails among the New Sweden children, which is the burning of the Sno Lykta, the snow light. A high conical house made of loosely...
Bill, thanks for the info on the calendar. I will be at the school on Sunday, but the historical society board chose not to remove items from the museum for...
Carolyn Hildebrand
hilde@...
Jan 16, 2002 4:21 pm
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I did a search on Google for Maine Swedish Colony. I made my way to a nice site about Stockholm: http://www.umit.maine.edu/~katherine.hoving/index.html Created...
For all of you in or around the Portland area: The Center for Maine History presents a noontime lecture from Glenn Parkinson, Stories From Maine's Skiing...
Wanted to extend my thanks to whom ever was involved with the coming-out party and celebration of the introduction of the new website for the Maine Swedish...
It was so nice to see so many people at the web-site introduction. I'm glad you came, and glad you enjoyed it. Thanks to Bill Duncan and John Hede for all...
Rita/Andy Olson
fala77@...
Jan 21, 2002 12:55 am
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Thanks to everyone who came. It was a great day. For Immediate Release-- January, 20, 2002 Attached images: msc012002.JPG, [cutline for msc012002.JPG] Special...
I would like to continue adding events to the calendar. <http://us.geocities.com/msccal/calform.html> To facilitate gathering items for the calendar I am...
Bill, sorry I did not make it Sunday-family emergency. I did check out the websit and it looks wonderful. You've done a great job! Carolyn and the Board of...
Carolyn Hildebrand
hilde@...
Jan 23, 2002 4:03 am
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Helen Nelson Jarvis: At the Celebration on Sunday Jan. 20, I was excited to have an opportunity to look at the family history that you wrote! The Woodland...
To the MSC Egroup, Midsummer Meeting Tuesday January 29, 2002 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Public Meeting Location: New Sweden Town Office I'll see you there! I have...
I added Richard Hede's obituary to the MSC website. http://geocities.com/maineswedishcolony/richardhede.html He was a good friend. We'll miss him. -- Bill...
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