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The Transformation Of Farming In Maine, 1940-1985, Richard Wescott, David Vail
The Transformation Of Farming In Maine, 1940-1985, Richard Wescott, David Vail
Maine History
Stone walls running incongruously through deep woods; fields and pastures becoming overgrown with brush; broken-backed barns tum bling in upon themselves; clusters of day lilies and lilacs guarding empty cellar holes — the remains of thousands of farms are scattered across the Maine landscape, relics of another age when farming was the lifeblood of hundreds of rural communities from the Piscataqua to the St. John.
Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 3, Carole J. Bombard, Mauri Pelto, Nancy E. Coverstone, William D. Lilley, Charles Gregory, Marcia Gauvin, Caellaigh Bennett Derosiers, Steven R. Dudgeon, Ian R. Davison, Robert L. Vadas
Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 3, Carole J. Bombard, Mauri Pelto, Nancy E. Coverstone, William D. Lilley, Charles Gregory, Marcia Gauvin, Caellaigh Bennett Derosiers, Steven R. Dudgeon, Ian R. Davison, Robert L. Vadas
Explorations — A Journal of Research
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Cover: Trophy: MooseHorn, from the Trophy Series, by Caellaigh B. Desrosiers.
"Editorial Reflections," by Carole J. Bombard
"North Cascade Glacier Climate Project," by Mauri Pelto
"Stained Glass Molecules," by Anne P. Sherblom
"Lobsters Inside-Out: A Guide to the Maine Lobster"
"Community Forestry: UMaine Cooperative Extension Service," by Nancy E. Coverstone and William D. Lilley
"Where Are They Now? — Robert F. LaPrade, M.D. ’81"
"Little Critters with a Big Job: Ciliated Protozoa and the Gulf of Maine Food Chain," by Marcia Gauvin from a paper by Charles Gregory
"The Innovation of Tradition: Low-Cost, Low-Input Alternatives for Maine …
Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 2, Carole J. Bombard, Richard G. Emerick, James A. Sherburne, Robert Brinkley, Susan Grindel, Roberta Chester, Anne P. Sherblom, Charles E. Moody, Diane Carroll, Barbara Barton
Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 2, Carole J. Bombard, Richard G. Emerick, James A. Sherburne, Robert Brinkley, Susan Grindel, Roberta Chester, Anne P. Sherblom, Charles E. Moody, Diane Carroll, Barbara Barton
Explorations — A Journal of Research
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Cover: Maya—painted clay figure from Jaina Island, Campeche, Mexico, 500-700A. D., approximately 100 percent. The clay figure is from a superb assemblage of pre-Hispanic materials from Mexico and Central America donated to the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum from the estate of William P Palmer III. In addition to this fine collection, Palmer donated an extensive array of objects from the Northwest Coast. Palmer earned his undergraduate degree in history and government from the University of Maine, and remained a strong, active supporter of the institution throughout his lifetime. More examples of objects from the Palmer Collection, including …