Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… as a mans fore finger the branches which had the fruit as large as a common pipe stem." Below the apple, he wrote, "4 ft 8 1/2 inches high, Lowest…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"In a journal and scrapbooks he began writing and illustrating in 1864 to recount his life and experiences, he often drew trees, gardens, and fruit…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

"… final days of Katahdin Charcoal Iron Co., and his fruit trees. People and events mentioned include: Mabele Martin G."

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

"… also would bring chips, soda, a candy bar, and fruit. Edwena would bring her food in little plastic bags to the potato field that she was working…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… of foods, such as butter, cheese, maple sugar and fruits. Samples of other items include: worsted hose (stockings), hats, caps, boots and shoes."

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

"… continued to use the land to grow vegetables and fruits, and raise livestock. Cattle and sheep were brought to the island at an early date."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… a little from the ground up 2 feet but when the fruit grew it would have bent to the ground but I took a brush pole I had shoved & tied it up as…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… allowed for hunting, raising cattle, and growing fruits and vegetables. The close proximity to rivers and streams gave early settlers drinking…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… Charcoal Iron finances and closing, Martin fruit trees   Part 4, pages 121-end Family history in Ellsworth, Bangor area; butchering, work for…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"… things are alike" Nathaniel Bodwell was like a fruitful tree. He had eight children and was only married once on April 1, 1824, to Polly."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… the great banana bag which will hold a complete fruit branch of the banana tree. These bags were made in three different departments, on machines…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… By 1910, Northeast Harbor had four groceries, one fruit stand, two dry goods stores, four stables, three blacksmiths, three building contractors…"

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

"… as well as improved the condition of eggs and fruit. Hervey Lowell built up such a large egg business, that he built an egg house near the store."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… wrote that Lubeckers were cutting down their fruit trees to keep neighbors from freezing to death and that “business was at a standstill.” However…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… tended victory gardens to grow their own fruits and vegetables; in fact, most people became gardeners."

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

"Pomona was a goddess of abundance of fruit and gardens, and Flora was the goddess of flowers. Ceres was the goddess of food plants, and her name has…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"As reported in The New York Times: “In a thick fog the Eastern Steamboat Company’s steamer Cumberland and the United Fruit Company’s steamer Admiral…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Everyone cleared land and planted fruit trees and grew vegetables. They hunted. They made their clothing at home, beginning with raising the sheep…"

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

"… shoe maker(2),carpenter, physician and surgeon, fruit grower, dealers in livestock, and a few years later a used car dealer."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The neighboring building housed the Kennebec Fruit Company, and F. and E. Reed Insurance. George Davenport's brokerage business was at 55 Front…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… was inoculated against diseases and how, types of fruit trees and other plants that Martin grew and how he took care of them, and the organization…"

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

"… to auction off and show, while people would bring fruits and veggies from their garden. Ms. Gorman was first introduced to the New Portland Fair in…"

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

"… was canned extensively, with other vegetables and fruit handled. While under the management of Merrill Bros., meat was also canned. Charles E."