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Independent Living
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Photography
Title
Living Aboard
Year
2006
Entranced by sailing after her first race, Christine Kean races her sailboat three to four times a year. Amanda Kowalski captures Kean's life and the culture behind sailing.
Type
Radio
Title
Sophie's Move
Year
2018
Sophie Rioux is a 31-year-old artist and musician. She has a genetic disorder called Williams Syndrome, which means she'll never reach certain milestones of independence, such as driving or holding a full-time job. But, in this story, Sophie starts to claim her autonomy in one way: by making plans to move out of her beloved family home and into an apartment of her own. Music by Sophie Rioux.
Type
published content
Title
Home from War
Year
2004
Melissa Hale speaks to war veterans about their lives and experiences in combat.
Type
published content
Title
Monica
Year
1988
Pam Berry captures the life of Monica, a mother who lives in a schoolbus with her daughter while she builds a house for the future.
Type
published content
Title
Sons and Daughters of Ireland
Year
1990
As the Irish continue to flee from the crofts of western Ireland and civil war in northern Ireland, the Irish community grows in Portland. Robert St. John documents the lives of individuals within the Portland Irish community.
Type
published content
Title
Home: Helen Huntley
Year
1983
Living in Eastport for 73 years, Helen Huntley's view of the city is shaped by her time there, and short time spent away. Pamela Wood speaks to Huntley about what life used to be like in the town.
Type
published content
Title
We Do This Way We Stay Together
Year
2004
Lisa Merlini highlights the lives of Mira Cua and Cong Ba Nguyen, a couple who have different nationalities, but were able to mix and meld them into the family they started.
Type
published content
Title
Mary T's Farm
Year
1976
A longtime friend of Monty Washburn, Mary Turner works and lives on a farm in West Peru. James Jannetti speaks to Turner about her life experiences.
Type
Writing
Title
We Do This Way, We Stay Together
Year
2002
Lisa Merlini highlights the lives of Mira Cua and Cong Ba Nguyen, a couple who have different nationalities, but were able to mix and meld them into the family they started.
Type
published content
Title
June 1975 Salt Magazine, Introduction
Year
1975
Pamela Wood introduces readers to Ida Allen and Arthur Welch, two individuals featured in the June 1975 Salt Magazine.
Type
Writing
Title
Where They Belong
Year
2001
Erica Ballamy highlights the lives of three individuals on Cliff Island, and how although they are all different, the island brings them all together.
Type
published content
Title
Your New Country
Year
1980
Coming to Maine in 1902 from Canada to live a better life, Bertha Guerin recounts the differences between her home in Canada and in Maine.
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