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Various Photographs of or Related to the Southwest Harbor Public Library
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Archive posters created by COA students
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • 2019-02
  • In Copyright
Description:
In 2019 graphic arts students at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor created these posters to promote the Digital Archive. The students were: - Mark F. Riewestahl (Take a trip down the rabbit hole) - Rosemary Santoro (Discover the history that connects us) - Alissar Chaar (Local history is just a click away) - Anita van Dam (Connect the dots to discover history in a click).
The Dollar Social at Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
The Dollar Social at Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
In 1892 the ladies of Southwest Harbor gathered together to raise money for land upon which to build a library building and then reported how they raised their dollar..The Dollar Social was the first fundraising event held for the Southwest Harbor Public Library and the poem describing it was famous in the community for many years.
Southwest Harbor Post Office
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Southwest Harbor Post Office
Southwest Harbor Public Library
The Civilian Conservation Corps
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan
  • 2015-03-13
  • In Copyright
The Civilian Conservation Corps
Southwest Harbor Public Library
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Southwest Harbor Public Library
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The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. In much smaller but more famous projects the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. [show more]
Order of the Eastern Star
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Order of the Eastern Star
Southwest Harbor Public Library
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A fraternal order open to both men and women related to Freemasonry. There appear to have been chapter in Tremont and Portland
A Talk About the Southwest Harbor Public Library (1905-2005)
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Oral History
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
This is a transcription of a talk given by Meredith Hutchins as a Southwest Harbor Public Library evening program in 2005. Meredith describes the history of the library from 1884 through 2005 and recalls the people and events that shaped the library.
James M. Parker G.A.R. Post #105
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
James M. Parker G.A.R. Post #105
Southwest Harbor Public Library
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The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a veterans organization formed at the end of the Civil War. It reached peak membership by 1890, with over 400,000 members, with many prominent veterans, including five presidents. The organization had three objectives: Fraternity, charity, and loyalty. The principle legacy of the G.A.R. is the observation of Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, on May 30th.