Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"People from New York came to buy furs a lot. Furs were expensive, so Gordon’s farms went bankrupt when people stopped buying them."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… established in the 17th century by fishermen and fur traders were supplanted by more stable farming settlements."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… sable, and various species of animals yielding furs which afforded liberal encouragement…” to the aboriginal population."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The fur trade caused intense competition among native people for access to European goods such as copper kettles, iron axes, knives, and firearms."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"… of the lumber obtained from the forest? Skins and furs? 12. What was the value of the ginseng and all other productions not before enumerated, you…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… traded with the native peoples, especially for furs, but relations with area bands were uneasy. The settlers encroached on the native hunting…"

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

"… with cotton batting and sometimes trimed with fur. From his infancy to this date he was always watching my labours when he began to want to be in…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… example, a tattered wool country cloak found at a farm in Standish (pictured at left). By the same token, rarity, elite fashions which do not often…"

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

"… 1600s ships' logs had accounts of fishing and fur trading along the coast. Fish, particularly cod, was abundant and a very profitable commodity in…"