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Preserving the stories, recollections and voices of Maine.

Giving voice to history

Giving Voice To History and Preserving Treasures

Family heritage is a gift no one else can give.

Tradition and Voice

Castlebay profile

February 28, 2018

Fred Gosbee and Julia Lane preserve traditional Scots tunes and history with the duo Castlebay. https://soundcloud.com/oral-history-and-folklife/castlebay       … [Read more...]

Downeast Country Dance Festival

June 11, 2014

Downeast Country Dance Festival

Each March, in Topsham, ME the Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts hosts its annual Downeast Country Dance Festival, celebrating traditional dance styles from New England, Acadia, and the world. … [Read more...]

Banjo maker Jimmy Cox

February 10, 2014

Jimmy Cox - Banjo Maker

Banjo maker Jimmy Cox was enrolled in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame with the Pioneers of Bluegrass.  For 50 years he has been making world class banjos in Maine. … [Read more...]

Skiing at Bauneg Beg Ski Area

December 5, 2013

Champion skier Pat Leighton remembers stories of the Bauneg Beg Ski Area as Scott Andrews listens. Leighton explains differences in contemporary equipment and how skiers had to pack the snow without machines.

On December 5, 2013, champion skiers from Maine gathered at the D. A. Hurd Library in North Berwick, ME. to swap stories about skiing at the Bauneg Beg Ski Area. The event was organized and moderated by local historian Dave Dutch and recorded by Oral History and Folklife Research, Inc. In addition to Dutch, Ski Museum of Maine Curator Scott Andrews and Leighton, additional … [Read more...]

Besides Life Here

May 7, 2009

What happens when the most important event in your whole life is something no one believes? (c) Molly Graham … [Read more...]

Traditions and Voice

Castlebay profile

Downeast Country Dance Festival

Banjo maker Jimmy Cox

Skiing at Bauneg Beg Ski Area

Besides Life Here

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