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Mormon church outlawed polygamy in 1890

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please tell me if the Mormon men continue to have more than one wife? If not, when did this practice stop? Did they have different titles or names for each wife? Were the men called “husband?” Are Mormons now limited to one man, one woman? — No Name, Chesterville ANSWER: […]

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Pillowcases needed for cancer patient project

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I recently have become the Maine coordinator for the ConKerr Cancer Pillowcase project. If anyone has pillowcases or fabric that they wish to donate, please call or email me. We are working on giving pillowcases to not just cancer patients but also to any child who must be hospitalized. We also accept […]

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Builder of glider swing with roof sought

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would you or any of your readers know of anyone who makes double-flat seated glider swings with a roof in the Livermore Falls area? Thanks. — Pam Goulder, Livermore ANSWER: Sun Spots only knows of one: Glen Tompkins at Glen’s Country Wood Crafts at 16 Main St. in Peru says he can […]

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Pet detective has good luck finding cats

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My search of the archives for contact information for the person from Bowdoin, a former cardiac-care nurse, who now spends her time finding lost cats and dogs, has been unsuccessful, so I am reaching out to you. She was on the Lewis Hill Road in Bowdoin, but a trip up that road […]

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Reader seeks details of 100-year-old murder

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Here’s an old murder mystery I’m trying to track down for a genealogy friend. Please let me know if you’ve ever heard of it. Henry G. Brown was born in Rumford but lived in Hartford for many years. His son, Charles, was supposedly murdered sometime after 1900. The story goes that he […]