Gemma Cannon, author of Voices of the Night, will lead two 70-minute tours of the house, focusing on Henry’s early writing and his first wife, Mary.  Each tour is limited to 15 people.

Advance Registration is Required:  Send an email with subject “LD Tour” to outreach@pejepscot.org. Please include preferred time, name(s) of registrants, and phone number for primary contact.

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 is an annual month-long cultural and community program, with support from Bowdoin College, Brunswick Downtown Association, Midcoast Senior College, Nathaniel Davis Fund, Pejepscot History Center, The Senter Fund, Thornton Oaks, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE.

To see a complete listing of Longfellow Days events click on Longfellow Days Schedule: https://www.uubrunswick.org/programs/longfellow-days-2026/