I grew up on the Pemaquid Peninsula in Maine where Samoset and the Wawenock lived, and like many people of European descent, I knew little about the Indigenous people who called the area home for thousands of years. With a background in library work, I began my research with the question, “What was Samoset doing in Plymouth?” The journey to find the answer was both enlightening and surprising.

I worked for many years in the Hall-Dale school system in Farmingdale, Maine, first as an educational technician in the library, and then as the librarian after I got my Master’s degree.  In 2013 I was extremely honored to be named the Walter J. Taranko Maine School Librarian of the Year.