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| Series 2: Sound recordings (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Music party and barbecue at Sam Oakes' home, Fort Kent, Maine, June 09, 1991 (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_rb_a002 | |||||||||||||
| 1 audiocassette, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A002: Sam Oakes and Merrill Oakes. | |||||||||||||
| Tape IDs: AFC 1991/029: RB-A003 - A005 | Interview with Herman Deprey and family, New Canada, Maine, part 1-3, June 12, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4370 - RYN 4372 | |||||||||||||
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| 3 audiocassettes, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A003: Interview with Herman Deprey, Darcey Deprey and Danny Deprey; RB-A004 - RBA005: Interview with Herman Deprey, Magloire (Mac) Deprey and Blanche Deprey. | |||||||||||||
| Tape IDs: AFC 1991/029: RB-A006 - A007 | Tour of the study area with Pat Ouellette and Julie Bayley, various locations, Maine, part 1-2, June 17, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4373 - RYN 4374 | |||||||||||||
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| 2 audiocassettes, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A006 - A007: Interview with Pat Ouellette and Julie Bayley. | |||||||||||||
| Tape ID: AFC 1991/029: RB-A008 | Interview with Marcella Belanger Violette and Elmer Violette, Van Buren, Maine, June 21, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4375 | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_rb_a008 | |||||||||||||
| 1 audiocassette, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A008: Interview with Marcella Belanger Violette and Elmer Violette. | |||||||||||||
| Tape IDs: AFC 1991/029: RB-A009 - A010 | Interview with Don Cyr, Lille, Maine, part 1-2, June 24, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4376 - RYN 4377 | |||||||||||||
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| 2 audiocassettes, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A009 - A010: Interview with Don Cyr. | |||||||||||||
| Tape ID: AFC 1991/029: RB-A011 | Lavertu family reunion and interview with James Lavertu and family, Lavertu Settlement, Maine, July 05, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4378 | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_rb_a011 | |||||||||||||
| 1 audiocassette, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A011: Interview with James Lavertu and family. | |||||||||||||
| Tape ID: AFC 1991/029: RB-A012 | Interview with Mark Jalbert and Jerry White about the construction of a strip canoe, Frenchville, Maine, July 11, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4379 | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_rb_a012 | |||||||||||||
| 1 audiocassette, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A012: Interview with Mark Jalbert and Jerry White. | |||||||||||||
| Tape ID: AFC 1991/029: RB-A013 | Le Tintamarre, Grande Riviere Festival, Van Buren, Maine, July 14, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4380 | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_rb_a013 | |||||||||||||
| 1 audiocassette, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A013: Interviews conducted by David Whitman and Ray C. Brassieur at the Festival. | |||||||||||||
| Tape IDs: AFC 1991/029: RB-A014 - A015 | Saturday evening dance at the Forever Young Club, Madawaska, Maine, part 1-2, July 13, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4381 - RYN 4382 | |||||||||||||
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| 2 audiocassettes, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A014: Cyrice Therien, Maurice Therien, Reno Guerette, Gerard LaGasse and Roland Lagast. A015: Cyrice Therien, Maurice Therien, Reno Guerette, Theodore Sirois and Gerard LaGasse. | |||||||||||||
| Tape ID: AFC 1991/029: RB-A016 | Interview with Frances Gendreau, Saint David, Maine, July 22, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4383 | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_rb_a016 | |||||||||||||
| 1 audiocassette, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| RB-A016: Interview with Frances Gendreau and Julie Albert. | |||||||||||||
| Tape ID: AFC 1991/029: RB-A017 | Unidentified music recordings in French | ||||||||||||
| MBRS Shelflist number: RYN 4384 | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_rb_a017 | |||||||||||||
| 1 audiocassette, 60 min. | |||||||||||||
| Series 3: Graphic materials | |||||||||||||
| The original materials are stored at Ft. Meade. | |||||||||||||
| Photographic descriptions were taken directly from unedited log sheets. | |||||||||||||
| Color slides | |||||||||||||
| 2380 color slides | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C001 | Quay at Long Lake area, Maine, June 06, 1991 - June 08, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c001 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| These images document a trip to Long Lake, via State Highway 162; 1-2, Wheeled dock on Long Lake, known locally as a quay. found on all lakes in the study area; the wheels allow the dock to be removed from the water before winter, thus avoiding ice damage; 3-4, Fieldworkers Ray Brassieur and Lisa Ornstein examine the quay; 5, Brassieur and Ornstein talk with Jack Caron of Sinclair, ME, owner of the quay; 6-8, Man fishing from another quay on Long Lake, with pontoon-equipped aircraft moored nearby These images document the annual Fish River Canoe Race; 9-20, Scenes from the Fish River Canoe Race; these photographs were taken at Fish River Falls in Fort Kent, a portage for the racers. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C002 | Fish River Canoe Race, near Fish River Falls, Fort Kent, Maine; Fort Kent Hotel, Fort Kent, Maine; Barn at Ethel Gagnon's property, Eagle Lake, Maine, June 08, 1991 - June 09, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c002 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| 1-7, Scenes from annual Fish River Canoe Race, taken near Fish River Falls in Fort Kent, a portage for racers (frames #2 and 3 show the only racers who, to my knowledge, shot the falls); 8, Trophies awarded to contestants in the canoe race; 9-12, The Fort Kent Hotel on Main Street in downtown Fort Kent; it no longer operates as a hotel, but does have an operating restaurant (The Brass Lantern) and bar; one of two places in Fort Kent which regularly feature live music; 13-15, Fieldworker Ray Brassieur examines various pieces of a demolished barn in Eagle Lake, ME; the barn, which belonged to Ethel Gagnon (who lived in a house on the property), was estimated by her to be approximately 100 years old, and was partially constructed of hewn timbers and square-cut nails; 16-17, Brassieur talks to Ethel Gagnon at the back door of her house; 18, Outbuilding behind the Gagnon house, which she called the "tool shed;" many of the residences in the study area have one or more outbuildings, reflecting the agricultural base of the original settlement; 19, View of the Gagnon house from the rear; the addition which runs the length of the house is typical of the study area, and often results from the enclosure of what was once an outdoor "summer kitchen"; 20, Gagnon house and tool shed. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C003 | Ethel Gagnon's house, Eagle Lake, Maine, June 09, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c003 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| 1-2, Views of the Gagnon property from the rear; 3-8, Cemetery next to the Gagnon property, located on land donated by the Gagnon family; as in many parts of the country, there is widespread use of plastic flowers to decorate graves; 9-14, Scenes inside the home of Ethel Gagnon; liberal use of family pictures as a decorative element is found in the majority of homes in the study area; 15, Ethel Gagnon's desk; the presence of the Catholic pamphlet next to the budgetary calculations and the calculator hint at the importance of Catholicism in the study area; 16, Calendar featuring the Pope's picture; religious motifs often adorn the walls of houses; 17-18, Plate with wedding announcement and Biblical message; 19-20, Front view of Gagnon house from State Highway 11; the lateral addition (on the left side of the house) is one of the most common types found in the study area. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C004 | Sam Oakes' home, Fort Kent, Maine, June 09, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c004 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| 1-5, Maria Oakes7 collection of teapots, which she keeps on a shelf in her kitchen; 6, Yoke for a team of work animals; it is common to use agricultural artifacts as decorative elements; 7, Interior of Oakes' house, showing the geometric design loft railing Sam built; 8, Cabinet in the house; typically, a large number of family photographs are used to decorate; 9, John Connor of St. Francis, ME, a friend of the Oakes family; 10, Female family members prepare food for the family barbecue; 11-13, Fiddler Sam Oakes, one of the more accomplished musicians in the area; Sam plays both country and old-time music, expressing a preference for the old-time style but lamenting that there are few opportunities to play that part of his repertory outside of his home; 14-16, Sam's brother Merrill Oakes, a fine rhythm guitar player and reputedly an excellent five-string banjo player; 17, Maria's sister Rena Deprey, who videotaped some of the music; 18-19, Fieldworker Ray Brassieur talks with John Connor; 20, Painting done by Maria's mother, an amateur artist. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C005 | Sam Oakes' home, interior and exterior, Fort Kent, Maine; Acadian Landing Site Memorial, near Madwaska, Maine, June 09, 1991 - June 10, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c005 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| 1, Painting done by Maria Oakes mother, an amateur artist; 2, Message over the door to the Oakes house; the rameau (blessed palm), which in Catholic belief will protect a building from disaster, is found in a large percentage of houses in the study area; 3-4, Family pictures in the Oakes house; again, note the rameau; 5, Saddle-notched logs at the corners of the Oakes house, which occupant Sam Oakes built himself; this type of joinery does not seem to have been commonly used in older log houses in the area; 6, Exterior wall of Oakes house; 7, Family barbecue held in conjunction with music party; according to family members, such functions are held nearly every weekend during the summer; 8, Fieldworker Ray Brassieur talks with John Connor of St. Francis, ME; 9, One of the youngest attendees at the party; 10, Sam's brother Merrill Oakes; The following images document a visit to the cross which stands as a memorial at the site on the Saint John River where the first Acadian settlers in the upper Saint John Valley are said to have landed; 11, Fieldworkers Lisa Ornstein and Ray Brassieur read the memorial plaques in the company of Claude "Blackie" Cyr of Madawaska and Madawaska Chamber of Commerce Director Cathie Corey (far right); 12-17, Local historian Bernette Albert tells the history of the first Acadian families to settle in the upper Saint John River Valley; 18-19, White marble cross commemorating the landing site, erected by the Madawaska Historical Society; the marble cross replaced previous white wooden crosses; 20, Looking away from the river from the Landing Site Memorial; St. David Catholic Church is visible to the right of center. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C006 | Albert house, Saint David Village, Madawaska, Maine, June 10, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c006 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| These images document a visit to the Acadian Landing Site and the Albert house, both of which are located on property owned by the Madawaska Historical Society in St. David Village in the town of Madawaska, ME; 1-2, Looking away from the Saint John River from the cross commemorating the Acadian Landing; the hedgerow to the right may have marked a property division of the original land grants of the late 18th century; 3, Front view of the Albert house, constructed about 1850, which has been moved to its present location by the Madawaska Historical Society; the house is a typical mid-to-late 18th century type; 4-5, Balustrade on the front porch, probably a later addition to the house; somewhat nautical in style; 6-8, Front door of Albert house; 9, Claude "Blackie" Cyr and Bernette Albert of the Madawaska Historical Society examine article inside the house with fieldworkers Ray Brassieur and Lisa Ornstein (far right); 10, Some of the furniture in the Albert house; 11, Cyr and Brassieur examine a typical Acadian cabinet; 12, Furniture and other artifacts, including a churn; 13-14, St. David Catholic Church as seen from the Albert house; 15, Front view of the Tante Blanche Museum, operated by the Madawaska Historical Society; 16, Sign at a small store in St. David Village; eshalots, a type of onion, are harvested, put up in jars with salt (and sometimes water) and sold throughout the St. John Valley; 17-20, Lawn statuary is very popular in the study area; religious statuary, such as that in frames #19-20, is especially popular. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C007 | Herman Deprey and Darcy Deprey at their farm, New Canada, Maine; Paul Freeman's property, Wallagrass, Maine, June 12, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c007 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| These images document a visit with potato farmer Herman Deprey at his farm in New Canada, ME, and a visit to the home of retired potato farmer Paul Freeman in Wallagrass, ME; 1-3, Field coordinator Ray Brassieur talks with Herman in on of the barns located on Herman's farm; 4-5, Herman's son Darcey joins the conversation; 6, Door to the storage compartment for seed potatoes, which are particularly susceptible to contamination, hence the warning sign; 7-8, Potato barrels; Herman, like almost all farmers in the study area, has abandoned the use of barrels in harvesting his crop, but uses those he still has for storing other things (tools, trash, etc.); 9, Herman's grandson Danny riding his all-terrain vehicle. These ATVs are quite common in the study area, and are used for both pleasure riding and work; Danny sometimes helps out around the farm with his, hitching up a small trailer and clearing rocks out of the fields; 10, Newly planted potato fields on Herman's farm; 11, The Deprey farmstead; the house is occupied by Herman's father Mac and mother Blanche; 12, Barn on Paul Freeman's property on State Highway 11 in Wallagrass, ME; the long curve of this barn's roofline, which Freeman says he designed himself, is atypical; 13, Freeman's house and barn; 14-15, Freeman's house, probably built in the late nineteenth century; Freeman termed the construction madrier. which could mean either log or plank. The proportions and roofline of this house are quite typical of the study area, as is the outside cellar entrance. The small arch over the front door, while not common, is found on houses throughout the region; 16, Potato barrels in Freeman's barn; 17, Brassieur, Herman Deprey, Paul Freeman, and Freeman's daughter Angela talk in one of the doorways to the barn; 18, Doorway to the barn, with large tire chains on the ground in front; 19-20, Interior detail of the roof of Freeman's barn; while the absence of a ridgepole is typical, the continuous curve in which the rafters are sawn is not. Also unusual is the horizontal sandwich construction of the rafters. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C008 | Paul Freeman barn, Wallagrass, Maine; Various structures and scenes, Fort Kent, Maine, and Daigle, Maine; Village Acadien, Van Buren, Maine, June 15, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c008 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| These images document the interior roof structure of Paul Freeman's barn on State Highway 11, Wallagrass, ME. Freeman designed the barn himself; 1, Roof supporting trusses, unusual in the length they run perpendicular to the rafters; 2-7, Various photos of rafters and supports; see MAP-DW-C007 for more information about rafters; 8, Basketball backboard and hoop on second floor of barn; These images are of various buildings in Fort Kent, ME; 9, Office of Eagle Oil in downtown Fort Kent. Eagles are a common decorative motif in the study area. The Daigle family was one of the original Acadian families to settle in the area, and Daigle remains one of the more common names (French d'aiale translates as of the eaglet. See #12-13 below; 10, The rear of some of the buildings on the south side of Main Street, downtown Fort Kent (taken by Ray Brassieur); 11, House near downtown Fort Kent (taken by Brassieur); 12-13, House with decorative eagles in the village of Daigle, ME. This house is next to the store of Conrad Daigle, who is the only person in the study area whom I heard say that there was a connection between such eagles and the name Daigle; 14-16, Grave markers in the cemetery in Daigle. Flowers and religious statuary are quite commonly used to decorate graves; 17, Looking toward the village of Daigle from the cemetery; These images document structures in the Village Acadien, which has a National Register of Historic Places designation as a collection of buildings, in Van Buren, ME. All of the buildings have been moved to the site; 18-19, The Roy house, an eighteenth century log house; this house was disassembled, moved to the Village Acadien, and reassembled. However, it appears that the reconstruction is not precise; the house was built using piece-sur-piece logs with dovetail joinery, and the dovetails may have been sawn off during disassembly; 20, The Morneault house, typical of mid-nineteenth century houses of the study area; not visible is a small addition of the far side of the house. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C009 | Village Acadien, Van Buren, Maine; Gilbert Perrault at his home, Wallagrass, Maine, June 15, 1991 - June 16, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c009 | |||||||||||||
| 20 35 mm color slides | |||||||||||||
| These images document structures at the Village Acadien in Van Buren, ME; 1-2, Morneault house; small addition on the right side served as a post office at one point; 3, Back of Morneault house; 4-5, Ouellette house, also typical of nineteenth century construction; 6, Replica of nineteenth century log church, Notre Dame de 1 'Assumption; 7, Sirois house; this style, with the door in the gable end and a porch spanning the width of the house, seems less common than that of the Morneault and Ouellette houses; 8-9, Restored schoolhouse; 10, This small building was once a store and a barber shop; 11-12, Village Acadien; 13, Recently constructed museum/gallery; 14, Gift shop; 15-16, Field coordinator Ray Brassieur talks with Albert Michaud of Van Buren, who makes wooden birdhouses modelled after lighthouses; Michaud sells the birdhouses in the parking lot of the Village Acadien; These images document a visit to Roland Perrault at his home in Wallagrass, ME; 17-19, Restored tractor (vintage unknown) belonging to Perrault; 20, Brassieur talks to Perrault. | |||||||||||||
| Call number: AFC 1991/029: DW-C010 | Gilbert Perrault house and barn, Wallagrass, Maine, June 16, 1991 - June 17, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer: David A. Whitman | |||||||||||||
| Digital content available: afc1991029_dw_c010 | |||||||||||||
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