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Among My Souvenirs
Memoirs of a priest from the St. John River Valley, Maine and New Brunswick, who was born in the first decade of the 20th century and spent most of his late life preaching in the Roman Catholic parishes of northern Maine.Tags Alberta, Allagash ME, Baker Lake ME, Bangor ME, Calais ME, Chisholm ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Ellsworth ME, Emigration and Immigration, Exploration and Colonization, Family, Farming and Agriculture, Fort Fairfield ME, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Grand Isle ME, Greenville ME, Limestone ME, Lincoln ME, Livermore ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Michigan, Millinocket ME, Minnesota, Native Americans, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Oquossoc ME, Orono ME, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Presque Isle ME, Québec, Rangeley ME, Religion, Rockwood ME, Rumford ME, Saskatchewan, St. Francis ME, St. Lawrence River Valley, St. Zacharie ME, Stratton ME, Wallagrass ME, Youth -
Snowmobile Town
Documentary piece written on snowmobiling and the environment it helps to create in the border town of Jackman, Maine. The growth of the snowmobile industry and its impact on the people of northern Maine. Some profiles of local residents, their memories and thoughts on snowmobile culture.Tags Augusta ME, Caribou ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Eustis ME, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Greenville ME, Houlton ME, Jackman ME, Maine, Millinocket ME, Moosehead Lake Region, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Documentary, Nonfiction -- Sports, Rangeley ME, Rockwood ME, Spencer MA, Sports and Leisure -
Sur bois : Franco-American Woodcarvers of Northern New England
An examination of Franco-American history and life through the folkloric means of artistic woodcarving in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The introduction reads, "This exhibit catalogue is designed to share with the public the vitality and the symbolic power of traditional Franco-American woodcarving. There is nothing more appropriate for the celebration of Franco-American artists than to make known an art form that is still very much alive for them and to promote the cultural heritage and aesthetic expression of their community."Tags Alburg Springs VT, Art and Architecture, Auburn NH, Augusta ME, Barre VT, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Cabot VT, Concord NH, Dover NH, East Concord NH, Farming and Agriculture, Farmington NH, Folklore, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Gorham NH, Greenville NH, Laconia NH, Landaff NH, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Limerick ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Manchester NH, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Art and Architecture, Portland ME, Québec, Rangeley ME, Religion, Sanford ME, South Portland ME, Sports and Leisure, St. Albans VT, St. Francis ME, St. John River Valley, The Weirs NH, Vermont, Walden VT, Waterbury VT, West Burke VT, Winooski VT -
Tall Timber Poems
Book of poems on the Maine outdoors from a Rumford, Maine native and once-resident of Coburn Gore. From the author: "a collection of nature poems, humorous ballads, photos and sketches"