Keywords: Sanford Fair
Item 22843
Sanford Weekly Ledger Print Shop, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sanford Media: Print from glass negative
Item 9780
Quick Lunch Stand at Acton Fair, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Acton Media: Index to Glass Negatives, Tom Ursia Donations
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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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Throughout New England, barns attached to houses are fairly common. Why were the buildings connected? What did farmers or families gain by doing this? The phenomenon was captured in the words of a children's song, "Big house, little house, back house, barn," (Thomas C. Hubka <em>Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn, the Connected Farm Buildings of New England,</em> University Press of New England, 1984.)
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Guilford, Maine - Special Events
"Guilford Fair Guilford Fair - 1929Guilford Historical Society Guilford Fair - 1954Guilford Historical Society In the early part of the…"
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"… under the guidance of professors Rob Sanford and Nate Hamilton from the University of Southern Maine conducted archeological research."
