Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Local resistance to the embargo was fierce and the widespread smuggling of flour, salt beef, and other goods into British territory became…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… State of Maine but left to genesis of a small, local Lubec non-profit organization to create and operate."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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St. Croix Historical Society

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"They joined with local entrepreneurs who shared the idea of canning small herring they called “sardines” to compete with real sardines from Europe."