Memorabilia

Designed and printed in the USA with artwork created by students at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design. 100% cotton pique printed with water-based and environmentally friendly inks. Measures 21" x 31".

This 4x4 pillow is filled with Maine Balsam. One side features the opening line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic Evangeline: "This is the forest primeval, The murmuring pines and the hemlocks". 1847. The other side features a stand of fir trees. Made in Maine!

Laminated book mark features a color image of Cadillac Mountain Road circa 1935 from the collections of Maine Historical Society. Navy tassel.

This is a reproduction of the Declaration of Independence broadside printed by John Dunlap, printer of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. 25 copies of the first printing are known to exist today. Reproduced for the Maine Historical Society. Numbered. 18x20.

Laminated bookmark with tassle features a quote attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt: "Women are like tea bags-they never know how strong they are until they get in hot water."

Heavy canvas tote with Maine Historical Society logo (MHS). Reverse side has the text "FOOD: 1. buy it with thought. 2. cook it with care. 3. use less wheat & meat. 4. buy local foods 5. serve just enough. 6. use what is left. Don't Waste It". Tote has side panels and flat bottom making it perfect for carrying groceries! Originally created as a poster by the U.S. Food Administration during World War I, circa 1917, as a way to address the matter of civilian food supply. Good advice that still applies today! Click on image for larger view.

Hand printed by Portland artist Molly Thompson. 100% cotton flour sack towels are 28x28, durable and very absorbant with a hanging loop in the top corner. Assorted colors and flowers. Machine washable and dryer safe.

A well-designed bookmark with an actual-size image of the 200th birthday comemorative US postage stamp, issued on March 15, 2007. Includes a quotation from a Longfellow poem on learning and books, topped with a woven tassel.

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 Statehood (1820) 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.

Crafty correspondents and gift givers will delight in these all-occasion notecards that celebrate an iconic era of fashion. Four unique designs showcase authentic patterns from the McCall's archive, while custom envelopes resembling deconstructed pattern pieces lend playful, DIY flair. 16 folded notecards/4 designs/4 of each/with envelopes. Boxed.