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Marion Townsend, Interviewed By Phyllis Von Herrlich, Marion Adell Townsend

MF144 Women in the Military

Marion Townsend, interviewed by Phyllis von Herrlich, January 6, 2002. Townsend talks about joining the service in 1942; twenty-eight when she joined the Navy; Hunter College for boot camp training; lived in dorms; went to store keeper school; ordered supplies; was in for two years; trained with just women; didn’t get trained to shoot a gun; it was either get out or go to Japan; naval reserve for two years; type a certain WPM to pass store keeper school; went to Gates Business College; went to the University of Maine for a year then to Farmington; teaching for thirty-seven years; …

Blanche Smith, Interviewed By Stephen Richard, Blanche L. Smith

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Blanche Smith, interviewed by Stephen Richard, December 13, 1978, for AY 125, fall 1978, Veazie, Maine. Smith talks about her house and Veazie history.

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Blanche Smith, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 2, Blanche L. Smith

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Blanche Smith, interviewed by Dona Brotz, December 7, 1977, for AY 125, fall 1977, at the Smith home in Veazie, Maine. Smith talks about Veazie history; her family; houses in Veazie. Her ancestor, Joseph Page, was the first white European to settle in Veazie sometime prior to 1779. Brief discussion of family genealogy.

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Blanche Smith, Interviewed By Dona Brotz, Part 1, Blanche L. Smith

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Blanche Smith, interviewed by Dona Brotz, December 7, 1977, for AY 125, fall 1977, at the Smith home in Veazie, Maine. Smith talks about Veazie history; her family; houses in Veazie. Her ancestor, Joseph Page, was the first white European to settle in Veazie sometime prior to 1779. Brief discussion of family genealogy.

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Addie M. Weed, Interviewed By Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Part 6, Addie Matilda Weed

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Addie M. Weed, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives in her Veazie, Maine home, October 7, 1975. Weed, age 92, speaks about her life and the history of her State Street home and property in Veazie, Maine.

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Addie M. Weed, Interviewed By Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Part 5, Addie Matilda Weed

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Addie M. Weed, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives in her Veazie, Maine home, October 7, 1975. Weed, age 92, speaks about her life and the history of her State Street home and property in Veazie, Maine.

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Addie M. Weed, Interviewed By Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Part 4, Addie Matilda Weed

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Addie M. Weed, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives in her Veazie, Maine home, October 7, 1975. Weed, age 92, speaks about her life and the history of her State Street home and property in Veazie, Maine.

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Addie M. Weed, Interviewed By Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Part 3, Addie Matilda Weed

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Addie M. Weed, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives in her Veazie, Maine home, October 7, 1975. Weed, age 92, speaks about her life and the history of her State Street home and property in Veazie, Maine.

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Addie M. Weed, Interviewed By Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Part 2, Addie Matilda Weed

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Addie M. Weed, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives in her Veazie, Maine home, October 7, 1975. Weed, age 92, speaks about her life and the history of her State Street home and property in Veazie, Maine.

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Addie M. Weed, Interviewed By Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Part 1, Addie Matilda Weed

MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project

Addie M. Weed, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives in her Veazie, Maine home, October 7, 1975. Weed, age 92, speaks about her life and the history of her State Street home and property in Veazie, Maine.

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Patrick Crowley, Interviewed By Alan Comeau, Part 4, Patrick Crowley

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Patrick Crowley, interviewed by Alan Comeau, September 21 and October 20, 1993, at the Shuffle Inn in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Crowley talks about life on French Island; family reunions and genealogy; businesses on the Island; St. Joseph's school; crossing the ice; swimming and the booms on the Penobscot river; changes in winter weather; children's work and recreation; neighborhood relationships; getting married; Christmas; mother's divorce; feelings about his religion; working at the University; Saturday baths; Father John's tonic; lighting a candle to pray; bars on French Island.

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Patrick Crowley, Interviewed By Alan Comeau, Part 3, Patrick Crowley

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Patrick Crowley, interviewed by Alan Comeau, September 21 and October 20, 1993, at the Shuffle Inn in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Crowley talks about life on French Island; family reunions and genealogy; businesses on the Island; St. Joseph's school; crossing the ice; swimming and the booms on the Penobscot river; changes in winter weather; children's work and recreation; neighborhood relationships; getting married; Christmas; mother's divorce; feelings about his religion; working at the University; Saturday baths; Father John's tonic; lighting a candle to pray; bars on French Island.

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Patrick Crowley, Interviewed By Alan Comeau, Part 2, Patrick Crowley

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Patrick Crowley, interviewed by Alan Comeau, September 21 and October 20, 1993, at the Shuffle Inn in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Crowley talks about life on French Island; family reunions and genealogy; businesses on the Island; St. Joseph's school; crossing the ice; swimming and the booms on the Penobscot river; changes in winter weather; children's work and recreation; neighborhood relationships; getting married; Christmas; mother's divorce; feelings about his religion; working at the University; Saturday baths; Father John's tonic; lighting a candle to pray; bars on French Island.

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Patrick Crowley, Interviewed By Alan Comeau, Part 1, Patrick Crowley

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Patrick Crowley, interviewed by Alan Comeau, September 21 and October 20, 1993, at the Shuffle Inn in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Crowley talks about life on French Island; family reunions and genealogy; businesses on the Island; St. Joseph's school; crossing the ice; swimming and the booms on the Penobscot river; changes in winter weather; children's work and recreation; neighborhood relationships; getting married; Christmas; mother's divorce; feelings about his religion; working at the University; Saturday baths; Father John's tonic; lighting a candle to pray; bars on French Island.

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Benoit Bouchard, Interviewed By James J. Bishop And Amy Bouchard Morin, Part 2, Benoit Bouchard

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Benoit Bouchard, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, May 24, 1993, at his home in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Bouchard talks about family history; emigration from Canada to Old Town; businesses on French Island and work opportunities off the Island; his father's ice cream parlor and confectionery store; Fourth of July celebrations; baseball and other games; growing up with, and recovering from polio paralysis; speaking French at home and English at school; houses on the Island; cutting and storing ice; electricity on the Island; work and recreation on the Penobscot River.

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Benoit Bouchard, Interviewed By James J. Bishop And Amy Bouchard Morin, Part 3, Benoit Bouchard

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Benoit Bouchard, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, May 24, 1993, at his home in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Bouchard talks about family history; emigration from Canada to Old Town; businesses on French Island and work opportunities off the Island; his father's ice cream parlor and confectionery store; Fourth of July celebrations; baseball and other games; growing up with, and recovering from polio paralysis; speaking French at home and English at school; houses on the Island; cutting and storing ice; electricity on the Island; work and recreation on the Penobscot River.

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Benoit Bouchard, Interviewed By James J. Bishop And Amy Bouchard Morin, Part 1, Benoit Bouchard

MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine

Benoit Bouchard, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, May 24, 1993, at his home in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Bouchard talks about family history; emigration from Canada to Old Town; businesses on French Island and work opportunities off the Island; his father's ice cream parlor and confectionery store; Fourth of July celebrations; baseball and other games; growing up with, and recovering from polio paralysis; speaking French at home and English at school; houses on the Island; cutting and storing ice; electricity on the Island; work and recreation on the Penobscot River.

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The Grizzly, March 23, 2023, Layla Halterman, Kate Horan, Erin Corcoran, Chase Portaro, Marie Sykes, Sean Mcginley, Isabel Wesman, Samantha Kiessling, Zach Devita-Paulson, Will Oberholtzer, Ava Compagnoni

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Digital Spark Ignites Local Businesses • Advancement Office Stresses Importance of Student Giving • Are You Smarter Than a Freshman CIE Student? • Ná Bris Na Rútaí • The Comeback of the Pi Chi Poodles • Opinions: Housing Selection Difficulties; Printing Woes at Ursinus • Connor Huth: The Senior Walk-On Who Defied the Odds • Darby Rogers on a Winning Streak