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Le Forum, Vol. 45 #4, Lisa Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice, Marie Therese Martin, Clifford Chasse, Joan Corbitt, Sandra San Antonio, Jacob Albert, Laurance Côté-Cournoyer, Melody Desjardins, Michael Guignard, Gene Michaud, Xavier De La Prade, David Le Gallant, Juliana L'Heureux, Carl Labbe, Dyke Hendrickson, Denis Ledoux, Marielle Cormier-Boudreau, Michiel Oudemans, Melvin Gallant, Cathie Pelletier, Mark Paul Richard, Felix Gatineau, Elizabeth Blood, Kimberly Lamay Licursi, Celine Racine Paquette, James D. Brangan, Lynn Plourde, Yvon Labbé

Le FORUM Journal

No abstract provided.

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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Le Forum, Vol. 43 #4, Lisa Desjardins Michaud Rédactrice, Cecile Bossé Dechaine, Virginia L. Sand, Gerard Coulombe, Patrick Lacroix, Abigail Curtis, James Myall, Juliana L'Heureux, Sue Smith Deschaine, Chip Bergeron, Megan St. Marie, Janet Hudgins, Suzanne Beebe, Warren Perrin, Frances Dumond Levasseur, Barbara Huck, Dianne Marshall, Sandra Goodwin, Margaret Langford, Don Levesque

Le FORUM Journal

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Mf176 Maine Ethnographic / Barry H. Rodrigue Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids

This collection contains items deposited by Barry H. Rodrigue that contains the sub-collection, Ashland Family Collection.

Early Maine Images Collection, 1852-1899, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

Finding Aids

A collection of illustrations of Maine scenes found on pages removed from magazines and newspapers of the mid to late nineteenth century. Includes scenes of logging, lumbering, hunting and fishing, as well as illustrations of significant buildings around the state.

Umaine Today, University Of Maine, Division Of Marketing And Communications

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.

Umaine Today, University Of Maine, Division Of Marketing And Communications

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.

Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 83, Number 2, Fall 2002, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

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University News --- Why Does It Take So Long to Grow Up? The findings of UMaine researchers Rebecca and Douglas Bird might surprise you --- For the Love of the Sport: A look at the dedication of athletes in UMaine's lower profile sports --- The Long Journey Home (on Ibrahim Parvanta '76) --- Of War and Peace: Veteran War Correspondence David Lamb '62 Explores Today's Vietnam

Maine, Volume 80, Number 2, Summer 1999, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

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Getting To the Truth About Fiber: UMaine Researcher Mary Ellen Camire Is In the Forefront of Defining What Fiber Is --- Avoiding the Spotlight: A Profile of '99 Nursing School Graduate Chris Irish --- A Collector's Passion: William Palmer's ('58) Dazzling Collection of Pre-Columbian Artifacts is on Display at the Hudson Museum --- The Man They Still Call 'Coach': UMaine Honors Longtime Basketball Coach, John Winkin --- A Miracle Start to a Perfectly Normal Life: America's First In Vitro Baby, the Daughter of Judy and Roger Carr '73, Is Now 17 --- Going to the Ends of the Earth …

Maine, Volume 78, Number 2, Summer 1997, University Of Maine General Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

The Whiz Kid: Kristen Gwinn Graduated from UMaine with Honors at Age 19 --- Ideally Suited for the Job: Incoming General Alumni Association President Jeff Mills '83 Understands Maine --- The Genealogy Gurus: Class of '69 Members Jim and Terry Willard Host the PBS Series 'Ancestors' --- Integrity in the Face of Adversity: Reflections on the Fred Hutchinson '53 Presidency --- Replacing a Legend: A Look at UMaine's Four Alums in Big League Baseball, Including Cal Ripkin's Replacement Mike Bordick '88

Thompson Document 17: Letter From Henrietta Thompson To Bridget Croft, Henrietta Thompson

Henrietta Thompson Papers

A letter from Henrietta Thompson to Bridget Croft warmly praising Croft’s A Sense of Purpose, which she had just received, and expressing her hope that Croft will attempt to have it published. Thompson also includes the abstract from her thesis which details the process by which she found Jack Croft and began corresponding with him in 1973.

Maine, Volume 71, Number 1, Winter 1990, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Keeping the Black Bears Out of the Circus: An Interview with UM Athletic Director, Kevin White --- Eloquence Has the Edge: UM Women in a New Maine Writers Anthology --- She's Bringing Peace to the UMaine Campus: Emily Markides '82 Heads Up a New Peace Studies Program --- Determination and a Dream: N.Y.C. Basketball Star Donald Taylor Has Earned a Chance for a College Education --- Greeks on Campus: Can They Clean Up Their Act? --- Democracy in the Classroom: a Profile of Brunswick Teacher Craig Beaulieu '75

Maine Alumnus, Volume 58, Number 1, Fall 1976, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

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The Arabs Come to Orono --- The Great and the Good: A Course That Explores Maine's Oft-Neglected History --- Hic Habitat Felicitas: At UMO and Elsewhere Latin is Alive and Vigorous --- Benjamin Merrick '74: Maine's Private Eye...the Real Thing

Northeast Folklore Volume 5: Twenty-One Folksongs From Prince Edward Island, Edward D. Ives

Northeast Folklore Monographs

From the introduction by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives: "The twenty-one songs printed in this little volume are a representative sample of the songs I collected on Prince Edward Island during the summers of 1957, 1958, and 1963. ... As a matter of fact, I wasn't even "collecting songs" in the usual sense of that term; I was very specifically looking for songs by Larry Gorman and for biographical. Information about him, and when L wasn't asking about Larry Gorman I was asking about Joe Scott. Thus the present collection is neither the result of my general acquaintance with the traditions …