Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… section in Part I six steps involved in this food preservation process are shown. A long-time seasonal resident of Lubec, Frank Van Riper, made a…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… years, through the prosperous era of herring processing, and into the present with efforts to forge economic recovery through aquaculture and…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Some of the steps in the process of canning are shown. The effort to form a cartel to control what its organizers thought what might be controlled is…"

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

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

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's First Grist Mill

"… into flour, which greatly increased the kinds of food the settlers ate, as well as allowed them to store the flour for later use."

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

"… used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods, such as butter, cheese, maple sugar and fruits."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock. Apple orchards were quickly established."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… roles in local agriculture and were supplying food and goods. Farmington men who received the Deferred Classification designation included: Warren…"

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

"Sheep would often be put on a boat and brought to one of the smaller outer islands for grazing. The independence of islanders to raise their own food…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… quoted a January 21st Boston Globe headline, “Food Fast Vanishing in Snowbound Town.” The Globe wrote that Lubeckers were cutting down their fruit…"

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

"Dunham's store sold a variety of food items such as the ice cream and candy that made it memorable to the younger islanders."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Food was practically non-existent. The bumper crops of hay and grain, which had been expected in the spring, were almost totally destroyed because of…"

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

"… but most of the lobsters caught were to keep food on their tables. During the ebb and flow of the major fishing times for cod, haddock or mackerel…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… settlement, Swan’s Island was a source of food and materials for many Native Americans who used the island as a seasonal, and perhaps permanent…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… to make a handsome profit, sometimes giving food on semi-permanent credit when they saw neighbors in need."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Steamer "Bangor," 1847

"… no sleeping accommodations -- and insufficient food. The beleaguered party, tired and hungry, arrived back in Bangor at 4:15 p.m. the next day."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… and to cultivate the land for their family’s food. Early fishing schooner, ca. 1870Swan's Island Historical Society With the best timber…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"During the canning process, tops were individually hand-soldered onto filled cans, and it’s believed that this process may have been the cause of…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… portion of this book to politicks because our food and raiment depends on the issue of the day as much as the question does whether we shall be…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"The cleaning process is known as “fulling” and the cleaning agent is Fuller’s Soap. The soap making recipe uses fat or oils and an essential…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"People kept their food cold using large blocks of ice. If people wanted ice, they would put a card in the window showing how much ice they wanted."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The process of logging has changed throughout the years because there are newer and safer ways to cut down and transform trees into logs and logs…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Agriculture and the Food Industry Strong has a rich history of food production. Corn and apples were sent across the country."