Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Carol Nichols
Interview date
6-10-1993
Interview location
Old Town, Maine
Time
00:31:35
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Abstract
Bella Nadeau, interviewed by Carol Nichols, 1993, at her home in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Nadeau talks about growing up on French Island in Old Town, including: movie theaters and music; St. Joseph's school; sawmill; stores and restaurants; LaBree's bakery; playmates and children's games; night school for adults; dangers of trains; delivering milk to the neighborhood; mourning customs; saw mills and woolen mill; wash day; and plumbing.
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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
NA2774
Recommended Citation
Nadeau, Bella, "Bella Nadeau, interviewed by Carol Nichols, Part 1" (2023). MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine. 42.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf026/42
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