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Portland, Maine
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Cluny Collects 'Heritage' in Potato Land
Year
1976
In Presque Isle, Cluny McPherson collects the heritage of potato growing people. Tanya Solomon and Parise White speak to McPherson about his collection of old farm tools.
Type
published content
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Old Remedies
Year
1974
Before doctors found cures to certain ailments, people used old remedies as medicine. Laurie Smith investigates the kind of herbs that were used to cure sickness.
Type
published content
Title
My Mother Used to...
Year
1974
Laurie Smith and Anne Pierter review different kinds of herbs that can cure various ailments.
Type
published content
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The Fourth
Year
1983
For the town of Eastport, the Fourth of July offers a chance to celebrate being Eastport. Hugh French looks at how the Fourth brings the community together.
Type
published content
Title
Waa Nabad: Somali Community in Lewiston
Year
2004
In the French Canadian town of Lewiston, change is coming. Erin Dowding documents how the Somali community is integrating into the town.
Type
published content
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Stone Walls
Year
1977
Harvey Bixby is a skilled artisan who builds stone walls. Mark Serreze visits Bixby to learn about his craft and the work that goes into it.
Type
published content
Title
Salt Radio: Elvis Cop
Year
2005
Police officer Chuck Denault speaks about his hobby as an Elvis Presley impersonator, and the work he puts into his craft to getting everything right for performing.
Type
published content
Title
Island People: Edwin Gott
Year
1980
Living on Swan's Island for over 83 years, Edwin Gott finds it almost like a dream. Deborah Garvin speaks to Gott about his experiences on the island.
Type
Radio
Title
Crazy Avery Goes to New York
Year
2002
From a recording from 1984, Avery Kelley recounts his journey to visit New York in 1959.
Type
Radio
Title
Elvis Cop
Year
2003
Police officer Chuck Denault speaks about his hobby as an Elvis Presley impersonator, and the work he puts into his craft to getting everything right for performing.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Healing People, Healing Plants
Year
2013
An as herbalist and medicine maker in Belfast, August Sender provides tinctures and salves to free medicine clinics around the country. Alice Quinlan provides a profile on Sender's work.
Type
Radio
Title
Werner the Wormer
Year
2003
Zac Barr highlights the work of Werner Rodey, a professional wormdigger, who explains his job collecting bloodworms for fishing bait.
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