Posted inAmerican Journal

Buxton Notes: July 8

Town parade to celebrate state bicentennial Registration is now open to participate in the town’s parade, which is set to step off at 11 a.m. Aug. 7 during Community Day and the Dorcas Fest at Tory Hill. The parade theme will honor Maine’s bicentennial, which was not celebrated last year due to the pandemic. Register […]

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Posted inThe Forecaster

Maine Bicentennial: Bath

This trade card advertising Walter G. Webber’s Drugstore was probably made in the late 1890s. Trade cards were small advertisements used by businesses to remind customers to shop at their stores again. Trade cards evolved into modern business cards in the 1900s. Many Bath businesses used this form of advertising in the late 19th century. […]