Strout Foundation
@stroutfoundation.bsky.social
A nonprofit dedicated to marine preservation, tribal sovereignty and the recognition of the Strout whalers as some of New England's first settlers.
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Pauline Virginia Strout (1916-2001)
August 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Pauline Virginia Strout (1916-2001)
John Bell Williams of Mississippi, among others, hurled invective at Strout, sending a clear message the Federal Government had no plans to relinquish control of DC's citizens.
Arthur E. Strout passed away in February and today we remember his service on behalf of #DC #statehood
strouts.org
Arthur E. Strout passed away in February and today we remember his service on behalf of #DC #statehood
strouts.org
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
John Bell Williams of Mississippi, among others, hurled invective at Strout, sending a clear message the Federal Government had no plans to relinquish control of DC's citizens.
Arthur E. Strout passed away in February and today we remember his service on behalf of #DC #statehood
strouts.org
Arthur E. Strout passed away in February and today we remember his service on behalf of #DC #statehood
strouts.org
In 1965, Arthur E. Strout testified in Congress as Chairman of the #DC Home Rule Committee for self-governance.
Strout: "[In DC], the basic ingredient of all urban government - a city administration responsive to the needs of its constituents - is conspicuously absent."
Strout: "[In DC], the basic ingredient of all urban government - a city administration responsive to the needs of its constituents - is conspicuously absent."
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In 1965, Arthur E. Strout testified in Congress as Chairman of the #DC Home Rule Committee for self-governance.
Strout: "[In DC], the basic ingredient of all urban government - a city administration responsive to the needs of its constituents - is conspicuously absent."
Strout: "[In DC], the basic ingredient of all urban government - a city administration responsive to the needs of its constituents - is conspicuously absent."
Squadron Leader Graham Strout (1921-1950) of Adelaide was the Korean War's first #RAAF casualty & one of the first UN pilots shot down 🇦🇺
Despite the war having just begun, the Korean Army assisted in the recovery of his remains and buried him in Pusan, S. Korea
#photosky #koreanwar #KIA
Despite the war having just begun, the Korean Army assisted in the recovery of his remains and buried him in Pusan, S. Korea
#photosky #koreanwar #KIA
August 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Squadron Leader Graham Strout (1921-1950) of Adelaide was the Korean War's first #RAAF casualty & one of the first UN pilots shot down 🇦🇺
Despite the war having just begun, the Korean Army assisted in the recovery of his remains and buried him in Pusan, S. Korea
#photosky #koreanwar #KIA
Despite the war having just begun, the Korean Army assisted in the recovery of his remains and buried him in Pusan, S. Korea
#photosky #koreanwar #KIA
Early #20thCentury photo by Leon Strout of the Androscoggin River Falls b/w Topsham & Brunswick, #Maine
courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #MaineHistory
courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #MaineHistory
August 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Early #20thCentury photo by Leon Strout of the Androscoggin River Falls b/w Topsham & Brunswick, #Maine
courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #MaineHistory
courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #MaineHistory
August 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Roger S. Strout in Brunswick, Maine circa 1907
photo by his father, courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #history #historicphotos #fotosky
photo by his father, courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #history #historicphotos #fotosky
August 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Roger S. Strout in Brunswick, Maine circa 1907
photo by his father, courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #history #historicphotos #fotosky
photo by his father, courtesy of the Leon B. Strout Photograph Collection at Bowdoin College
#photosky #history #historicphotos #fotosky
Capt. Carl Strout (1882-1947) of #Maine became one of the most well-known steamship merchants on the West Coast ⚓️
In 1919, the Seattle Daily Times lauded Capt. Strout's safekeeping of 403,000 troops in #WWI aboard his ship, the Yale, "dodging Germany's swiftest submarines."
In 1919, the Seattle Daily Times lauded Capt. Strout's safekeeping of 403,000 troops in #WWI aboard his ship, the Yale, "dodging Germany's swiftest submarines."
August 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Strout's husband, Mayor "Doc" Ames, was relected 3 times, until a journalist uncovered his massive police-assisted crime/corruption ring.
Dubbed "The Shame of Minneapolis," Ames' scandals were cited in Sarah Strout's obits as a reason for her early death at age 50.
Dubbed "The Shame of Minneapolis," Ames' scandals were cited in Sarah Strout's obits as a reason for her early death at age 50.
August 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Strout's husband, Mayor "Doc" Ames, was relected 3 times, until a journalist uncovered his massive police-assisted crime/corruption ring.
Dubbed "The Shame of Minneapolis," Ames' scandals were cited in Sarah Strout's obits as a reason for her early death at age 50.
Dubbed "The Shame of Minneapolis," Ames' scandals were cited in Sarah Strout's obits as a reason for her early death at age 50.
In 1862, Sarah A. Strout, daughter of Union Captain Richard Strout, married a Union soldier who survived the war & became a doctor then, eventually, Mayor of #Minneapolis
August 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In 1862, Sarah A. Strout, daughter of Union Captain Richard Strout, married a Union soldier who survived the war & became a doctor then, eventually, Mayor of #Minneapolis
August 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Our poster boy, Capt. Joshua Strout (1825-1906)
One of four gens of Strouts to man the Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine, Capt. Strout is believed to have inspired "The Lighthouse" by Longfellow
One of four gens of Strouts to man the Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine, Capt. Strout is believed to have inspired "The Lighthouse" by Longfellow
August 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our poster boy, Capt. Joshua Strout (1825-1906)
One of four gens of Strouts to man the Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine, Capt. Strout is believed to have inspired "The Lighthouse" by Longfellow
One of four gens of Strouts to man the Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine, Capt. Strout is believed to have inspired "The Lighthouse" by Longfellow