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Historical Items

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Item 8882

The Youth's Guide in Zion, 1842

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1842 Location: New Lebanon; Canterbury Media: Paper booklet

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Anne Wilson's Art Deco design dress, Sommerville, MA, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Somerville Media: rayon, rhinestones

Item 36106

Josiah Pierce on death of daughter, 1877

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1877 Location: London Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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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.

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Longfellow: The Man Who Invented America

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a man and a poet of New England conscience. He was influenced by his ancestry and his Portland boyhood home and experience.

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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

Site Pages

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"Anne lived 87 of her 90 years in the house she called "dear old home." "[i] am happier here than anywhere."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… skirt and stiff net petticoat, associated with Ann Clark, and labeled "A David Crystal Fashion." In the absence of a famous poodle skirt, the next…"

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Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"In front, quiltmaker Almeda Wormell Case, Eliza Ann Wormell Marston, Clarinda Wormell McLaughton. A sixth sister, Selinda J. Wormell, died in 1862."

My Maine Stories

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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

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Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time

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Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others