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Rural Life
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Title
Salt, the FSA, and the Documentary Tradition
Year
1995
James C. Curtis writes on the documentary tradition, comparing the work of Salt and the Farm Security Administration in Maine.
Type
published content
Title
Jack of All Trades
Year
1987
As someone who has held many different jobs in his life, Al Buzzell is a jack of all trades. Mark Childs documents how Buzzell got involved with a number of different trades.
Type
Writing
Title
The Toll of Science: Searching for Echoes of Richmond's Russian Colony
Year
2009
In the town of Richmond the last remnants of its Russian colony is disappearing, but the parishioners of Saint Alexander Nevsky Church continue to instill new life into ancient traditions. Elizabeth Peck speaks to members of the Russian colony to learn about their experiences and traditional Russian practices.
Type
published content
Title
Drawing Bridges
Year
2006
Rena Kaneko highlights the life of Rebecca Goodale, an author and illustrator who captures the essence of endangered and threatened animals and plants.
Type
Writing
Title
Life in the Q
Year
2007
Type
published content
Title
How to Knit a Lobster Trap Head
Year
1974
Living in Kennebunkport most of his life, Albert Hutchins is a Maine lobsterman. Fran Ober visits Hutchins to learn how to knit a lobster trap head.
Type
Writing
Title
Basin Mills Dam
Year
1994
Thomas Brown investigates the controversy regarding the development of the Basin Mills Dam on the Penobscot River. He focuses on topics related to development versus conservation, the life cycle and existence of salmon in the river, and the environmental impact of the dam.
Type
published content
Title
Arthur is Arthur
Year
1975
Curious about a man known for his uniqueness, Salt students visit Arthur Welch of Cape Porpoise. Richard Merrill and other Salt students speak to Welch about his personal life.
Type
Writing
Title
Been Here All Along: East Millinocket After the Mill
Year
2006
Nina Goodby explores what life is like in the town of Millinocket, following the closures of the local mills. Goodby speaks to residents about their lives after the Great Northern Paper Mill.
Type
Radio
Title
Everyone Liked Danny
Year
2018
New Sweden, Maine is a spot on the map just 20 miles south of the Canadian border. Back in 2003 the quiet farming town became the backdrop of one of the largest criminal arsenic poisonings in US history. 15 years later many say there's more to the case.
Type
Writing
Title
Drawing Bridges
Year
2004
Rena Kaneko highlights the life of Rebecca Goodale, an author and illustrator who captures the essence of endangered and threatened animals and plants.
Type
Photography
Title
I Like it Here
Year
2008
Tommy Galloway documents the life of Bill Johnson.
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