Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Amy Bouchard Morin
Interview date
6-11-1993
Interview location
Old Town, Maine
Time
00:29:08
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Abstract
Melvina Paradis, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin, June 11, 1993, at her home on French Island in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Also present, Benoit Bouchard and Velma Paradis. M. Paradis discusses her experiences on French Island; family history; her parent's work; schools on the Island and off; World War I; getting teeth pulled before dentists; cooking, growing, and preserving food; sewing circle; Catholic churches in town; arrival of electricity and running water; neighborhood relationships; and weddings.
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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
NA2778
Recommended Citation
Paradis, Melvina, "Melvina Paradis, interviewed by Amy Bouchard Morin. Part 1" (2023). MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine. 50.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf026/50
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