Keywords: Extended family
Item 100294
Eunice Sewall to mother, Portland, ca. 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1846 Location: Portland; Mobile Media: Ink on paper
Item 80291
Letter to Sarah Tarbox Greenleaf from her sister-in-law, Lavinia, 1852
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1852 Location: Westport Island; Brooksville Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family
From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.
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
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business
"… by Herman LaFritz Savage until his death in 1913 and then, perhaps by his wife Wilhemina Falt Savage and other extended family until ca 1917."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert
"We appreciate the assistance of many extended family members and the expert advice of the Northeast Harbor Public Library and Mount Desert Island…"
Story
My family and Malaga Island
by Charmagne Tripp
The state of Maine evicted all residents of Malaga Island in 1912.
Story
Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path
