Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"Clearing land, planting crops, seeking shelter, caring for animals, making clothing - the tasks of human existence vary little at the basic level."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"These creatures in turn feed larger animals such as raccoons, striped bass and ospreys. Waste from animals living and dying enters the marsh to be…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… hay, which required no cultivation, was used to feed cattle. Once cut, horses and oxen, shod in bog shoes, hauled the harvested hay to staddles."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… in to pay for their house, their crops, and feeding their animals. Ben also had sheep and cattle."

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

"One can picture the young family toting water and feed to the barn animals. Phebe played the piano and left behind her music books, including the…"

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

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

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"I had to feed them fish and meat. It stunk very bad, but they like it. We only have a few foxes, but we’re working hard to buy more."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… specific event is mentioned as the ability to feed and clothe large numbers of soldiers and allies across an ocean had a direct impact on local…"

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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