Maine Memory Network

Stephen King, Bangor, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-11-23 Location: Bangor; Bridgton Media: Photographic print

Stephen Longfellow Phi Beta Kappa key, 1798

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1798 Location: Cambridge Media: Silver

Stephen P. Darlington Estate property, Cliff Island Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Stephen P. Darlington Estate Use: Camp

Stephen P. Darlington Estate property, S. Shore, Cliff Island Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Stephen P. Darlington Estate Use: Camp

Plan of Residence for Mr. Stephen O. Jellerson, Norway, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Norway Client: Stephen O. Jellerson Architect: Harry S. Coombs

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.

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

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

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

Cantor Beth & Dr David Strassler: personal insights on life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The journey of a couple devoted to each other, their family, their community and their religion

Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide

Longfellow Studies: The Elms - Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
On April 3, 1761 Stephen Longfellow II signed the deed for the first 100 acre purchase of land that he would own in Gorham, Maine. His son Stephen III (Judge Longfellow) would build a home on that property which still stands to this day. Judge Longfellow would become one of the most prominent citizens in Gorham’s history and one of the earliest influences on his grandson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work as a poet. This exhibit examines why the Longfellows arrived in Gorham, Judge Longfellow's role in the history of the town, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's vacations in the country which may have influenced his greatest work, and the remains of the Longfellow estate still standing in Gorham today.

Longfellow Studies: The Exile of the People of Longfellow's "Evangeline"

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: Social Studies
Other materials needed: - Copy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Evangeline" - Print media and Internet access for research - Deportation Orders (may use primary document with a secondary source interpretation) Throughout the course of history there have been many events in which great suffering was inflicted upon innocent people. The story of the Acadian expulsion is one such event. Britain and France, the two most powerful nations of Europe, were at war off and on throughout the 18th century. North America became a coveted prize for both warring nations. The French Acadians of present day Nova Scotia fell victim to great suffering. Even under an oath of allegiance to England, the Acadians were advised that their families were to be deported and their lands confiscated by the English. This event was immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline", which was published in 1847.