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
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
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
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
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
Watercraft racing is part of Maine’s lifestyle, and lobster boat racing in particular, is enjoyed on the rivers and along the coast. Here are some of the news clips from the mid-1970s of boating participants, part of the NHF collection being digitized now with the support of an NEH grant, that capture the several ways
Ice cream as a local industry has long been part of Maine’s identity, and there are many news stories in the NHF collection now being digitized that report this history in calorie-rich details. Here is just one of them, from Warren, Maine, about Ames Ice Cream. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/22265
Maine and its many waterways provide canoeists ample opportunity to paddle and glide. Racing begins in early spring and is a tradition that was caught frequently in television news reports of the 1970s. Here are a few of the many that are now being digitized through the support of an NEH grant. https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/20196 https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/24108
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 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
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