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Marie Hickey, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall, September 20, 2002, at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine.

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Identifier
NA 3068 (local)
Date
September 20 2002 (Bulk dates)
Summary

Hickey begins by outlining her current role at MOFGA; why she came to Maine and how she got connected to MOFGA; her involvement with the children’s area of the fair and being coordinator for 20 years; her perspective of the purpose of the Common Ground Fair; educational aspects of the fair; activities for children at the fair; future plans in the children’s area; recruiting volunteers; sustainable lifestyles definition; making stilts for children; impact of the fair on the state; and the importance of childhood education. 

Creator and/or Contributor
Marie Hickey (interviewee), Pauleena MacDougall (interviewer)
Language
English (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Agricultural fairs (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Education (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Volunteers (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Entertainment and recreation (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Children (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Lifestyles (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Sustainability (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Temporal Coverage
before 2002 CE
Geographic Coverage
Unity, Maine (Geonames)
Related Entities:
Marie Hickey (interviewee)
Pauleena MacDougall (interviewer)
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