Keywords: coming home
Item 20411
Coming of the Swedes Re-enactment
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
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.
Exhibit
Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War
Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.
Site Page
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…"
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73
"The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73 Log Cabin, New Sweden, 1938New Sweden Historical Society In 1870, the original 160-acre lots were…"
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.