Program #7. Record date: January 10, 1980. // Kendall Morse reads poem from Ruth Moore's book, "Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast. "Morse then speaks with Bill Gagnon and they tell each other humorous stories. Kendall Morse is sitting in the kitchen reading silently as his voice plays over this image to read the poem, "The Ballad of the Night Charley Tended Weir," from Ruth Moore's book, "Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast." (6 mins.) Then Kendall Morse leaves his usual location and says he's "goin' visitin.' Bill Gagnon in his heavy Canadian French accent takes turns with Morse with tales of moose and hunters and "Crapping pants" stories. "Town drunks, married drunks, keys to longevity, children at the zoo and road painting. The picture in this review copy is hitchy and part of a different frame shows at the bottom of current one.
Program #7. Record date: January 10, 1980. // Kendall Morse reads poem from Ruth Moore's book "Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast." Morse then speaks with Bill Gagnon and they tell each other humorous stories.
Two audiocassettes contain an oral history audio interview conducted 8 January 1983 by Joan Hebert with her father-in-law Emile A. Hebert and his wife Alma (Guerrette) Hebert at their home in St. David, Maine. A letter describes the collection materials and provides an explanation to the abrupt end of the audio recording. The hand-drawn map is a plan of homes along the main road (U.S. Tre. 1) in St. David, Maine ca. 1920 from the St. David Catholic Church to a one mile either side.
This collection consists of the diary of Anathalie Hébert Cyr, kept between approximately 1874 and 1885. In addition to personal entries on various social, religious, and family matters, the diary also includes transcripts and paraphrases of short stories, fables, and news articles. The diary contains entries in both french and english. Also inlcuded in the collection are photocopied portions of the diary, a Cyr family genealogy complied by Claudette Cyr, and digital copies of images depicting Nathalie Hébert Cyr, Marie Délina Cry Crotto, and a photograph of Simon H and Josette Daigle with Roger Paradis (UMFK professor)
4 C-60 audio cassettes containing folklore, songs, and stories from Laura Plourde and Joyieme Ouellette of Madawaska, Maine, and from Mrs. Edgar Cyr, Josephine Lagasse, and Richard A Martin of St. David, Maine. Also, recipes, song texts and photographs. Submitted for a course at the University of Maine at Fort Kent in Fall 1974.
20-page handwritten report on interviews with Fred Morneault, Llewellyn Despres, and Modeste Despres of Eagle Lake, Maine. Topics include, pig butchery, Eagle Lake "monster", blood and fire stopping, lutins and other folklore. Submitted for a course at the University of Maine at Fort Kent in Spring 1974.
Audio taped interviews with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gendreau of Madawaska, Maine consisting of oral histories and stories about medicine, recipes, myths, and burial practices. Further interviews with Mrs. Eva Corriveau and Mrs. Irma Dionne about past experiences regarding food, clothing and superstitions are included on the tapes. Mrs. Corriveau sings 2 songs, one lullaby and one song called "Black Joe". Also recorded are songs played on the piano by Mrs. Leslie Cyr of Madawaska.
Mary Gauthier was a cook in the lumber camp. Her husband was assistant in the kitchen and caretaker. This interview with Mary was a student assignment completed by Lisa Jaquis.
