100 Years Ago: 1924

Friday evening on Feb 8, the Mishawaka Tribe of New Gloucester will receive the traveling wampum belt from Algonquin Tribe of Lewiston. The adopted degree will be conferred.

A baked bean supper will follow the meeting.

50 Years Ago: 1974

A series of classes in sketching and drawing with Joanne Ayotte as instructor will open next Monday at the Kate J. Anthony House in Auburn.

She will show that through drawing a figure it is possible to learn the techniques of rendering light, shade action, from and symbol perspectives.

Materials needed for the sketching are just a large newsprint pad and charcoal.

25 Years Ago: 1999

“Jingle Bell Rides,” an old fashioned sleigh ride through snow-covered fields, will be held from 1 to 4 pm every Sunday at Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road in Livermore.

The material used in Looking Back is produced exactly as it originally appeared although misspellings and errors may be corrected.