Maine Pioneer Settlements, Vol.V. By Herbert M. Sylvester W.B. Clarke Co., Boston 1909 Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Final section deals with L'ilse des Monts Deserts. Includes a story re Capt. Kidd's treasure in Somes Sound as well as the story that Talleyrand might have been born at Southwest Harbor. No mention of the Cranberry Isles by name. |
U.S. Coast Guard uniform consisting of 1 hat with insignia, 2 dress jackets with insignia, 1 pair black trousers, 1 pea coat. Islesford Historical Society | - Object, Clothing, Uniform
| | | | | | Description: Uniform belonged to Faunce Bryant while he served in the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Islesford as a cook for most of the early 1940's. |
List of men from the area who were lost at sea Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Prepared by Ted Spurling Sr. for memorial installed at Manset Maine |
Booklet "Facts About Maine" Published by the Maine Development Commission in 1950 Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |
Book "Chancellorsville and Gettysburg" by Major General Abner Doubleday. Charles Scribner's Sons, NY 1882. Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Page 170. "The 20th Maine made a grand final charge, and drove the rebels from the valley between the Round Tops, capturing a large number of prisoners. Not a moment too soon, for Chamberlain (Col. Joshua Chamberlain) had lost a third of his command and was entirely out of ammunition." |
Paper back edition of Time Out of Mind by Rachel Field. Copyright 1935. Printed March, 1971. Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |
Redcoats at Castine By: Arthur W. Patterson, Stephen Daye Press, Brattleboro, 1938 Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |
Book "Annual Report of the United States Life Saving Service: for the fiscal year ending July 30, 1899" Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Page 280 records the award to Gilbert T. Hadlock of a silver medal for "Daring Seamanship in rescuing 13 men from the wreck of the schooner Effie T. Kemp on June 19, 1894 |
University of Maine "Prism 1904" Photo of George R. Hadlock on page 55. Photo of Raymond Dwelley included in the fraternity photo on page 130 - 3rd from the left in the 3rd row counting from the front Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Hadlock and Dwelley later became brothers-in-law by marrying respectively, Edna and Ada Campbell of Islesford. They may not have known eachother at the University. Dwelley from Franklin, ME was a freshman in 1904 and Hadlock from Islesford, was in the Law School |
"A Poor Wiseman" by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Curtis Publishing Co., 1920. Islesford Historical Society | - Publication, Literary, Article
| | | | | | Description: Ms. Rinehart did some of her writing at the Shermer cottage at Islesford |
The Children of the Old Stone House by Lucy Colton Wells, 1911, New Amstel Magazine Co., Wilmington, Del Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Mrs. Wells lived summers and wrote at the Wells Cottage on the Sandbeach at Islesford |
The Maine Townsman or laws for the Regulation of Towns. Thirtee8nth Editions, Portland, 185 Islesford Historical Society | - Document, Government, Regulation
| | | | | | Description: Incribed on the front cover: William E. Hadlock, Cranberry Isles, Maine. William served as the first selectman of the Cranberry Isles |
1899 Edition of the Holy Bible published by the American Bible Society Islesford Historical Society | - Object, Religious Text, Bible
| | | | | | Description: Used by the Islesford Congregational Church from the time it was organized in 1898 |
1896 edition of the Holy Bible published by the American Bible Society. New York. Islesford Historical Society | - Object, Religious Text, Bible
| | | | | | Description: Used by the Islesford Congregational Church from the time it was organized in 1898 |
Hymns of the Living Age, New York The Century Company, 1923. Inscribed: "Property of the Islesford Church, 1928" Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Used by the Islesford Congregational Church until the 1980's |
1897 Calendar from the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., East Berlin, Conn. Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Found in the basement kitchen of the Islesford Congregational Church. Construction of the Church began in Nov.1898 |
Booklet "Sprague's Journal of Maine History 1924, Vol. XIII No.1 & No.2" Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: These volumes include "The Gilley Family of Mount Desert" by William Otis Sawtelle in two installments |
Sprague's Journal of Maine History. A - Vol. 9, No.3, 1921. B - Vol. 10, No. 4, 1922. C - Vol XIII, No. 2, 1925 Islesford Historical Society | - Publication, Book, Journal
| | | | | | Description: C - Contains an article about the Islesford Historical Society |
Booklet "Chaplain to Bernard" by William Otis Sawtelle Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: 1 of 2 copies found |
Booklet "Sir Samuel Argall - The First Englishman at Mount Desert" by William Otis Sawtelle Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |
Booklet "Notes of the Norwood Family" by William Otis Sawtelle Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |
Booklet "Thomas Pownall Colonial Governer and Some of his activities in the American Colonies" by William Otis Sawtelle Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |
Booklet "Daniel Gott, Mount Desert Pioneer his Ancestors and Decsendents" by William Otis Sawtelle Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |
Booklet "Sir Francis Bernard and his Grant of Mounmt Desert" by William Otis Sawtelle Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | Description: Only 1 copy found |
Booklet "The Electric Spark" by William Otis Sawtelle. Reprint from the Astrophysical Journal, Vol. XLII, No.2 September 1915 Islesford Historical Society | | | | | | | |