ANSWER: Well Cynthia, you have really stumped Sun Spots, so maybe her readers can help. Unfortunately, there is nobody listed as offering this service in Sun Spots’ Rolodex, but perhaps there is a reader out there who enjoys tinkering and has some experience with the old-style manual typewriters you mention. Good luck, and Sun Spots […]

ANSWER: Having to commute through town each day en route to and from the office, Sun Spots understands your frustration. It will be interesting to see how construction will impact the flow of traffic. DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have had a garden all my life. We have canned the vegetables and frozen them. What is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Good morning. A short time ago, I read a letter from a lady who was looking for history books for family member to read. I have some and would like to get them to her, however, I cannot find the letter. If the lady who wanted the books still wants them she […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please, I am looking for a telephone number for the American Diabetes Association. I called 411 for information, but the two phone numbers they gave me have both been discontinued — 342-2383 and 888-449-8057. I’m looking for a booklet on carbs. I’ve called every drug store and it’s unavailable. Thank you. — […]

Batchelder (many spelling variations) Stetson was a solider in the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington. He settled in Greene in 1788 and in 1791 built the home I am restoring. His descendants continued in the home in which he was born, among them the president of the Androscoggin Grange and the Maine State Grange, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Garden Angel committee has begun meeting to begin the process for the 2016 program. The project began in 2012 with the goal of a Franklin County community project to help seniors, physically disabled, or low/fixed income people garden at their own home, apartment or nursing home so they could enjoy the […]

Hanging below this piece is a disc or circular piece. Along the top of the disc are the words “Pentucket Lodge” and along the bottom edge is the word “Lowell” (probably Massachusetts?). Between each set of words are three tiny stars on either side. In the center of the disc appears a carpenter’s compass and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS (PART II of III, continued from yesterday’s column about a reader looking for help identifying medals that had belonged to her husband’s grandfather who had fought in World War I): The second medal is a bit more detailed and was probably awarded in recognition of his service during the war. The entire […]

DEAR READERS: The following is “PART I” of a reader inquiry Sun Spots received. Due to its length and the limited available space in each Sun Spots column, the letter will appear in three parts on consecutive days in the column until each section has been answered. DEAR SUN SPOTS (PART I): I have a challenge […]