News From the archives
Farming in Maine
Winter months can be harsh in Maine, and so the summer months of farming are enjoyed and maximized. The television news collections now being digitized and uploaded, with support from an NEH grant, captured many aspects of farming 50 years ago, including the details of raising potatoes as reported during a visit by the state’s
Golf Tournament Season
Golf tournaments in Maine begin early in the summer and continue long into the autumn season. There are many reports among the news stories now being digitized, and here are just a few of them. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/13761 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/17594 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/18544
Political Conventions!
The notable political conventions of the 1960s are glimpsed when Rose Kennedy Remembers for a special program featuring her family, broadcast in 1983 and part of the NHF collection. But the earlier television news reports are soon to be available, supported by an NEH grant, in the many RNC and DNC local stories covered by
Word on the Street
Comments from Mainers in 1971 willing to talk about their opinions on the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon, the evening before, are both poignant and instructive, given the current political environment now more than 50 years later. This clip is one of hundreds soon to be available through the support of an NEH grant
Summertime!
A jump in the pool is the universal sign of summer, and the television news was there to report it during the 1970s. (Union St. Pool 1970) There was also the occasional sweltering day, captured on film as well. (Downtown Bangor during July 1970)
Hurricane Season
The devastating weather in Florida and the Gulf of Mexico region may seem remote and seasonally early to us in New England. For some among us there are memories of such storms close to home in our own Gulf. Hurricanes Carol and Edna slashed through Maine 70 years ago, and though the coverage of those
