Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… for this purpose they must have boiled potatoes, meal, and a little salt when necessary. The hay must be used with entire economy."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In addition to farming, they would hunt and trap. Most new settlers chose hardwood areas to clear as their titles required them to clear at least…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Potatoes were down from 45¢ to 15¢ a barrel. Timber was becoming scarce and many mills had to close down."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… milk, hulled corn, boiled wheat, and roasted potatoes. In September of 1806 Mrs. Robert Herring Jr."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Exports were salt and smoked fish, sardines, potatoes, hay, wood and other agricultural products. By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… to islanders, who shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back to Boston on the same vessels. The first regular packet (small sailing craft) line…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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