A travel dream fulfilled

STILL GOING STRONG: Anchor Travel Agency in Pawtucket is celebrating its 40th year in business. From left, Colleen A. Keane, travel consultant and Nancy’s daughter; Nancy McAdams, president; and Beverly J. Costello, travel consultant and Nancy’s daughter-in-law. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
STILL GOING STRONG: Anchor Travel Agency in Pawtucket is celebrating its 40th year in business. From left, Colleen A. Keane, travel consultant and Nancy’s daughter; Nancy McAdams, president; and Beverly J. Costello, travel consultant and Nancy’s daughter-in-law. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A widowed mother of eight with no business experience, Providence native Nancy McAdams opened Anchor Travel Agency in June 1977. At the time, she had been working a paper route and selling Avon cosmetics products – “all the little things you can do to save money” – to support her large family. As a child,

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