Storytelling

Abstract 1909 Maurice Berry, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, March 11, 1986, East Machias, Maine. Berry talks about his experiences working in the woods along the Machias River; his father’s cork boots; use of water carts to keep roads iced; stories of Wilbur Day; description of a staddle of hay; woods camp recreation; peeling hemlock; working the water cart; skidding roads; pisaghees and Johnny-jump-ups; how Blasphemy Swamp got its name; and stories about George Magoon. Also included:...

Abstract 1926 Maxwell E. Gray, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, May 19, 1986, Machias, Maine. Gray discusses working in the woods and river-driving along the Machias; moving logs on a frozen lake; cutting logs as best or only work during the Great Depression; earning extra money through poaching; walking to the start of the drive; camping in bush wickets; capstan rafts; temporary rafts; moving logs down Machias Lakes; water as a power source; and dangerous spots of water. Plus 4 pp. story...

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1925 Philip Armstrong, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, May 23, 1986, Calais, Maine. Armstrong describes working in the woods and river drives along the Machias; driving skid-team; filing saws; trigging in order to pile logs; moving logs on lakes with a capstan; building a tennis court; risks of river-driving; sleeping arrangements during a river drive; city camps (depot camps); and hunting stories. Text: 42 pp. transcript. Recording: C 0245 – C 0246 1 hour 10 mins.

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Research and correspondence related to Rob Golding, a renowned Maine storyteller. Intended for a radio program, though it is not know if it was every made. Assembled by Pamela Dean during her time at the Maine Folklife Center. Dean did present a paper “Performing Maine: Three Generations of Storytellers (Rob Golding, Marshall Dodge, and Tim Sample)” at the Oral History Association in 2004 and at the Orono Public Library and the Eastport Historical Society.

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1451 By Charles Redman for AY 13 (Bowdoin College), fall 1980, East Otisfield, Maine. 16 pp. ms. Paper on "Ellis Stone: A Story Teller." Text: 16 pp. paper.

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1280 Wilmot MacDonald, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, July 1979, Newcastle, New Brunswick. 33 pp. Tape: 6 hrs. w/ cat. MacDonald singing songs and telling stories for the Franco-American Canadian Studies class. Text: catalog. Recording: mfc_na1280_t1347_01, mfc_na1280_t1348_01, mfc_na1280_t1349_01, mfc_na1280_t1350_01, mfc_na1280_t1351_01, mfc_na1280_t1351_02, mfc_na1280_t1352_01, mfc_na1280_t1352_02 [T 1347 - T 1352]. 6 hours