blog : local history
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Ye Ole Rim Lock
December 10, 2013
Often when we drive up the hill on Calais Avenue, I think of early 1900s era picture postcards I've come across in antique shops. Depicted were this scenic pair of streets, divided by a wide green park-like boulevard, lined with an arched canopy of majestic elms.
Water Street (Part 3)
July 13, 2013
As there was no reference in this deed to a prior owner, we had to take a different approach. We knew from an 1888 history, Eastport and Passamaquoddy, compiled by William Henry Kilby, that the property had once been part of a much larger track of land, 100 acres, owned by John Shackford - sea captain, ship owner and pioneer settler.
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Water Street (Part 2)
July 12, 2013
Our first clue to the home's earlier residents came from a map of Eastport Village published in 1881 that included the footprint of every building along with the owner's name. Printed next to the cape on the corner of Water and Shackford Streets was M.D. Bibber.
Water Street (Part 1)
July 9, 2013
We were recently called in to do a bathroom renovation in an historic, Federal style, Eastport cape on Water Street. Its proud new stewards were relocating to the area; part of a fresh influx of creative entrepreneurs that are breathing new life into the city.
Incident at Ipswich (part 2)
April 28, 2013
William Laud acted promptly. The records of the Privy Council show that a warrant for tying up the two Ipswich vessels was issued within the week.
Incident at Ipswich (part 1)
April 20, 2013
In the course of research into our property’s history, we came across some intriguing material related to a direct ancestor of our farm’s 1824 founder, Edward Bugbee. With further research we cobbled together one family's true story.
A Maine Italianate
March 18, 2013
A careful restoration will be invaluably aided if you let the building be your guide. Paying attention to those sometimes subtle tells - allows the structure to voice its opinion - lets an old building speak its mind. Sometimes that conversation can take you beyond the nut and bolts to real events and history.
Little Gussie
January 25, 2013
It seems that the New Year invariably brings with it some early spring cleaning. While organizing photos, letters and papers we’ve gathered about the history of our property, I came across a real life Cinderella story.
Happy New Year
January 2, 2013
We are kicking off 2013 with some new additions to our The Tradition of the New collection - the North Fork wine rack and an assortment of cutting boards we call collectively, Little River.
Dr. Holmes Cottage Museum (part 2)
June 9, 2012
As the story goes, Captain James Holmes, fresh from the battlefields of the Revolutionary War, walked 175 miles with everything he owned in a knapsack on his back, from his birth town of Plymouth, Mass, to "Bog Brook Plantation," later known as Hebron, a promising new settlement in western Maine.
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