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My Maine Stories
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In 1970 I served in Vietnam, and sent my parents a package
by Peter P. Joyce Jr.
My Parents' war story
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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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Protesters spit on me as a Vietnam Veteran
by Joseph Rocque Jr.
I will never forget the horror of seeing all the protestors greeting my plane returning from Vietnam
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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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The best lobster roll in Maine!
by Debbie Gagnon
The history of Red's Eats and the recipe for our famous Lobster Rolls
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USCG Boot Camp Experience, Vietnam War era
by Peter S. Morgan, Jr.
"Letters to the Wall" Memorial Day
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We Gonna Be Alright and Say It Loud
by Ryan Adams
Creating artwork during a period of social and cultural awakening
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Tracers
by anonymous
tracers, bonding, and fixations
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Biddeford and Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame Award recipient
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
With options to be a college French professor, became a lawyer, mayor, DA & District Court Judge
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The man who dedicated 52 years to Biddeford's iconic Alex Pizza
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A work ethic learned from his parents and passion for the employees and customers of Alex Pizza.
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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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My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)
by Jessi Mallory
My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)
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Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
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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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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
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Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote
Military Service has had a deep impact 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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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
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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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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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Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
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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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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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Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide