Memorabilia

Alphabet from "The Progressive Primer Adapted to Infant School Instruction" by Mrs. Goodheart, 1832. From the collections of Maine Historical Society. 2 marble coasters per set - specify upper case or lower case. Gift boxed.

Balsam Scented Pillow featuring black & white photo of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Julia Margaret Cameron c.1868. Pillow measures 4x6. Made in Maine!

This 4x4 pillow is filled with Maine Balsam. It features a watercolor image of the wadsworth-Longfellow house c. 1904. Made in Maine!

The familiar poem turned Christmas hymn was written by Longfellow in 1864. As the Civil War raged, Longfellow was confident that "the wrong shall fail/the right prevail" and that peace and goodwill would once again be on earth. Printed on watercolor weight paper. 12 blank cards with envelopes per box.

Created for the Early Maine Photography exhibit at Maine Historical Society's Brown Library from September 2015 through January 2016 as part of The Maine Photo Project. Color poster measures 13x19 and is printed in gloss paper. Mailed rolled in cardboard tube.

This color poster commemorates the Portland Observatory, built in 1807. It features the signal flags flown from the Observatory to alert local merchants that their ships had been spotted in the distance, soon to arrive in the harbor. From the collections of Maine Historical Society. Measures 34" x 26".

This 15 piece tin tea set includes one tray, one teapot with lid, 4 plates, 4 cups and 4 saucers. Perfect for hours of imaginative play! Gift boxed. Ages 3+.

Made in the USA, these laminated book marks feature a mint-condition one cent stamp and have a dark green woven tassle. Two quotes are featured on the bookmarks, one from "Morituri Salutamus" and one from "My Lost Youth".

Two choices: Choice 1: "The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books." Quote 2: "Often I think of that beautiful town that is seated by the sea; often in thought go up and down the pleasant streets of that dear old town and my youth comes back to me."

Created exclusively for Maine Historical Society by local children's author & illustrator Jennie Brett. Beginning December 1st, open one window each day to reveal a Longfellow related image! Will it be one of the characters Longfellow created such as Evangeline or Hiawatha? Or maybe it will be family members, his dog Trap, or maybe even Henry Wadsworth Longfellow himself! Full of colorful illustrations to delight the whole family. Measures 9x12 and comes with a mailing envelope.

This image of the historic Wadsorth-Longfellow House is a reproduction of a watercolor ca. 1905-1930, from the Maine Historical Society Collection. Packet contains 8 notecards and 8 envelopes.

This 15 oz. mug features eight famous quotes from Portland poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The perfect size for your morning coffee, tea, or hot chocolate!

11 oz. white ceramic mug. MAINE Est. 1820 in navy blue ink. Perfect for coffee, tea, soup, or whatever!

Own a piece of the dome! This 6"x8" wood plaque features a square of the copper cladding from the Capitol Dome dating from 1910-2014. Your plaque comes with a certificate of authenticity and a timeline of the historic 1832 Maine State House. It is ready wall mounting and includes an easel for displaying the plaque on a desktop or other flat surface. Each plaque is securely packaged for shipping.

Celebrate Maine and Maine Historical Society with this custom tote from Sea Bags of Portland, Maine. The tote features a map of Maine from our Maine Memory Network collection and is printed on recycled sail fabric with hemp handles. Bag measures 17" x 19" with a flat bottom that allows for carrying lots of cool stuff!

This 14 oz. rocks glass is satin-etched with the Maine Historical Society logo on one side and Portland, ME on the other. A perfect addition to your drinks tray!

Written in 1863, Longfellow's poem "Snow-Flakes" evokes the best imagery of winter. "Out of the bosom of the air, out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken...silent, soft and slow descends the snow." Blue flannel snowflake pattern fabric on one side and the quote on the other. The lovely balsam scent completes the "picture". 4x6. Made in Maine!

The S.S. Portland was built in Bath, Maine in 1890. Originally painted in oil on canvas in 1891 by Jacobson at his studio in West Hoboken, New Jersey, the S.S. Portland was done in profile in order to capture the greatest amount of detail. The simplicity of the setting is characteristic of Jacobson's work. Printed on heavy weight paper 22" x 36". Shipped in mailing tube with a brief history sheet.

Zilpah Wadsworth (1778-1851) was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of General Peleg and Elizabeth Wadsworth. She made this sampler in 1786, the same hear she and her family moved into the newly built house that is now the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland, Maine, part of the Maine Historical Society. This sampler was almost certainly made as a school exercise, although whether eight-year-old Zilpah was sent out to school or tutored at home is unknown. Zilpah married Stephen Longfellow on January 1, 1804, in the parlor of her family home. Zilpah and Stephen are the parents of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in 1807. Zilpah's original sampler still hangs in the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland.

This sampler kit includes: a chart, instructions, cross stitch fabric (your choice of aida cloth or linen), a tapestry needle, a Zilpah sampler postcard, and a short history of samplers in the 18th and 19th centuries.