Once again, happenstance leads to the archive acquiring a priceless piece of Douglas History. The story of Who's Got the…
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Bits and Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : A Document from 1776 and Happenstance
In the early morning hours of March 13, 1904, Henry Jones, the night watchman of the W.E. Hayward and W.S.…
Continue Reading....Bits and Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : The Central Block Fire of 1904
In the early morning hours of March 13, 1904, Henry Jones, the night watchman of the W.E. Hayward and W.S.…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : Revolutionary War Soldiers
I was given a 4th of July assignment by Justin. He asked that I put up a quick post of…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Harrison Campaign Banner
In 1995, the Bancroft Public Library in Hopedale held The Mill Town : A Photography Exhibit. Recently, the Bancroft Library gave…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: East Douglas’s First Christmas Tree
So I am on Santa’s Naughty List. I have not submitted a Bits & Pieces since July. We began an…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: The Simon Fairfield Public Library
If you have visited the Simon Fairfield Public Library in the last month, there is a good chance that you…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts Part 3
April and May’s Bits & Pieces covered different types of Historic Districts, the various impacts on the homeowner, and the…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts Part 2
April’s Bits & Pieces covered different types of Historic Districts and the various impacts on the homeowner. This month, we…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts
The topic for this month’s Bits & Pieces can once again be attributed to an ongoing project. This time the…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: School Colors & Mascots
Last week Justin came to me asking for the next “Bits & Pieces” article. Between my last project and the…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Where are the street numbers?
When I originally decided to present “Bits & Pieces”, I had this notion that I would write these postings in…
Continue Reading....Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Population
In 2021, Douglas celebrated its 275th Anniversary. During this anniversary, the idea of providing a supplemental update to the Time…
Continue Reading....This ain’t our first pandemic
In the darkest depths of the Library Attic, dusty old library records have been discovered. What kind of secrets will we…
Continue Reading....Veterans Day
The Library will be closed on Saturday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you to all the men…
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