Maine Sound + Story collects, catalogs, and preserves oral histories related to Maine’s history, peoples, and landscape. Compiled here is a database of first hand accounts from a range of projects and contributors. Search records (metadata, abstracts, and transcripts) by simply doing a keyword(s) search. For a more advanced search, you can use multiple keywords and/or you can filter by collection, interviewer, format, affiliation, and/or location. Search results can be sorted by relevance and date of interview. Send reference questions and requests by email anytime to mainesoundandstory@gmail.com.
Micah Woodcock, a wild seaweed harvester from Stonington, ME, speaks about the reality of the practical, personal, and community sides of harvesting wild seaweed. He discusses his experiences in ...
listen & learn moreTap Pryor, an aquaculturist through Maine Shellfish Developers from Brunswick, ME, is currently attempting to grow oysters more efficiently and sustainably by growing them onshore. He speaks about ...
listen & learn moreSteven Holler, a lobsterman out of Boston, MA, begins by talking about the flooding that was happening in Boston at the time of the interview and its effects on the fishermen and his family. He ...
listen & learn moreAngus King, a United States senator from Brunswick, ME, speaks about the community of Maine and the cross-section of challenges and interests that are represented by people who attend the Maine ...
listen & learn moreSam Ladley, who summered on Matinicus, ME, as a child, started to go lobstering with his father and fellow youngsters by the age of 8. Ladley shares stories from his childhood fishing with his ...
listen & learn moreRustin Taylor, from Somesville, ME, is an elver fisherman who fishes around Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth. He talks about the changes in the fishery over time and the environmental balances to ...
listen & learn moreRobert Morse is the owner of Atlantic Laboratories North American Kelp. He runs a plant in Waldoboro, ME, that has been operating since the 1970s to produce fertilizers and animal feed supplements ...
listen & learn moreRichard Nelson is a retired lobsterman out of Friendship, ME. He moved to Maine to continue a musical instrument repair business, but the ocean view from the window of his shop called him out onto ...
listen & learn morePhoebe Jekielek, an education program leader on Hurricane Island, ME, speaks about the realities and importance of working with students on Hurricane Island. She discusses changes she has observed ...
listen & learn morePaul Molyneaux, an author, journalist, and former urchin harvester and fisherman from Milbridge, Maine, speaks about the capitalism and economics of the fishing industry. He also speaks about his ...
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