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Vergn E. Hewes, interviewed by Martha A. Timothy

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

A series of 51 interviews about the history of Portland, Maine with index and partial and full transcripts. The Victoria Society, fall 1992. Interviews concerning life in Portland during the 1930s to the 1940s, most interviewees are 75 years old or older.

Dates

  • 1984-1988
  • 1992

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 36 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

NA3135 Vergn E. Hewes, interviewed by Martha A. Timothy, February 15, 1985, Saco, Maine. Hewes, born in Montreal, Canada on January 1, 1889, recalls growing up in Saco; remodeling Victorian house; Farmington Academy; Farmington State College; Lillian Nautica; taught at Machias High School; Jay High School and Waynflete School; Campfire Girls and Camp Laughing Moon Director; Thornton Academy Tea House; Red Cross; Flu Epidemic of 1918; Grange; Congregational and Unitarian Churches; W. E. Eulins clothing store; Dyer Library; York Institute. Text: 18 pp. index, transcript. Recording: C 0998 1 1/2 hours.

Repository Details

Part of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Repository

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