Keywords: sheet music
Item 34133
Civil War sheet music, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Date: 1861 Location: Albion; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 22494
Eliza Wadsworth sheet music, 1798
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1798 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler
Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.
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
"Piano and guitar teacher Mary Curran Leighton (1885-1972) and her spouse, Clifford Leighton, ran a music store in Portland where they sold…"
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Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music
"Sheet music Eliza Wadsworth sheet music, 1798Maine Historical Society Before printers made songbooks and sheet music widely available, people…"
