With a passion for lilacs, Ken Berdeen raises over 1,500 lilac bushes on his 65 acres of land just outside of Kennebunk. Wade Zahares documents Berdeen's desire to raise lilacs and how he got into that line of work.

With a passion for lilacs, Ken Berdeen raises over 1,500 lilac bushes on his 65 acres of land just outside of Kennebunk. Joe Iriana, Wade Zahares, and others document Berdeen's desire to raise lilacs and how he got into that line of work.

Frederica Lipmann discusses the tradition of serving food to the hungry and highlights the efforts made by the volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul Society Soup Kitchen.

Leaving a successfull career and her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an ethnic war, Adele Ngoy dreamed of bringing her favorite holiday to Portland. Emily Ambrose highlights the the efforts of Ngoy to host a gala, bringing International Women's Day to Portland.

Keeping the local memory of a community alive is important, and as Merritt Pridgeon discovers, in the small town of Weld, their history brings the community closer. Pridgeon discusses the history of the town, importance of the historical society, and tourism.

Keeping the local memory of a community alive is important, and as Merritt Pridgeon discovers, in the small town of Weld, their history brings the community closer. Pridgeon discusses the history of the town, importance of the historical society, and tourism.

Outside scene of Champion International Paper Corporation at night, photographed by Matthew Zontine.

Lilace Mellin captures images of the life inside of Stan's Grocery on Madawaska Lake.

As a dedicated member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Jaime Driggers researches and adopts medieval persons. Mariel Waloff documents the work Driggers and other members of SCA do in Portland to make fantasy a reality.

Travelling the country in search of 500 dead poets graves, Walter Skold views himself as a pilgrim. Casey Herman documents the effort Skold makes to visit the graves.

Jess Winter highlights how the Jewish Burial Society of Portland fights to keep traditional rituals alive. Winter speaks to members of the community about rituals being altered to assimilate to American customs and how this impacts their religious practices.

Timothy Mitchell documents the lives of people who have adopted their children internationally.