Maine Memory Network

Abbe Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… building their homes, these families farmed, fished, dug clams and sold wood to ships which arrived here from distant places."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… shows that the Abnaki spent time on MDI hunting, fishing, catching shellfish and gathering plants and berries. The Abnaki called the island Pemetic."

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"Fitz Morris was a son of William George Fish. He was born on April 17, 1873. Fitz Morris was taught in a public school in Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… was a clarifier put into beer made out of fish gills and tongues. After four years, a more economical and efficient way of creating the isinglass…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish Street intersection. Lime kilns were built below the bridge on both sides of the Creek in…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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Rockland Historical Society

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South Bristol Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… of clean-cut orange, teal and black abstract fish and other shapes, labeled "Jo Collins," the Junior Label of the Mandell Manufacturing Company of…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"Malaga Island Archaeology Fish hook excavated on Malaga Island By Kate Philbrick, 2009 X Even though Malaga was frequently in the press, not…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… an incredibly diverse range of mammals, birds and fish, and gathered plants for food, medicine, and raw materials."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… many of Mount Desert’s families who farmed, fished, built boats, or participated in some of all of the year around occupations, the Savages…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"… place long frequented by their ancestors for fishing, hunting, and gathering. No longer able to survive solely on the old lifeways, Wabanakis now…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… elevator (sold his patents to Otis); designer of fishing reels (also see business leader below) Supply Belcher 1751-1836: American composer…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… the war effort, later being converted back to fishing vessels. There remains a fairly accurate list of the vessels launched from the shop in the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… along the Saco River for thousands of years - fishing its waters, canoeing to the headwaters each summer, and living in villages farther up river…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… Pond by a photographer named Goodwin shows the fishing fleet in the harbor with the village beyond."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… 17th century, when scattered, yet permanent, fishing settlements established themselves along the Maine coast."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… the Dawnland, forming coastal outposts devoted to fishing, logging, and fur trading. Wabanaki leaders hesitantly welcomed many of these colonists…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The Skowhegan Island Skowhegan dam X Fishing on the Kennebec X by Kate Hodgdon, Scott Clarke, and Gus Hoy Skowhegan Island has been a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… Jacob started working for a man named Ira Fish in 1826 in the lumbering business. Ira ended up selling Jacob land where he built a house in the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… and natural resources, such as timber and fish, were abundant. William and Phoebe Royall settled on the eastern side of the Royal River."