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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… I Have Saved Thee, and Hark! The Goddess Diana. Longfellow instruments Longfellow estate accounting, Portland, 1836Maine Historical Society…"

Longfellow Garden Club

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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…"

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

"1855NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow (1814-1901) Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow…"

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

"… visiting here on frequent intervals." -- Anne Longfellow Pierce from the Lewiston Journal, 1893 Wadsworth-Longfellow House Nearly HiddenMaine…"

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

"The first two floored remained the same. The Longfellow barn had caught fire in 1852. Alexander W. Longfellow disassembled it and moved it to…"

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

"… every 10 years, show the changing nature of the Longfellow household -- and the changing nature of the neighborhood and city surrounding the house…"

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

"… Peleg Wadsworth deed of land to Stephen Longfellow, Portland, 1827Maine Historical Society Every building has a history."

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

"View slideshow: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 1786-1960 The images in the accompanying slideshow show the evolution of the Wadsworth-Longfellow…"

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

"… the mid 19th century neighborhood surrounding the Longfellow house. Brown, Preble block, Portland, 1877Maine Historical Society John Corey, a…"

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

"Her grandson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, later wrote a famous poem about his Pilgrim ancestors. Elizabeth ran the Portland household."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"This refers to Stephen Longfellow IV. His father, Stephen Longfellow III, was previously active in the earlier fight for separation in the 1780s and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… leading gentlemen—William Gorham and Stephen Longfellow III for example—led the charge for complete separation and organized a meeting to discuss…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… full headed sleeves set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short jacket; a mid-calf length brownish green wadded cloak, pink…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"This pamphlet, which belonged to Stephen Longfellow IV, primarily discusses the financial burdens of separation."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… grandfather of the noted poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, put forth an effort to place a separation bill in front of the General Court in…"

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"The dress is associated with the Longfellow family of Portland. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Longfellow, Craigie House, Cambridge, 1881NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Henry Wadsworth Longfellow…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… all that survives to record what Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow wore in mourning for her brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was killed in naval action with…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"The Coasting Law of 1789 'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775 The Coasting Law of 1789 required that merchant ships port and register at…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"Turn of the Century to the War of 1812 The 1800s welcomed a plethora of economic and demographic changes for the District of Maine."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"