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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - People of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House

"1880Maine Historical Society Only two families occupied the house – the family of Elizabeth Bartlett and Peleg Wadsworth who lived here between 1785…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"This green space became known as Meeting House Park. (And now you know that Church Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The House, 1786-1960

"After a third story was added to the house after a fire in 1814, the house itself changed little. Outbuildings disappeared, the fence and surrounding…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

"The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland "It is but right that the house should belong to the public… Henry always loved the old home above any…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Prince House

"Both his house and his namesake’s house still stand on Main Street, his at 29 Main and his son, Hezekiah II’s at 101 Main Street."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Humphrey House

"The Humphrey House Humphrey House, Thomaston, ca. 1871Thomaston Historical Society Howland Rogers was another builder brought to Thomaston by…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Stimpson House

"Stimpson House The Stimpson House, Thomaston, ca. 1960Thomaston Historical Society Captain John Bradford Rider, an artillery officer in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Paine House

"The Paine House John Paine House, Thomaston, ca. 1950Thomaston Historical Society Shortly after his arrival in 1805, John Paine built a…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"While the house itself did not change, the site did -- with the addition in 1907 of the Maine Historical Society headquarters."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Researching Your Home

"Do you live in Portland? Was your house built before 1924? If so, you can learn about the history of your house through the 1924 Portland Tax…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"By 1870, every house on Brown Street served as a multi-family home. Some houses were divided into apartments (or tenements), others were boarding…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"1895Dixfield Historical Society The Tuscan Opera House, centrally located on Main Street in Dixfield once served as the cultural heart of this river…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"Perry Opera House X Text by Gabe and Chance, two students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from X The Perry Opera House was built…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"1940 Click on the picture to learn more about Moore's Ice Business. Ice houses were a big part of the industry on the Kennebec."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"1940Hubbard Free Library Ice houses were a big part of the industry on the Kennebec. There were three icehouses in Hallowell located on Summer…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Census, Timeline

"… of the neighborhood and city surrounding the house and its inhabitants. View Selective Time of Portland  The selected timeline of Portland with…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"Each house had decorated vergeboards along the eaves, and porches extended the width of the front façades, wrapping around to side entries."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"John O'Brien House and John Ruggles House, East Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society At one time a small one-storey…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"The Fales Edgarton House Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870Thomaston Historical Society There are no remains of the early 1630 trading…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"Beaulier sold the house in 1944 to the Bell Telephone Company and they used it to house out-of-town operators."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Captain Samuel Watts House Captain Samuel Watts' House, Knox Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Before the financial…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"The Old House built by John Savage II ca. 1820, torn down on February 22, 2013Northeast Harbor Library Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell..."