Keywords: leonard
Item 52774
Leonard Valentine letter from Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Media: Ink on paper
Item 20283
Leonard Chapman home, Deering, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative
Item 61093
38 Leonard Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Laurence C. Andrew Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 61351
34 Leonard Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Bessie C. Wescott Use: Dwelling - Single House
Exhibit
Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.
Exhibit
Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town
Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid
"Leonard learned his lessons well. As a teenager, Leonard worked on his father's farm, but as a young adult he began his industrious activities."
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement
"… were set back to Surry through the influence of Leonard Jarvis. This included the section between Bridge Hill and the Ellsworth post office."
Story
August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small
How the Vietnam war affected my life
Lesson Plan
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.
