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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…

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

Researching Your Home Every House has a History Peleg Wadsworth deed of land to Stephen Longfellow, Portland, 1827Maine Historical Society…

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…

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

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

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

The Preble home, to the east of the Wadsworth-Longfellow house, was demolished in 1858 to make way for the Preble House hotel.

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

… rides quietly at anchor in the peaceful haven of home." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to his parents, 1826 When Peleg and Elizabeth Bartlett…

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

For Peleg, like many in the era, the home was also the site of his work. Immediately next to the house Peleg built a warehouse he used to store and…

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

… belong to the public… Henry always loved the old home above any spot on earth, visiting here on frequent intervals." -- Anne Longfellow Pierce from…

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

They moved into their own home, but moved back into the Wadsworth house in 1807 when Zilpah's parents moved to Hiram.

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Homes

Historic Hallowell Homes Peter Clark, Jr. House, Gows Lane, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Captian Benjamin Gould House, Winthrop…

Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

Our Journey Home Written by Gerry Mahoney Powder House Hill, Hallowell, 1938Hubbard Free Library The history of Hallowell is one that is…

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

People Who Called Scarborough Home Text by Charlene Fenlason Images from Scarborough Historical Society & Museum and Rodney Laughton A number of…

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

People Who Called Scarborough Home Rufus King Rufus King of Scarborough, ca. 1820Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Rufus King, the…

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

The Southgate’s first home was at Dunstan Landing. They later built a large brick home on what is now Route 1.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

People Who Called Scarborough Home Dr. Philip Haigis Dr. Philip Haigis, Scarborough, ca. 1960Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Dr.

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

Census, Timeline Pages from the manuscript United States census, taken every 10 years, show the changing nature of the Longfellow household -- and…

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

Home Welcome to the town of Thomaston's Cooperative History Project Site. Please visit one of our exhibits exploring the 200+ year history of…

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

Project Home Small Point, Phippsburg, 1731Maine Historical Society The Beyond Borders: Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary project, a two…

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

People of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Only two families occupied the…

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

Mills and Homes in Stockholm Collins Lumber Mill, Stockholm. c. 1940Stockholm Historical Society The town of Stockholm once was a booming town…

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

… Snow (1855-1889), died while visiting her parents home in Bangor. Martin described her illness, death, and funeral in detail.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

Martin described this as his first "real home" since he left his parents house in 1835 when he began several apprenticeships and lived in the homes…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Mabelle Martin's casket, Bangor, 1899

… of Mabelle's coffin in the parlor of the family home and included it in the Scrap and Sketch Book he wrote starting in 1888 in which he recounted…