Last week singer-songwriter Nick Humphrey shared with us his
song "The Wangan Camp" which is based on the poem of the
same name by Holman Day.
Today Nick emailed me a link to another of his great songs
which has meaning both in regards to Maine and to his wife's
family history.
Check it out at and enjoy it…
ContinueAdded by Bill West on October 22, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments
A few weeks back I shared a poem by Maine poet Holman Day,
entitled "The Wangan Camp" which was about a company store
in a lumber camp.
Well, today, I received an email from songwriter/musician Nick
Humphrey who wrote a song a few years ago based on the poem.
Here's a link to Youtube to a video of Nick performing the song.
I enjoyed it, and I think…
ContinueAdded by Bill West on October 22, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments
I've blogged before about American regional poetry and its value
in understanding the lifestyles and times of our ancestors. Every
region of the country had poets who wrote about local events
and often in the language peculiar to their region. One such
poet was Holman Day who was the author of many novels and
poems set in Maine.
The following poem talks about a Maine lumber company's "company
store". Since…
ContinueAdded by Bill West on October 22, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments
Added by Shaun Neal on October 21, 2010 at 3:57pm — 1 Comment
I am doing research for my girlfriend on her grandmother, Wanetta M. Gardner. We know that Wanetta had two brothers, Earl L. Gardner born July 13, 1924 in Danforth, ME, and Robert Gardner. We know that she was married previously to someone with the last name Rollins, and in Nov 7, 1947 to John Thomas Wormsley in Bangor, ME.
If anyone has information on this please contact me at tonialmada@yahoo.com
Thanks
Added by Toni Almada on October 17, 2010 at 6:24pm — No Comments
Added by Timothy Lunney on October 2, 2010 at 2:10pm — 1 Comment
Added by Sylvia Moore Kurt on October 1, 2010 at 5:13pm — 2 Comments
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
© 2021 Created by Chris Dunham.
Powered by