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Portland, Maine
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Title
Maine's New Sweden
Year
1976
In central Maine, there is a cluster of small communities that are home to many Swedish immigrants. Debbie Ziegler and others investigate how these communities continue to preserve the traditions of their forefathers.
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published content
Title
Making Maple Syrup
Year
1976
Traditional to New England, tapping trees and making maple syrup is done every year. Louis Burns speaks to Donald Wood about how it's done.
Type
published content
Title
Yankee Contraptions
Year
1976
With the need for something that could split wood for him, Monty Washburn engineered a contraption that could do it. Kevin Harnden speaks to Washburn about putting together his machine.
Type
published content
Title
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.
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published content
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A Day on the Barrens
Year
1976
Staying at her grandfather's camp on the Blueberry Barrens, Dianne McLaughlin and her friends experience what work is like picking blueberries on a hot day.
Type
published content
Title
Tall Tales
Year
1976
Former guide and member of the Micmac Indian tribe shares stories straight from the Maine woods.
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published content
Title
Old Time Nursing
Year
1976
After 40 years as a public health nurse, Alice Gibson shares her experiences. Ruth Kadra speaks to Gibson about working in public health and being involved in Kennebunk.
Type
published content
Title
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.
Type
published content
Title
June 1976 Bicentennial Salt Magazine, Subscription Page
Year
1976
Subscription page from the June 1976 Bicentennial Salt Magazine.
Type
Photography
Title
A Good Head of Water Photographs
Year
1976
During his 52 year career in the logging business, Grover Morrison experienced many things in the forests of Maine. Terry Whitney and Mike Stinson document Morrison's lumbering operations in Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
St. Lucia: Maine's New Sweden Photographs
Year
1976
In central Maine, there is a cluster of small communities that are home to many Swedish immigrants. Debbie Ziegler and others investigate how these communities continue to preserve the traditions of their forefathers.
Type
Photography
Title
Porcelain Figures Photographs
Year
1976
Spending countless hours a week creating porcelain figures, Muriel Reimer can create figures of various sizes. Jeffrey Bonney and others visited Reimer to learn the work and detail that goes into the hobby.
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