Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"… Covaly's wharf in Hampden in order to retrieve an egg that his friends dropped in the river. Raynes' half-brother, John Martin (1823-1904) drew an…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The egg house had sawdust insulation in the walls and an ice bunk in the center. The wooden egg cases were kept cool, awaiting shipment to Boston…"

Caribou Public Library

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"Her mother tended the chickens and they ate the eggs for breakfast. They also sold many of the eggs. They had twenty-five to thirty chickens."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"… a sandwich, such as a peanut butter, tuna, or egg salad. She also would bring chips, soda, a candy bar, and fruit."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… below the designated legal size or those carrying eggs or a V-notch (indicating females capable of bearing eggs) are returned to the water."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… for skins and oil, as well as to gather sea fowl eggs, sweet grass, clams and lobsters. As Dr. Small states in his 1898 history, “This tribe made…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… a farm at that time so we had access to milk and eggs and so forth. But a lot of people didn’t. And we didn’t have an automobile at that time and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… fun things that go on after church, like Easter egg coloring, kids singing in front of the whole congregation, turkey pie suppers, craft fairs…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"All egg-bearing females and those with a V-notch cut in a tail flipper must be released. Cutting a V-notch is meant to keep the females in the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… were made of pine and coated with a mixture of egg whites and carbon from charred potatoes. The students and teachers wrote on the boards with…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… for toast, jam, and the delicious hard-boiled eggs that were served by church ladies group. Then it was home to devour special treats held in their…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… for wholesale trade in grain, wool, apples, eggs and maple syrup.” In 1872, the first refrigerated rail car came to Farmington."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… reds were the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros. poultry business, established in 1895 at the old Shaw…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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