Boston Post Cane Award

 

 

 

 

 10/22/1848 - 10/28/1937

 

 

 

 

Presented in 1946 - Age 89
03/07/1856 - 01/16/1946

 

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 12/04/1886 - 03/16/1987 

"Mrs. Haddock recalls that she first saw on of the Boston Post Canes on display in Laconia, NH when they were first presented. " I never thought I would some day receive one!" "

She was born in Berlin , NH  and first became a Minot resident in 1952. She had lived here previously for 28 years but then moved back to NH. Agnes, along with 7 other classmates, were the first graduating class from Millinocket High School. She was married in 1906. Agnes and her husband spent many summers in Minot while her husband was racing horses. She enjoyed reading, embroidery, and watching the Red Sox on TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/18/1906 -05/10/2001 

 

 

 

 07/20/1910 - 06/17/2004 

 

"I danced 3 dances last Saturday night down in Cumberland. My wife says I don't know enough to stop", said Jones"

Leslie married Alberta Thrope of West Minot in 1946. He worked at Paris Manufacturing, the Hebron Sanitorium, and ran the families 110 acre farm in West Minot for about 40 years. He also enjoyed working in his wood-working shop and selling his products at some local stores. He also loved music. He started playing the drums in 1930 and was in his first band in 1945 and continued with the band until 1990.

 

 

 

"Oscar's wife, Della, held the (Boston Post) cane back in the 1960's said Bridgham, pointing out that she isn't the first in the Bridgham family to hold the cane."

Marjorie was born in Auburn and moved to Minot when she was 5 years old. She married Erland Bridgham and started working on the family farm. In 1941 Erland's father  went down with the ship "Dawn" off Portland and the responsibility for the farm then went to Marjorie and Erland.

 

 

Mrs. Irish was considered for the Cane but passed before it was presented.

 

12/26/1919 - 04/02/2020 

  

When asked about why she was awarded the cane Noella said “That’s the only reason – because you’re the oldest person. It’s not that you did a lot. It’s not that you’re famous. It’s just that you’re old.” Noel’s still accomplished a lot in almost a century of life. She donated a fire truck to Minot and set up a scholarship for local students, and her dairy farm was selected as the best in Maine by the state’s largest milk company. (excerpt from NPR report by Daniel Kosinsky-Larsson)

 

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09/25/1922 - 01/14/2023 

Martha Bartlett was presented the Boston Post Cane on 10/1/2022 at her 100th birthday celebration. Martha turned 100 on 9/25/2022 and has been a resident of the town for at least 12 years.

Photo credit: Sun Journal