http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane News and History of a New England Tradition Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:17:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Associated Press has reported that Westmoreland, NH resident Mary Josephine Ray has died at age 114, 294 days. Born on Prince Edward Island in May 1895, she lived to be the oldest person in New Hampshire (ever), the oldest person in the United States, and the second oldest person in ... http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/332 Thanks to the many people who have sent us updates the past few months and patiently waited for the changes to be posted to the site. My apologies for the delays. I've made changes for all of the states and look forward to news of the cane in ... http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/324 I often wonder if Mr. Grozier thought that his "publicity stunt" launched 100 years ago this month would turn into a New England tradition? But here we are and hundreds of towns continue to honor their eldest citizens with this simple, elegant award. The centennial of the cane has raised ... http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/278 We're pretty sure Mary Josephine Ray of Westmoreland, NH is the oldest holder of the Boston Post Cane.  Today she celebrates her 114th birthday! According to Wikipedia, Mary is the oldest person in New Hampshire, 2nd oldest person in the United States, and the 3rd oldest person in the world. She's a ... http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/239 As noted in earlier entries in this journal, a group of residents in the town of Watertown, MA ponied up the money needed to purchase the town's cane from an antiques dealer and return it to the Watertown Historical Society. That has happened and everyone is very happy about the town's ... http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/223 The Boston Globe Magazine published a great article (with a horrible title) on the history of the Boston Post Cane and a bit about how the tradition continues today. Read "Citizen Canes" at the Boston Globe web site. The New England Historic Genealogical Society also mentioned our little web site in a ... http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/212 We have updated the Maine and New Hampshire pages with updates for Bar Harbor, Poland and Greene, Maine and Weare, NH. My thanks to everyone who has submitted updates. We're also processing stories from Foxborough (MA) and Jay (ME). http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/199 Evelyn Coleman passed away last week at the age of 107. She held the cane in Hyannis, MA for several years and was the second oldest holder of the cane in that town. Read the article from the Barnstable Patriot. http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/187 Hilda Lacroix, holder of the Boston Post Cane in Berlin, New Hampshire, turned 110 on January 27th. This wonderful news was relayed to us by Pamela Nett, Hilda's very proud granddaughter. http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/184 Here is the local newspaper account of the Watertown Boston Post Cane being returned: [article] http://web.maynard.ma.us/bostonpostcane/blog/181