May 27, 2026

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New from Special Collections and Projects: Northeast Archives offers new online collection

Special Collections and Projects is pleased to announce the availability of a new oral history collection from the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. The Discovery Research program (MF161) was funded by the Maine Arts Commission from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s. The program was created to document artists and cultural institutions across Maine and laid the foundation for the creation of several cultural tourism trails promoting the state's ethnic, occupational, and arts history. The collection includes descriptions of contemporary and traditional artists, and local cultural organizations, including the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. The collection contains 181 series and more than 1,900 images, including over 400 images from the Save Outdoor Sculpture! project documenting public art by more than 50 artists from Richard W. Bock to William Zorach. The Discovery Research collection provides primary documentation of the impetus of Heritage Tourism in Maine in the late 20th century.

Color photograph of members of the University of Maine Alumni Band performing in the parade opening the 13th Annual La Kermesse Franco-Américaine, held June 23-25, 1995, in Biddeford, Maine. Spectators stand along the curb, watching the procession pass on a tree-lined street. Photograph taken June 23, 1995, by Julien Olivier. (See NA4640.)

University of Maine Press announces a new publication



The University of Maine Press is pleased to announce the publication of Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Latuwewakon: Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary 2nd edition by David A. Francis, Robert M. Leavitt, and Margaret Apt. This two-volume dictionary, over 1,600 pages in length, is the result of more than fifty years' collaboration among native Passamaquoddy-Maliseet speakers, educators, and linguists, and contains more than 19,000 entries. The dictionary also includes a brief grammatical sketch of the language, a pronunciation key, and guides to noun forms and verb conjugations. Designed by Michael Alpert, director emeritus of the UMaine Press, this edition of the dictionary features a user-friendly layout of entries, with examples of everyday usage for each word.  

Passamaquoddy and Maliseet communities in eastern and northern Maine will be hosting book launches in the coming weeks, and other events are being planned for the spring at the Machias and Orono campuses of the University of Maine. Goose Lane Editions of New Brunswick is distributing the dictionaries in Canada.  

The dictionary set retails for $70.00. Shipping to any US address is available for an additional $15.00. Please use this link to order.

Booksellers and libraries, and those who wish to pay by cash or check, please contact Betsy Rose at 207.581.1652.

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