tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103686796862913161.post2504890651137124377..comments2022-03-25T15:06:36.258-04:00Comments on Digging Down East: The Ice Man Cometh -- Arch Hamilton and the Orange Independent Ice CompanyPam Seavey Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00048827716173570983noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103686796862913161.post-34371851906231582912012-06-16T15:20:18.245-04:002012-06-16T15:20:18.245-04:00I remember when my dad (1924-1993) would sometimes...I remember when my dad (1924-1993) would sometimes refer to our refrigerator as the ice box. When us kids would ask why, he would explain about where the term came from and relate his memories of ice deliveries to the ice box in his home when he was a very young boy (in New Jersey, or possibly in the Boston area where he and his mother moved in 1933). Thanks for the great description of where ice came from.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103686796862913161.post-14535874725401508152012-06-16T10:47:17.652-04:002012-06-16T10:47:17.652-04:00Pam, that was a wonderful story. It reminded me o...Pam, that was a wonderful story. It reminded me of one of the Little House on the Prairie books where Laura describes the process of storing ice with straw for insulation. You bring value to genealogy by sharing your family and your stories of Maine with us.LM Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586793738401915888noreply@blogger.com