Document Type

Oral History

Title

Eva Collins, interviewed by Carol Nichols and Adeline “Connie” St. Louis, Part 2

Interviewee name

Eva Collins

Interviewer

Carol Nichols; Connie St. Louis

Interview date

11-22-1993

Interview location

Old Town, Maine

Time

00:23:22

Files

Streaming Media

Abstract

Eva Collins, interviewed by Carol Nichols and Adeline “Connie” St. Louis, November 22, 1993, in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Collins discusses moving to French Island after her marriage; LaBree's bakery; other stores and businesses; speaking French; neighbors; adult's and children's entertainment; holidays; blood sausages (boudin); boxing; Great Depression; Prohibition and homebrew; changes on the Island.

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Part 1. mfc_na2765_c1491_01
Part 2. mfc_na2765_c1491_02

Disciplines

Oral History | United States History

Nation of origin

United States

Home state/Territory

Maine

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

European-American

Ethnic group

Franco-American

Headings

Maine History; Old Town Maine History; Franco-Americans History; Franco-américains Histoire

Collection name

Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine / French Island Collection

Collection number

MF026

Item number

NA2765

Recommended Citation

Collins, Eva, "Eva Collins, interviewed by Carol Nichols and Adeline “Connie” St. Louis, Part 2" (2023). MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine. 20.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf026/20

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