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| Judd Residence Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Judd Residence Northeast Harbor Library Description: ...specifications, sections, plan detail, foundation details, electrical & lighting plan, floor plans, building sections, elevations, garage, cabinetry-dining room, bar... | |
| Gordon & White Garage with Automobiles and Trucks Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Gordon & White Garage with Automobiles and Trucks Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...car) Gordon & White's 1950 Ford Tow Truck Unknown wood stake truck c. 1947 Ford c. 1946 Dodge 1949 Ford 1950 Chevrolet - company vehicle for a Bar...Harbor Chevrolet dealer c. 1939 Pontiac c. 1931 Ford - spoke wheel just visible at right front of photograph... |
| Interview of Ruth Grindle Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Interview of Ruth Grindle Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...Esther Rodick interviews Ruth Grindle who talks about her life in Southwest Harbor...Neither of her parents were originally from the area, but her father moved to Bar Harbor to work in a jewelry story before moving to Southwest Harbor to...Finally, she tells of how she finagled her way into meeting FDR when he visited Southwest Harbor... | |
| Interview of Athol Higgins Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Interview of Athol Higgins Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...Before World War One, he worked in the Post Office in Bar Harbor and saw the switch from horses to automobiles...After World War One, he worked in the customs office in Southwest Harbor for twelve years...Athol talks about walking out to "the small island in the middle of the harbor" for picnics, and having to be careful of the tide... | |
| Interview of Andrew Herrick Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Interview of Andrew Herrick Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...The first Herrick to stay was Isaac who ran a tide mill in Southwest Harbor. Andrew grew up in the house that Isaac built...Andrew drove a truck for a gas company, living in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth but was forced to stop that work in 1952 following a shoulder injury...He has many stories from his time in Southwest Harbor; the first car in the town, Beech Mountain priginally being called Herrick Mountain, finding bootleg...stories about Billy Tot, a man who worked as a cabin boy for Captain Norwood and eventually lived a primitive life on the edges of society near Southwest Harbor... | |
| Gott's Store Celebrates 75 Years Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Gott's Store Celebrates 75 Years Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...Newspaper article about Gott's Store in Southwest Harbor, Maine on its 75 year aniversary... File Attachment: Gott’s Store celebrates 75 years - Mount Desert Islander.pdf …Hammond lumber Company Bar Harbor Blue Hill Bucksport Ellsworth It was just another day at the family-owned island institution opened by …There were residents of Bass Harbor, but they chose to open the store in Southwest Harbor. …The reason it s here , rather than in Bass Harbor was because Bass Harbor was a dry town , they couldn t sell beer, said Gott. …Mom walked over here , we lived in Bass Harbor, probably two miles away. |
| The Tweed Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Tweed Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Tweed Shop.pdf …Bar Harbor hosted "Olive's Tweed Shop" or the "Bar Harbor Tweed Shop" at various times from at least 1945 to 1968. …Seal Harbor 100 Bar Harbor Times, July 18, 1940. "Ritchie Imports, Ltd. Southwest Harbor Main Street 735 Madison Ave., N.Y. …Ritchie 735 Madison Avenue, New York" - Bar Harbor Times July 21, 1949. …of friends." - Bar Harbor Times March 14, 1957. | ||
| C.E. Clement’s Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  C.E. Clement’s Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: C.E. Clement Boat Builders.pdf …Here and at Northeast Harbor are moored many pleasure craft whose owners reside at Bar Harbor and name that as their home port. A.E. …- The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. Chester Clement wasn t a very good bookkeeper. …Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927. 1927: "C.E. …Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927. "Chester Clement bought the place in [1925,] I think it was. | ||
| Lawlor Ice Business Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond Henry E. Tracy Ice Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Lawlor Ice Business Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond Henry E. Tracy Ice Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In the 21st Century we may think of ice as something that comes out of the doors of our refrigerator or a nice skating surface in an indoor rink, but, in the 18th and early 19th centuries the ice business produced a very necessary product and employed many people. See: “Ice Harvesting Sampler” DVD, produced by Northeast Historic Film, Black & White, NTSC, 33 minutes - 1994. This “compilation of newsreel and amateur footage of ice harvesting operations in Maine includes ice-house interiors with massive ice blocks being maneuvered at high speed, and horse teams delivering ice to brownstones in Boston.” “America’s Icemen: An Illustrative History of the United States Natural Ice Industry 1665-1925” by Joseph C. Jones Jr., published by Jobeco Books, 1984. “The American Ice Harvests: A Historical Study in Technology, 1800-1918” by Richard O. Cummings, published by the University of Calfornia Press, 1949. [show more] File Attachment: Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond.pdf …near the center of the town on the road to McKinley, but efficient work on the part of the fire Department protected the surrounding property." - The Bar …Harbor; Dep. …Sheriff Lyle Reed of McKinley." - The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, December 18, 1947. "C.W. …." - The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, December 18, 1947. The town of Southwest Harbor acquired Chris's Pond on March 4, 1957 at the Town Meeting. | ||
| George Ripley Fuller House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  George Ripley Fuller House Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: George Ripley Fuller House.pdf …The house, owned by a consortium represented by Bar Harbor resident Roc Caivano, was advertised for sale approximately two months ago to anyone who would …One, Marjorie Fuller of the Sonagee Nursing Home in Bar Harbor, had more than just a passing interest. …The house, owned by a consortium represented by Bar Harbor resident Roc Caivano, was advertised for sale approximately two months ago to anyone who would …One, Marjorie Fuller of the Sonagee Nursing Home in Bar Harbor, had more than just a passing interest. | ||
| Chalet-du-Grand-Pré Frances (Pepper) Scott Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Chalet-du-Grand-Pré.pdf …Bar Harbor Times, June 15, 1927. The Grand PreTea House ran for four years, from the summer of 1927 through the summer of 1930. Eleanor L. …Bar Harbor Times, July 2, 1930. - Eleanor Lucille Clark (1907-1998), daughter of Roderick Pepper Clark and Grace Clark (Carroll) Clark, later Mrs. …Daily Season June 23 to September 6, 1930 Bar Harbor Times, August 27. 1930 "Grand Pre Tea House Will Not Open Again The tea house at Grand Pre …Bar Harbor Times, September 10, 1930. Frances (Pepper) Scott died on May 30, 1942. Lowrie, Sarah Dickson. | ||
| Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Cottage McCandlish Cottage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Cottage.pdf …House History Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Cottage Address: 20 Town Wharf Way City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 4 Lot 39 Map: …Hepburn is a member of Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, Architects of Boston." - "Bar Harbor Times," October 11, 1945, p. 9. …Bar Harbor Times, November 8, 1945, p. 10. "Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hepburn have arrived to settle the furniture in their new home." …Bar Harbor Times, May 29, 1947, p. 7. Owner Chain: Land at 20 Town Wharf Way acquired by Rosamond S. | ||
| Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937).pdf …Fuller and Alvah Rich joined at Bar Harbor to make the necessary number for the formation of the new lodge." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor …Fuller Dies at Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor, June 28 George R. …Fuller, one of the oldest members of the Hancock county bar, died at his home here this morning in the eightieth year of his age. Mr. …He taught school, read law in the office of Locke & Locke in Portland, and was admitted to the Hancock county bar in 1887. | ||
| Albert Wilson Bee Cottage Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound Barton Haxall Grundy Cottage, "Journey's End" Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Albert Wilson Bee Cottage Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound Barton Haxall Grundy Cottage, "Journey's End" Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Albert Wilson Bee Cottage.pdf …Bee was a newspaper agent in Boston, who established a branch store offering newspapers, stationary, fruit, and confections in Bar Harbor during the summer …The Bar Harbor Record, March 29, 1888. The builder was probably Seth W. …Bee s new summer home at Southwest Harbor. …From the extensive verandas there are charming views of the mountains and ocean, and every boat arriving at Southwest Harbor or Northeast Harbor can be | ||
| Joseph B. Mason House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Joseph B. Mason House Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Joseph B. Mason House.pdf …Mason House Address: 284 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 6 Lot 72 Map: CS 1887 MASON JOSEPH MASON First …Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, October 1, 1881. "Sometimes a shoemaker came to the house and made shoes for all the family. William Lawler and J. B. …Mason had their shoemaking shops in their homes at Southwest Harbor." Thornton, p. 91. "Mr. Joseph B. …Bar Harbor Record, June 16, 1895. Owner Chain: The land at 284 Main Street was sold to Joseph B. | ||
| R.J. Lemont's Drug Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  R.J. Lemont's Drug Store Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Dr. Lemont’s first Drug Store was on the second floor of the large barn of Deacon Henry Higgins Clark’s original house. The house was by that time the Island House Hotel before it was greatly enlarged in 1885. File Attachment: R.J. Lemont's Drug Store.pdf …Lemont s Drug Store Address: 14 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 3 Lot 98 Map: CS 1887 DR LEMONT Date Founded …The Southwest Harbor Public Library had its beginning in 1884 when Mrs. …Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, April 9. 1886 1887: "Tremont Public Library: Rooms at R.J. Lemont s Drug Store; R.J. Lemont, Librarian. …Notice in the Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, January, 7, 1887 Owner Chain: The land at 14 Clark Point Road housed a drugstore and residence built in 1883 | ||
| Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: SW Boat - Manset Marine History.pdf …Vira Jane Robinson was born on October 8, 1867 in Southwest Harbor. Simeon H. "Sim" Mayo died on October 3, 1933 in Southwest Harbor. …Bar Harbor Times, December 2, 1925, p. 2. …The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. …Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor in 1937. | ||
| Odd Fellows Hall Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Odd Fellows Hall Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Odd Fellows Hall.pdf …Organization History Odd Fellows Lodge and Hall Address: 357 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 3 Lot 95 Map: …SAN 1921 ODD FELLOWS Founded: 1895 Build Date: 1897 Destroyed by Fire: 1922 Rebuilt: 1923 "The Odd Fellows lodge was organized in Southwest Harbor …Fuller and Alvah Rich joined at Bar Harbor to make the necessary number for the formation of the new lodge. …It was rebuilt the following year." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. | ||
| Clark - Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Clark - Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896) Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Clark – Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896).pdf …Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896) Father: Nathan Clark II (1780-1848) Mother: Mercy Higgins (1787-1868) Birth Date: 1816 Born at: Tremont, (Southwest Harbor …Clark (1817-1899) Spouse Parents: Benjamin Ward Jr. (1792-1866) and Margaret Dolliver (1798-1879) Wedding Date: January 22, 1839 Wedding Place: Eden (Bar …Harbor), Maine Occupation: 1880 Census - Seth Higgins Clark , 61, a "Boat Agent," lived in Tremont, Maine. …Cemetery: Clark Family Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Maine Vessels: Author: Charlotte R. | ||
| Adoniram Judson Robinson House Chester Warren Stanley House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Adoniram Judson Robinson House - T.pdf …House History Adoniram Judson Robinson House Ralph Judson Robinson House Ralph Warren Stanley - 1st Workshop Address: 376 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor …Bar Harbor Times, March 22, 1922. Robinson - Ralph Judson Robinson (1870-1923) The barn at the Adoniram Judson Robinson House served many purposes. …and, away from his workshop, painted the Freeman Elementary School (later Harbor House.) …Ralph was also a drummer and his workshop offered the Southwest Harbor Band a place to practice. | ||
| Mayo - Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933) aka Sim Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Mayo - Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933) aka Sim Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Mayo – Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933).pdf …Jacob Schoppy Mayo (1818-1912) Mother Dolliver - Sarah Newman (Dolliver) Mayo (1827-1898) Birth Date July 27, 1867 Born at Tremont (Southwest Harbor …Carroll s Cash Market Southwest Harbor Motor Co. Sim Mayo s Wharf S.H. Mayo Dealer in Motor Boats S.H. …Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Maine Sim Mayo had multiple careers some of them all at once. …Bar Harbor Times, December 2, 1925, p. 2. | ||
| E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Lawler purchased the building in 1923. The other half of the building was occupied by the Robinson Brother's Automobile Accessories salesroom File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop.pdf …Address 168 Clark Point Road City Southwest Harbor State Maine Map and Lot: Map 4 Lot 29 Map - ROB 1951 SW BOAT CORP Original Owner …- The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. Southwest Harbor A.E. |