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John Davis, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 2, John Joseph Davis 2023 The University of Maine

John Davis, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 2, John Joseph Davis

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

John Davis, interviewed by Michael Chaney, November 21, 1977, at the Davis home on the Chase Road in Veazie, Maine. Davis talks about Davis property holdings; dairy farm; farming; Aunt Hat; Dingbat Prouty; Depression.

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Maj. O'Dillon Turner (Ret.), Interviewed By Jill Hansen, Part 2, O'Dillion C. Turner 2023 The University of Maine

Maj. O'Dillon Turner (Ret.), Interviewed By Jill Hansen, Part 2, O'Dillion C. Turner

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Maj. O'Dillion Turner (Ret.), interviewed by Jill Hansen, for AY 125, fall 1977, Orono, Maine. Turner, 82, talks about Veazie history and folklore, people, places; Dingbat Prouty; Aunt Hat; ferry to Eddington; marriage, customs; treatment of Canadians. He also discusses his military service in World War I and World Was II and speaks briefly about the history of men from Veazie serving in the military.

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Maj. O'Dillon Turner (Ret.), Interviewed By Jill Hansen, Part 1, O'Dillion C. Turner 2023 The University of Maine

Maj. O'Dillon Turner (Ret.), Interviewed By Jill Hansen, Part 1, O'Dillion C. Turner

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Maj. O'Dillion Turner (Ret.), interviewed by Jill Hansen, for AY 125, fall 1977, Orono, Maine. Turner, 82, talks about Veazie history and folklore, people, places; Dingbat Prouty; Aunt Hat; ferry to Eddington; marriage, customs; treatment of Canadians. He also discusses his military service in World War I and World Was II and speaks briefly about the history of men from Veazie serving in the military.

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Ruby J. (Hollis) Meehan, Interviewed By Bruce B. Brown, Jr., Ruby J. Meehan 2023 The University of Maine

Ruby J. (Hollis) Meehan, Interviewed By Bruce B. Brown, Jr., Ruby J. Meehan

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Ruby J. (Hollis) Meehan, interviewed by Bruce B. Brown, Jr. at her Veazie, Maine, home on December 5, 1977. Mrs Meehan discusses Veazie history and her life in Veazie after marrying John E. Meehan.

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Ralph Parks, Unrecorded Interviewed By Bruce B. Brown, Jr., Ralph G. Parks 2023 The University of Maine

Ralph Parks, Unrecorded Interviewed By Bruce B. Brown, Jr., Ralph G. Parks

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Ralph Parks, unrecorded interviewed by Bruce B. Brown, Jr., December 5, 1977, in his 1220 State Street home in Veazie, Maine. Brief journal of unrecorded interview. Parks, who resides in a home likely built by Alvah Towle, explains what he knows about the property.


John B. Skinner, Interviewed By Arthur Ruston, Part 2, John B. Skinner Jr. 2023 The University of Maine

John B. Skinner, Interviewed By Arthur Ruston, Part 2, John B. Skinner Jr.

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

John B. Skinner, interviewed by Arthur Ruston, November 17, 1977, at Mr. Skinner's home on State Street, Veazie, Maine. Mr. Skinner, age 70, has lived his entire life in Veazie. Skinner speaks about his memories of Veazie, older houses in town, notable people, sections of town, family genealogy, and his life as a photographer.

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Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 4, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater 2023 The University of Maine

Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 4, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Drinkwater and Pauline (Farrington) Drinkwater, interviewed by Michael Chaney at their Bangor, Maine home on November 21, 1977 and December 15, 1977. The Drinkwaters talk about Veazie history; Aunt Hat; Herbie Reed; hijacking; prohibition; Bangor Hydro. Mr. Drinkwater's mother was a Hathorn and his great-grandfather William Hathorn built his Veazie home in 1847.

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Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 3, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater 2023 The University of Maine

Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 3, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Drinkwater and Pauline (Farrington) Drinkwater, interviewed by Michael Chaney at their Bangor, Maine home on November 21, 1977 and December 15, 1977. The Drinkwaters talk about Veazie history; Aunt Hat; Herbie Reed; hijacking; prohibition; Bangor Hydro. Mr. Drinkwater's mother was a Hathorn and his great-grandfather William Hathorn built his Veazie home in 1847.

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Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 2, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater 2023 The University of Maine

Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 2, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Drinkwater and Pauline (Farrington) Drinkwater, interviewed by Michael Chaney at their Bangor, Maine home on November 21, 1977 and December 15, 1977. The Drinkwaters talk about Veazie history; Aunt Hat; Herbie Reed; hijacking; prohibition; Bangor Hydro. Mr. Drinkwater's mother was a Hathorn and his great-grandfather William Hathorn built his Veazie home in 1847.

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Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 1, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater 2023 The University of Maine

Ralph And Pauline Drinkwater, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 1, Ralph E. Drinkwater, Pauline Drinkwater

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Drinkwater and Pauline (Farrington) Drinkwater, interviewed by Michael Chaney at their Bangor, Maine home on November 21, 1977 and December 15, 1977. The Drinkwaters talk about Veazie history; Aunt Hat; Herbie Reed; hijacking; prohibition; Bangor Hydro. Mr. Drinkwater's mother was a Hathorn and his great-grandfather William Hathorn built his Veazie home in 1847.

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Avon E. (Hodsdon) Lancaster, Interviewed By Jill Hansen, Avon E. Lancaster 2023 The University of Maine

Avon E. (Hodsdon) Lancaster, Interviewed By Jill Hansen, Avon E. Lancaster

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Avon E. (Hodsdon) Lancaster, interviewed by Jill Hansen, November 8, 1977, in her 116 Main Street, Veazie home. Mrs. Lancaster moved to Veazie when she married her husband, Leonard, in 1939. She speaks about her childhood and family in Bangor, and recollections of Veazie from 1939 on. Her home was built about 1800.

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Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 4, Beulah J. Hodgman 2023 The University of Maine

Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 4, Beulah J. Hodgman

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Beulah (Jordan) Hodgman, interviewed by Anne Pierter at Mrs. Hodgman's home, 9 Lemon Street, Veazie, Maine, November 7, 1977-December 9, 1977. Mrs. (Stewart) Hodgman talks about Veazie history; General Veazie, sawmill operations, ice business, canoe factory, cigar operation, childhood pranks; family history; old town families; Aunt Hat; and town characters.

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Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 3, Beulah J. Hodgman 2023 The University of Maine

Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 3, Beulah J. Hodgman

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Beulah (Jordan) Hodgman, interviewed by Anne Pierter at Mrs. Hodgman's home, 9 Lemon Street, Veazie, Maine, November 7, 1977-December 9, 1977. Mrs. (Stewart) Hodgman talks about Veazie history; General Veazie, sawmill operations, ice business, canoe factory, cigar operation, childhood pranks; family history; old town families; Aunt Hat; and town characters.

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Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 2, Beulah J. Hodgman 2023 The University of Maine

Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 2, Beulah J. Hodgman

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Beulah (Jordan) Hodgman, interviewed by Anne Pierter at Mrs. Hodgman's home, 9 Lemon Street, Veazie, Maine, November 7, 1977-December 9, 1977. Mrs. (Stewart) Hodgman talks about Veazie history; General Veazie, sawmill operations, ice business, canoe factory, cigar operation, childhood pranks; family history; old town families; Aunt Hat; and town characters.

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Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 1, Beulah J. Hodgman 2023 The University of Maine

Beulah (Mrs. Stewart) Hodgman, Interviewed By Anne Pierter, Part 1, Beulah J. Hodgman

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Beulah (Jordan) Hodgman, interviewed by Anne Pierter at Mrs. Hodgman's home, 9 Lemon Street, Veazie, Maine, November 7, 1977-December 9, 1977. Mrs. (Stewart) Hodgman talks about Veazie history; General Veazie, sawmill operations, ice business, canoe factory, cigar operation, childhood pranks; family history; old town families; Aunt Hat; and town characters.

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Isabelle I. King, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 3, Isabelle I. King 2023 The University of Maine

Isabelle I. King, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 3, Isabelle I. King

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Isabelle I. (Spencer) King, interviewed by Dona Brotz, November 8, 1977-December 5, 1977, in her Veazie, Maine home. King talks about Veazie history; her early life in Veazie; Aunt Hat; schools; churches; and boarding houses.

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Isabelle I. King, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 2, Isabelle I. King 2023 The University of Maine

Isabelle I. King, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 2, Isabelle I. King

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Isabelle I. (Spencer) King, interviewed by Dona Brotz, November 8, 1977-December 5, 1977, in her Veazie, Maine home. King talks about Veazie history; her early life in Veazie; Aunt Hat; schools; churches; and boarding houses.

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Isabelle I. King, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 1, Isabelle I. King 2023 The University of Maine

Isabelle I. King, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 1, Isabelle I. King

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Isabelle I. (Spencer) King, interviewed by Dona Brotz, November 8, 1977-December 5, 1977, in her Veazie, Maine home. King talks about Veazie history; her early life in Veazie; Aunt Hat; schools; churches; and boarding houses.

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Frank Todd, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 4, Frank H. Todd 2023 The University of Maine

Frank Todd, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 4, Frank H. Todd

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Frank Todd, interviewed by Michael Chaney at his State Street home in Veazie, Maine, November 7, 1977-November 21, 1977. Mr. Todd discusses Veazie history and architecture focusing on his own home, originally built by the Hathorne family, one of the earliest white European families to settle in Veazie. His wife, Helen Hathorne, was a descendant of the Hathorne family. Mr. Todd had many photographs and he talked a good deal about Veazie, in general. Includes a brief review of Hathorne genealogy.

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Frank Todd, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 2, Frank H. Todd 2023 The University of Maine

Frank Todd, Interviewed By Michael Chaney, Part 2, Frank H. Todd

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Frank Todd, interviewed by Michael Chaney at his State Street home in Veazie, Maine, November 7, 1977-November 21, 1977. Mr. Todd discusses Veazie history and architecture focusing on his own home, originally built by the Hathorne family, one of the earliest white European families to settle in Veazie. His wife, Helen Hathorne, was a descendant of the Hathorne family. Mr. Todd had many photographs and he talked a good deal about Veazie, in general. Includes a brief review of Hathorne genealogy.

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