LC Subject Heading: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Item 4114
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, London, ca. 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1868 Location: London Media: Albumen print
Item 4141
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow miniature, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Paint on ivory in brass frame
Item 111665
Longfellow's Birthplace on corner of Fore and Hancock, Portland, 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950-04-26 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Item 149157
Longfellow House preliminary site plan, Portland, 1926-1990
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926–1990 Location: Portland Client: Maine Historical Society Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Lesson Plan
Maine's Acadian Community: "Evangeline," Le Grand Dérangement, and Cultural Survival
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the history of the forced expulsion of thousands of people from Acadia, the Romantic look back at the tragedy in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous epic poem Evangeline and the heroine's adoption as an Acadian cultural figure, and Maine's Acadian community today, along with their relations with Acadian New Brunswick and Nova Scotia residents and others in the Acadian Diaspora. Students will read and discuss primary documents, compare and contrast Le Grand Dérangement to other forced expulsions in Maine history and discuss the significance of cultural survival amidst hardships brought on by treaties, wars, and legislation.
