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Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947		Oct 30, 1947	Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12364 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Date: Oct 30, 1947 Description: photocopy of BH Times, pp. 1-7 Bar Harbor Fire
Radio announcements about Fire of !947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech	Events, Fire Other, Fire engines & equipment		Oct 1947	Radio announcements about Fire of !947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3780 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech Subject: Events, Fire Other, Fire engines & equipment Date: Oct 1947 Description: Announcement by unknown radio station of what radio announcer Johnny McCray saw regarding Fire of 1947, 2 photocpies, radio announcement of description of what Superintendent of Public Works, Bangor(?) Reprint on computer
The Mount Desert Messenger Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newsletter			October 15, 1943	The Mount Desert Messenger Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18684 Type: Publication, Newsletter Date: October 15, 1943 Description: 10 page Newsletter printed by Parish of St. Mary's and St. Jude. Gives curret news of the Parish and service men seerving in World War II. There is also a list of service men and their current addresses should anyone wish to write them.
The Mount Desert Messenger Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newsletter			November 8, 1942	The Mount Desert Messenger Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18683 Type: Publication, Newsletter Date: November 8, 1942 Description: 10 page Newsletter printed by Parish of St. Mary's and St. Jude. Gives curret news of the Parish and service men seerving in World War II. There is also a list of service men and their current addresses should anyone wish to write them.
The Last Resorts Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Bar Harbor Recreation	Amory, Cleveland	1948.	The Last Resorts Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17236 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Recreation Creator: Amory, Cleveland Publisher: Harper and Brothers Date: 1948. Description: Describes how the great resorts have fallen
Newsletter of The Mount Desert Messenger (1945) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newsletter	Other, Newspapers Other, War Other, War correspondents		1945	Newsletter of The Mount Desert Messenger (1945) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17161 Type: Publication, Newsletter Subject: Other, Newspapers Other, War Other, War correspondents Date: 1945 Description: Newsletter of The Mount Desert Messenger (1945) - volume LVI. Thanksgiving/Christmas issue. Sections include: "News From The Home Front" - local and war news including recent war discharges - and "News From The Camps" - listing local soldiers and their regiments.
Birds of Mt. Desert Island Acadia National Park. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Natural History	Tyson, Carroll S. and James Bond.	1941.	Birds of Mt. Desert Island Acadia National Park. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17121 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Natural History Creator: Tyson, Carroll S. and James Bond. Publisher: Waverly Press Date: 1941.
Special Paper Maine Fire Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	Events, Fire		1947	Special Paper Maine Fire Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14783 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events, Fire Date: 1947 Description: Picture record of Bar Harbor Fire of 1947
Baymeath Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Bar Harbor Other, Cottages	Bowen, Louise deKoven	1945	Baymeath Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14651 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Other, Cottages Creator: Bowen, Louise deKoven Publisher: Privately printed Date: 1945 Description: Written when author was 85 years old, an account of her family's times at "Baymeath" in Bar Harbor. Preface is written to her grandson, Capt. Wm. McCormick Blair, Jr., who was serving during WWII in India.
Life Magazine, June12, 1944 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			1944	Life Magazine, June12, 1944 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13901 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 1944 Description: Aerial photo. on cover of bombs falling on an oil refinery in Leghorn, Italy; title on cover, "Invasion by Air."
Gilmanac 1944 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Yearbook			1944	Gilmanac 1944 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13763 Type: Publication, Yearbook Date: 1944 Description: “Gilmanac 1944” Gilman High School yearbook - belonged to J. Walter Allen. Class of 1944 - Editorials, class members, class song, motto “We Finish to Begin”. Class notes for freshman, sophomores and juniors. Literary section with poetry etc. Basketball team pictures, records. Alumni section.
Gilmanac 1948 Gilman High School Yearbook Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Yearbook	Other, Northeast Harbor Other, Schools		1948	Gilmanac 1948 Gilman High School Yearbook Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13759 Type: Publication, Yearbook Subject: Other, Northeast Harbor Other, Schools Date: 1948 Description: "Gilmanac 1948" - Yearbook of Gilman High School in Northeast Harbor
The Social Service Review Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book, Journal	Other, Miscellaneous		1941	The Social Service Review Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13503 Type: Publication, Book, Journal Subject: Other, Miscellaneous Date: 1941 Description: Volume XV of the Social Service Review, in which LaRue Spiker has written an article titled "Rural Housing Conditions in an Illinois Township".
Between the Hills and Its 100 - Year Old Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech	Other, Churches Other, History - Mount Desert Island Other, History - Somesville		7/14/1940	Between the Hills and Its 100 - Year Old Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13440 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech Subject: Other, Churches Other, History - Mount Desert Island Other, History - Somesville Date: 7/14/1940 Description: 15 page Sermon / historical address given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on the history of the Somesville Union Meeting House, U.C.C.
Handicrafts of New England Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Antiques Other, Handicrafts Other, New England	Eaton, Allen H.	1949	Handicrafts of New England Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12956 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Antiques Other, Handicrafts Other, New England Creator: Eaton, Allen H. Publisher: Harper Bros. Date: 1949 Description: Includes background of pilgrim and arts and craft handicrafts as well as woodworking, spinning, weaving, knitting, dying, pottery, carving, needlework, silversmithing, and more.
Summer Yesterdays in Maine: Memories of Boyhood Vacation Days Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Maine Recreation	Sperry, Willard L.	1941	Summer Yesterdays in Maine: Memories of Boyhood Vacation Days Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12884 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Maine Recreation Creator: Sperry, Willard L. Publisher: Harper Brothers Date: 1941 Description: A reminiscence by the author of his vacation days beginning in 1885 and continuing for about 40 years in York Co., Maine. He pays special tribute to the illustrator, Charles H. Woodbury
More Vacation Days in Maine. Signed by the author. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Maine Recreation	Hasenfus, Nathaniel J.	1949	More Vacation Days in Maine. Signed by the author. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12872 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Maine Recreation Creator: Hasenfus, Nathaniel J. Publisher: Sagadahoc Publishing Co. Date: 1949 Description: Sequel to We Summer in Maine by same author, but exploring further to such places as Boston, Bar Harbor, Bangor, Harpswell, Camden, Pemaquid, Mohegan [sic] and Moosehead Lake.
Windswept Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Fiction Other, Maine	Chase, Mary Ellen	1941	Windswept Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12868 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Fiction Other, Maine Creator: Chase, Mary Ellen Publisher: MacMillan Date: 1941 Description: This is a work of fiction by Maine writer Mary Ellen Chase. It is Inscribed “Harriet S. Sanderson, January 1942” on title page and appears to be a first edition. A review by Bess Jones from an unidentified source is pasted inside the back cover.
Early American Decoration Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Art Other, Antiques	Brazer, Esther Stevens	1947	Early American Decoration Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12859 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art Other, Antiques Creator: Brazer, Esther Stevens Publisher: Clarence W. Brazer Date: 1947 Description: Gives information about the techniques of decorating early American furniture, walls, tinware, etc. and also gives instructions about how to do that oneself. Covers stenciling, applying gold leaf, japanning, oil-painted boxes and chests Envelope inside front cover contains cut stencils.
Land of Enchantment: The Penobscot Bay - Mount Desert Region of Maine. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Penobscot Bay	Stiles, Dan	1946	Land of Enchantment: The Penobscot Bay - Mount Desert Region of Maine. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12858 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Penobscot Bay Creator: Stiles, Dan Publisher: Sugar Ball Press Date: 1946 Description: A brief history of the region with special attention to Belfast, Camden, Rockland, Castine, Deer Isle and Stonington, Mount Desert and Bar Harbor, Vinalhaven and North Haven, and smaller islands (Isle au Haut, Swan's, and others). Map of area inside front and back covers. Virginia Somes Sanderson's bookplate inside front cover
The Flower Guide: A Pocket Manual of the Wild Flowers East of the Rockies. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Flowers	Reed, Chester A.	1940	The Flower Guide: A Pocket Manual of the Wild Flowers East of the Rockies. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12751 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Flowers Creator: Reed, Chester A. Publisher: Doubleday Doran and Co. Date: 1940
Let’s Look Around Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Fiction Other, Reading	Arthur I Gates & Jean Ayer	1940	Let’s Look Around Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12606 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Fiction Other, Reading Creator: Arthur I Gates & Jean Ayer Publisher: Macmillan Company Date: 1940 Description: short stories for teaching reading, pronouncing dictionary.
John D. Rockefeller 1839-1937 Industrial Pioneer and Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, History - Mount Desert Island People		1948	John D. Rockefeller 1839-1937 Industrial Pioneer and Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12593 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, History - Mount Desert Island People Date: 1948 Description: A Biography of John D. Rockefeller 32 pages for the Newcomen Society of England in North America by W. Trevor Holliday
Maine Province and Court Records Vol. 3 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, History Other, Law & legal affairs Other, Maine	Moody, Robert E., ed.	1947	Maine Province and Court Records Vol. 3 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12589 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, History Other, Law & legal affairs Other, Maine Creator: Moody, Robert E., ed. Publisher: Anundsen Publishing Co. Date: 1947 Description: Reprint of the first three volumes of six that were published by the Maine Historical Society between 1928 and 1975. Vol. III contains the Province of Maine Records 1680-1692.
The Story of Bar Harbor: an Informal History Recording One Hundred and Fifty Years In the Life of a Community Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Bar Harbor Other, History	Hale, Richard Walden Jr.	1949	The Story of Bar Harbor: an Informal History Recording One Hundred and Fifty Years In the Life of a Community Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12575 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Other, History Creator: Hale, Richard Walden Jr. Publisher: Ives Washburn Inc. Date: 1949 Description: History of Bar Harbor from approximately 1800-1950 According to the introduction, this book was written to "find out what had made it [Bar Harbor] what it was". The book was written at the time of the Bar Harbor fire and covers early explorers and claimants, settlers, town of Eden, artists, cottagers, summer colony, and more.

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