Maine Memory Network

Old Church on the Hill, Thomaston, ca. 1950

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Long Island School, District #12 Blue Hill, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Denny Robertson through Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: circa 1890 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print

25-27 Beckett Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Henry E Powers Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling - Two family

Assessor's Record, 23-25 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Henry D Goold Use: Garage

Elevator in Residence for Mrs. Henry Hill Pierce, Camden, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930 Location: Camden Client: Mrs. Henry Hill Architect: John P. Thomas

Becton residence planting plan, Blue Hill, 1990-1991

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1990–1991 Location: Blue Hill Client: Henry Becton Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

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.

Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon

Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… Church on the Hill The Old Church on the Hill, ThomastonThe General Henry Knox Museum According to Eaton, the Old Church on the Hill, as it…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"While Henry was a student, President Lincoln issued a call for 15,000 volunteers to serve the cause of the Union."

My Vietnam service detailed in Life Magazine
by Henry B. Severance III

My company's service was documented by war photographer Catherine Leroy in Life Magazine.

Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide

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.