Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… to document their work, recording oral histories with community members, and have been leaders in a local effort to save their town's Grange Hall…"

United Society of Shakers

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"To see some of our work, please visit: http://www.swansislandhistory.org Click the links below to read about our busy workers! History Detectives…"

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Great Depression

"Their unit is part of exploring Thomaston’s history through the Maine Community Heritage Project. The students formed into groups and were assigned…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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Music in Maine - MAKE

"… into Indigenous languages, but also recorded the oral histories and songs in Wabanaki languages including Abenaki, Passamaquoddy/Maliseet…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"It has been a labor of love and all who have participated are grateful to share their history with you."

Boothbay Region Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… students are working to produce exhibits: one on oral histories of the Great Depression, and one on the Civil War."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"There will also be oral interview videos. Written by Chris Pomerleau Time Line •DAY 1. The storm comes to Maine. January 8,1998. •DAY 2."

Kennebec Valley Community College Archive

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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… correspondence, photographs, maps, written and oral histories, business records, and ephemera to develop our exhibits."

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… at a time when preserving the French language in oral and written forms was important for passing cultural traditions to the next generation."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Each student would be quizzed orally while standing in front of the rest of the class. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past and the Present…"

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Preserved through oral tradition, it’s estimated that there are least 25,000 Shaker songs. Today the Sabbathday Lake Shakers sing about 1,000 songs…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… family photograph collections, participating in oral history interviews, and volunteering their time and their efforts to rebuild what was lost."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They also had, and continue to have, a rich oral tradition that explained the world around them, told of their history, and even warned them of the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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