Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"At least two of them were part of the Seacoast Canning cartel: Columbian Canning and the firm of Mawhinney and Ramsdell. Perhaps Union was also."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Industry.) Challenges Burnham and Morrill Canning Factory at Center Bridge The Sandy River has flooded the Burnham and Morrill canning…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Was everyone working in fishing or fish processing? S: Yes, in the factories, and at the can plant … and then, when they couldn’t do that, that’s why…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lawrence, E.M., “A History of Sardine Canning”, The Canning Trade, January, 1914. “Lubec … 1800: A Century of Progress”, The Herald Magazine…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… first chief 1890s • Virtual explosion of sardine canning on Passamaquoddy Bay – new technology and expanding markets 1893 • SS Cumberland made its…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Two men in dories, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society More recent pictures of lobster fishing show the transformation of…"

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

"Seine fishing (hand line fishing) was one form of fishing used by island fishermen. These fishermen were mostly fishing for herring."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Better fishing practices were also adopted; around 1871 the hook and line method was replaced with seining."

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

"… Sluicing into the tanks Hall observed that the fish “are immediately put into the pickling tanks, which have first been partially filled with a…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"It would provide another fishing industry source in addition to the lobstering, scalloping, and shrimping already in place."

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"… are available here or through the Narrative page Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor McCurdy Herring Smokehouse The…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Lobster fishing is the main trade, and islanders continue the tradition of living off the sea that was started when the first human foot hit island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… Island Historical Society Four men line fishing from a dory, Swan's Island, ca. 1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life like on a…"

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

"459). He observed dip nets used to take the fish out of the brine, so they could be taken to the benches where “stringers” were working."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… will serve to introduce what was done to the fish to transform them for the market. Part II is a Web-based “museum” of the tools and implements…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"Even though it was the height of the fishing season, team members willingly sacrificed part of their income (for lack of time to tend their lobster…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… were turned into tasty ready-to-eat smoked fish. There was Rosemary Ranck, who at some point in 1975, walked into McCurdy’s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"Mackerel fishing declined in the late 1800s, and Smith may have turned to shopkeeping to compensate for the loss."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… was purchased by he Standard Sardine Company and fish was processed there for several years. This photo, taken around 1930, also shows the house…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… the close of other island industries, lobster fishing remains predominant. A successful trap limit was enforced in 1984 that reduced the pressure…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… there are also remains of oysters, sea urchins, fish, waterfowl and deer. Their size and quantity suggest longer periods of use rather than short…"

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 - Measuring Rock

"… meadows, wide intervale and good hunting and fishing that the region offered. The party canoed up the Kennebec River as far as Hallowell, which was…"