Collection

No description available

10) 0720 cat. 5424-02-WCSH-80 Jim's Rent-a-Relic

No description available

3) 1567.0034 [Ice Skating]

Reynolds visits ice skating pond on Main Street in Yarmouth. Numerous shots of children playing hockey and skating.

Reynolds visits Maggie's General Store in Freeport, home of the "Freshest Gas in Town." Interview with Elaine "Maggie" Polakewich about her business, and her memories of giving ...

5) 1567.0037 [Bagpipers]

Reynolds visits with bagpipe teacher Ted Safford at his home in Falmouth. Practices bagpipe performance at table with Mike Hancock and Mike Dow. Safford talks about how his inte...

6) 1567.0039 [Sea Spray Hotel Demolition]

Reynolds visits the old Sea Spray Hotel in Kennebunkport as it is being torn down. Reynolds reads poem while shots of the old building are shown.

7) 1567.0040 [New England Junk Museum]

Reynolds visits New England Home Junk Museum run by Ruth Cox in the area of Rumford formerly known as Abbot Mills. Interview with Cox about how the Museum came to be. Interview ...

8) 1567.0041 [Model Caboose-Maker]

Reynolds interviews model caboose-maker Ralph Wendeloar at his home in Spruce Head. Wendeloar makes model train cabooses and shows many of the models he has made. Explains the i...

9) 1567.0042 [The Impactor]

Reynolds reports from Philbrook's Floor Coverings in Rockland. Interview with Sumner Philbrook with who discusses his invention called "the impactor," which vacuums the air out ...

29) 1567.0043 [Thompson Pond Ice Cutting]

Dropout throughout. // Ice cutting on Thompson Pond in South Bristol. The process of ice cutting and harvesting is shown. Herb Thompson and Gwen Thompson speak about the history...

11) 1567.0044 [Watson's General Store]

Interview with Sid Watson in Cundy's Harbor about the family-run general store. Watson gives tour of the store, discusses the history of Watson's General Store.

19) 1567.0045 [Rugg's Axe Handles]

Interview with axe handle-maker Ed Rugg about his family business. Also makes handles for peaveys and hatchets. Doug Rugg discusses the process of sawing wood to make handles an...

13) 1567.0046 [Johnny's Selected Seeds]

Clif Reynolds visits Johnny's Selected Seeds in Albion. Tour of the mail-order business operation. Interview with Rob Johnson, Jr. about the business and sources of seeds. The c...

4) 1567.0047 [Elementary School Sign Language]

Interview with first grade teacher Linda Parks about why she teaches sign language to her elementary school students at Otisfield Central School. Says it helps to improve their ...

15) 1567.0048B [Model Ships in Bottles]

On tape with 1567.0048A. // Artist Gil Charbonneau builds small model ships in bottles. Discusses how he carves the small wooden ships and the materials he uses. All of his ship...

16) 1567.0049 [Hendricks Head Lighthouse]

Reynolds speaks with Mary Charbonneau about her life at Hendricks Head Lighthouse in Southport. The lighthouse was purchased by her family in 1935 and recommissioned in 1951. Fo...

17) 1567.0051 [Kennebunkport Chowder Social]

Reynolds visits community house for weekly chowder social. Interview with cook Helena Brook about her ingredients and with other people in attendance. Shots of the kitchen at wo...

18) 1567.0052 [Chico Ward Performs at Viking Nursing Home]

Musician Chico Ward performs for the elderly at Viking Nursing Home. Interview with Barbara Atwood about the decision to bring Ward to perform. Ward speaks about why he plays an...

19) 1567.0053A [Carobil Farms]

On tape with 1567.0053B. // Moderate dropout at end. // Reynolds visits Carobil Farms and speaks with Bill Foster about his geranium business. Has one of the largest commercial ...

20) 1567.0053B [Woodcarver Mike Dow]

On tape with 1567.0053A. // "The Golden Pearl" sign. Reynolds interviews woodcarver Mike Dow at his shop on Route 9B in Wells. Dow talks about woodcarving while he works. Also d...

21) 1567.0054 [Effingham Gravestone Rubbings]

Slight dropout at end. // Young children from local school make rubbings of gravestones at cemetery. Interview with teachers Carol Bly and Sheila Brown about discoveries the chi...

2) 1567.0055 [Wiscasset Airport]

Interview with Abby Tonroy, manager of Wiscasset Airport. Tonroy inspects small plane. Shots of Tonroy flying plane. Interview with Tonroy about how she learned to fly and becam...

23) 1567.0056 [24 Hour Club]

Reynolds walks on India Street and visits the 24 Hour Club, established to provide shelter for alcoholics and recovery treatment. Interview with Club Director Jack Seddon about ...

24) 1567.0057 [Crossroads Treatment Center]

Label on tape: 'Drug Week #1.' // Reynolds visits Crossroads, a residential treatment facility for recovering female alcoholics. Interview with Director Evan Mitchell about the ...

25) 1567.0058 [Day One Treatment Center]

Label on tape: 'Drug Week #3.' // Reynolds interviews anonymous recovering drug addict about his difficulties. Man is client of Day One, a residential drug and alcohol rehabilit...

1) 1567.0059 [White House Replica]

Reynolds investigates a large model replica of the west wing of the White House on display at Waterville armory. Interview with the model's builder John Zweifel about the model'...

27) 1567.0061 [Tom Brokaw Interview]

Studio interview with Tom Brokaw of NBC's Today Show about the current state of news reporting. Brokaw says news is now more sophisticated and providing the public with better r...

3) 1567.0062 [Ossipee Valley Fair Opens]

Clif Reynolds visits site of the opening of the first ever Ossipee Valley Fair. Governor Joseph Brennan speaks to crowd at Fair's opening and cuts ribbon. Scenes at fairground. ...

29) 1567.0063 [Seashore Trolley Museum]

Interview with Don Curry of the Seashore Trolley Museum about the process of restoring old trolleys. Curry shows some restored cars and talks about the history of trolleys in Ma...

30) 1567.0064A [Beer Can Hunting]

On tape with 1567.0064B. // Reynolds joins Rick Poore on a search to find old dumps that may contain beer cans from the 1930s and 1940s. Poore pulls cans from a trash heap. Poor...

31) 1567.0064B [Shoeshine]

On tape with 1567.0064A. // Label on tape: 'Shoeshine. Eric Coleman, Augusta.' // Unable to transfer.

32) 1567.0065 [Fishing Fly Tying]

Reynolds visits A.J. Flies and speaks with Ann Rector, who ties fishing flies. Shots of Rector at work and closeup of her finished flies. Also discusses the "Senator Muskie" fly...

33) 1567.0092 [Clown Sam Kilbourn]

Reynolds visits home of Sam Kilbourn, a lawyer who is now focusing on being a clown. Discusses clowning, and reasons for his decision. Shots of Kilbourn performing in his studio...

7) 1567.0093 [Preparing for Ossipee Valley Fair]

Reynolds visits the future site of the Ossipee Valley Fair in Hiram. Fair was formerly located in Cornish, but outgrew the site. Community is heavily involved in providing volun...

35) 1567.0094 [Limington Home Restoration]

Reynolds visits house from ca. 1790 being restored by the Limington Historical Society. Interview with Nadine Blake about the project. // NOTE: NHF was not able to transfer this...

Collections

35 work results

Sort by:

Identifer

Name

Sort order:

Ascending
Descending

Start Over

Filter by

decade

genre

subject

PRESERVE

EXPLORE

JOIN