Maine Memory Network

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

"… herring for markets away had been a leading industry with many ups and downs. It was a traditional process carried out in traditional buildings…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… D., “Some Historical Data on the Maine Sardine Industry”, Maine Sardine Industry History. Varney, George A., A Gazetteer of the State of Maine…"

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

"Lubec sardine industry, ca. 1950Maine Historical Society The industry began in Eastport in the 1870s, came over to Lubec and grew phenomenally in…"

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

"Herring smokehouse, Eastport, 1886Maine Historical Society Fortunately, a few people took it upon themselves toward the end of the industry to…"

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

"… the development of this and other fishery industries. Thus, box sizes and grades of quality and fish size interested him Toward the last years of…"

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

"… did you stop because you wanted to or because the industry was going down? S: When the industry went down they closed that factory (Union) and I…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… prosperity 1865 • Peak of smoked herring industry • Thirty smokehouses from N. Lubec to Bailey’s Mistake 1869 • The Saxby Gale, November 4, caused…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"Hubbard Free Library The Cotton Mill's main textile was fabric. The Cotton Mill made jeans, sheeting, coat lining, and prints."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"In the late 19th century, as paper mills, textile mills, and shoe factories proliferated along the Androscoggin, additional waves of immigrants, in…"

Historic Hallowell - Row House

"Here lived some of Hallowell's early textile workers. Built by Isaac Gage of Augusta, this Federal-style worker's residence on Second Street was…"

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

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Part II: A Little Museum of Smokehouse Tools and Implements Dip nets at McCurdy's Smokehouse, LubecLubec Landmarks…"

Lubec, Maine - Links

"Links The Lubec project team cataloged and uploaded over 800 historical images of early Lubec. View more Lubec images."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 2 of 2

"The Blizzard of '34 Undoubtedly longer than any snow report the oldest inhabitant ever saw. Blizzard, Lubec, January 21, 1934 Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"The Blizzard of '34 by Ronald Pesha Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical Society “We are enjoying (?) a winter such as the oldest…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911 by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society “The new bronze souvenirs have arrived and may be secured from C."

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"Team Members Lubec Consolidated School 44 South Street Lubec, ME 04652 (207) 733-5591 msad19@yahoo.com http://www.lubecschool.org Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration Centennial house decoration, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Residents of more modest dwellings also…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Lubec staged a grand celebration in 1911 observing the Town’s…"

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

"Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax Prescott F. Jernegan, an ordained Baptist minister, came to North Lubec in 1897 and leased Hiram…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Temporary trestlework for bridge, Lubec, ca. 1961 Lubec Historical Society Pier placement…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 3 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Some text adapted from Remembering Lubec, copyright © Ronald Pesha, published 2009 by The History…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello by Ronald Pesha A majestic arch of imposing beauty, named for a U.S."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from the collections of…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head by Ronald Pesha, West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc., Inc. Images from the organization's collection…"