Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… scarcities of land, hay, fish, lumber, timber and firewood in Southern New England’s old towns." A better life beckoned in the District of Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"Generously shared firewood and nourishment kept families warm and fed while the storm steered them forcefully away from normal routines. Waiting..."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… Historical Society Wood products such as firewood may seem insignificant, but over the years firewood has certainly had an impact on the economy…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… and has twelve acres of land that he cuts for firewood. He enjoys gardening and has his own Christmas tree farm where he grows 700 trees a year."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… had to put a roof over their heads and cut enough firewood to heat their homes and cook their food. During the colonial period the average…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"They used pieces of wood for firewood and other spare pieces for rebuilding some of what had been demolished."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… branches to try and save trees or to use for firewood to keep warm, but arborists advised them to leave the trees alone."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"So women ran the households. They cut and split firewood. They pickled, smoked and dried meat and fish. They tended the livestock."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… of the “fireman:” selecting the right kinds of firewood, governing the level of the fires, and damping them with sawdust."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The girls would gather nuts, greens, roots and firewood. They also would help with the cooking and carrying of the household goods to the summer or…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… describes daily challenges: the cow drying up, firewood stolen from the porch, taking the cat into bed to keep warm on a cold winter’s night…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… commodity for heating, once most of the good firewood had disappeared. Electricity was not introduced to Islesboro until the late 1920s."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… to arrive at school would load the stove with firewood gathered by the boys. Some of the schools were even labeled as unfit for children due to…"