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My Maine Stories
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Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.
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Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger
Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving
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My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop
My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.
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Everything we did was new and exciting in the Vellux division
by Maurice Paquette
If you applied yourself you could do anything at Pepperell Mills.
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My life as a revolutionary knitter
by Katharine Cobey
Moving to Maine and confronting knitting stereotypes
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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
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Becoming Master snowshoe makers
by Edmond and Brian J. Theriault
Making snowshoes has taken us from novices to world-class craftsmen over 40 years time.
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Bonita Pothier-the definition of a trailblazer
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Overcoming the challenges of being Biddeford’s first female mayor is but a part of her contributions
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Growing up in Lewiston and running Museum L-A
by Rachel Desgrosseilliers
Growing up Franco-American and honoring our mill working heritage
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Why I came to Maine and what's kept me here
by Kate Webber
I came to Maine for college but then got involved in contradance and museums.
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Growing up in Lewiston
by Kathy Becvar
Growing up in Lewiston in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns
My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.
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Don Bisson - Living his convictions
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Returning after a career in New York City, Don has dedicated his life to addressing food insecurity.
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Jim Paquette - preserving his Franco-American and musical roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lead singer of the iconic Black Hart Band shares insights of his life journey.
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From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
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Where are the French?
by Rhea Côté Robbins
Franco-Americans in Maine