Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… hog and cattle markings, demonstrating that animal raising for sale and consumption was an important early industry to satisfy basic human needs…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… gates across their part of the road to keep farm animals from wandering. Very few residents could afford horses so walking was the primary means of…"

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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… agricultural fair, beginning in 1883, where large animal owners show off their stock. Harness racing has been held since Bass Park was created."

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

"… more power than could be supplied by men or animals. In Guilford’s case there were the Piscataquis River, Salmon Stream, and a small outlet from…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Sheep were a very common animal in New Portland. Shortly after families used their agricultural skills for survival, they began to expand these…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… as an Agricultural Fair were people brought animals to auction off and show, while people would bring fruits and veggies from their garden. Ms."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Spring gives birth to the many wild animals that frequent the hills, valleys, and woods that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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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."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"They grew their food, raised animals, fished and clammed. Schooners brought supplies to islanders, who shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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