the wadsworth longfellow house was always owned by the wadsworth and the longfellows. henry's grandparents, they built the house in 1786, and henry's own parents lived here from 1807 through their deaths. the last person to live at the house was henry's sister, ann longfellow pearce. she died here in 1901. and upon her death, she left the house and everything in it to maine historical set. as far as how much of what you see in the wadsworth longfellow house is original to the house and to the family, the figure i've been quoted is 94%. so is, in other words, almost all of it. there are a few places in the house where we've had to fill in some gaps, things that may have been lost over the years, but almost everything that you're looking at has a personal connection to the house, to the people who lived here. so this is the front hall of the wadsworth longfellow house where the family's guests would have come in. and as guests, they probably would have been taken right into the family's parlor. so is this was the most formal room of the house. it was where they kept thei

was the church with a henry wadsworth longfellow family worship.here is actually a revolutionary or cannonball in the chandelier that they found when they tore down the wooden structure. city.e me a sense of the for what is portland best-known? >> for lighthouse is probably. deeper there is a rich, history to the city that a lot of people don't know. of old port section is one the key seaports back in the day and still remains a working waterfront that is influential in terms of trade today. of what is going on in the history of the united states had a lot of focal points here in portland, but it was in the background. people don't appreciate how much of a motivator it was. in the declaration of independence, they reference the british burning our cities, and specifically when portland was burned by the british in 1775. >> where are we heading now? >> this is the original epicenter of the city. it was all would act during revolutionary days. after the civil war, there was a fire, some fourth of july celebration fireworks got out of control and the

housedsworth longfellow was always owned by the wadsworth's and the longfellow's . henry's parents lived here from 1807 until their death. person to live at the house was henry's sister, anne longfellow pierce. upon her death, she left the house and everything in it to the main historical society. as far as how much as what is original to the house and the family, the figure that has been" it is 94%. in other words, almost all of it . we have had to fill in some gaps, but almost everything you are looking at has a personal connection to the house and the people that lived here. this is the front hall of the wadsworth-longfellow house where the family's guests would have come in. they probably would have been taken right into the family's parlor. ofs is the most formal room the house. it is where they kept their nicest things, their finest furniture. ais, more often than not, was room for special occasions. some somber occasions like funerals, but also happy occasions like weddings. henry's parents were married in of henry'sand 2 sisters also celebrated their wedding

the henry wadsworth longfellow houses always owned by the wadsworth and the longfellow.is grandparents built the house and 7086 and his own parents lived here from 1807 through the death. the last person to look at the house was his sister. she died here in 1901, and upon her death she left the house and everything in it to maine historical society. as far as how much of what you see in the house is original to the house into the family. the figure i've been quoted is 94%. so in other words, almost all of it. there are a few places in the house where we had to fill in some gaps convince them even lost over the years. which is everything you look at has a personal connection to the house and to the people who live here. the front halls of the wadsworth longfellow house with the families guest would of come in as guests they would've probably been taken writing to the parlor. this was the most formal room of the house. it was with a cap the nicest things, their finest furniture. this more often than not was a room for special occasion. sometimes somber occasions like funer

. >> this was actually the church where henry wadsworth longfellow family all worshiped -- >> so there's that great history here, right? >> exactly. and there's a revolutionary war cannonball in the chandelier that they found when the city was attacked in 1775 by the british. >> so give me a sense of the city. for what is portland best known? >> for lobsters and lighthouses, probably. however, there's so much more of a rich, deep history to this city that a lot of people don't know. the old port section is obviously one of the key seaports back in the day and actually still remains a working waterfront that is very influential in terms of the world traded today. and is so much of what's going on in the history of the united states had a lot of focal points here in portland, but it was sort of in the background, and people don't really appreciate how much of a motivator it really was. in the declaration of independence, they reference the british burning our cities, and they were specifically talking about when portland was burned by the british in 1775. >> now, where are we heading now?

thefather who built wadsworth longfellow house on campus was a friend of george washington, so martha washington sent eliza wadsworth at this piece of hair in 1800. hady wadsworth longfellow the hair placed into a locket and engraving indicating what this piece is and to whom it was given in 1800. this piece we consider one of our treasures of maine historical society. it speaks to the cult of george washington after his death. relics were given, parades were given, lots of honorary activity. revered he was in the united states shortly after the revolution. in scripture and reads, "washington's hair given by mrs. washington to miss eliza wadsworth april 5, 1800." he has inscribed it with his own name and 1850, when the locket was made. this piece is the letter book of benedict arnold on his exhibition to kobach in 1775. it starts with the journal which was a copy. what is very interesting about this piece is that it was presented to the maine historical society by ehrenberg and 1831. burr in 1831. it is certainly easy to not have to qualify that. this piece is one of the treasures of

henry wadsworth longfellow and stephen king are natives of portland. learn all about portland all weekend on american history tv. >> welcome to the main historical society. gallery inur main the center of the new exhibition, creative maine. in 2010, the main historical society with six other museums were able to save these arrayed banners from auction and reserved them. we wanted to share them with the public. these are real treasures for maine, for the nation. this is the first time all 17 have been on display together. they help us better understand our creative history, industrial history, and the crafts that really started our state and helped build the economy. these were made in 1841 by members of the maine charitable mechanics association. they were doing a parade through the streets of downtown portland. they used the banners in their parade to explain the importance of their trade. there are actually 17 banners, but they represent 54 trades. they actually paraded through downtown portland. they stopped to make speeches. they held a celebration

. >> and we will visit the childhood home of public henry wadsworth longfellow.ve, he was probably the most famous english-language writer in the world. he is not the most famous person in the world. today, he is probably best remembered for problems like "paul revere's ride," "the children's hour." he is still part of our lexicon and american memory. state'sll explore the oldest lighthouse. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. c-span3.y afternoon on working with our cable affiliates across the country. withesident trump met governor ricardo rose of of puerto rico, to provide an update on hurricane maria recovery efforts. he said the federal government ,"s done a "really great job and rated the response efforts a 10 on the scale of one to 10. president -- vice president pence came. this is 35 minutes. pres. trump: thank you very much. it is great to have the governor of puerto rico with us. we have gotten to know each other extremely well. i can tell you, you are a hard-working governor.

. >> we will visit the childhood home of henry wadsworth longfellow. was alive ande he writing probably the most famous english writer in the world if not the most famous person in the world. today he is probably best remembered for "paul revere's part of our american lexicon and american memory. c-span.. eastern on maine at noon eastern. 2:00 p.m.. at working with our affiliates and visiting cities across the country. testified before the senate judiciary committee today, attorney general jeff sessions defended president trump decision to fire james comey and to roll back obama administration criminal justice reforms. sessions sat, jeff on the judiciary committee. this is a five-hour hearing. [gavel pounding] [indiscernible] >> attorney general sessions, welcome. for all the people in the audience, we welcome you as well. i thank general sessions were being here that attorney general sessions were being here for the oversight hearing. his is an opportunity for congress to investigate and question the policies and actions of any executive branch. it is

up next, we visit the childhood home of henry wadsworth longfellow. often i think of the beautiful town that is solidified at sea, and often going up and down of that town and the youth comes back to me. henry wadsworth longfellow was an american poet in the 19th century. he was when he was alive, and writing, probably the most famous english language writer in the world. he's not the most famous person in the world. today, he's probably best remembered for: like overviews ride -- poems like paul revere's ride. he is still very much of our everyday lexicon and our american memory. he was born in portland, maine february 27, 1807. he grew up here. it's where he started writing. even after as a mental he left portland and maine, he came back all the time. he found inspiration in the city, his childhood home, it was still very much a special place to him and a real source of his poetry. his house was always owned by his family. his grandparents built the house parents henry's own lived here from 1807 through their death. the last person to live at the ho

the famous poet henry wadsworth longfellow lived in portland. and at that time it was a bustling city with a lot going , andind of noisy at time longfellow used to like to take a walk through the city of portland and take a long walk out to portland head light. with the great friends keeper and used to sit for hours out of the rock, and later he did write a problem about lighthouses and it is primarily thought to be about the portland head light. the rocky ledge runs far out into the sea, and some miles the lighthouse, a pillar of fire by night, a crown by day. headny respects, portland light is a symbol of maine. it represents what people may think of maine, from other states. there is lots of buzz going back and forth all the time. you see the islands. there are sailboats. all of the activity that people probably think about, that a maine visit would be. sounds] recently traveled to portland, maine, to learn about interest history. -- to learn about its rich history. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3.

henry wadsworth longfellow and the -- and stephen king are natives upon the. learn more about portland are here on american history tv. >> on important part of maine's economy. that oftenate struggles because we have lost a lot of our manufacturing businesses. we used to make shoes and fabric and paper and more would products. there has been a real shrieking of those places. it is starting to fill in with this resurgence of the world economy. we are the center of lobster fishing in the world. of course, our lobsters taste that it than anyone else's. in thes a real change level of the sophistication of the farmer and the consumer and raised to master point that organic food today is a $40 billion to $50 billion business. we are spilling a very important market that did not use to exist. on the policy side, we have to do a lot more to make this possible further farmers, particularly ones that want to transition to it. you have to make it easier for them to get into this market. you are paid better. . you don't have to handle toxic event -- toxic chemicals. it is

the famous poet henry wadsworth longfellow lived in portland. at that time, portland was a bustling city with lots of activity going on. kind of noisy. longfellow like to take long walks. used to walk from the city of portland to portland headlight. he became great friends with the and spent time sitting on the rocks, probably inspiration for poetry. later, he did write a pull them about lighthouses. "the rocky ledge runs far into the sea. on some after point miles away, a color of fire by night, a cloud by day." in many respects, portland headlight is a symbol of maine. it represents what people think of maine from other states. we have the rocky coastline. a lighthouse. lobster boats going back and forth all the time. the city island. sailboats. you see the island. sailboats. all of the things people think a maine visit would be. our cities tour staff recently traveled to portland, maine, to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops at c-span.org/ citiestour. you are watching american history tv on cspan3. c-span,

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is a preview of one of the theents as we take you to home of henry wadsworth longfellow. >> henry wadsworthgfellow was an american poet in the 19th century. when he was alive and writing, he was probably the most famous english language writer in the world, if not the most famous person in the world. at the back of the hall and to the left was the family's summer dining room. the side of the house faces north. it is a little cooler back here for eating in the summertime. today, this is often referred to as the rainy day room because it is believed in this room and at that very desk henry wrote his poem, "the rainy day." "behind the clouds, is the son still shining? into each life, a little rain must fall." that phrase has made its way into our everyday lexicon. it originated with that point. host: again, that will air beginning at noon today on book tv on c-span2. you can catch all of our offerings at c-span.org/citi estour. republican line, also from silver spring, maryland. lot of people have been asking why we are in niger. uranium. the french get a lot of their uranium from niger. a lot

. >> we will visit the childhood home of poet henry wadsworth longfellow. >> he was when he was aliveriting probably the most famous english-language writer in the world, if not the most famous person in the world. and today he is probably best remembered for poems like paul rivers ride, evangeline, the children's hour. he started much a part of our everyday lexicon and our american memory. >> sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv we will explore portland's state oldest lighthouse. watch saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv. and sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> closure eyes for a moment. and stretch. closure eyes. i see you. [laughing] trust me, empathy. and i want you to stretch your imagination. open your eyes. that's how fast it happens. in a blank no warning. >> sunday night on q&a executive director of paralyzed veterans of america and retired u.s. marine corps officer sherman gilland junior talks about his own paralysis and his work to help paralyzed vetera

the famous poet henry wadsworth longfellow lived in portland. and at that time it was a bustling city with a lot going on, kind of noisy at times, and longfellow used to like to take a walk through the city of portland and take a long walk out to portland head light. and he became great friends with the keeper here. and he used to set for hours out on the rock and later he did , write a poem about lighthouses and it is primarily thought to be about the portland head light. the rocky ledge runs far out into the sea and on its outer point, some miles away, the lighthouse lists its masonry a , pillar of fire by night, a crown by day. in many respects, portland head light is a symbol of maine. it represents what people think mainene come out what -- from other states. ,we have the lighthouse. there is lots of buzz going back and forth all the time. you see the islands. there are sailboats. all of the activity that people probably think about what a main visit would be. announcer: our cities tour staff recently traveled to portland, maine to learn ab

. >> visit the childhood home of poet henry wadsworth longfellow. he was when he was alive and writing, probably the most amous english-language writer in the world, if not the most amous person in the world and today he's probably best remembered for poems like paul revere's ride, the children's of ourva ngeline, a part everyday lexicon and our american memory. on n sunday, 2 p.m. eastern american history t.v. we'll explore portland headline, state's oldest lighthouse. watch c-span city tour portland, maine , saturday on book t.v. and sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. american history t.v. on c-span 3. orking with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> "washington journal" continues. tweet us at c-span wj. post on facebook at facebook.com/c-span and you can call the phone numbers on the open for the series of phones until the end of the program at 10:00. ere is a story at the hill taking a look and analyzing the latest tweet from the president. headline.he trump questions who paid for the president trump questioned who paid for co

we moved around a bit, portland public library at city hall, and when we acquired the wadsworth longfellow house after 1901, we built this library, and we have been at this location since 1907. our collections, we say we have over two million pages of manuscript which is a unique measurement. we have over 300,000 photographs. we also collect extensively on maps, broadsides, early newspapers, pamphlets, glass plates and lantern slides, engineer drawings and architectural drawings specifically from maine itself. this particular item here is a 1631, essentially, a deed or a patent to provide lands from fehr man doe gorgeous who's -- fernando gorgeous who's considered to be the founder of modern maine to robert trulani. it's essentially granting land in scarborough and up through cape elizabeth and is something we consider one of the treasures of maine historical society. lots of language about what things cost and sort of the value. bits about tobacco and bits about corn and other units of -- and then, you know, traditional monetary units, british monetary units. this particular item is sort