Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"About this time there were a lot of auctions in the area, selling off farm equipment no longer used."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"They also went to auctions in Exeter and Corinna and local farmers supplied them with beef. Lorin Herring turned over his half of Herring Brothers to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… other organizations and individuals, purchased at auction the remarkable John Martin's Journal, three scrapbooks, and John and Clara Martin's Bible."

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"They held auctions, catered, had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… in western parts of Hancock County went to public auction, where it was purchased by Jarvis and his brother, Phillip, who became among the largest…"

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

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

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… lands into lots of fifty acres each to be sold at auction or given to settlers. Schools, post offices and churches were established in whatever…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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