About Maine Sound + Story
Founded in 2019 by audio producer Galen Koch and oral historian Molly Graham, Maine Sound and Story is a multimedia archive and exhibit platform that helps tell the story of the state of Maine, its citizens, and ancestors. This site features oral histories from across the state, professionally produced radio stories, and curated exhibits of the people and places that make Maine unique.
Maine Sound + Story was founded in collaboration with the Mapping Ocean Stories project at College of the Atlantic, and organizational partners at Island Institute, Maine Sea Grant, and the First Coast. The archive and exhibits are supported and produced by students at College of the Atlantic and Bates College, and in various workshops taught by Koch or Graham. You can explore MS+S content and archives on this site or at various locations throughout Maine. Keep an eye out for our custom Story Frames, designed by Perch Design Studio on which you can access multimedia stories from The First Coast and other media partners in-person.
Archive and Curate
Search our database of oral histories to use in your research, projects, exhibits, or general use
Explore and Listen
Browse our galleries of multimedia projects, images, and exhibits from across the state, contributed by our partners.
Design and Share
Contact us for workshops and training, so we can help you design, plan, and start your own oral history project.
For more information on how to use the database, or to share or design your own project, contact: mainesoundandstory@gmail.com
Maine Sound + Story is supported by a team of collaborative institutions and partners
Galen Koch (MS+S Co-Founder), The First Coast, Island Institute, College of the Atlantic
Molly Graham (MS+S Co-Founder), NOAA Voices Oral History Archives at the Voices Oral History Archives (voices.nmfs.noaa.gov). Since 2003, the Voices Oral History Archives has been documenting the human experience as it relates to our changing environment, climate, oceans, and coasts through firsthand oral history accounts.
Nick Battista, Island Institute
Todd Little-Siebold, College of the Atlantic
Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant
Laurie Baker, Bates College
Maine Sound + Story is made possible by the Fund for Maine Islands
