Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"The most common themes were information about ships in harbor, what the longshoremen were working on, and notable large fish that were caught."

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

"… the one of the most significant and long-lasting waterfront industries in Downeast Maine. Looking into McCurdy’s in 1986. Jacob B."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… the bank of the river, just upriver of where the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands. Knox’s wastebook is riddled with references to…"

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

"… Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Lubec waterfront from new bridge, 1962 Lubec Historical Society These views look from the as yet…"

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

"The waterfronts of both towns provided the perfect location for the industry, and a working landscape of canneries, smokehouses, and other businesses…"

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

"They lived in two large camps near the site. The waterfront was very busy with vessels carrying construction materials arriving daily."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of factories that would eventually line Lubec’s waterfront. Soon thereafter E.W. Brown and Company built the first factory on Water Street."

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

"… brass stays. It shows the ancient town, with its waterfront and cathedrals, its quaint German architecture and sharp-roofed houses, its odd-looking…"

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

"When I started working in ’47 the work was steady. All the factories were busy. J: How did you know when they had fish to pack? S: Well, they would…"

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"Students are actively working on projects that will be incorporated into this site. The Gardner Lake Tragedy"

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

"Natalie Havens, who used to work at McCurdy’s, made an important point in 2001: Each person working in the Shed did everything: skinning, gutting…"

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

"They worked right along with them. It was no different for the owners who were generally their own managers."

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

"… McCurdy’s understand the process and the hard work involved. Also left behind was example of an “improved” item, a wheeled cart."

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

"The New Deal’s Public Works Administration responded, and the governor ordered a State snowplow out to Lubec."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… 19th Century together socially while engaging in work essential to their families’ well-being, even survival."

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

"“Efforts were made to stop the hole in the Cumberland’s side so that she could go on the ways at high tide. The plans adopted, however, did not work…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… 548.2529 www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org Working Waterfront, news publication, Island Institute, PO Box 648, 386 Main Street, Rockland, ME 04841…"

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 - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911 by Ronald Pesha, Lubec Historical Society “The new bronze souvenirs have arrived and may be secured from C."

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 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…"