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Preserving the stories, recollections and voices of Maine.

Giving voice to history

Giving Voice To History and Preserving Treasures

Family heritage is a gift no one else can give.

The Last Sardine Cannery

Through the middle of the 20th century there were as many as 75 canneries up and down the coast of Maine, providing employment and an abundant food source for Maine and the nation.  At the sound of the factory whistle, cannery workers came and packed fish, staying on the job until an entire boatload of fish was processed. By the 1970's the canneries were declining, and the last sardine cannery in the U.S., at Prospect Harbor, ME closed in April of 2010. This page contains links to transcripts and recordings of conversations with cannery workers.

Click on a name to read the transcript and hear the interview.

Clell Genthner

Cary Lewis

Al West

Lela Anderson

Arlene and Keith "Pete" Hartford

Willard and Peter Colson

Susan Knight Calder

Robert and Jeanne Peacock

Wayne Wilcox

Clarence "Buck" Suddy

Diana Young

Charles Stinson

Myrtress Harrington

Myrtress Harrington

March 26, 2018

Yes, I remember my mother. She would come home sometimes in the middle of the night and sometimes they would come home early. They wouldn’t know. If they had one boat in, it wouldn’t take that long. I remember her getting up and going. Putting her apron on and her hat, getting her lunch ready the night before. But in the old factory there was a couple that would come over like … [Read more...]

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