For Barbara Cough, adopting her daughters Catie and Kimberly from China were a way for her to understand a culture that is part of her own lineage. Liz Mak documents how Barbara and her partner attempt to expose their children to a culture they have never known.

Tim Greenway captures the lives of train conductors as they go about their daily routines.

Kate Fox captures the profession of mussel farming.

Marrying into the lobster industry, Julie Eaton is not a lobsterwoman, but a lobsterman. Aubrey White highlights the work that Eaton does for the lobster industry.

Karen Callahan documents the services and education provided for students at Goodwill Hinckley School, speaking to teachers and staff. Callahan discusses how staff treats student's behaviors and other issues.

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Earth sheltering provides a sustainable way for individuals to live in a home, as Oliver Solmitz is attempting to do. Cheryl Hamilton highlights Solmitz's project of building an earth shelter and discusses his life.

Through a common threat in the form of cancer, several women meet at St. Bartholemew's Church in Yarmouth to share their stories and struggles regarding breast cancer. Gabrielle Hall speaks to women who attend this support group to learn about their stories.

Samantha Dahan speaks to residents of New Beginnings to learn their stories and how they are attempting to change their lives in a positive manner.

Jennifer Acker discusses the lives of locomotive maintainers for the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad.

Seeking a sense of community and with a desire to not live alone, Kaler-Vaill offers widowed women a place to live and convene together. Ellington Miller speaks to women at Jaler-Vaill about their experiences and their lives.

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