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My Maine Stories
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Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
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Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous
Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
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Black Lives Matter Protest Portland, Maine
by Joanne Arnold
Documenting the signage at Portland Police Station following the BLM Protests of June 2020
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Documenting Portland's Neighborhood Bars
by David Read
Peanut House, Sportsman's Grill and a proposal to document Portland's Neighborhood Bars
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An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
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Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
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My Africa Book and living in Portland
by Titi de Baccarat
My art is about being an immigrant in the US, my pain, fear, uncertainty, and hope for my future
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How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat
Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine
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My Life in Boxing
by Bob Russo
Bob Russo on boxing and his life in Portland
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Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart
My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.
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From Naturalists to Environmentalists
by Andy Beahm
The beginnings of Maine Audubon in the Portland Society of Natural History
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The Mercy mission called to me deeply
by Melissa Skahan
Melissa Skahan recounted her admiration for the Sisters, as well as her years of work at Mercy
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Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
by Doug Hitchcox, Staff Naturalist at Maine Audubon
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the Portland Society of Natural History Collections
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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
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Portland cuisine supports health in West Africa
by Maria Cushing
I present Portuguese inspired food to fundraise for Amigos de Mente
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My Years of Coaching and Lessons Learned
by Bob Brown
How growing up and coaching in Maine, and around the world, made me who I am today.
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My work as V.P. of nursing and patient care at Mercy Hospital
by Bette Neville
Bette Neville discussed her 15 years of work at Mercy.
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making light
by David Johansen
My relationship with Maine and how and why I make neon lights here.
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Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
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Reflecting on 38 years at Mercy Hospital
by Terry Clifford
Terry Clifford began her career at Mercy Hospital on May 11, 1981
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ROCK AND ROLL CONCERTS OF SOUTHERN MAINE
by Ford Reiche
A story about Rock and Roll in Maine, 1955-1977
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Maine in Vietnam - Not to be Forgotten
by Karen L. Olson, M.D.
How Veterans' Voices started.
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One of the first abstract painters in Maine
by William Manning
I have grown as a painter in ways I might not have if I moved to New York