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Historical Items

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Item 64112

Pierpole Brand Maine Apples can label, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1924 Location: Strong Media: Ink on paper

Item 61681

Brackley's conveyor over Depot Street, Strong, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1924 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print

Item 29058

Andrews & Horigan Grocery Store, Biddeford, 1899

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1899 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

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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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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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Lubec, Maine - Links

"Tours of Lubec and Cobscook is part of APPLE, the Association to Promote and Protect the Lubec Environment, a non-profit corporation formed to…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Blanchard Apple Shed X Apples Apples continue to be an important piece of the agricultural heritage of Cumberland."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… each fall Lowell bought up Spies and Baldwins (apples) from others and shipped them by the carload to Boston." From there they were "sent to…"

My Maine Stories

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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.

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Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast