Keywords: Man working at desk
Item 22538
Guy Williams of Alfred, ca. 1946
Contributed by: Alfred Historical Committee Date: 1946 Location: Alfred Media: Photographic print
Item 6907
Elder Henry Green's Workshop, Alfred Shaker Village, ca. 1900
Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: circa 1900 Location: Alfred Media: Slide from a print
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: 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 Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"… impossible for schoolchildren to read at their desks. Despite the cold winters, there was only one furnace per schoolhouse, and these furnaces…"
