This month, we present you with the first part of one of the larger projects we tackled in 2021: a second Mapping episode, this time focusing on the city of Biddeford. Today, we take you back to the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education with Dr. Libby Bischof, as well as another special guest: Emma Bouthillette, a Biddeford native, yoga teacher, and writer. Emma is the author of A Brief History of Biddeford, a book about this historic mill town that was shaped by the Franco-American exodus at the turn of the century.

True to form, Libby met us in the reading room of the map library ready with every table covered in maps and documents relating to Biddeford. I would suggest heading over to our blog to take a look at the documents we viewed as you listen along.

Bienvenue et très bonne écoute !

Music: Robert Sylvain

Production: Julia Rhinelander and Corra St. Pierre