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Good Times Down at Papa Joe’s in 1963

Digging deep into the past of life in a small town in Central Maine brings back memories of good times down at Papa Joe’s in 1963. Papa Joe’s Pizza on Main Street in Milo, Maine, was a favorite lunchtime spot

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1920’s Streaking in Derby Maine

Contributed by: Larry Hall, Ten Decades of Stories Listen Now You may also Download MP3 Playtime 01:28 (min./sec.) Listen as Larry tells about running to the swimming hole on the Piscataquis River about a mile west of the center of

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Derby Grammar School Bell

Contributed by: Larry Hall, Ten Decades of Stories Listen Now You may also Download MP3 Playtime 01:45 (min./sec.) Two years ago a previous audio story by guest storyteller Larry Hall mentioned ringing the steeple bell at the grammar school in

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Truth About Spring Brook Deadwater

Guest contributor: Blanche Degerstrom (Mom) Recorded in 2000 on analog microcassette then converted to digital audio. Introduction: In a previous fishing story of Growin’ Up in Maine Dad reveals the name of the highly guarded secret fishing hole known as

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Fishing Secret of Spring Brook Deadwater

Guest contributor: Ted Degerstrom Sr (1920-2000)Recorded in 2000 on analog microcassette then converted to digital audio. Introduction:: In this fishing story of Growin’ Up in Maine Dad reveals the name of the highly guarded secret fishing hole known as Spring

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Roping the Grammar School Bell in 1928

Contributed by: Larry Hall, Ten Decades of Stories Listen Now You may also Download MP3 This is a special story entitled “Let’s Put a Rope on the Bell” about Growin’ Up in Maine in 1928, and features a story contributed

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