Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… the land had been transformed into a working farm producing small grain crops which helped support Thomas, his wife Phoebe, and their eleven…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"Poor Farm City "Poor" Farm, Poor Farm Road, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner In a Mayor's Address from…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Many small farms are gone and that is the sad story indeed. Organic farming is becoming very popular in Maine and the organization MOFCA is thriving…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Community members raised their own farm animals. Farm animals were needed to do the heavy work such as plowing and also as transport of people from…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… large single-crop farms of the west, our local farms produced a variety of products for both farm use and sale to markets beyond Cumberland and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… and to be sold very low for cash or exchange of produce. The wooden barrels in which it came became too expensive and hard to handle and have been…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Although the large farms are few, several smaller farms are producing foods locally. The Farmington community still supports its agricultural…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… Yarmouth Historical Society The Lawrence farm produced crops and food for the household and also sold to local and distant markets."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Penmanship Practice produced in BrunswickFarmington Historical Society Stephen Titcomb, reputed to be the first settler, came to Farmington before…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Maine did not have the coal and iron needed to produce the steel for the ships and engines, and Bath emerged as the only Maine shipbuilding center to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Titcomb family has been one of Maine’s longest producers of maple syrup, yet in the early years Stephen’s syrup and maple sugar were traded for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… used to build ships in Yarmouth’s harbor; farms produced crops that were sold in the village and village merchants sold goods to the rural farmers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Skyline Farm looks much the same today as it did more than a century ago, and its approach on a dirt road reminds us of what our old roads once…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… fund the purchase and operation of the Aroostook Farm which was a demonstration farm that experimented in the modern methods of potato production."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"They produced ash tool handles, canoes and paddles, and the ash baskets for the potato industry. With mechanization of logging and potato farming…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"His mother then decided to lease out the farm for which Arthur was happy as he did not enjoy farming. Arthur’s first job was at the age of 14."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"And before too many years passed, Chester was producing earmuffs in a factory in West Farmington. He continued production of earmuffs until his death…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Agriculture

"… lumber industry or as an exporter of agricultural produce to the nation, agriculture has always been at the center of Presque Isle's productivity."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"… Museum Description 25 pound potato bag, Produce Distributors, Inc. In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Starch Factory, c. 1965

"… Description A step in the process of producing potato starch which is used in the production of food, medicines, paper, and other…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Photographer Kate Philbrick and radio producer Rob Rosenthal produced Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold in collaboration with WMPG-FM and the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Surplus produce was shipped via rail to Augusta for use in other state institutions. This led to the purchase of a prison farm in nearby Warren, run…"

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