Interviews from The First Coast project in Deer Isle and Stonington, Maine. Recorded in March and April 2018.
The interview with Mae Gove provides an oral history of her life growing up in Stonington, Maine. Gove discusses her experiences working in the sardine factory, her youth spent baiting traps, and ...
listen & learn moreThe interview with Liz Monahon and her partner, Rufus Nicoll, provides insights into Liz's journey to becoming a diesel mechanic and her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated field. The ...
listen & learn moreThis interview is with Helen Austin. She discusses her life growing up in Brooksville and working in Blue Hill. Helen talks about growing up in poverty and working throughout her life to learn and ...
listen & learn moreIn this interview, Max St. Amand discusses his life as a young lobsterman in Stonington. St. Amand shares how he started fishing at a young age doing purse seining, lobstering, and clamming. Koch ...
listen & learn moreIn this interview by Galen Koch with Alice Spencer of Stonington, Spencer shares stories about a trip to the White House, close calls with death, mischief her children and herself got into, ...
listen & learn moreThis interview is a collection of stories of the memories of Alice Spencer’s time in Deer Isle and Isle au Haut. Her husband, Richard, and daughter also join the conversation at times sharing ...
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