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Historical Items

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Item 75219

Madawaska Training School livestock certificate, Fort Kent, 1942

Contributed by: Blake Library Special Collections Date: 1942 Location: Fort Kent; Fairfield Media: Paper with attached black and white photographs

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Item 67734

Big Fella the bull, Staples house, Swan's Island, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1980 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 13914

Livestock Development Train, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

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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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Best Friends: Mainers and their Pets

Humans and their animal companions began sharing lives about twenty-five thousand years ago, when, according to archaeological evidence and genetic studies, wolves approached people for food scraps. As agriculture grew and people began storing grains around ten thousand years ago, wild cats helped keep rodents at bay and feline populations thrived by having a steady food source. Over time, these animals morphed into the dogs and cats we know today, becoming our home companions, our pets.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… body and soul together, of feeding the family and livestock and providing shelter are shared by all humans."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… seek refuge at the fort when their dwellings and livestock were destroyed, for the most part, through confusion and misunderstanding by both the…"

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

"It is still an agricultural fair with livestock, horse pulling, tractor pulling, an exhibition hall for crafts and food goods."

My Maine Stories

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Eating lower on the food chain
by Avery Yale Kamila

Animal agriculture's ties to climate change

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My career as a wildlife biologist
by Ron Joseph

Rural Maine provided the foundation of a rewarding career as a wildlife biologist.