It is Sunday, August 2nd but I will start my blog with Saturday lunch and afternoon/evening.
I had lunch with family at Big G's Deli in Winslow yesterday (Saturday). Muffin Russell, Shawn Russell and Katy Russell along with Lance Russell. A quartet of the Russell Clan. It was lots of fun and we all tried to memorize all the news that everybody came up with. Katy has her MBA and has a great job at Liberty Mutual Insurance in Dover N.H., which is only 16 miles from her house she is renting in York, Maine. She has a lovely fiance, Jake, who played baseball and they are getting married in the near future.
Shawn has almost graduated from UM Farmington, with a Business and Economics degree. He is working 2 jobs; one at Days Country Store in Belgrade Lakes and one as a camp counselor at Rangeley Lakes. He is an expert snowboarder and works for Saddleback in Rangeley in the winter as a snowboarding instructor.
Half of the sandwich was all I could manage. BIG SANDWICHES!!
I stopped at Guy's house to pick up some old photos from my mother's estate earlier. Some of them are terrific, including my Grammie Desveaux with all 7 of her girl children. What a treasure.
On the way to Big G's I stopped at Benton Station to see if I could identify Meme and Pepe Desveaux's house. I think I did that, but I have to get Ronnie and Johnna and Cinnie and Lisa to check my memory.
Is this The DesVeaux house in Benton Station?? It's on the right going down the hill towards the Benton-Fairfield Bridge.
It is now painted blue, but I think this was it. I checked on it in relationship to the Benton Grange Hall, which I remembered to be up the street to the corner and about 100 yards left down the cross street. This was exactly where I found the old Benton Grange Hall, just as I imagined it, so I think I am right about the house as well. Nope, Ronnie corrected me later in the day, when we stopped off at her place at around noon. The old DesVeaux house was across the street from the Grange Hall and has been knocked down.
The old Benton Grange Hall. Lots of dances were held here. Maybe my Uncle Carl mingled with the big DesVeaux clan at these dances.?
This is a photo of the Seven DesVeaux girls with their Mother, Meme DesVeaux.
I am saying Standing is: Molly, Jean, Dolly and Blanche.
Sitting is Louise, Nancy, Meme and Lucy.
How did I do Ronnie and Johnna and Cinnie and Lisa??? Am I correct? Ronnie says I was all correct here.
Now it is 3:30 and I have returned from Visiting The Russells of Pine Hill Farm and also Ronnie Poirier.
Here are three of the children of Ted and Ethelyn Russell (Ted was the son of my Grandfather's brother Clyde Russell). Andy, Bonnie, Steve and me, of course, at the old White Farm of the Pine Hill Farms, whereas our farm was the Red Farm.
The White House that goes with the White Farm. Uncle Clyde and Aunt Doris used to live here. He was partners with Wendell A. Russell, Sr., my Grandfather. Then Clyde's son Ted with his wife Ethelyn and now Bonnie Russell lives here.
Now the Farm is an Organic Dairy Farm where my cousin Steve runs the business, although he has recently battled with a form of leukemia, so his son Barrett has taken over, at least in the short term.
Andy and Bonnie are older than me and Steve is younger than me. It was great to speak to them and have a good long chat. I was very curious about how their lives were going and gained a lot of very interesting knowledge.
After this visit Aunt Dawn and I dropped in at Ronnie Poirier's house at 43 Cushman Road. We had a lovely short visit and looked at photos and chatted about genealogy of the DesVeaux s in particular.
I gave Ronnie the two nice big photos of all the DesVeaux girls with their mother, and also what seemed to be an wedding anniversary photo of Meme and Pepe DesVeaux. I'm guessing 50th Year Anniversary.
A painting of Ted and Ethelyn with their first three children, Bonnie, Frank and Andy. I remember Ted very well, although he died quite young, maybe at 60 years of age or so. He was a very nice man. I liked him a lot.
We drove back to Kool-Bee and chatted to Johnny B for a while. Then I went into Waterville to fix up my phone. I had bad coverage from AT&T and also my month was up so I would have had to add $30 for another month. Instead I changed to T-Mobile, which I was assured had better towers.
I went to Staples (USA for Officeworks) and they said they couldn't sell pre-paid sim cards. Neither could T-Mobile itself, or Verision phones. They said try Radio Shack, went there no luck. Then Walmart. Eureka! Got changed over for $40 for the month. New number is +1 207 313 6497. Take note Ross. I will text you so you can get the number down easily.
Sad tidings time at Kool-Bee now that I am leaving to head back to Australia. I'm not good at this part. Very sad. Good-Bye to Brady, Aunt Dawns youngest, he is the baby as you can clearly see.
Then later Bye to Johnny B. Very sad.
John has been such a great friend, I will miss him very much. I hope that I can return soon.
Tomorrow morning bye to Aunt Dawn. Very difficult.
Lance
I had lunch with family at Big G's Deli in Winslow yesterday (Saturday). Muffin Russell, Shawn Russell and Katy Russell along with Lance Russell. A quartet of the Russell Clan. It was lots of fun and we all tried to memorize all the news that everybody came up with. Katy has her MBA and has a great job at Liberty Mutual Insurance in Dover N.H., which is only 16 miles from her house she is renting in York, Maine. She has a lovely fiance, Jake, who played baseball and they are getting married in the near future.
Shawn has almost graduated from UM Farmington, with a Business and Economics degree. He is working 2 jobs; one at Days Country Store in Belgrade Lakes and one as a camp counselor at Rangeley Lakes. He is an expert snowboarder and works for Saddleback in Rangeley in the winter as a snowboarding instructor.
Half of the sandwich was all I could manage. BIG SANDWICHES!!
I stopped at Guy's house to pick up some old photos from my mother's estate earlier. Some of them are terrific, including my Grammie Desveaux with all 7 of her girl children. What a treasure.
On the way to Big G's I stopped at Benton Station to see if I could identify Meme and Pepe Desveaux's house. I think I did that, but I have to get Ronnie and Johnna and Cinnie and Lisa to check my memory.
Is this The DesVeaux house in Benton Station?? It's on the right going down the hill towards the Benton-Fairfield Bridge.
It is now painted blue, but I think this was it. I checked on it in relationship to the Benton Grange Hall, which I remembered to be up the street to the corner and about 100 yards left down the cross street. This was exactly where I found the old Benton Grange Hall, just as I imagined it, so I think I am right about the house as well. Nope, Ronnie corrected me later in the day, when we stopped off at her place at around noon. The old DesVeaux house was across the street from the Grange Hall and has been knocked down.
The old Benton Grange Hall. Lots of dances were held here. Maybe my Uncle Carl mingled with the big DesVeaux clan at these dances.?
This is a photo of the Seven DesVeaux girls with their Mother, Meme DesVeaux.
I am saying Standing is: Molly, Jean, Dolly and Blanche.
Sitting is Louise, Nancy, Meme and Lucy.
How did I do Ronnie and Johnna and Cinnie and Lisa??? Am I correct? Ronnie says I was all correct here.
Now it is 3:30 and I have returned from Visiting The Russells of Pine Hill Farm and also Ronnie Poirier.
Here are three of the children of Ted and Ethelyn Russell (Ted was the son of my Grandfather's brother Clyde Russell). Andy, Bonnie, Steve and me, of course, at the old White Farm of the Pine Hill Farms, whereas our farm was the Red Farm.
The White House that goes with the White Farm. Uncle Clyde and Aunt Doris used to live here. He was partners with Wendell A. Russell, Sr., my Grandfather. Then Clyde's son Ted with his wife Ethelyn and now Bonnie Russell lives here.
Now the Farm is an Organic Dairy Farm where my cousin Steve runs the business, although he has recently battled with a form of leukemia, so his son Barrett has taken over, at least in the short term.
Andy and Bonnie are older than me and Steve is younger than me. It was great to speak to them and have a good long chat. I was very curious about how their lives were going and gained a lot of very interesting knowledge.
After this visit Aunt Dawn and I dropped in at Ronnie Poirier's house at 43 Cushman Road. We had a lovely short visit and looked at photos and chatted about genealogy of the DesVeaux s in particular.
I gave Ronnie the two nice big photos of all the DesVeaux girls with their mother, and also what seemed to be an wedding anniversary photo of Meme and Pepe DesVeaux. I'm guessing 50th Year Anniversary.
A painting of Ted and Ethelyn with their first three children, Bonnie, Frank and Andy. I remember Ted very well, although he died quite young, maybe at 60 years of age or so. He was a very nice man. I liked him a lot.
We drove back to Kool-Bee and chatted to Johnny B for a while. Then I went into Waterville to fix up my phone. I had bad coverage from AT&T and also my month was up so I would have had to add $30 for another month. Instead I changed to T-Mobile, which I was assured had better towers.
I went to Staples (USA for Officeworks) and they said they couldn't sell pre-paid sim cards. Neither could T-Mobile itself, or Verision phones. They said try Radio Shack, went there no luck. Then Walmart. Eureka! Got changed over for $40 for the month. New number is +1 207 313 6497. Take note Ross. I will text you so you can get the number down easily.
Sad tidings time at Kool-Bee now that I am leaving to head back to Australia. I'm not good at this part. Very sad. Good-Bye to Brady, Aunt Dawns youngest, he is the baby as you can clearly see.
Then later Bye to Johnny B. Very sad.
John has been such a great friend, I will miss him very much. I hope that I can return soon.
Tomorrow morning bye to Aunt Dawn. Very difficult.
Lance
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