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Oral History Interview with Emma Richards, February 5, 2007, Mount Desert, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Schools		2007	Oral History Interview with Emma Richards, February 5, 2007, Mount Desert, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4237 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Schools Date: 2007 Description: An audio recording of an oral History Interview with Emma Richards (Interviewed by Charlotte Singleton), February 5, 2007 Emma grew up in McKinley (Bass Harbor)
Interviews with Lyford Stanley and Jock Williams about boatbuilding on Mt. Desert, conducted on February 2, 2009 at the Somesville Schoolhouse Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Boat building Other, Boats		2009	Interviews with Lyford Stanley and Jock Williams about boatbuilding on Mt. Desert, conducted on February 2, 2009 at the Somesville Schoolhouse Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4234 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Boat building Other, Boats Date: 2009 Description: Interview and discussion of boat building on the island with Lyford Stanley, Jock Williams, Roxanne Lewis, Janet Strong, Scott Swann. February 4, 2009 75 minutes The audio recording has been copied into this record in a "CDA" format because we were unable to convert the disc format into a MP3 file. Some media players are unable to play a CDA format file.
Oral History, Interview with Nathaniel Fenton in Lamoine, about the inauguration of Barack Obama as President, March 14, 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Inaugurations		2009	Oral History, Interview with Nathaniel Fenton in Lamoine, about the inauguration of Barack Obama as President, March 14, 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4233 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Inaugurations Date: 2009 Description: Interview with Nat Fenton about the inauguration 2009. Interview conducted at the home of Nat Fenton in Lamoine, by Kathy Miller, President, MDI Historical Society. Part of a series of interviews of impressions on the inauguration of Barack Obama, President.
Interview and oral history of Louine Lunt Peck, born at Clarks Cove, Bar Harbor, 1908. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Daily life Other, Dairy farming Other, Dairying		2000	Interview and oral history of Louine Lunt Peck, born at Clarks Cove, Bar Harbor, 1908. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4229 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Daily life Other, Dairy farming Other, Dairying Date: 2000 Description: Audio recording of oral history interview of Lovie Lunt Peck interviewed by Jaylene Roths ,2000. Date, place, and accurate name for interviewee not included in the audio tapes. Needs to be further verified for this record. Ms. Peck is called "Louine" in the interview. What is the accurate name and spelling?
Caretakers and Cooks A panel discussion, April 2003 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence			2003	Caretakers and Cooks A panel discussion, April 2003 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4228 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Date: 2003 Description: Written transcript of Caretakers and Cooks A panel discussion, April 2003 This is a written transcript of the panel discussion, probably held at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. Audio file is attached to 010.FIC.144.12 Transcript file is attached to this record. Printed transcript is located in archives, as noted on location tab.
Interview with Bill Lawlor, about Chris Lawlor. Interviewed at Pemetic School, May 24, 2007 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence			2007	Interview with Bill Lawlor, about Chris Lawlor. Interviewed at Pemetic School, May 24, 2007 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4227 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Date: 2007 Description: Audio recording of interview with Bill Lawlor on his father, Chris Lawlor, interviewed by Pemetic students May 24, 2007
Cannery Women: Sardine Cannery Women Workers, 20th century recollections: A Video Panel Discussion, March 24, 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Canneries		03/24/2006	Cannery Women: Sardine Cannery Women Workers, 20th century recollections: A Video Panel Discussion, March 24, 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4225 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Canneries Date: 03/24/2006 Description: A videotape of Cannery Women, 3/24/06 SWH Library Video tape recording of a panel discussion and history night at the Southwest Harbor Library, March 24, 2006. Part of the March series of Women in History. Interviews were modertated by Charlotte Singleton, ED of MDI Historical Society. Taped by John Hewlett. Additional copy of the video is located at the Southwest Harbor Library. This video can be viewed from the original disc, located in the Sound Schoolhouse Archival Storage, Box #68 or through the multimedia links to the files provided within this record. There are three multimedia files which currently need to be played in succession. No "autoplay" connects the three separate media files. [show more]
Corner With A Past: Roberts Corner, a program of the MDI Historical Society and the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, February 16, 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Houses Other, Northeast Harbor High School		2006	Corner With A Past: Roberts Corner, a program of the MDI Historical Society and the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, February 16, 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4224 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Houses Other, Northeast Harbor High School Date: 2006 Description: A viedotape of a program, "Corner with a Past: Roberts Corner" sponsored by the MDI Historical Society and the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, February 16, 2006, at the Sound Schoolhouse. Program about the tearing down of a house located at the intersection of Route 198 and Route 3, Asticou, and its history. Video available for viewing either in DVD format of through the multimedia link with this record.
2009 Inauguration: Rick Savage, Sydney Roberts Rockefeller, Scott and Keating McFarland, Interview conducted May 5, 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence			2009	2009 Inauguration: Rick Savage, Sydney Roberts Rockefeller, Scott and Keating McFarland, Interview conducted May 5, 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4219 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Date: 2009 Description: Audio recording of interview with Rick Savage, Sydney Roberts Rockefeller, Scott and Keating McFarland by Martha Dudman. Related to 2008 inauguration. Transcript is in Archival Box #44A, accession number 010.FIC.028.
Pasture to Pantry: A Presentation at the annual meeting of the MDI Historical Society, September 17, 2003. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Dairy farming Other, Dairying		2003	Pasture to Pantry: A Presentation at the annual meeting of the MDI Historical Society, September 17, 2003. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4209 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Dairy farming Other, Dairying Date: 2003 Description: Audio recording of Pasture to Pantry presentation by John Clark and Bill Sweet, descendants of owners of extinct dairy farms on Mount Desert Island. Presentation at the Annual Meeting, 9/17/03, of the Mount Desert Historical Society.
Oral History, Interview with Carol Shutt, Hulls Cove, about the inauguration of Barack Obama as President, March 14, 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Inaugurations		2009	Oral History, Interview with Carol Shutt, Hulls Cove, about the inauguration of Barack Obama as President, March 14, 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4208 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Inaugurations Date: 2009 Description: Interview with Carol Shutt, Hulls Cove, about the inauguation of Barack Obama as President of the United States, March 14, 2009
Carr, Sherwood (Sherdy) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence		Strong, Janet	2007	Carr, Sherwood (Sherdy) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4204 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Creator: Strong, Janet Date: 2007 Description: Audio recording of oral history interview with Sherwood (Sherdy) Carr. Interview conducted in the Somesville Schoolhouse by Janet Strong, March, 2007.
CD: Interview with dairy famer John Fernald Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Dairy farming		2002	CD: Interview with dairy famer John Fernald Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4201 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Dairy farming Date: 2002 Description: CD-R containing 2002 oral history interview of Mount Desert dairy farmer John Fernald. Interviewer: Jaylene Roths. Transcript located in Box 44A, Folder 2, accession #002.094.2437.
)ral history interview of Mount Desert dairy famer John Kief., interviewed by Jaylene Roths, two dates, January 2 and March 20, 2002 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Dairy farming		2002	)ral history interview of Mount Desert dairy famer John Kief., interviewed by Jaylene Roths, two dates, January 2 and March 20, 2002 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4200 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Dairy farming Date: 2002 Description: Interview of Mount Desert dairy famer John Kief. conducted on two dates: January 2, 2002 and March 20, 2002. Interviewer: Jaylene Roths. Interview conducted at Sonogee Care in Bar Harbor, Maine
Oral history interview with Hulls Cove dairy farmer John Sweet, conducted in 2002 by Jaylene Roths, Somes Sound Schoolhouse. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Other, Dairy farming		2002	Oral history interview with Hulls Cove dairy farmer John Sweet, conducted in 2002 by Jaylene Roths, Somes Sound Schoolhouse. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4199 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Other, Dairy farming Date: 2002 Description: 2002 oral history interview of Hulls Cove dairy famer John Sweet Interviewer: Jaylene Roths. 2 disks. Transcript in Archival Box #44A, accession number 002.093.2450
Oral History of Louise Sawtelle Libby, 2001, conducted by the Southwest Harbor Oral History Society, Southwest Harbor Public Library. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence			2001	Oral History of Louise Sawtelle Libby, 2001, conducted by the Southwest Harbor Oral History Society, Southwest Harbor Public Library. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4198 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Date: 2001 Description: Interview of Louise Sawtelle Libby , 2001. Interviewed by Leza Colquohn as part ot the Southwest Harbor Public Library Oral History collection. There are four interviews conducted on: July 11, 200l; September 6, 2001, October 9, 2001, and March 14, 2002. Original tapes of these interviews are in the Southwest Harbor Public Library collection. Written transcripts of these interviews exists in the MDI Historical Society Archives.
The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Events, Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Other, History		2007	The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4188 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Events, Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Other, History Date: 2007 Description: Audio recording of The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House
Events 2005 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2005	Events 2005 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3849 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2005 Description: Moonlit Graveyard Walk, Aug. 16, Brookside Cemetery with Thomas Vining Wildlife of MDI with Ruth Grierson, Feb. 4 Creating a Timeline Garden, Master Gardener Lee Fay, June 17 Planting a Period Garden: Kitchen and Ornamental Gardens of the Early 19th Century, Christie Higginbottom of Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. Fred Savage Homes (in connection with publication of book by John Bryan) With Port in a Storm bookstore. Art Exhibition (Acadia Summer Art Program) and Fiddle Concert with Ralph Stanley & Friends, Aug. 4 "Hard Work": Maine's Working Women in the 19th Century, brown bag lunchtime film (by Jim Sharkey) and discussion, Feb. 18 Collecting American Art: A Personal History, John Wilmerding, Sept. 6 Fernald Point Picnic and Annual Meeting, Sept. 25 [show more]
Events 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2006	Events 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3848 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2006 Description: Excursions to Placentia and Pond Islands, Aug. 14 & Aug. 23, with Peter Blanchard. Also on Sept.17. (See 013.FIC.36B.14 for photos of this program trip) Steam to the Summit, Green Mountain Railway, with Peter Dow Bachelder, Aug. 12 Corner with a Past (Peabody Drive and Route 198, Northeast Harbor), Feb. 24 Barn Tour, Aug. 5 Early Broadsides and Mass Advertising, July 28, Jerry Miller and Raymond Strout, held at Union Church, NE Harbor Annual Meeting, David Hales, new COA Presidenet, Sept. 13, and photograph exhibit Good Fences: Stories and Pictures of New England's Stone Walls, William Hubell, Oct. 7, Somesville Firehouse Christmas Readings at Port in a Storm, by Moorhead Kennedy,December [show more]
Events 2007 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2007	Events 2007 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3846 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2007 Description: Somesville and Its Secrets (walking tour of historic homes, buildings, Brookside Cemetery; dams and mills), Aug. 11 Fishing and the Future of Island Communities, with Ted Ames, Mar. 25 "Us and Them": Summer People and the Mainers Who Worked for Them, April 29 with Pamela Dean, Archivist, U of Maine, April 29, Somesville Firehouse Continental Liar from the State of Maine: James G. Blaine, a conversation with Neil Rolde, May 23. Fire of ;47, June 24 Movie Nights with Bill Baker, Hollywood inthe 1930s, Aug. 17: End of the Silent Era, Top Hat with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Footage from Fire of 1947, Bar Harbor Express and Hancock Ferries, Easy Street with Charlie Chaplin, June 23, with Bill Baker Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Agu. 21 Historic Homes Tour- August Gardens of Kykuit, slide-lecture by Ann Rockefeller Roberts and Mary Louise Pierson, in honor of Louisa Kennedy, August 23 Exploring MDI's Past, Acadia Senior College Class, Fall 2007: Gilded Age, Island Industries, Landscapes and Gardens, Places that Aren't, Biological Research on MDI, Acadia National Park Discover Hall Quarry, Sept. 29 Three Historic Homes: Seal Harbor (Craigstone), Pretty Marsh, Somesville, Oct. 5. [show more]
Events 2008 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2008	Events 2008 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3845 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2008 Description: Two Island Gardens: Asticou Azalea and Thuya, May 18, 2008. Women in the Fishing Industry (with SW Harbor Library), Mar. 27, 2008: Kristina Stanley, Stephanie Alley, Val Peacock, Linda Musson, Peg Morse, Holly Smallidge, Holly Masterson, Juanita Stanley, Kim Young, Wilhelmina Brouwer, Genealogy Workshop with Thomas Vining, Ralph Stanley, Elaine Fernald, Sheldon Goldthwait, Patti Leland-Hanson, Patricia Ray. Panel and workshop. June 29, 2008 Cemetery Walk, Forest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harabor, July 20, 2008. Inside Seal Harbor, July 24, 2008: Harbor Club, Holy Family Church, "Wayside," Library, Seal Harbor Yacht Club, "Craig Knowe," with Anne Funderburk. Mount Desert Rocks with Geologist Bill Clark, July 27, 2008. (Geology) Petite Plaisance, July 29, 2008. (Marguerite Yourcenar) Gott's Island, Aug. 16, 23. Home of Ruth Moore. God's Many Corners, the Churches of MDI, Aug. 22, 2008. Diving for Urchins, Scallops &Other Treasures with 'Diver Ed." Aug. 17, 2008 Louisa VAughan Conrad Garden Dedication, Aug. 20, 2008, Somesville Museum Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Aug. 21, 2008 [show more]
Events 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2009	Events 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3844 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2009 Description: Women in Conversation, Mar. 26, 2009: Turning Dreams into Practical Conservation Projects. Hoops Around the Island, April 16, 2009, Basketball on MDI with Jack Gilley, Ray (Razor) Gray, Dennis Damon, Steve Parady, Burt Barker, Melissa Gott; Bill Baker, moderator. School Consolidation, One of MDI's Great Controversies, April 28, 2009 Ledgelawn Cemetery, with Tom Vining, June 7, 2009. Bastille Day, Among Fabulous Antique Cars, with Seal Cove Auto Museum, July 14, 2009. Inside Seal Harbor: Guided Tours of Cottages, Clubs & Church, July 20 and Aug. 7, 2009: St. Judes's, Harbor Club, Long Pond, "Wayside," library, "Sea Bench," Yacht Club. Boat Building Industry: Can it Survive? July 22, 2009. With panelists Ralph Stanley, Phil Bennett (Hinckley), Jock Williams, Lee Wilbur, Cuyler Morris and Alan Sprague, co-host of Boat Talk on WERU Radio. Boat Builders Tour: 8 Boat Yards, Aug. 14, 2009 Charles A. Townsend's Mount Desert: Early 20th Century Real-Photo Postcards of the Island, Sept. 15, 2009. Talk by Earle G. Shettleworth. Annual Meeting: Dr. David Hackett Fischer, "Islanders in Time: Family, Friends and Neighbors on MDI--How Our Associations Have Changed, Aug. 23, 2009. Acadia's Carriage Roads and Bridges, July 27, 2009, with Paul Richardson [show more]
Register and notes from visitors Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, List, Guestbook			2000	Register and notes from visitors Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3823 Type: Document, List, Guestbook Date: 2000 Description: Large bound green volume with notes from various people about their visit; only few pages written in.
Canneries of MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2006	Canneries of MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3762 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2006 Description: Includes notice of oral history program on Canning Industry on Mount Desert, information about a slide lecture and round table discussion about Women in the Canning Industry. Photographs of exterior and interior of (Stinson?) Canning factory, Prospect Harbor, Underwood's Sardine Factory, McKinley ME. Photocopies of Masts and Masters, a brief history of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen by John D. Gilman; Sardine History by John D. Toft. Biographical info. about Mary Louise Mitchell by her granddaughter Carol Reed Walsh. Mrs. Mitchell worked in the sardine factory. Obituary of Rachel Gott Francis, fish packer, by Nan Lincoln. List of packers, managers, and other employees at Underwood. [show more]
Galley Family of Mount Desert, Maine and Allied Families Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Other, Cemeteries Other, Genealogy	Rebecca Dow Burnham	2006	Galley Family of Mount Desert, Maine and Allied Families Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3583 Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Other, Cemeteries Other, Genealogy Creator: Rebecca Dow Burnham Date: 2006 Description: Genealogy of Galley, Richardson, Gott, Hadlock and Norton families, with sources and supporting materials and information on Crockett's Point Cemetery and Relationships. RESTRICTED MATERIAL - DO NOT COPY OR USE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.

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