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Beulah Mae Brown Bangs Jul 1980

Beulah Mae Brown Bangs

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

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Minerva Cutler Interviewed About David’S Folly Guest House And Earthworm Business, Wlbz Radio Jan 1957

Minerva Cutler Interviewed About David’S Folly Guest House And Earthworm Business, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Miss Minerva Cutler of West Brooksville, Maine, is interviewed about David's Folly Farm and her earthworm business. Cutler explains that the earthworms were bred to help build healthy soil and serve as an alternative to the use of chemical fertilizer and sprays. Recorded in 1957.


Interview With Rufus Googins, Proprietor Of The Jed Prouty Tavern In Bucksport, Wlbz Radio Nov 1954

Interview With Rufus Googins, Proprietor Of The Jed Prouty Tavern In Bucksport, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Bill Mincher interviews Rufus Googins, at the time proprietor of the Jed Prouty Tavern in Bucksport, Maine. They discuss the aspects of the tavern that have hardly changed since the early 1800s, the historic role of the tavern keeper as interacting with the guests, the fact that Mr. Googins had decided to donate the property across the street to the city for a park, and that an article would also appear about Googins and other Bucksport "characters" in the upcoming January issue of DownEast Magazine. Recorded November 19, 1954.


Fire Destroys Home Of The Clements Family Of Verona Island, Wlbz Radio Apr 1952

Fire Destroys Home Of The Clements Family Of Verona Island, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

An interview with members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clements of Verona Island, Maine, following a fire that destroyed the family home in 1952. Children in the family included Roy, Rilla, Oliver, Paul and Brian. Phillip W. Buxton, editor of the local Bucksport Free Press, had contacted WLBZ radio in the hopes of sharing information about the family's loss to see if listeners would provide donations to help the family recover.


Pierre Monteux At The Domaine School For Conductors, Hancock, Maine, Wlbz Radio Jan 1952

Pierre Monteux At The Domaine School For Conductors, Hancock, Maine, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Bill Mincher conducts several interviews and captures a few minutes of daily rehearsal at the Domaine School for Conductors in Hancock, Maine. Those interviewed include school director, Joseph Barone, school founder, Pierre Monteux, and students Clinton Graffam, Willis Page, Detlev Anders, Thomas Baldner, and Madeleine Menten. The student conductor during the session recorded was Gideon Grau. Recorded in 1952.


Docking The Esso Bridgeport At The Webber Oil Company's Ocean Terminal At Bucksport, Wlbz Radio Nov 1949

Docking The Esso Bridgeport At The Webber Oil Company's Ocean Terminal At Bucksport, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Irv Hunter, serving as the ESSO Reporter, describes the 1949 docking of the tanker ESSO Bridgeport, assisted by the tug Walter Ross, at the Webber Oil Company's ocean terminal in Bucksport, Maine. Hunter checks in with captains Harold Spurling and Merle Abbot.


Forest Commissioner Rendall Calls For Volunteers For Bar Harbor Fire Patrol, Wlbz Radio Oct 1947

Forest Commissioner Rendall Calls For Volunteers For Bar Harbor Fire Patrol, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Maine State Forest Commissioner Raymond E. Rendall explains that fire-fighters are exhausted and there is a need for volunteers to assist with patrol of the area of the Bar Harbor fire of 1947. He provides a list of clothing to gather and explains how to report for volunteer duty.


Coverage Of Bar Harbor Fire Of 1947, Wlbz Radio Oct 1947

Coverage Of Bar Harbor Fire Of 1947, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

WLBZ announcers John Wellington and Ellis O'Brien interview several individuals involved in disaster recovery efforts toward the end of the Bar Harbor fire of 1947. Wellington interviews Mr. Zwickert, Deputy Manager of the North Atlantic Area for the Red Cross. O'Brien interviews Deputy Fire Chief Asa Wasgatt, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Manager John Conte, Bar Harbor resident Maurice Gilley, and chairman of the Bar Harbor Board of Selectmen Seth E. Libby.


Interviews At Jackson Laboratory Following Bar Harbor Fire, Wlbz Radio Oct 1947

Interviews At Jackson Laboratory Following Bar Harbor Fire, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

WLBZ reporter Irving Hunter interviews several research assistants, including Richard Desjardins, John Lardman, Bill Stone, and Tote Parsons, about items lost and what was saved at Jackson Memorial Laboratory during the Bar Harbor fire in 1947. Hunter also speaks with Dr. Jason Scott of the Division of Behavior Studies at Hamilton Station, a branch laboratory of Jackson Lab.


Bar Harbor, 1927, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1927

Bar Harbor, 1927, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bar Harbor, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Blue Hill, 1925, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1925

Blue Hill, 1925, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Blue Hill, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Maps show location of Fire Department, Post Office, G.M. Allen and Son sawing & planning, Baptist Church, and Primary school.


Southwest Harbor, 1921, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1921

Southwest Harbor, 1921, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Southwest Harbor, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Northeast Harbor, 1921, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1921

Northeast Harbor, 1921, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Northeast Harbor, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Bar Harbor, 1916, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1916

Bar Harbor, 1916, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bar Harbor, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The maps also include the phrase, "In the Town of Eden." The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Ellsworth, 1914, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1914

Ellsworth, 1914, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Ellsworth, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Castine, 1911, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1912

Castine, 1911, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Castine, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Bucksport, 1911, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1911

Bucksport, 1911, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bucksport, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 feet to 1 inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on subsequent sheets.


Stonington, 1908, Sanborn Map Company Nov 1908

Stonington, 1908, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Stonington, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the town's businesses.


Bar Harbor, 1908, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1908

Bar Harbor, 1908, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bar Harbor, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Ellsworth, 1907, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1907

Ellsworth, 1907, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Ellsworth, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Southwest Harbor, 1906, Sanborn Map Company Jan 1906

Southwest Harbor, 1906, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Southwest Harbor, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Bar Harbor, 1903, Sanborn Map Company Oct 1903

Bar Harbor, 1903, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on subsequent sheets.


Stonington, 1903, Sanborn Map Company Sep 1903

Stonington, 1903, Sanborn Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

A map of Stonington, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color map is 64 x 54 cm.


Northeast Harbor, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Jan 1902

Northeast Harbor, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

A map of Northeast Harbor, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color map is 64 x 54 cm.


Castine, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Company Jan 1902

Castine, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Castine, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Bucksport, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Jan 1901

Bucksport, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bucksport, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft to 1 inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on remaining sheets.


Ellsworth, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Jan 1901

Ellsworth, 1901, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Ellsworth, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Bar Harbor, 1897, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Jun 1897

Bar Harbor, 1897, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on subsequent sheets.


Castine, 1896, Sanborn-Perris Map Company Jan 1896

Castine, 1896, Sanborn-Perris Map Company

Sanborn Maps of Maine

A map of Castine, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color map is 64 x 54 cm.


Bucksport, 1895, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Jan 1895

Bucksport, 1895, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bucksport, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 feet to 1 inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.