Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Using tools made of stone, bone, wood, and natural plant and animal fibers, they harvested an incredibly diverse range of mammals, birds and fish…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… there were no dams at the time, the men and animals had to journey their way up the high waterfalls, and thoughout the course of the journey, many…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… for their house, their crops, and feeding their animals. Ben also had sheep and cattle. He usually used his sheep for selling the wool and for his…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… time consuming and expensive compared to hunting animals. The early metal traps, hand-made by local blacksmiths, were quite expensive."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… lived out their lives in peace at last, farming animals and crops and raising their children. Back in the day, the Fowlers had as many as 30 cattle…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… farms were like having a farm with all kinds of animals on it. Lincoln’s fox farms were all owned by the Gordons."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… the buttons are various designs: lines and dots, animals, words, the faces of coins, and more. Some of the buttons are indented, while others are…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… a book with artistic representations of Scripture Animals. His father died in 1777 while serving in the Revolutionary War, leaving his mother as…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… ice for summer, wood for winter, and hay for the animals. He lived on a farm on Roxbury Road in Mexico."

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."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"I read the Humane Society ads about what animals they have there know. We got our two Siamese cats from one of the ads."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… be stocked with valuable fish; the increase of animals and birds encouraged; the growth of trees, shrubs, plants, ferns and mosses cared for."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… whist, read novels, analyzed flowers and prepared animal specimens (e.g., stuffed birds), and took notes."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Fisher, Jonathan. Scripture Animals : A Natural History of the Living Creatures Named in the Bible, Publisher: Pyne Press, 1972."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… things Ira might of been afraid of for Jacob were animals, outlaws, hunger, disease, and losing transportation."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… children worked hard, helping to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… of 1817, food was scarce for both people and animals. The following winter of 1817 was bitter cold, testing even the most hearty of folks."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… instrument, play a game, make friends with animals such as dogs, cats, and goats, or learn photography, bee-keeping, or proper broadcasting…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"They would use a bow and arrow to catch the animals in a snow drift. Out in the wilderness all of the water was frozen, so there was no way to clean…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… acted as a field driver, bringing in stray farm animals that had wandered off or roamed at large. Finally, it is noted that it was his job to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… images of landscapes, plants and animals), low-quality televisions, radios, and projectors."

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…"

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