You are likely correct, but Mother did not mention him.


On Apr 9, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Didn't Charles Lindbergh give rides in mail planes?
> 
> On Thu, 2015-04-09 at 15:23 -0400, Fred Harwood wrote:
>> My mother, born 1905 on the NH/Maine border, grew up as a Bangor/Boston =
>> girl.
>> Her father was a traveling hardware salesman. Although he had a car, =
>> almost all travel
>> between Bost/Bangor was more convenient and reliable by rail, she said.
>> 
>> One of her anecdotes about her life as a young girl was about the time a
>> biplane was brought to a Bangor summer fair by rail.
>> 
>> The plane gave rides for a fee to the daring.
>> 
>> On Apr 9, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Rather a fascinating map.  It's interesting to see the proliferation =
>> of
>>> lines in the area.  The map does not provide a key, however, so I =
>> assume
>>> that the dark heavy lines are the Boston-Maine lines and all the =
>> others
>>> represent various other railroad companies, rather like telephone
>>> companies carving out their own little niches.
>>> =20
>>> On Wed, 2015-04-08 at 16:10 -0400, Fred Harwood wrote:
>>>> Here=3D92s a 1888 B&M rail map:
>>>> =20
>>>> http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps900044-24538.html
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>> 
>> Fred Harwood
>> Linwood Cottage
>> Sheffield

Fred Harwood
Linwood Cottage
Sheffield