Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"Dairy Farms Memories Holstein dairy cow, New Sweden, ca. 1922Nylander Museum Albert’s father worked many jobs."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The recommended packing, or insulation, was made up of sawdust, charcoal powder, straw, or hay. Occasionally, brick or stone-walled ice houses were…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The recommended packing, or insulation, was made up of sawdust, charcoal powder, straw, or hay. Occasionally, brick or stone-walled ice houses were…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… homestead offered its guests fresh produce and dairy products from local farms. The Homestead offered activities, like sailing expeditions, music…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Oakhurst Dairy, on Centre Street since 1929, and wholesale food distributer S. Prawer & Co., on Front Street just north of Summer Street since 1944…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

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

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Dairy, sugar and bread products, apples, pears, farming tools, carriages and harnesses. Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy…"

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

"… hung on and there were at least five commercial dairies in town before the Second World War. Blueberries were always a commercial crop, some hand…"

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

"North Yarmouth’s last dairy operation, Norman and Marion Reed's Cedar Spring Farm, closed in 1977. The agricultural heritage is still evident in area…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"An ell and large dairy barn were added in the 1860s creating a connected farm, which was a typical New England architectural style."

United Society of Shakers

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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

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

Cumberland Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat -- one of the first in Maine -- and a new factory built to replace other old mills."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"A new fire house and elementary school were built. Switcher Engine #22, Guilford, ca. 1963Guilford Historical Society In 1958, the B & A…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… grass seed to be shipped downstate, and produced dairy products for the residents of the town and surrounding area."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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