Maine Memory Network

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

"Adult males are few, perhaps because American Can was close by and all the cans came up the road from there."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… were soft, so when we packed the small fish in cans, eight or more per can, we just snipped the head off between our thumb and forefinger, as…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… the case in other smokehouses in the area, this food preservation process was carried out in traditional fashion."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… quoted a January 21st Boston Globe headline, “Food Fast Vanishing in Snowbound Town.” The Globe wrote that Lubeckers were cutting down their fruit…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Rationing was especially necessary during World War II because the military needed to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… can be reduced to some very basic elements: food, family, shelter and health, both physical and spiritual."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"The fair food has changed a lot. When she was young they had hamburgers, hotdogs, and soups. Now there is pizza and baked potatoes."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"There are many vendors selling deep fried food, cotton candy, and homemade and international foods. People with amazing musical talents play on the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… to keep warm and find shelter where there was food as police had to help people out of their houses."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"Dunham's store sold a variety of food items such as the ice cream and candy that made it memorable to the younger islanders."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… molasses, rum, shoes, tools, different types of food that they did not already have, and sometimes ships brought things from the Caribbean."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Sandy River Packing Co. Corn can labelFarmington Historical Society In 1869, Farmington’s first packing plant or cannery was opened by J.W. Jones."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… they cleansed themselves and could be used for food. The combination of this system and clams from open areas generated a larger supply."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… Public Library These citizens would either have food, clothing or medicine brought to their home if they had one, or if they had no home they…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… “In the spring when people couldn’t store their food in the cellar any longer without it going bad we would start delivering it."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… was recreational, as well as a source of family food. Clam Diggers ca. 1933Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Clam Harvesting Although…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… settlement, Swan’s Island was a source of food and materials for many Native Americans who used the island as a seasonal, and perhaps permanent…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… for fur hats in Europe eliminated the winter food supply for the food foraging native people of northern Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… stores on the Chester side and they needed to get food. They also went to the other side for work. There was no set schedule, but there was a horn…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… "Circle Farm." They grew much of their own food and like other Blue Hill residents that preceded them they learned a variety of professions in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Also, steamboats were used for shipping food, lumber and clothes that were not on the railroad out of Lincoln to the rest of the towns and cities on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… he said that when he was in the military he stole food from farmers. He was discharged from the army on April 21, 1865. He died January 1, 1869."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Many people lived off the game for food. Phil Richards with his buck, Strong, ca. 1944Strong Historical Society There used to be a fine of…"