Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Lincoln’s fox farms were all owned by the Gordons. Most people who owned a fox farm would be widely known around the town and maybe even the state."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… with beaver, otter, sable, and various species of animals yielding furs which afforded liberal encouragement…” to the aboriginal population."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The burned animal bones from their meals include beaver, snapping turtle, caribou, and bear. The Little Ice Age, between AD 1300 and 1850, likely had…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"Legend often states Conrad Heyer was the first white child born in the German immigrant community of Waldoboro."

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

"The first physician came to Mt. Desert Island in 1799. Kendall Kittredge, along with his wife, Sally Whiting, arrived on MDI in 1799."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… were bustling with visiting farmers and their animals from throughout Hancock County. There were cisterns (remains of which can still be found in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… pioneers raised cattle, sheep and small farm animals and supplemented food supplies from the wild lands that surrounded their farms."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… area in 1762 while searching for grass for their animals following severe drought. Although Scarborough never suffered a direct attack from the…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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