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Dowsing
Year
1974
Years before bulldozers and water companies, individuals would perform the act of dowsing in order to find water underground. Linda Rivard and others speak to dowsers to learn about their craft and the other things dowsers can read.
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published content
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Ned and Nell
Year
1974
Believing Blueberry Hill was haunted based on stories, Lynne Littlefield and Lyman Page speak to Bob Currier, who tells them otherwise. Littlefield and Page document how a red house in the area is actually haunted.
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published content
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Running the Holmes Packing Plant: Moses Pike
Year
1983
Coming from a long line of frontier men who built Eastport, Moses Pike recounts his experience running his sardine factory before he sold it.
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published content
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Anti-Pittston: Fred Soderstrom
Year
1983
Pamela Wood highlights Fred Soderstrom's stance against the Pittston Company.
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published content
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Swing Vote: David Turner
Year
1983
Pamela Wood highlights how David Turner, an Eastport councilman, holds the power to question Pittston Company's actions.
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Longshoreman: Ed Barnes
Year
1983
As a longshoreman, Ed Barnes has had experience loading many ships into the Eastport breakwater. Pamela Wood highlights how Barnes came into his line of work.
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published content
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Salmon: Art Mackay
Year
1983
Pamela Wood speaks to Art Mackay regarding the raising of salmon and how it impacts the economics of Eastport. In the closing paragraphs of the magazine, Pamela Wood recounts the current situation in Eastport, and how there is promise for the town.
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published content
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Country Auction
Year
1976
In East Lebanon, Col. George Martin puts on a lively performance at his weekly country auctions. Anne Harrison and Pat Shrader document the work that Martin does at the auction.
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published content
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Arden's Garden
Year
1974
Along the beach, Arden Davis collects Irish sea moss, something he claims most people do not know about. Kim Lovejoy and Mary White speak to Davis about the process of sea moss harvesting.
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published content
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Sam
Year
1979
In the Jonesport-Beals Island area, one man has fished more years than most. Andrea Downs and Cindy Pinkham speak to Sam Polk about his love for the sea.
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published content
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Delivering Mail by Sleigh
Year
1974
For about 35 years, Stanley Brown delivered by mail, both by car and sleigh. Betsy Houston documents Brown's work as a mailman.
Type
published content
Title
Down She Goes
Year
1974
Heading down to the wharf at three o'clock in the morning, Herbert Baum is ready to learn about lobstering from his father and Dave Burnham. Baum documents the work that lobsterman do on their boats and how they got into the business.
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