Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"They would hide behind barrels and throw potatoes at each other. If they got caught they would get in trouble. Once one boy got hit in the eye."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"He used his cattle for meat and hides for clothes as well. He owned over 30 sheep and he bought a herd of cattle every summer."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… leather belt (depending on the color of the cow hide that was used.) Their shoes were often leather with metal clasps."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"Prohibition liquor hiding techniques: Victrola before, Portland, ca. 1922Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Victrola converted into…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… and mending clothes, skinning and stretching hides, braiding sweetgrass, preparing ash strips, weaving baskets and, of course, socializing and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"This is my least favorite part of the process, because I don’t like to see the hides separated from the bodies."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… were plentiful, and succotash and pemmican (no hide) were popular Indian dishes. After construction of crude log shacks, the people soon built good…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… said that some children gained free admission by hiding out in the bushes there and then blending in with the crowd entering the Park."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"This was possibly used to help run-away slaves hide and escape from those trying to capture them so they could then make their way to Canada."