Mae Gove
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 the ...
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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 the ...
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The 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 ...
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Interview with Josh Kane, a lobsterman in Bar Harbor fishing from Little Cranberry Island. Kane discusses issues with the process of getting his lobster license, as well as the history of the Bar ...
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On April 6, 2018, Galen Koch interviewed Helen Austin in Deer Isle, Maine, for The First Coast Deer Isle and Stonington project. Helen Austin was born in 1940 in South Penobscot, Maine, and grew up in...
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On October 22, 2019, Galen Koch interviewed David Paine in Bar Harbor, Maine, for The First Coast Bar Harbor Collection. Paine, owner of Jordan’s Restaurant, was born in Texas in 1945 and raised...
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On October 25, 2019, Galen Koch interviewed Chris Petersen in Hancock, Maine, for The First Coast’s Bar Harbor Collection. Petersen is a faculty member at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ...
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On October 28, 2018, Galen Koch interviewed Helen Beal at her home in Jonesport, Maine, for The First Coast Jonesport and Beals project. Beal, born and raised in Milo, Maine, later moved to Jonesport ...
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Sonny Beal, a lobsterman on Beals Island, discusses his work with the greater lobstering community. Beal talks about the Lobstering Union, the Jonesport-Beals Co-op, and the Maine Lobster Marketing ...
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Zach Smith, a Jonesport born musician, talks about his life as one of the few openly gay men in the area. Smith talks about how his identity has influenced his music, how he prepares for drag shows, ...
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This interview by Galen Koch of Travis Fifield of Stonington, Fifield shares about his extensive family history and sense of place on Deer Isle. He shares how he ended up back in Stonington because of...
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