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My Maine Stories
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Maine family across the USA
by James Burton Wengler (Robinson)
A Maine family scattered across the USA
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We Are An Ordinary Family
by Catherine
Maine's abolitionists offer an answer to my questions about my family's experiences.
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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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Michael Reilly: preserving an iconic family business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The story behind Reilly's Bakery, at the heart of Biddeford’s Main Street for 100+ years
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Mosher family history and my career at S.D. Warren
by Abbott Mosher
My family settled the Westbrook region and I am a 4th generation paper maker at S.D. Warren.
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My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham
A story about my father and our family.
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Jennie Aranovitch - honoring family legacy and Jewish identity
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Her great-grandparents journey from Belarus through current day Jewish experience in Biddeford.
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My family and Malaga Island
by Charmagne Tripp
The state of Maine evicted all residents of Malaga Island in 1912.
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Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.
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Charles "Chuck" Tsomides: devoted to family and local sports
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A life influenced by Greek ancestry, love of music and appreciation for local community sports
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Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
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The Village Cafe - A Place We Called Home
by Michael Fixaris
The Village Cafe was more than a restaurant. It was an extension of our homes and our families.
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Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
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Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path
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Sarah Jane Poli: Biddeford’s first female school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
An Italian immigrant's daughter is key to a family grocery store and a leader in the school system
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Julia Winters and Life in Lewiston/Auburn, Maine
by Judy Zaccagnini Flynn, granddaughter
6 year old sent to Maine foster home when her parents were unable to care for her
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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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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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A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner
With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.
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Cape Verde and the Doctrines of Discovery
by Lelia DeAndrade
My Cape Verde family's culture and history is tied to the Doctrines of Discovery
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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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Two generations tell the family's Paper story
by Normand and Richard Paradis
Father and son discuss their lives working for International Paper and changes over time
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Josiah Parsons Home Westport Island Maine
by Deborah G. Greenleaf
Westport Island historical information
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John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The evolution of a family business providing funeral services