Maine Memory Network

James Hunt to father, Newburyport, 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Newburyport; Mansfield; Boston; Providence; New York Media: Ink on paper

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James Hunt to parents in Bath, Newburyport, 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Newburyport; Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

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."

Isolation!
by Leslie

Having only moved to Maine alone 8 months prior, had to freeze my life

My Italian grandparents and visiting their homeland
by Sherry Judd

A story about my Italian ancestors in Maine and how I found my family in Italy.