Maine Memory Network

Mare Vista Cottage, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photographic print

Mare and colt, New Sweden, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

E. S. Davis Seashore Cottage, Brunswick, 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Brunswick Client: W. D. Pennell Architect: Stevens and Coombs

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.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough in the 1840s, travel was by shanks’ mare, boat, horseback or stagecoach. In the 1600s walking from Scarborough to Portland could take…"