Maine Memory Network

Byron Greenough & Co. box lid advertisment, Portland, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: cardboard, ink on paper

Merry, the Hatter silk hat, Portland, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: leather, silk

Hannaford Brothers Warehouse, Portland, 1919-1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919–1920 Location: Portland Client: Hannaford Brothers Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Besse & Foster store alterations, Portland, 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897 Location: Portland Client: The Foster-Avery Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens

The Fur Trade in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.