NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES
Horse Racing in Maine
Racing tracks and harness racing can be found throughout the state, and the calendar of races is available online. At NHF there is news footage of these activities that spans many decades, and some of it is now being digitized with the support of an NEH grant. Here are two clips already, one from Bangor
Harvest Moons
The recent supermoon and partial eclipse drew much attention locally, as seasonal moons often do. The moon has always been a particular human interest. Among the NHF collection are news clips from the late 1960s and early 1970s reporting on the first moon landing, a Bangor High School play rehearsal of the Dark Side of
Fair Season
Autumn temperatures and harvest activities also mean that regional fairs are on the calendar. At NHF, the archivists are busy with digitizing the news footage from several collections, supported by grant funds from NEH, that remember the fairs of 50 years ago. Here are some of the reports at the Bangor State Fair, beginning with
Autumn School Days
As the days cool, and the leaves turn the colors of crusty gold, school sessions fire up for many students. The film collections at NHF are full of news reports about these start-up activities, and include interviews with school administrators, coaches and students. Here are just a few. A trip to Islesboro, a dedication in
Tall Timber
A sporting event of the forest is ax-handling, and among the news collections at NHF now undergoing digitization are reports of tree-fellings like “Tall Timber Days” near Stratton Beach of the mid-1960s. Here is one of them: https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/25891
Trees and Forest
Maine’s landscape is dominated by forests, and healthy trees are always of concern to the state’s residents. Among the news collections now being digitized with support by an NEH grant are reports of the many efforts to keep the evergreens verdant, and here is just one of those stories from 1975. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/9819
