Maine Memory Network

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

"What inspired New York investors to come there was a well-established and well-known fishery involving harvesting herring for smoking and pickling."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He enlisted from Freeman as a Sergeant in the Company D 28th Maine Infantry on October 10, 1864 and received a discharge due to a disability."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… along the Bombahook, the Kennebec Light and Heat Company, was the first supplier of an electric current to Hallowell."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Bangor was already a summer destination, and adventurous families soon discovered Ryder’s Cove, just across Penobscot Bay."