Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This stylish suit and matching cape…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"They harvested salt hay as fodder for cattle and sheep and used the marsh for summer pasture. Many settlers were often assigned a marsh lot (or lots)…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"I used to give them hay, I tramped in hay and all and these were great big horses and I was scared to death they were gonna kick me or something."

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

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

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… to include clover for cattle feed, flax, barley, hay, pumpkins and beans. Plums and pears were added to the orchards."

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"… there was raised the past season 50 tons of hay, 175 bushels of potatoes 140 bushels of apples, 175 bushels oats and barley, quite an amount of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"How many tons of hay? Hemp? Flax? 7. How many pounds of sugar? Silk cocoons? 8. How many cords of wood have you sold? 9."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… acoutrements for both a tight body and a sloven hay racks were knot known then but came in use soon after." View additional information about…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust. The hay and sawdust preserved the ice for long periods of time."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"… coming to the island to get already cut and dried hay and lumber. The early Mt. Desert families were industrious and hard working."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Hay and straw free.” $5.00 paid to 1st place for best heard, 1 male and 4 females. A sample of other categories: stallions, matched and gentlemen’s…"

Stockholm Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Ski Museum of Maine

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"To increase marsh salt hay production, he initiated one of the first diking experiments in Maine. His experiments attracted the attention of farmer…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"Dow, Inc.) Frank Hayes (tree committee, Hayes Super Service) Fred Beck (tree committee, Beck & Beck) Norman Aubin (tree committee, Northern Printers)…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"They cut hay in the salt marshes and turned ancient forest trails into paths and dirt roads. I mean now to give you a history of my discovering of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well as sawdust, which would have been available in quantity from the numerous sawmills in…"