Maine Memory Network

Blue Jean potato bag, Littleton, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1980 Location: Littleton Media: Paper

Northeast Potatoes bag, Littleton, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1980 Location: Littleton Media: Paper

Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in…"