The Brick Store Museum is continually developing its oral history collection – no story is too small to capture our shared history.
Are you interested in being interviewed? We are actively looking for the following:
- Mid-20th Century childhoods
- Wartime experiences
- Fire of 1947
- Remembrances of Kennebunk and Maine in the 20th Century
These interviews are completed by members of staff and volunteers in our trained History Corps. Please reach out to us via our Contact Us page to learn more!
The Museum’s Archives holds hundreds of hours of oral histories. We are currently working to digitize these materials, and will make a selection of these materials available online for visitors and researchers. If you have questions about using these materials in your publications, please use the Contact Us form to start a conversation.
Selections from the Oral History Collection:
Organized by main topic.
Explore the Stories:
As you listen to these experiences, we wish to repeat our thanks to each person who recorded their story with us. Sharing your story can be challenging, and we continue to appreciate the honesty, openness, and bravery of each of these men and women.
If you have any questions about these interviews, please contact us at the address above.
Childhood/Society
Diana Hutchins Abbott | Polio, life in the 1950s | Kennebunk
Military History
The Veterans’ History Project seeks to capture the experiences of local veterans and understand how service in the U.S. military influenced their lives. The Museum wishes to thank American Legion Post 74 (Webber-Lefebvre) for their help in coordinating this series.
We Need YOU!
This initiative continues! Are you a military service member or veteran that would like to share your experiences? Please contact us at info@brickstoremuseum.org or (207)985-4802 to schedule a time to sit down and tell your story.
Because many of our veterans have military careers that span eras, interviews are categorized by service start date.
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World War II
James Pastorelli | Kennebunk
1960s
Shirley Deschenes (Active duty Army, 1961 – 1963; U.S Coast Guard Reserves 1978 – 1979; Staff Sergeant in the U.S Air Force Reserves, 1980 – 1992)
Brian McBride (U.S. Navy, 1960 – 1964)
Steve Adams | Kennebunk
1990s & 2000s
Mario Real (Master Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, Force Recon, 1998 – 2018)
Citizen Spotlight Series
The Citizen Spotlight series at the Brick Store Museum is published monthly to our Museum Podcast, “The Brick.” All previous features can be heard below. Interested in learning more about the Citizen Spotlight questions? Read them here.
Elizabeth Grant
Fire Chief Jeffrey Rowe
Natural Events
1947 Fire