Maine Memory Network

Pike family, Lubec, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph on card

"Chester L. Pike" launching at Colson Boat Shop, Lubec, 1949, 1949

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1949-09-24 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Back to School

Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Looking into McCurdy’s in 1986. Jacob B. Pike, photo X In the early Fifties, visitors could buy a postcard with a view looking over to downtown…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"Looking into McCurdy’s in 1986 Jacob B. Pike, photo X A Pickling or Brining Shed was another building traditionally needed in a herring “stand,”…"