Description: Harold W. Dolliver was born on February 3, 1917. Harold married Avis A. Hartford (1917-1988), daughter of Harry Lee and Adelaide Maud (Smith) Hartford on May 1, 1937 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Harold and Avis had two children together, Lura Rae and Brian Lee. Harold W. Dolliver died on January 29, 1998 in Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Description: Leza is one of the Southwest Harbor Public Library's most ardent volunteers. She has been important to the Friends of the Library, a member of the Board of Trustees as representative of the Friends, has served on numerous committees and has photographed countless library functions, particularly the garden tours, both for the brochures and as a record of the tours. She has scanned several thousand photographs for this database helping to provide a valuable archive for the library. [show more]
Description: Nancy Eleanor Stanley (1934-2022) was born on October 5, 1934 to Chester Warren Stanley and Bertha Emily (Robinson) Stanley in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Nancy married first Raymond Eugene Robbins Jr. (1928), son of Raymond Eugene Robbins and Myrtle Arvilla (Moore) Robbins, on December 27, 1954 in Southwest Harbor. She married second George Loring Hubbel Stone (1932) on November 24, 1970 in Canadaiqua, New York.
Description: Hundreds of 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures, drawings and paintings by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. Renowned as a sculptor, she commissioned portrayals of contemporary celebrities. Her sculpted works are organized in groups such as: "Clowns" (7377), "Circus" (7378), "Mosaics" (7379), "Bas-relief" (7382). She is also known for her "Paintings" (7380), "Charcoal drawings" (7381) and "Pencil drawings" (7383). This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. [show more]
Description: Occupation: Lighthouse Keeper Mount Desert Rock Lighthouse 1909-1910 – Second Assistant Keeper 1910-1911 – First Assistant Keeper 1911-c. 1919 – Princiapal Keeper 1924-1931 – Princiapal Keeper Home: Charles E. Stanley House Captain Vinal Beal House ME – SWH – Seawall Road - 112
Description: Father – Vinal Osmond Beal (1867-1944) Mother – Nettie Etta Alley (1874-1967) Birth Date – May 3, 1894 Born at – Jonesport, Maine Significant Siblings - Beal - Harvard Riley Beal (1897-1967) Spouse Name – Velora Mamie (Torrey) Reade (1885-1965) Spouse Parents – Fred Milton Torrey (1858-1932) and Jessie Benson Kelley (1861-1941) Wedding Date – August 22, 1912 Wedding Place – Southwest Harbor, Maine Death Date – December 7, 1965 Death Place – Ellsworth, Maine [show more]
Description: The Echo Lake Camp began in 1922 when George B. Dorr signed a lease with the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) to allow camping on the shores of the lake. In 1926 he signed another lease for ten more years. The land, including thirteen acres with 1600 feet of shoreline on Echo Lake, was deeded in perpetuity to the AMC on November 19, 1934.