Keywords: Oxen use
Item 104415
Logging with oxen on Town Forest land, Troy, ca. 1940
Courtesy of Neil Piper, an individual partner Date: circa 1940 Location: Troy Media: Photographic print
Item 8423
Hauling, Maine woods, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island
Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair
"A sample of stock categories include: working oxen, horses, sheep, swine, steers and calves. Premiums included a high of $4 for “best stud horses,”…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming
"Fred Turner Sr. with oxen, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Sheep were raised in large flocks with little effort and expense…"
Story
Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein
How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery
Story
Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
