Maine Memory Network

Members of the Yale Unit Mobile Hospital, France, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Chaillon, Grand Est, France Media: Photographic print

Herbert Cobb's gravestone, France, ca. 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1919 Location: France Media: Photographic print

Assessor's Record, 20 Douglass Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Frances Moore Use: Garage

576 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Frances Deering Use: Grocery Store & Offices

Vincent and Frances Hartgen residence and studio, Orono, 1949-1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1949–1955 Location: Orono Client: Vincent Hartgen Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Scott residence, Bar Harbor, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Edgar Scott Architect: Frederick L. Savage

Cosmopolitan stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage

Born in Portland, sisters Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) and Madeleine Burrage (1891-1976) were renowned artists and world travelers. Mildred's experiences studying painting in Paris and Italy, and the sisters' trips to Mexico and Guatemala inspired their artwork and shared passions for cosmopolitan and stylish attire. Housed at Maine Historical Society, The Burrage Papers include selections of original advertising drawings called "line sheets" from Parisian fashion houses dating from 1928 to 1936. Images of Madeleine's gemstone jewelry and Mildred's artwork accompany intimate family photographs of the sisters.

Fallen Heroes: Jewish Soldiers and Sailors, The Great War

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… with the retirement of its proprietress, Delia Frances Felix. Of thin polyester knits, there is a red high waisted full length long dress with a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear

"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."

How Mon-Oncle France came to Les-États
by Michael Parent

How Mon-Oncle France came to the United States.

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.

Longfellow Studies: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
During Longfellow's 1842 travels in Germany he made the acquaintance of the politically radical Ferdinand Freiligrath, one of the influential voices calling for social revolution in his country. It is suggested that this association with Freiligrath along with his return visit with Charles Dickens influenced Longfellow's slavery poems. This essay traces Longfellow's interest in the German poet, Freiligrath's development as a radical poetic voice, and Longfellow's subsequent visit with Charles Dickens. Samples of verse and prose are provided to illustrate each writer's social conscience.

Longfellow Studies: The Exile of the People of Longfellow's "Evangeline"

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: Social Studies
Other materials needed: - Copy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Evangeline" - Print media and Internet access for research - Deportation Orders (may use primary document with a secondary source interpretation) Throughout the course of history there have been many events in which great suffering was inflicted upon innocent people. The story of the Acadian expulsion is one such event. Britain and France, the two most powerful nations of Europe, were at war off and on throughout the 18th century. North America became a coveted prize for both warring nations. The French Acadians of present day Nova Scotia fell victim to great suffering. Even under an oath of allegiance to England, the Acadians were advised that their families were to be deported and their lands confiscated by the English. This event was immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline", which was published in 1847.