Maine Memory Network

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

"1912Lubec Historical Society From the labor perspective, these women and the lone child must be from the packing room. There are no “cutters” here."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women in positions as town officials and committee members, however, showed significant change over the same time period, slowly including more women…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to difficulties which no other part of the State labors under; on the one hand harassed by the British and commanded to bear a part in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"… Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor McCurdy Herring Smokehouse The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… in the phrase, “tradition accommodates innovation.” At least two labor saving improvements were adopted in the early 1970s that need looking at."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"However U.S. and Canadian locals labor, toil, and intermarry; family names centuries old mingle through intermarriage across the border."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Over 700 laborers were involved in the construction. Many were Italian immigrants lured from working on the railroad in Machias by the promise of…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… Century quilt features squares autographed by women bearing names including Case, Calkins, Kelley, Woodward, Guptill, and Small...all old-time…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… enjoyed the Pocahontas float And the Eastern Star Women on this float are identified. Click on the photo, zoom in, and read Info for their names."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"The women decorated the floats and ours was beautiful. John Tyler drove the truck that pulled the float."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 3 of 4

"… reproduction of her families and communities, the labor of women including Martha Ballard was an essential complement to the surveys and land sales…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"Gendered family structures and divisions of labor shaped Wabanaki and colonial New England economies, and Indigenous and White women were essential…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Involving extensive physical labor indoors and out-of-doors, women’s daily work included gardening, dairying, food preparation, spinning, weaving…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Part I: How They Smoked Herring in Lubec Section 1: A Traditional Process in Traditional Buildings McCurdy…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Section 2: Six Steps in Producing Smoked Herring: 1990 and 1896 Sluicing the herring into wooden tanks."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Part II: A Little Museum of Smokehouse Tools and Implements Dip nets at McCurdy's Smokehouse, LubecLubec Landmarks…"

Lubec, Maine - Links

"Links The Lubec project team cataloged and uploaded over 800 historical images of early Lubec. View more Lubec images."

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

"The Blizzard of '34 Undoubtedly longer than any snow report the oldest inhabitant ever saw. Blizzard, Lubec, January 21, 1934 Lubec Historical…"

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

"The Blizzard of '34 by Ronald Pesha Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical Society “We are enjoying (?) a winter such as the oldest…"

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"Team Members Lubec Consolidated School 44 South Street Lubec, ME 04652 (207) 733-5591 msad19@yahoo.com http://www.lubecschool.org Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration Centennial house decoration, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Residents of more modest dwellings also…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society Lubec staged a grand celebration in 1911 observing the Town’s…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Timeline Timeline - Selected Events in Lubec’s History Text by Jennifer Multhopp Pre-1700s • Passamaquoddy encampments in North Lubec – shell…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello Temporary trestlework for bridge, Lubec, ca. 1961 Lubec Historical Society Pier placement…"