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Rural Life
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Writing
Title
Freedom in Faith: Sister Joanne Roy
Year
2002
Robin Lea highlights the life of Sister Joanne Roy, covering topics regarding Roy's social work, spiritual beliefs, and ecology.
Type
Writing
Title
Food in Small Places
Year
2012
Adriana Widdoes highlights how in the small town of Troy, the Farmers Corner Restaurant creates some of the best homecooked food in all of Maine. Widdeos recounts her experience going to the restaurant on her way to Bangor and then returning for more.
Type
Writing
Title
Yoga Means Union
Year
1998
A practitioner of yoga and dance, Elaine McGillicuddy expresses her spirituality through different forms. Renee LaLone highlights the life of McGillicuddy by learning about her lifestyle and practices.
Type
published content
Title
When a Guide Was a Storyteller
Year
1993
Roger Price documents the life of Chub Foster, a man who was a guide in the North Woods when everyone there was a woodsman.
Type
published content
Title
To Maine for Apples
Year
1989
At Tom Gyger's orchard near Bridgton, Jamaican apple pickers live a life between two worlds. Lisa Rathke follows around 13 pickers through the harvest and their daily lives.
Type
Writing
Title
Chris and Krista
Year
2007
Sarah Earle highlights the life of Krista Dorr, who grew up in the foster care system. Earle speaks to Dorr about growing up in foster homes and being adopted by her teacher, Chris Beal.
Type
published content
Title
Year Rounders
Year
2002
Adrienne Schatz highlights life in the small town of Chesuncook, Maine. Schatz discusses the solitude that Chesuncook provides for its residents and their way of life.
Type
Writing
Title
On the Ballot but Under the Radar
Year
2005
A member of the Green Party, Pat LaMarche shows pride when she mentions that she once ran for Vice-President of the United States. Beatrice Marovich discusses the life of LaMarche, covering her early life and political career.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Life Those Before Us
Year
2012
In Augusta, people are able to study wilderness living at the Maine Primitive Skills School. Students speak about the importance of the school in their lives.
Type
Writing
Title
Am I Happy?: Definitions of a Quarter-Life Crisis
Year
2011
Marae Hart speaks to various individuals in Maine to learn about their definitions of happiness. Hart discusses different philosophies and beliefs regarding the emotion.
Type
Writing
Title
Barn Remains
Year
1996
As industry brings in new developments and technology, the small family farm begins to fade into history. Hilary McQuilkin investigates how the barn used to be the way of life for many people and the subject of barn deconstruction.
Type
published content
Title
Andrew Davis Outside Family Farm, Harmony, 1933
Year
1995
Phil Grant takes a photograph of Andrew Davis, a back-to-lander, outside his family's farm.
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