Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

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

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…"

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."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… upon boats for the early transport of goods, livestock and people. In the “History of Thomaston, Rockland and South Thomaston”, Cyrus Eaton refers…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"… Ethel's son, Donald 'Donnie' Staples, once kept livestock such as the bull Big Fella at his parent's home."

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

"… the land to grow vegetables and fruits, and raise livestock. Cattle and sheep were brought to the island at an early date."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade. The heart of the town was shifting from Winter Harbor up…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"More than 100 people and 1 million heads of livestock died it the The Great Death Blizzard. One blizzard I thought was really bad was the blizzard in…"

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

"… newspaper article states, “Due to the amount of livestock, it takes a lot of grain to feed working teams of horses and oxen.” (Teams were not only…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… including home-grown produce and home-raised livestock, along with homemade building materials, no longer sufficed."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They tended the livestock. They planted the crops and harvested them. Women cared for the sick and dying."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Knowlton & Son Dealer in Livestock Col. A. Plummer “ “ “ A. Elder “ “ “ West Village Old Mill DamNew Portland Historical Society The West…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… physician and surgeon, fruit grower, dealers in livestock, and a few years later a used car dealer."

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

"… strategy that included diverse crop and livestock production, nonfarm work, and nontraditional products and crafts."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"He was a livestock broker. Thurza Porter married Lemuel Crosby, and their daughter Cornelia was nicknamed “Fly Rod” Crosby, because of her love of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… afford to do more than walk, bicycle, or use livestock for transportation. Cars became more common after the war, increasing the contact between…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"Others might pause to imagine the livestock that grazed in these now wooded pastures, or the lives lived above these cellar holes, or the wagons that…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock. Apple orchards were quickly established."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… the park so the farmers could contain their livestock during the exhibition. To the best of my knowledge, that black rod iron fence on the Main…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… that the townspeople at the time reduced their livestock before the winter season enabling them to avoid the tax bills that arrived in March."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… on the Saturday following Labor Day and featured livestock judging, horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games."

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

"… station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad Station, 1909Scarborough Historical…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… on the Saturday following Labor Day and featured livestock judging, horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games, while…"

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

"… North Yarmouth survived by diversifying crop and livestock production, developing sideline non-farming business, and manufacturing nontraditional…"