Tidbits and Trivia

This section is devoted to Maxwell odds and ends — some serious, and some just for fun. The Maxwell name is and has long been identified with a wide range of people and places. The following links tell just a few of their stories.

Football's Treasure: the Maxwell Trophy

Elsa Maxwell, "Hostess with the Mostest"

President James Knox Polk

Lucien B. Maxwell, Old West Emperor

"Billy the Kid" and the Maxwells

Ron Maxwell, Movie Maker

James Clerk Maxwell

Maxwell Motor Cars

Maxwell House Coffee

Maxwell Street's Jazz Heritage

Where a Maxwell Swam with Otters

Maxwell Wildlife Preserve

The "Lost" Maxwell Tartan?

Maxwell Air Force Base

Rebuilding the Trebuchet for Caerlaverock

Brian Mobley, Maxwell "Heavy"

New items will be added to this section periodically. If you have a Maxwell "tidbit" which you would like to contribute, please pass it on so we can include it in our collection.