NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES
Jimmy Carter Remembered
Yes, President Jimmy Carter did spend some time in Maine. Here are two news clips from those moments in the mid-1970s, as many pause to recollect his very long life. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/5541 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/15411 More will be digitized from the news archives, with NEH funding support.
Hockey For All
Nothing says winter sports like ice hockey — indoor, outdoor, morning, noon, and night — for the enthusiast. Here are some 1970s clips from the local news archives recently digitized for those who just can’t get enough. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/20199 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/16836 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/18229 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/26296 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/14765 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/14803
New Year Pause
The start of a new year allows everyone to take a moment for a fresh start, or at least to consider the possibility of new beginnings, and maybe even step away from the pressing events in the daily news. While combing the archive for clips to post in the next several weeks, I saw a
Year After Year
So many changes are predicted for 2025! With the holiday hustle, seasonal scheduling drift, and general uneasiness around social disharmony, it is easy to cast a wary eye at the new year. Calming comfort, however, can be found among the 50-year-old local news reports now being digitized and methodically uploaded to the NHF searchable database,
Humor in Maine
Robert Skoglund, known as The humble farmer, recently died, and many, including humorist Tim Sample, noted the loss with tributes and recollections. Clips of Skoglund, and other Maine entertainers, can be found in several of the NHF television collections. Here is a 1991 segment from the WCVB Chronicle collection. The interview with Skoglund is about
`Tis The Season
Snow removal is part of winter for those living year-round in New England. Many communities face the necessity head-on, while others take a more as-needed approach. This pair of clips from the WLBZ collection demonstrates the range of approaches: the July 1977 village meeting at Lucerne-in-Maine where a majority of residents are undecided about snow
