Chamberlain House Program (Longfellow Days)

Gemma Cannon, author of Voices of the Night, will share the love story of Henry and his first wife, Mary. This talk in the parlor is paired with a visit to the original “Longfellow Room” where they lived. Chamberlain Museum site manager, Janice Smith, will be on hand to give brief tours of the Chamberlain family spaces. Tours are strictly limited to 15 people each.

Registration is Required:  Email: outreach@pejepscot.org with Subject: “LD Tour” Please give preferred time, registrant name(s), and a phone number.

Co-Sponsored with Pejepscot History Center.

Gemma Cannon, a graduate from Holy Cross College and Columbia University School of Social Work, received the Nautilus Book Award in the category of Death & Dying/Grief & Loss for Voices of the Night.

In her award-winning book, she combines wisdom from Longfellow with lessons from her social work clients.  They taught her that, whether homeless in Times Square or a world-class poet and writer, we’re not always fortunate, and we all need inner strength and hope to survive a crisis.

She lives with her family near Longfellow’s boyhood home in Portland, Maine, “the beautiful city by the sea.”

Longfellow Days Website