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Historical Items

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Item 31781

The Herring 'Mother's Chair', ca. 1806

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1806 Location: Guilford Media: Wood

Online Exhibits

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Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

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Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

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Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"Robert Herring Sr. and Robert Herring Jr. were the the other two founders. In 1803 Robert Low Jr. and Robert Herring Sr."

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"moved in the first family and three weeks later Robert Herring Jr. followed with his family. The three Bennett boys also arrived about this time and…"

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"The sardines canned there were really little herring, the same fish that provided the basis of the other mainstay fishery industry in the area…"