Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Amy Bouchard Morin
Interview date
7-29-1993
Interview location
Old Town, Maine
Time
00:28:29
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Abstract
Rachel Hortense Morin, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, July 29, 1993, in Orono, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Also present, Benoit Bouchard. R. Morin reminisces about living on French Island in Old Town: family history; neighbors; games and entertainment; businesses; nicknames; meals; Christmas; family relationships and economic activities; learning English in school; St. Joseph's School and the nuns; and nuns and priests from French Island. Interviewee frequently lapses into French.
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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
NA2773
Recommended Citation
Morin, Rachel Hortense, "Rachel Hortense Morin, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, Part 1" (2023). MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine. 40.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf026/40
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