Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Carol Nichols; Connie St. Louis
Interview date
8-14-1993
Interview location
Old Town, Maine
Time
00:30:23
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Abstract
Cecile Pietrowski, interviewed by Carol Nichols and Adeline “Connie” St. Louis, August 14, 1993, in Old Town, Maine. For the "Islands and Bridges" project. Pietrowski talks about her experiences living on French Island in Old Town: short cuts; building patterns; bootlegging and home brew; Great Depression and food; women's baseball; boxing; nicknames; children's entertainment; holidays and traditional food; changes on the Island; women working outside the home; Shuffle Inn; why it was once called Skin Island; LaBree's bakery; churches and schools; father's work as a policeman.
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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
NA2779
Recommended Citation
Pietrowski, Cecile, "Cecile Pietrowski, interviewed by Carol Nichols and Adeline “Connie” St. Louis, Part 1" (2023). MF026 Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine. 52.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf026/52
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