Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Jasper Beckwith Spraying Potatoes, Presque Isle, 1940

"… Horses were still used in 1940 for many farm chores. Here is shown a type of sprayer that appears to power the pump off the wheels."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"… connected barn and house, so the family could do chores without going outside in the winter The farm was built about 1900."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"… was either studying, reading a book, or doing chores. Each night, the boys in the family would take turns cooking dinner."

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"When Rena was young, her mother did this chore. As Rena grew older, she helped. Washing the clothes took two to three hours."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… they had during the day, the students had to do chores around the school. In grade school when they had recess, they had to throw wood down into…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"… 2 Transcription Marion: and that was one of my chores and it was a chore that I had to do but I wanted to do it because I loved my grandfather and…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"People were doing morning chores and getting ready for the new day. Some people were already working."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"They would wake up early, at five o’ clock, to do chores around the farm and house. She worked in the gardens."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… and then look after the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the cutting…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… lot and helped out around the house and had a few chores. Did you feel much pressure? Much of our money was left in the banks."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… and children would have to step up and do extra chores and duties to get by. Businesses would lose employment and maybe have to be shut down until…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… food crop.” This must have been a difficult chore for those whose rakes and plows most likely sat under a deep blanket of snow."