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SUMMARY:Jo Radner’s Burnt into Memory
DESCRIPTION:Some Mainers still remember – in fact\, cannot forget – 
 October of 1947\, when\, after a season of terrible drought\, wildfires 
 burned all over the state. Brownfield was one of the worst-hit areas: 80
 % of the town\, including all churches\, schools\, post offices\, and ot
 her public buildings\, was completely destroyed in the space of a few ho
 urs.\n\nIn the face of the fire\, Brownfield residents responded with co
 urage and care – and even obstinacy in a few cases like that of retire
 d schoolteacher Mabel Stone. "She had her little dog Woofie with her\, a
 nd she had a plan: she was going to stay at her house and fight the fire
  with a broom\, a bucket of water\, and a snow rake...." Facing the deva
 station after the fire\, neighbors ingeniously made do\, shared what the
 y had\, and rebuilt what they could.\n\nLovell storyteller Jo Radner spe
 nt a year interviewing people who experienced the Brownfield Fire – re
 sidents who did and did not lose their homes\, as well as others who aid
 ed in the rescue and rebuilding effort. From those interviews and from l
 etters and historical photographs and newspaper reports\, Radner has cre
 ated a powerful story of terror\, courage\, neighborly responsibility\, 
 recovery\, and – yes – even humor.\n\nFolklorist\, storyteller\, wri
 ter\, and oral historian\, Jo Radner creates personal tales and stories 
 about the people of northern New England. She delights in eccentrics\, b
 elieves that humor and gravity are good bedfellows\, and favors characte
 rs whose lives defy simple explanations.
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DTSTAMP:20260501T191336Z
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LOCATION:10 Mayo Street Arts\, Portland\,  Maine  04101\,  US
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