Pam Berry captures images of Mary Turner during an interview in 1987.

Adopted when she was six, and always curious about finding her birth mother, Mary Schmaling speaks about growing up wanting to know her birth mother. Schmaling recounts her journey to find her mother and how it changed her life.

A longtime friend of Monty Washburn, Mary Turner works and lives on a farm in West Peru. James Jannetti speaks to Turner about her life experiences.

Kaycie Levy captures the life of Mary Anne Toft Walton.

A longtime friend of Monty Washburn, Mary Turner works and lives on a farm in West Peru. James Jannetti speaks to Turner about her life experiences.

Unlike other Catholic religious orders in Maine, the Sister of the Precious Blood are a cloistered group. Mary Pope explores the daily lives of the sisters whose whole world exists within the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Portland.

Unlike other Catholic religious orders in Maine, the Sister of the Precious Blood are a cloistered group. Mary Pope explores the daily lives of the sisters who's whole world exists within the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Portland.

Quilters of all ages in Maine are reinventing an old art form. Mary Thorsby speaks to quilters about their craft.

Kaycie Levy photographs Mary Toft Walton, a retired schoolteacher, going through papers in her apartment.

Laura Lynn Lane documents the life of Mary Anne Toft Walton.

Leslie Brooks captures the life of Mary Merithew, who was given only a few months to live after being diagnosed with heart failure.

Carla Neufeldt discusses the uncertainty of death with Mary Merithew, who was given only a few months to live after being diagnosed with heart failure. Merithew speaks about her life and her desire to take advantage of the time she has left.