Monday 28 April 2008

La Belle Titcomb


La Belle Titcomb [real name Heloise Willis] was a vaudeville actress, singer and performer . She performed in New York Vaudeville in the early 1910s, where she played at the Orpheum circuit. This photo appeared on Ebay recently.

Saturday 26 April 2008

Albert Titcomb Silversmith


Born: 26 May 1802, Newburyport MA USA
Died: 1890, Bangor ME USA
• Portland ME, 1823: listed in Portland Directory & Register as watchmaker and jeweler.
• He was a partner from 10 Nov 1825 to 2 Mar 1826 with David Smith Ilsley in Portland ME as ILSLEY & TITCOMB, with a shop in the Kinsman's Building on Middle Street.
• Advertised in the Penobscot Journal (Bangor ME), 28 Feb 1832, his shop at Market Place next door south of Plummer's Bookstore and that he had received an extensive assortment of watches, plated ware, silver table-, teaspoons, thimbles, gold beads and spectacles.
• Advertised in the Eastern Republican, 10 Jul 1832, his shop at Market Place next door south of Plummer's Bookstore and that he had received an extensive assortment of watches, plated ware, silver table-, teaspoons, thimbles, gold beads and spectacles.
• Advertised in the Penobscot Freeman (Bangor ME), 17 Mar 1835, announcing the formation of A & P TITCOMB.
• He was a partner from 1835 to 1846 with Philip Titcomb in Bangor ME as A. & P. TITCOMB with shop at 6 Main Street.
• He worked in 1846 as a silversmith, watchmaker, and jeweler in Bangor ME listed in Bangor Directory (1846-1849) at west end of Kenduskeag Bridge.
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Friday 11 April 2008

Katrina Titcombe

Monarchs Acrobatics Gymnastics Club have just finished a round of three weekends of competitions.
The first was the South West NDP preliminaries where Katrina Titcombe, Georgia Green and Nicole Coogan won silver medals.
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