Field Sessions
Table of contents

1

Slides from Audubon Baxter Park Portfolio (Herb Hartman guide) and Barry Dana’s Native Studies.

Madeline Shay, Carol Dana, Barry Dana, Richard Garrett at Shay residence on Indian Island.

116 entries, recorded 12/13/91.

2

Winter, wigwam, and basket. Richard Garrett’s photos of Penobscot subjects.

Madeline Shay, Carol Dana, Barry Dana, Richard Garrett at Shay residence on Indian Island.

65 entries, recorded 6/30/92.

3

Richard Garrett’s photos of Penobscot K100.

Madeline Shay, Carol Dana, Barry Dana, Richard Garrett at Shay residence on Indian Island.

73 entries, recorded 10/20/92.

4

At Hudson museum identifying artifacts from museum’s collection.

Richard Garrett, Martha Young, Madeline Shay, Billy Shay, Steve Whittington, Carol Dana, Lucy Martin, Frank Siebert.

90 minute audio, recorded 11/10/92.

5

Kateri conference and basket, campout. Richard Garrett’s photos of Penobscot subjects.

Richard Garrett, Martha Young, Karl Teeter, Robert Levitt, Charlotte Rener(MPBN), Barry Dana, Carol Dana, Madeline Shay.

37 entries, recorded 12/10/92.

6

At Perry Maine Indian Basket Makers meeting. Richard Garrett and Martha Young as guests of Madeline. Cold as hell. Disappointing little amount of language. Basket subjects.

2 45-minute audio clips, recorded 12/10/92.

7a

Old Shay family photograph of departing canoe with Madeline’s extended family at Indian Island landing. “Old Town to Plymouth voyage”. In addition to the taped audio files there is a Xerox of the family photograph with written identification of the personalities in the Shay Photo. Extensive discussion of family.

21 entries, recorded 1/26/93.

7b

Karl Teeter’s stick figures. These 50 drawings were also used by Karl Teeter with Passamoquoddy Peter Paul. Ideal opportunity for comparative Penobscot/ Passamoquoddy study. Scans of the images on site.

50 entries, recorded 1/26/93.

8

Random Penobscot sentences.

Madeline Shay, Richard Garrett, Carol Dana.

26 entries, recorded 2/10/93.




9

Random Penobscot sentences.

Madeline Shay, Barry Dana, Richard Garrett.

14 entries, recorded 2/23/93.



10

Editing the early version of the Primer at the Hudson Museum.

Richard Garrett, Frank Siebert, Carol Dana, Steve Whittington.

7 entries, recorded 8/20/93.

11a

Random sentences with Penobscot writing.

Barry Dana, Madeline Shay and Richard Garrett.

27 entries.

11b

Random sentences with Penobscot writing.

Barry Dana, Madeline Shay and Richard Garrett.

8 entries.

12

Frank’s fieldwork recording.


44 minute audio file.

13

Kateri Conference (slideshow with music recording).

Mono singing and drumming between the St Anne’s Church and the Penobscot River.


8 minute video.

14

Demonstrative Sentences

Andrew Dana and Frank Siebert.

Frank reading sentences for Andrew to speak in Penobscot.

67 sentences. One PDF and accompanying audio (MP3) 30 minutes.

15

Unlabeled MPBN interview with Madeline Shay and Charlotte Renner.

6 minute audio file.

16

1966 recording of Arthur Neptune: “Esahsit”, a Penobscot story. A flaming skeleton with a visible beating heart of a person who died alone in the woods without burial. He could go on land or ice but in water past the knees he was rendered harmless.

Also pdf of “Siebert Technique” used by Richard Garrett to derive text.

5 minute audio file and accompanying PDF.

17

“Morning Star” a Penobscot story as told by Andrew Dana to Frank Siebert.

Two audio files, total running time is 44 minutes. Accompanying PDF.