Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"… take the full seed potato barrels, put them on the back of the potato truck, and bring them out to the field. The men would also plant the seeds."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"… 4.4 acre park space includes soccer and softball fields, a 30’ x 90’ support building, a lighted multi-use area, playground and picnic areas, boat…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"The truck was driven back to the potato field so that the empties could be dropped onto the picker's sections."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"… buffalos, and my father worked in rice and peanut fields. They both got little pay on some days, no pay on others."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… but gave a break to the potato pickers and other field workers. Worn lags would have to be replaced with new ones."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"All the fields, pastures and wooded areas between the Libby farm and the village were searched. Late in the afternoon searchers came upon a spot on…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"In 1965 the field did not have a grandstand anymore; a new backstop was constructed. The town field is located along Water Street."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"… how Alonzo appeared when he began to work in the fields at Reed Hardings farm in Brewer. Martin wrote, "This style of cap was in fashion when I…"

L.C. Bates Museum/Good Will-Hinckley

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Additionally, many local farms were abandoned by the end of the War, by farmers, who chose to never return to Maine."

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"Tree stumps are yet to be cleared from the field beyond the stone wall. A ship enters the harbor, while three other ships are under construction."

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

"… students had less pressure to support the family farm, and education became more important. Schools added Physical Education to the curriculum and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… in the area across from the present Ladd family farm. Dist.# 2 - The schoolhouse was situated further north on the road to Farmington near the old…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… The Grange movement has evolved to include non-farm rural families and communities. According to Dennis Sven Nordin, author of "Rich Harvest: A…"

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

"This was probably because of their farm background and being familiar with horses. John C. Bangs enlisted in the First Maine Cavalry in September 12…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Farms were an important role in the town’s growth and prosperity. A good blacksmith was invaluable. A dance hall provided entertainment, as did…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… History: Maine Swedish Colony New Sweden fields, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society Before the Swedes, there was the forest."

Windham Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… unidentified soldier posed for this tintype in a field studio, with a painted backdrop ornamented with tents and an American flag."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"The Old Ell is Born Old Ell, Rye Field Lane, Northeast Harbor 1939Northeast Harbor Library By the year 1898, despite having previously built…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… of the past: stone walls that once enclosed open fields, lilac-shrouded cellar holes that once housed thriving families, two-rut roads that lead…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… on a large scale: large farms and mowing fields, great piles of mussel-bed, with large barns and hay crops And...there were often three or four…"