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Item 12759

Blueberry Cannery, Interior, Brooklin, 1935

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 12760

Blueberry Cannery, Brooklin, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Location: Brooklin Media: 35mm phototransparency from printed page

Item 1467

Rosemary brand Maine blueberries can label, Coumbia Falls, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Columbia Falls Media: ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Jewett Corn Factory, Norridgewock, ca. 1915

Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

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Early Fish Canneries in Brooklin

By the 1900s, numerous fish canneries began operating in Center Harbor, located within the Brooklin community. For over thirty years, these plants were an important factor in the community.

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Carl A. Garris Jr. with lobsters, Portland, 1926

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.

Site Pages

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Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… crops that one would call “niche” markets like blueberries, sweet corn and low cost hay. Sweet corn from Maine was popular all across the nation."

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The Holman Family reunion and homestead, Dixfield, ca. 1911

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"From the start of the strawberry season, through blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, the women were busily filling every container."

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Haskell silk wedding dress, Westbrook, ca. 1912

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… women everywhere in Maine, from those in the blueberry territory of downeast Cherryfield, to southern Maine paper and silk manufacturing Westbrook…"