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Historical Items

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Item 33859

Rowantrees Pottery, Blue Hill, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard

Item 7275

George Washington commemorative pitcher, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Creamware, pottery

Item 26899

Westerwald Pottery, ca. 1692

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1692 Location: Bristol Media: Pottery

Tax Records

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Item 54317

3 Pottery Lane, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Winslow & Company Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 54322

Assessor's Record, 235-311 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Winslow & Company Use: Pottery Mill

Item 54326

235-311 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Winslow & Company Use: Pottery Mill

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

Exhibit

A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson

"… for the Library, employment opportunities at the Pottery, free art classes and other activities, she was a seminal figure in attracting artists and…"

Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Rowantrees Pottery, Blue Hill, ca. 1950 Blue Hill Historical Society Enter Miss Adelaide Pearson, social worker, musician, world traveler, author…"

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Abbe Museum

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My Maine Stories

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Story

Ramen Making
by Ayumi Horie

Ramen Making is about family, cooking, pottery, and what it means to make a life through one's hands