Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"Her children would help their mother churn the butter. They also brought the butter to the customers and collect money."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"… she would bring a sandwich, such as a peanut butter, tuna, or egg salad. She also would bring chips, soda, a candy bar, and fruit."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

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

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"A butter factory, Carrabassett Creamery, was organized as a stock company in Nov.1899. The factory was built near the bridge crossing Gilman Stream."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… living quarters for hired hands; a milk room for butter making, a pig house and a space for manure and root crop storage."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"He invented a unique method of refrigerating butter, and was well-respected for the goods he sold. Centre street, Bath, ca."

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

"… advantage of the availability of local milk for butter making. Frank Hilton and later his son Kent Sr."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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