Keywords: Cheese Island
Item 112090
Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 7, 1694-1853
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1694–1853 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper
Item 112084
Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 1B, 1741-1814
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1741–1814 Location: Brunswick; Georgetown; Topsham Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Maine's Untold Vegetarian History
Vegetarianism has deep roots in Maine and this first-of-its-kind exhibition explores this untold story.
Site Page
"There was even a hotdog stand owned by “Cheese” Burr. There was another meat market and grocery store owned by Merritt Ober."
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores
"… just about anything needed: canned goods, "rat cheese," a favorite of islanders, meat and produce, flour, candy, and household goods."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
