Keywords: coming home
Item 20411
Coming of the Swedes Re-enactment, 1920
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1920 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 44479
'Dear Old Maine I'm Coming Back,' Oakland, 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923 Media: Ink on paper
Item 97964
49 Sheridan Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: George Lowell
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
Exhibit
Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI
"Rusticators come to MDI The mid-1800s brought about change to Mt. Desert Island. Artists, including Frederick Church, came to the island to visit…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4
"He had come from Leicester, Massachusetts where he was born 26 October 1741. In 1773, Southgate married Mary King, daughter of Richard King, a…"
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
Story
The Village Cafe - A Place We Called Home
by Michael Fixaris
The Village Cafe was more than a restaurant. It was an extension of our homes and our families.
