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Site Pages
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"… are available here or through the Narrative page Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor McCurdy Herring Smokehouse The…"
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Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen
"Peacock Canning Company. The following interview with Susie Calder was conducted by Jennifer Multhopp in January, 2009 With images provided by Susie…"
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"Lawrence, E.M., “A History of Sardine Canning”, The Canning Trade, January, 1914. “Lubec … 1800: A Century of Progress”, The Herald Magazine…"
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"… first chief 1890s • Virtual explosion of sardine canning on Passamaquoddy Bay – new technology and expanding markets 1893 • SS Cumberland made its…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"A lobster canning factory was built in Old Harbor, although demand fluctuated. By 1890 prices grew higher and boats grew larger as the easy to reach…"
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4
"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Part I: How They Smoked Herring in Lubec Section 1: A Traditional Process in Traditional Buildings McCurdy…"
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4
"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Section 2: Six Steps in Producing Smoked Herring: 1990 and 1896 Sluicing the herring into wooden tanks."
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4
"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse By Edward L. Hawes Introduction Drawn from the collections of the Maine Historical Society, Lubec Historical Society…"
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4
"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Part II: A Little Museum of Smokehouse Tools and Implements Dip nets at McCurdy's Smokehouse, LubecLubec Landmarks…"
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"Links The Lubec project team cataloged and uploaded over 800 historical images of early Lubec. View more Lubec images."
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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 2 of 2
"The Blizzard of '34 Undoubtedly longer than any snow report the oldest inhabitant ever saw. Blizzard, Lubec, January 21, 1934 Lubec Historical…"
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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2
"The Blizzard of '34 by Ronald Pesha Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical Society “We are enjoying (?) a winter such as the oldest…"
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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911
"Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911 by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society “The new bronze souvenirs have arrived and may be secured from C."
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"Team Members Lubec Consolidated School 44 South Street Lubec, ME 04652 (207) 733-5591 msad19@yahoo.com http://www.lubecschool.org Lubec Historical…"
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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2
"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration Centennial house decoration, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Residents of more modest dwellings also…"
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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2
"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Lubec staged a grand celebration in 1911 observing the Town’s…"
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Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt
"A Signature Quilt By Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Wormell Sisters image from Betsey Leavitt Josselyn Signature Quilt, Lubec…"
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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax Prescott F. Jernegan, an ordained Baptist minister, came to North Lubec in 1897 and leased Hiram…"
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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3
"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Temporary trestlework for bridge, Lubec, ca. 1961 Lubec Historical Society Pier placement…"
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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 3 of 3
"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Some text adapted from Remembering Lubec, copyright © Ronald Pesha, published 2009 by The History…"
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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3
"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello by Ronald Pesha A majestic arch of imposing beauty, named for a U.S."
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"S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from the collections of…"
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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head by Ronald Pesha, West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc., Inc. Images from the organization's collection…"
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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail
"Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Who was Myron Haliburton Avery? The first 2000-miler of the…"