Keywords: Craft family
Item 16964
Bailey home, Baileyville, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Alexander-Crawford Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Woodland Media: Photographic print
Item 28945
Longfellow Christmas Scene, 1862
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: 1862 Location: Cambridge Media: Watercolor on paper
Item 32266
173-177 Ashmont Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Carrol B Skillin Style: Vernacular - Arts & Crafts Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 37532
18 Conant Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Mary Sanborn Style: Vernacular - Arts & Crafts Use: Dwelling - Two family
Exhibit
MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island
Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.
Exhibit
Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store
"The comparison is very strong between Solomon Store and House of Crafts and Flowers as discussed above."
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4
"… originals, afforded by the wealthy, were famously crafted with hidden details such as corsetry, padding, darts and pleating to shape the style to…"
Story
Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.
Story
My artwork help process memories of Vietnam
by Brian Barry
My Eagle drawing won first place in the Togus Arts and Crafts show, third in the Nationals.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "The Song of Hiawatha"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.