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Photography
Title
Voting Against Our Family Photographs
Year
2009
Calvin and Dan, a gay couple in Maine, are fighting for marriage equality. Anna Lundgren captures the stories of Calvin and Dan.
Type
published content
Title
Grandfather's Golden Earring
Year
1978
In the 1800's, it was tradition for individuals sailing around Cape Horn to receive a small gold earring. Robin McGahey documents how one of these gold earrings belonged to the grandfather of Edith and Ethel Furbish.
Type
Photography
Title
In Sync With the Tides Photographs
Year
2012
One man from Peaks Island speaks about his life on the island and how it brings his family closer together. Dana Crawford captures how Mark Green and his family started the first sustainable oyster farming operation in Maine.
Type
published content
Title
Tower Clocks of the Kennebunks
Year
1983
In Maine, souring clock faces are part of a still living tradition of public clocks. Robert Warner documents how these clocks are still in use by communities.
Type
Photography
Title
Stewart's Getty
Year
2000
Laura Hajar documents the history of Stewart's Getty Station.
Type
Radio
Title
Goodbye to Great Northern
Year
2003
Rebecca Griffin speaks to the Arsenault family about the papermill in Millinocket before it was shut down. The Arsenault's discuss what the shut down means for their family and how they are pursuing new education.
Type
Writing
Title
Posted
Year
2005
As land and forests are sold as commodities, people like Duane Jordan refuse to sell their land. Allegra Mira explores how Jordan views the wilderness as an important part of growing up for his family and how the land is used for outdoor activities.
Type
Writing
Title
Some of the Life of Jacklight Charlie's Daughter
Year
1989
Louise Suta documents the life of Valerie Lincoln of Washington County through photographs.
Type
Photography
Title
Photographs of Valerie
Year
1989
Louise Suta documents the life of Valerie Lincoln of Washington County through photographs.
Type
Photography
Title
Making It Work
Year
2008
Alexis Mann documents the lives of the Spain family from Orrington.
Type
Radio
Title
Back to Pineland
Year
2020
Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.
Type
Radio
Title
Back to Pineland
Year
2020
Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.
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