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My Maine Stories
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A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn
The horse brings the hay home while the boys are swimming.
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John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The evolution of a family business providing funeral services
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Tammy Ackerman: Falling in love with Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Someone "from away" who fell in love with Biddeford and contributed to its transformation
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Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption
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30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma
30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine
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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
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Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC
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Portland cuisine supports health in West Africa
by Maria Cushing
I present Portuguese inspired food to fundraise for Amigos de Mente
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From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
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Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger
Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving
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The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley
Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine
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The best lobster roll in Maine!
by Debbie Gagnon
The history of Red's Eats and the recipe for our famous Lobster Rolls
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The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall
Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.
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Jennie Aranovitch - honoring family legacy and Jewish identity
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Her great-grandparents journey from Belarus through current day Jewish experience in Biddeford.
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Sister Viola Lausier: Finance Director with a big heart
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A life dedicated to applying financial and leadership expertise in the service of others.
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Ah, les Fameuse Ployes!
by Alain Ouellette
Growing up in an Acadian French family and eating ployes
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Growing up in Lewiston
by Kathy Becvar
Growing up in Lewiston in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Cleaning Fish or How Grandfather and Grandmother got by
by Randy Randall
Grandfather and Grandmother subsisted on the fish Grandfather caught, not always legally.
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Rematriation
by Alivia Moore
Our shared future for all people in Wabanakiyik calls us to rematriate.
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Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm
Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.
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Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower
My story is about my family vacations to Maine when I was growing up.
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Paul Gagne: Living a life fully engaged in his community
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A man with a wide range of skills and talents shares them for the benefit of his community
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A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith
Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.
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First night on the pulp pile at zero degrees, to mill foreman
by Arthur Benedetto
I worked my way up in International Paper, moving from the pick ax pile to a foreman on computers