Maine Memory Network

Cow nameplate, Surry, 1918

Contributed by: Steve and Sandra Collier through Surry Historical Society Date: 1918-05-28 Location: Surry Media: Pencil on wood

Cow nameplate, Surry, 1911

Contributed by: Steve and Sandra Collier through Surry Historical Society Date: 1911-06-17 Location: Surry Media: Pencil on wood

Opportunity Farm cow barn end framing, New Gloucester, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: University of Maine Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture

Maine's Untold Vegetarian History

Vegetarianism has deep roots in Maine and this first-of-its-kind exhibition explores this untold story.

The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… Shed in the State, 1128 feet long, containing 141 Stalls, 10 by 8 feet, and the best-arranged mangers possible, and in fact, everything for the…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Dating from the 1890s to 1918. It was a hard farming life, no doubt. One can picture the young family toting water and feed to the barn animals."