Keywords: Adams
Item 1327
Letter from John Adams to Samuel Freeman, May 6, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-06 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 9167
John Adams letter to Samuel Freeman, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-27 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 32036
11 Adams Place, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Lydia J. Adams Estate Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 32322
Owner in 1924: Lydia J. Adams Estate Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 150923
House for Mr. F.F. Adams, 59 Brentwood St., Portland, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Client: F. F. Adams Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Item 151611
House for Kate Adams, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Client: Kate J. Adams Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers
"Hanscom, who signed himself as a "traveling artist" on a circa 1860 ambrotype of Adam Winslow and his grandson Adam."
Site Page
"Hannah P. Adam of Belfast's beautifully embroidered dress stands as the signature piece for Part I. Adams' ensemble of lightweight camel colored wool…"
Story
Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote
Military Service has had a deep impact my life
Story
We Gonna Be Alright and Say It Loud
by Ryan Adams
Creating artwork during a period of social and cultural awakening
Lesson Plan
Portland History: "My Lost Youth" - Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow loved his boyhood home of Portland, Maine. Born on Fore Street, the family moved to his maternal grandparents' home on Congress Street when Henry was eight months old. While he would go on to Bowdoin College and travel extensively abroad, ultimately living most of his adult years in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he never forgot his beloved Portland.
Years after his childhood, in 1855, he wrote "My Lost Youth" about his undiminished love for and memories of growing up in Portland. This exhibit, using the poem as its focus, will present the Portland of Longfellow's boyhood. In many cases the old photos will be followed by contemporary images of what that site looked like 2004.
Following the exhibit of 68 slides are five suggested lessons that can be adapted for any grade level, 3–12.
