Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… blanch it in a large vat, and boil it down to produce pot-ash (potash). If that residue was baked in an oven, the carbon in the residue would cook…"

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

"That first year, workers produced about 15,000 pounds of cheese, which was sold mostly to Lewiston and Portland businesses for 15¢ a pound."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… the world’s only moontide springs Mines that once produced some of the nations’s finest mica The mine that produced the world’s largest tourmaline…"

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

"Farming continued to keep families in produce and meat. With the many varieties of fish available in the Gulf of Maine and the surrounding waters…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… provided the opportunities for small mills to produce lumber and shingles, shovel handles, grains from the grist mills, cheese and starch making…"

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

"… the same canning process as that used for farm produce, such as corn. After 1873 Burnham & Morrill moved to Jones Creek at Pine Point."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… Washington Counties bring crafts, prepared foods, produce, handiwork of all types and more to show and share with the community, and to compete and…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… business for over forty years, a leading producer of shoes for ladies, had employed 450 workers, and made over 2.5 million dollars a year."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Economy By 1870, Surry was producing goods for the clothing, building, and shipping industries, plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… the ingenuity of these highly skilled workers to produce top quality and unique creations and still be able to compete favorably against the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"People spent their days toiling long hours to produce the basic necessities of life for themselves and their immediate family."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… booklets, but not enough to pay their expenses or produce much of a profit. According to Mr. Newell's short biography of Mr."

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

"… time, the land was more mature and yielded better produce. New Portland was continuing to develop and more people came to the area."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The homestead offered its guests fresh produce and dairy products from local farms. The Homestead offered activities, like sailing expeditions…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1821 • Twenty smokehouses operating in Lubec – produced 50 to 60 thousand boxes of fish annually."

Bangor Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… At this time there were 20 smokehouses in Lubec producing 50 to 60 thousand boxes of fish annually, bringing employment and prosperity to the town."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"These specialized ventures produced items to support lumbering but also made commercial products such as stoves."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… periods, and today, Maine and Bangor are still producing tremendous leaders. Resources “1868–1898 The Origins of the University of California…"

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

"… & Lumberman Hiram Pease Livestock & Country Producer John Newell “ “ “ “ Levi Williamson “ “ “ “ Stimans & Webb “ “ “ “ J.S."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… high costs, islanders frequently took their produce to Castine to sell to the British stationed there."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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