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Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage		1888	Mount Desert Island	Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7390 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage Publisher: Ferris Brothers Printers, Philadelphia Date: 1888 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
Sir Francis Bernard and his Grant of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Other People Places	William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)	1922		Sir Francis Bernard and his Grant of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6145 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other People Places Creator: William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939) Date: 1922 Description: About Francis Bernard, governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts, his interest in the boundary question between the U.S. and Nova Scotia, and his grant of 100, 00 acres of land. Built a summer home in part of SW Harbor.
Waymouth Tercentenary Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Events Other People Places				Waymouth Tercentenary Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7051 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other People Places Description: An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
New England Old and New 1620-1920 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Events Other People Places	Maine Historical Society	1920	New England	New England Old and New 1620-1920 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7053 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other People Places Creator: Maine Historical Society Publisher: Old Colony Trust Company, Boston Date: 1920 Place: New England Description: A brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of Promise. Published by the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, commemorating the Tercentenary of the First Landing at Plymouth in 1620 (MCMXX).
John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island	Charles W. Eliot	1967		John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6130 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island Creator: Charles W. Eliot Date: 1967 Description: "Originally published in 1899 in The Century Magazine and in book form in 1904 by the American Unitarian Association under the title of: John Gilley, Maine farmer and fisherman."
Remembrances of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	Organizations, Religious Other People Places, Island	Charles S. Hamlin	1934-1935		Remembrances of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1527 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: Organizations, Religious Other People Places, Island Creator: Charles S. Hamlin Date: 1934-1935 Description: Typewritten diary of Mrs. Charles Hamlin covers years between 1880's and early 1900's. Much information about Rev. William Doane; other families covered: Gardiner, Corning, Eliot. Social perspective of Northeast Harbor. Info re St. Mary's.
Sprague's journal of Maine history Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Organizations, Religious Other People Places				Sprague's journal of Maine history Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6157 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, Religious Other People Places Description: Sprague’s Journal of Maine History. 1920 Vol. 7 No. 4 – William Gilley, an early settler of MDI by William O. Sawtelle (p.192-193) 1920 Vol. 8 No. 1 1922 Vol. 10 No. 4 – Father Pierre Biard, Superior of the Mount Desert Jesuit Mission of Saint Sauveur by William O. Sawtelle (p.179-191) 1923 Vol. 11 No. 1 – note on p.41 on Seth Llewellyn Milliken a Representative from Maine, 1857-58 US Congress 1923 Vol. 11 No. 3 1923 Vol. 11 No. 4 1924 Vol. 12 No. 1 1924 Vol. 12 No. 2 1924 Vol. 12 No. 3 1924 Vol. 12 No. 4 (2) – Sir Samuel Argall by William O. Sawtelle (p. 201-221) 1925 Vol. 13 No. 1 1925 Vol. 13 No. 2 1925 Vol. 13 No. 3 1925 Vol. 13 No. 4 1926 Vol. 14 No. 1 1926 Vol. 14 No. 3 1926 Vo. 14 No. 4 – Pioneers of Mount Desert by William O. Sawtelle (p.179-187) Compiled 11/14/2012 by H. Stevens – The Island of Mount Desert by William O. Sawtelle (p.127-144) – 2 copies – Antoinette de Pons by William O. Sawtelle (p.188-195) – The Gilley Family Part One by William O. Sawtelle (p.6-15) – The Gilley Family Part Two by William O. Sawtelle (p.77-84) – Talleyrand’s Oath of Allegiance by William O. Sawtelle (p.147-148) – Sir Samuel Argall by William O. Sawtelle (p.201-221) – The Islesford Historical Collection by Wilfred A. Hennessy – Mount Desert: Champlain to Bernard by William O. Sawtelle (p.131-186) – Historical Thanksgiving at Southwest Harbor (p.27) [show more]
Uses of Birch-Bark in the Northeast Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Other People Places	Eva L. Butler, Wendell S. Hadlock	1957		Uses of Birch-Bark in the Northeast Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7078 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other People Places Creator: Eva L. Butler, Wendell S. Hadlock Publisher: Maine Coast Printers, Rockland, Maine Date: 1957 Description: Published by the Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. Second printing, 1974
Other Indian Events of New England Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Other People Places	Allan Forbes	1941	New England	Other Indian Events of New England Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7084 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other People Places Creator: Allan Forbes Publisher: State Street Trust Company Date: 1941 Place: New England Description: A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
Tragedies & Triumphs Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Park	Judith S. Goldstein	1992	Acadia National Park	Tragedies & Triumphs Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6152 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Park Creator: Judith S. Goldstein Date: 1992 Place: Acadia National Park Description: Lecture regarding founding of Acadia National Park by Charles Eliot, George B. Dorr and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Object, Site Marker, Monument Other People Places, Island		1906		Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6103 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Site Marker, Monument Other People Places, Island Date: 1906 Description: Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
Sutton Island Maine: Its Houses, People, Animals, Weather Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings	George Lyman Paine	1963	Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island	Sutton Island Maine: Its Houses, People, Animals, Weather Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6154 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Structures, Dwellings Creator: George Lyman Paine Date: 1963 Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island Description: Developmental history of Sutton Island which includes information on land owners and families, including John Gilley, Mary Cabot Wheelwright, and Rachel Field.
The Reef Point Bulletins Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Garden	Beatrix Farrand	1963		The Reef Point Bulletins Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7132 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Garden Creator: Beatrix Farrand Publisher: Reef Point Gardens and Max Farrand Memorial Corporation Date: 1963 Description: Book containing a collection of seventeen Reef Point Garden Bulletins: August 1946, November 1947, September 1948, August 1949, July 1950, August 1950, August 1951, June 1952, January 1953, June 1953, June 1954, July 1954, August 1954, August 1955, June 1956 (No. 15), June 1956 (No. 16), Vol. 1 No. 17.

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