Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… and correspondence of Alexander Crawford, a farmer from Skowhegan who had fought in the Civil War. They had just scratched the surface."

L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"1855Maine Historical Society The presence of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine State Seal symbolizes the importance of agricultural and maritime…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"He was primarily a farmer who also fished and did other odd jobs. Besides singing and playing the accordion, Clyde loved to tell stories and would…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"When the farmers drove their wagons to Society meetings, they brought their prize horse, cow, sheep and perhaps a pig to show off to the other…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… were mainly impoverished squatters surviving as farmers, hunters, fisherman.Theirs is partly a story of discrimination; they were often referred to…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… the Presumptuous Opera Company Walter Nowick--farmer, Juilliard-trained pianist, Zen teacher, son of Russian immigrants, witness to the aftermath…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Even as roads began to improve in the 1930s, farmers would keep a horse and wagon as backup. Aviation fever came to Scarborough in 1926 when Chester…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"Some farmers hung on and there were at least five commercial dairies in town before the Second World War."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… of Tucker’s Farm were bustling with visiting farmers and their animals from throughout Hancock County."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"King was a distinguished citizen, merchant, farmer, and ship builder. Three of his children became major public figures."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… and village merchants sold goods to the rural farmers. Access to ship transportation in Yarmouth was essential, as trains hadn’t yet come to the…"

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

"… the bounty of land out West drew away many Maine farmers, and the Civil War (1860-1864) marked an end to the age of East coast shipping and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers and lumbermen were performing soldiers’ duties. Under these difficult circumstances, many families left the coast” and other New England…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Farmers, traders and manufacturers saw their overseas markets disappear. Business plummeted and ships languished."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… industry brought increased prosperity to area farmers, who harvested the timber, and to blacksmiths, carpenters, ship-chandlers and other suppliers…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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