Maine Memory Network

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

"At least two of them were part of the Seacoast Canning cartel: Columbian Canning and the firm of Mawhinney and Ramsdell. Perhaps Union was also."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… & carriage builder and a businessman in the Corn Canning Industry. All of the boys in the family had that same tendency to the creative and the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Industry.) Challenges Burnham and Morrill Canning Factory at Center Bridge The Sandy River has flooded the Burnham and Morrill canning…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library dedication, Farmington, 1903

"… were closed, and many businesses suspended operations for the two hour ceremony. The attendance was estimated at nearly 2,000."

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

"The Sandy River narrow gauge railroad ceased operating in 1935 and the Maine Central RR ran its last passenger train in 1957."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"He operated a wood mill in Arundel and actively supported the colonists in the Revolution. This was Stephen Titcomb’s heritage as he prepared to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… the School saw in its first twenty-five years of operation. A.P. Kelsey, the first principal, declined re-election to his position at the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… modifications that needed to be done to get the operation going and felt like it just needed to continue as it was."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… but for his direct impact on the day-to-day operations of a community in its infancy. It is rumored that Belcher also taught the children of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… pictures indicate that the Model School was in operation many years before that date. The Training School Mallett Training School This…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… some kind of manufacturing will be in successful operation here in less than two years from the day the first train of cars arrived at the terminus…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lawrence, E.M., “A History of Sardine Canning”, The Canning Trade, January, 1914. “Lubec … 1800: A Century of Progress”, The Herald Magazine…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… first chief 1890s • Virtual explosion of sardine canning on Passamaquoddy Bay – new technology and expanding markets 1893 • SS Cumberland made its…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"A lobster canning factory was built in Old Harbor, although demand fluctuated. By 1890 prices grew higher and boats grew larger as the easy to reach…"

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

"… the center of the photograph, was the smokehouse operated at the time by Garnett L. Green. The smoke rising from the buildings meant herring were…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… five: Inside the smokehouse The actual smoking operations were complex, and required, even more than brining and drying, a broad understanding…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Hand operation (with a $60 per year bonus to the keeper) and subsequent clockwork operation remain unsuccessful."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"He also claimed that the idea came to him “in a vision.” It is more likely that the location was chosen to make the operation less accessible to…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Brothers' flat bottomed, square bow skiff, operated by one of the contractor’s crew. “There were often subtle remarks about which boat was more…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"… was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always allowed to fill with rainwater."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Tucker & Co.; Trecartin Brothers, operating Lubec’s first hardware store; J.W. Allen and Lorenzo Allen, South Lubec; E.U. Brown, sardine packer; N.W."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Lillian 'Lil' Smith, telephone operator for Swan's Island, ca. 1950Swan's Island Historical Society Telephones for family use arrived on the island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"While the quarry was in operation, the pond was kept drained so that the workers could access the granite."

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

"The Seawind, operated by Fred Thomas and George Stanley, also supplied the island with goods from the mainland in the mid 1900s."