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Historical Items

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Item 16065

National Farmers Organization Maine potato bag, Presque Isle, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1970 Location: Presque Isle Media: Paper

Item 16062

Maine Farmers Exchange holiday potato bag, Presque Isle, ca. 1975

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1975 Location: Presque Isle Media: Paper

Item 116230

Kennebunk farmers market t-shirt, 1998

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1998 Location: Kennebunk Media: Cotton, ink
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Online Exhibits

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John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

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Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

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The Establishment of the Troy Town Forest

Seavey Piper, a selectman, farmer, landowner, and leader of the Town of Troy in the 1920s through the early 1950s helped establish a town forest on abandoned farm land in Troy. The exhibit details his work over ten years.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"Eddie's Market Text by Elizabeth and Kailey, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X Eddie…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"A MARKET FOR STARCH Marketing potatoes at starch factories, Houlton, 1895Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum A tradition unique to many…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Somali Bantu farmers put down roots in Maine
by Muhidin D. Libah

Running the Somali Bantu Community Association and finding food security in Maine

Story

Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone

A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.