Maine Memory Network

Packing herring at McCurdy’s, Lubec, 1989, 1989

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1989 Location: Lubec Media: Color transparency

Skinning herring at McCurdy's, Lubec, 1989, 1989

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1989 Location: Lubec Media: Color transparency

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.

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… Section 2: Six Steps in Producing Smoked Herring: 1990 and 1896 Sluicing the herring into wooden tanks."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"Miller Family Smokehouse, LubecLubec Historical Society Herring horse: Another important artifact not in the collection of Lubec Landmarks, for…"