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Historical Items

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Item 1046

Wilton Corn Factory, 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Wilton Media: Stereograph

Item 75464

Puss N Boots cat food plant, Lubec, 1975

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1975 Location: Lubec Media: Kodachrome slide

Item 1054

Jewett Corn Shop, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

Exhibit

Canning: A Maine Industry

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

Exhibit

Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

Site Pages

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

"Some of the steps in the process of canning are shown. The effort to form a cartel to control what its organizers thought what might be controlled is…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… years, through the prosperous era of herring processing, and into the present with efforts to forge economic recovery through aquaculture and…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Steamer "Bangor," 1847

"… no sleeping accommodations -- and insufficient food. The beleaguered party, tired and hungry, arrived back in Bangor at 4:15 p.m. the next day."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Eating lower on the food chain
by Avery Yale Kamila

Animal agriculture's ties to climate change

Story

Finding and cooking fiddleheads with my parents
by Brian J. Theriault

My father has been picking and eating fiddleheads almost all his life, Mom prepares and stores them

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.