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My Maine Stories
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My Italian grandparents and visiting their homeland
by Sherry Judd
A story about my Italian ancestors in Maine and how I found my family in Italy.
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Amato's Italian Sandwiches
by Charles V. Stanhope
Amato's Italian Sandwiches
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Becoming @ham_italian
by anonymous
@ham_italian is an Instagram account I created that celebrates the Maine ham Italian sandwich
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Sarah Jane Poli: Biddeford’s first female school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
An Italian immigrant's daughter is key to a family grocery store and a leader in the school system
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My 41 year career in Maine paper mills
by Mike Luciano
Generations of paper workers, families, immigrants, jobs in the mill, labor strikes, and changes
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The Village Cafe - A Place We Called Home
by Michael Fixaris
The Village Cafe was more than a restaurant. It was an extension of our homes and our families.
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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
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Lift the Boats for Everybody
by Andrea Cianchette Maker
The story of her immigrant great grandfather and her nonprofit organization Focus 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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Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous
Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
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Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
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Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others
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Ted Truman (Throumoulos): A treasure trove of stories
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A son of Greek immigrants’ insight into his entrepreneurial family, culture and life experiences
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Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford
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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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Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics