Keywords: Large families
Item 103643
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Ambrotype
Item 100311
K.B. Sewall to daughter on names, education, Mobile, 1856
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-02-10 Location: Portland; Mobile Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family
From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.
Exhibit
The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Family Groups
"Large families were common in the mid-nineteenth century, as reflected by an ambrotype of a father, a mother, and their three sons and three…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864
"… had "the best fashion stove to infuse heat over a large room that ever was invented." Martin opened the store in 1862 after many years of working…"
Story
Maine family across the USA
by James Burton Wengler (Robinson)
A Maine family scattered across the USA
Story
Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
