Search Results

Historical Items

View All Showing 2 of 24 Showing 3 of 24

Item 141

Edna St. Vincent Millay, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Media: Photographic print

Item 67535

Book Cover, "Songs From The Woods Of Maine," by Julia H. May, 1894

Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lambert through Strong Historical Society Date: 1894 Location: Strong; Farmington Media: Ink on paper

Item 78683

Woman's Literary Union gavel, Portland, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Portland Media: Oak, silver

Online Exhibits

View All Showing 2 of 27 Showing 3 of 27

Exhibit

Writing Women

Published women authors with ties to Maine are too numerous to count. They have made their marks in all types of literature.

Exhibit

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.

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.