Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Use of traditional plant, animal, and mineral based dyes continued for some time while new dye "know how" and the chemical dye industry steadily grew."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… range from magnificent to humble and show that animal husbandry is not gone from Downeast. Postcard of the Blue Hill Fair, 1964Blue Hill…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… for their house, their crops, and feeding their animals. Ben also had sheep and cattle. He usually used his sheep for selling the wool and for his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Using tools made of stone, bone, wood, and natural plant and animal fibers, they harvested an incredibly diverse range of mammals, birds and fish…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… there were no dams at the time, the men and animals had to journey their way up the high waterfalls, and thoughout the course of the journey, many…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… time consuming and expensive compared to hunting animals. The early metal traps, hand-made by local blacksmiths, were quite expensive."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… lived out their lives in peace at last, farming animals and crops and raising their children. Back in the day, the Fowlers had as many as 30 cattle…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… farms were like having a farm with all kinds of animals on it. Lincoln’s fox farms were all owned by the Gordons."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"I read the Humane Society ads about what animals they have there know. We got our two Siamese cats from one of the ads."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… be stocked with valuable fish; the increase of animals and birds encouraged; the growth of trees, shrubs, plants, ferns and mosses cared for."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… whist, read novels, analyzed flowers and prepared animal specimens (e.g., stuffed birds), and took notes."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… things Ira might of been afraid of for Jacob were animals, outlaws, hunger, disease, and losing transportation."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… acted as a field driver, bringing in stray farm animals that had wandered off or roamed at large. Finally, it is noted that it was his job to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… children worked hard, helping to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"They would use a bow and arrow to catch the animals in a snow drift. Out in the wilderness all of the water was frozen, so there was no way to clean…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… instrument, play a game, make friends with animals such as dogs, cats, and goats, or learn photography, bee-keeping, or proper broadcasting…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… area in 1762 while searching for grass for their animals following severe drought. Although Scarborough never suffered a direct attack from the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… of 1817, food was scarce for both people and animals. The following winter of 1817 was bitter cold, testing even the most hearty of folks."

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

"Sheep were a very common animal in New Portland. Shortly after families used their agricultural skills for survival, they began to expand these…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… more power than could be supplied by men or animals. In Guilford’s case there were the Piscataquis River, Salmon Stream, and a small outlet from…"

Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The burned animal bones from their meals include beaver, snapping turtle, caribou, and bear. The Little Ice Age, between AD 1300 and 1850, likely had…"

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

"… as an Agricultural Fair were people brought animals to auction off and show, while people would bring fruits and veggies from their garden. Ms."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

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