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My Maine Stories
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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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The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto
Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court
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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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A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
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The Journey Home
by Gina Brooks
I am a Maliseet artist from the St. Mary’s First Nation, my work is about our connection to the land
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How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
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From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc
I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.
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30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma
30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine
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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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Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
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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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Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.
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Black Is Beautiful
by Judi Jones
Gut-wrenching fear
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Powwow Music
by Chris Sockalexis
Playing powwow music with my group, the RezDogs
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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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Masters and apprentices
by Theresa Secord
Wabanaki basket makers learn to weave by apprenticing with master artists.
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Minik Wallace 1891-1918
by Genevieve LeMoine, The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
The life of Minik, an Inuit person from Greenland who grew up in New York City.
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Translating 1890 Passamaquoddy Wax Cylinders
by Dwayne Tomah
Dwayne Tomah (Passamaquoddy) discusses the importance of 1890 recordings
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Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune
Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.
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What Maine Means to Me
by Nicolette B. Meister
How a friendship created a lifelong love of Maine.
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Wabanaki Sovereignty
by Mali Obomsawin and Lokotah Sanborn
Bomazeen Land Trust, renewing and resuming Wabanaki caretaking and stewardship roles
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Decontie and Brown's venture in high fashion design
by Decontie and Brown
Penobscot haute couture designs from Bangor
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Come back to Maine, I did!
by Dan Bolduc
Reflections and the value of Maine from a former pro hockey player from Waterville
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An Asian American Account
by Zabrina
An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.