Maine Memory Network

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… grandfather of the noted poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, put forth an effort to place a separation bill in front of the General Court in…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… all that survives to record what Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow wore in mourning for her brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was killed in naval action with…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… line.[33] Initiated by Speaker of the House Henry Clay, the Missouri Compromise, as it was known, was tough to swallow for many Mainers."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Portland, ME: Longfellow Press, 1953. Karr, Paul and Jeff Clark. "Oasis of Wilderness." Down East Magazine, September, 1995. Leamon, James S."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… such as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Gainsborough and Henry Raeburn. Roman statues excavated at Herculaneum at this time contributed to interest in…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"Mrs. Rines, wife of Henri Rines, founder of Maine Broadcasting System, is said to have worn the dress to their daughter Mary (Rines) Thompson's…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"A daguerreotype of each of these portraits was made for family members. Stephen’s daguerreotype copy is part of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House…"

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow HW Longfellow at Nahant, 1850 Maine Historical Society This rare glass stereo view shows a beardless Henry Wadsworth…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… Longfellow, nieces and nephews of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Other Portlanders who sat for Howe include student Walter H."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… Academy where one of his students was Henry Longfellow. In 1824, Jacob began as a tutor at Amherst College and was rewarded with a job as a…"