Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Boat engines and fishing equipment also changed. Fishing for tuna with a harpoon, Swan's Island, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Snow started his canning operation by buying equipment from a defunct corn cannery. The original brand name was Ossipee, but Snow soon began using…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Sheep would often be put on a boat and brought to one of the smaller outer islands for grazing. The independence of islanders to raise their own food…"

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

"… parts of their life cycles in the marsh; it is a food production and distribution system for marsh inhabitants; it is a nursery for various fish…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"Dunham's store sold a variety of food items such as the ice cream and candy that made it memorable to the younger islanders."

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

"It was a source of food for themselves as well as their domestic animals. They harvested salt hay as fodder for cattle and sheep and used the marsh…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"With a gathering of antique equipment for the use of competition and display, musters were a source of games, family bonding, new friendships…"

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

"… for crop fertilizer and fish bait, as well as food for themselves; early settlers considered lobsters food for servants and paupers."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… was recreational, as well as a source of family food. Clam Diggers ca. 1933Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Clam Harvesting Although…"

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

"… settlement, Swan’s Island was a source of food and materials for many Native Americans who used the island as a seasonal, and perhaps permanent…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… to make a handsome profit, sometimes giving food on semi-permanent credit when they saw neighbors in need."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… shellfish and wildlife of the marsh provided food, a medium of exchange and fertilizer for crops."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… and to cultivate the land for their family’s food. Early fishing schooner, ca. 1870Swan's Island Historical Society With the best timber…"

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

"… be extra popular on days with everyone's favorite foods. At Scarborough Middle School you can regularly get pizza, sandwiches, chips and more."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"The first equipment they had was one linen hose, one two-wheeled hose reel that they could use in the summer, and a sled they could use in the winter."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… has grown into a service with state-of-the-art equipment and a paid staff of EMTs that serves citizens across the peninsula regardless of their…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The farmers were to immediately order any new parts due to the scarcity of steel and in order to have everything in readiness to raise “a maximum…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"And just make big pots of food that people could eat. And just trying to consume all of the food that was in your freezer."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The owner at the time, William Ledyard, had to buy another property to hold the supplies and equipment for the building."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The men would ready their snow equipment, and set out at different times to go deep forest hunting. From deep wood teepees they would track deer…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… such as big trucks and car carriers, woods equipment, cars, trucks, etc. Ferry Transportation Diorama by Walter Cote X Jim Ayers "How would…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… Randall-Thomas Gymnasium was designed, built and equipped for the delivery of a modern educational program for all the children of the community."

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

"… barn, while continuing to stable horses and farm equipment also became part of a taxi and vehicle storage business established in 1926 by John’s…"