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My Maine Stories
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Growing up on a potato and dairy farm
by Paula Woodworth
Life growing up and working on a potato and dairy farm was hard work but fun in Aroostook County.
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Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein
How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery
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My paper making history
by Rick Simoneau
The history of my grandfather, father, and I working in the mills instilled a sense of community
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Too Small to Have a Town Drunk
by Scott Maker
Vignettes from Downeast Maine
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I worked for International Paper for 40 years
by Peter Crosson
I was never bored working in instrumentation at International Paper
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Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm
Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.
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If you wanted a good job, the mill was the place to be.
by Brent Gay
Changes in the paper industry, labor strikes, and the community around International Paper's mills
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My career as a chemical engineer for S.D. Warren Paper Company
by Charles Dodge
I worked in S.D. Warren's laboratory, and developed paper coatings, like Ultracast technology
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Starting Chebeague Island Oyster Company
by Caitlin Gerber
Farming oysters in Casco Bay
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There were years when it was fun to go to work at the paper mill
by Bruce Dyke
My 39 years working for International Paper was a great job for a guy like me.
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Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone
A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s
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The future of potato growing
by Dan Blackstone
Informed by six generations of potato farming
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The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley
Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine
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The tradition of lobstering
by Sadie Samuels
I learned to fish from my Dad and will lobster the rest of my life
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A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith
Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.
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Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower
My story is about my family vacations to Maine when I was growing up.
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A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn
The horse brings the hay home while the boys are swimming.
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Backup Captain
by Shannon & Asa Richards
Our family’s deep connections to the maritime and fishing communities
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First night on the pulp pile at zero degrees, to mill foreman
by Arthur Benedetto
I worked my way up in International Paper, moving from the pick ax pile to a foreman on computers
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I'm fortunate to live in Livermore Falls
by Kenny Jacques
I've seen a lot of changes in Livermore Falls, and hope we will reinvent again soon.
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Isolation!
by Leslie
Having only moved to Maine alone 8 months prior, had to freeze my life
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It was like a family in the mill
by Arnold R. Couture
I saw a lot of changes at the International Paper Otis Mill during my 26 years as an electrician
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My Italian grandparents and visiting their homeland
by Sherry Judd
A story about my Italian ancestors in Maine and how I found my family in Italy.
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My Paper Industry career and setting up a museum
by Sherry Judd
I worked in and around the Paper Industry all my life. Now I run Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.