Korzenick says the group raises communityawareness of the site through a newsletter andcultural events held on the lawn every Sundaysummer afternoon.
The group also wrote letters and spoke tolegislators in an attempt to solicit funds.
Edie Bowers, the vice president of the Friendsof the Longfellow House, is thegreat-granddaughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Although the house appears inconspicuous, itdraws visitors from around the world.
Blandford estimates 50 percent of the visitorsare foreign.
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Wherever their homes are, all visitors get ataste of authentic American culture.
"I thought it was fascinating; you're able torelive history and the spirit of Longfellow," saysPatricia J. Leur, from Long Beach, Calif