Keywords: Edwards
Item 30968
William Brice Edwards, Brunswick, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1910 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Item 12327
Crystal Spring Farm, Brunswick, ca. 1909
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1909 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Item 49929
14-16 Edwards Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Edward Johnston Heskett Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 49946
185 Edwards Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Raymond S Oaks Use: Bungalow
Item 116294
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Client: Edwards Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Item 109169
Edward M. Graham estate, Hampden, 1945-1949
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1949 Location: Hampden; Hampden Client: Edward M. Graham Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards
"McDonough "What if Frederick A. Edwards never existed? Explain the consequences to the town." I think that if Fredrick A."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943
"Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Ariel G."
Story
Michael Reilly: preserving an iconic family business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The story behind Reilly's Bakery, at the heart of Biddeford’s Main Street for 100+ years
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: "My Lost Youth" - Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow loved his boyhood home of Portland, Maine. Born on Fore Street, the family moved to his maternal grandparents' home on Congress Street when Henry was eight months old. While he would go on to Bowdoin College and travel extensively abroad, ultimately living most of his adult years in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he never forgot his beloved Portland.
Years after his childhood, in 1855, he wrote "My Lost Youth" about his undiminished love for and memories of growing up in Portland. This exhibit, using the poem as its focus, will present the Portland of Longfellow's boyhood. In many cases the old photos will be followed by contemporary images of what that site looked like 2004.
Following the exhibit of 68 slides are five suggested lessons that can be adapted for any grade level, 3–12.
