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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"Herring Brothers was established in 1928 by Charles Herring. It was called C. H. Herring Custom Meats."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 1 of 3

"… pages: Davis Brothers Furniture Herring Brothers Meats French & Elliott Company Guilford Bed and Breakfast Bangor and Aroostook Railroad DAVIS…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"Michaud’s store was on the corner of State and Exchange Streets. Eddie started his own store, Eddie’s IGA, which had a line of groceries and meats…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My parents raised chickens for money and for meat. They kept them in the house; free to wander where they wanted."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"The blubber was used for lighting fuel and the meat was eaten. Whaling became a highly organized business by the 12th century."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… parents and by that time my mother had become a meat inspector and the one thing I wanted was hot dogs and my dad said shut up- that’s a cargo…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… canned goods and red tokens were for things like meat, fish, butter, fat, and dairy goods. Rationing Gas The OPA, the Office of Price…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"… goods, "rat cheese," a favorite of islanders, meat and produce, flour, candy, and household goods."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… girl assumed the house work cooked nice bread, meats, pies, cakes &co & found time to attend school, also washed & done up the family clothing."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"He used his cattle for meat and hides for clothes as well. He owned over 30 sheep and he bought a herd of cattle every summer."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… and nuts for food, and animals for fur and meat. Fields allowed for hunting, raising cattle, and growing fruits and vegetables."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"On the farm I we didn’t have a great variety of meats so we had lots of wheat products. Beniah Harding Interview, clip two  Transcription of Clip 2…"

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

"Clams were delivered in the morning to local homes, and at the end of the day the meat would be picked up."

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

"… in refrigerated cars made the export of meat possible as well as improved the condition of eggs and fruit."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… could use it to keep things cold, so produce, meats, and dairy goods would stay fresh longer. Lincoln Bank Check, Bath, 1853Patten Free…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… and makes it clear that there was very little meat. John Edward Horton's Casuality Sheet X Letters to and from his wife and child were rare…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… tongue depressors, candy and ice cream sticks, meat skewers, wrapped ice cream spoons and many other items."

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

"Clams were shucked (meat cut from the shell), salted, and barreled in fish houses on the flats of Blue Point."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"There was another meat market and grocery store owned by Merritt Ober. Above the store, Miss Coburn operated a beauty shop that catered to the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… or bark and then I give the benediction upon the meats. Some nights I hardly have time to say my prayers and get rest."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Foxes were fed fish and horse meat. When it was time for the foxes to be skinned, they were skinned in the late fall."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Many early farmers raised sheep for meat and wool; some wool was sold to the Shakers in New Gloucester or Mayall Mill in Gray."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They pickled, smoked and dried meat and fish. They tended the livestock. They planted the crops and harvested them."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… ice storage space for storing dairy products and meats. The recommended packing, or insulation, was made up of sawdust, charcoal powder, straw, or…"