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| Timeline for presentation by Dave Irvin Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Timeline for presentation by Dave Irvin Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Seven page typed timeline of a brief history of Pretty Marsh. The document has page number citations next to some of the entries but it is unclear what book or document the page numbers refrence. | ||||
| Somesville Sewing Circle History Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Somesville Sewing Circle History Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: History of the Someville Sewing Circle. Two typed pages and ten small pieces of scrap paper with notes on the Circle's history written or typed on them. Four handwritten list of money made on Sales, Fairs and Suppers held by the Sewing Circle starting in1855-1987. This is not a complete list there are a number of years listed with no figures or events listed. Three typed pages of the minutes of the first Circle's meeting back in 1880. [show more] | |||||
| Quote abut borrowing a hearse Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Quote abut borrowing a hearse Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 6.5x8.5 inch piece of white paper with a quote about using a hearse for a funeral. There is no date or source listed for the quote. | |||||
| Rum Running Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Rum Running Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Essay by Ralph Stanley on rum running on MDI. Undated. | ||||
| Preservation of the Art of Traditional Wooden Boat Building Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Preservation of the Art of Traditional Wooden Boat Building Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Essay by Ralph Stanley on the preservation of wooden boat building. Undated. | ||||
| Seal Harbor and MDI History Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Seal Harbor and MDI History Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Recollections and History of Mount Desert Island and Seal Harbor. Pages are numbered 4-20 are typed pages and maybe a copy of Object id 020.10.03. | |||||
| Seal Harbor and MDI History Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Seal Harbor and MDI History Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Recollections and History of Mount Desert Island and Seal Harbor. Pages are numbered 4-20 are typed pages and maybe the origional of object id 020.10.02. | |||||
| Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Notes on the early development of the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society. Timeline covers 1901-1932. One typed written page. | |||||
| George Ledyard Stebbins Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| George Ledyard Stebbins Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Essay witten by Anne Stebbins Fuderburk, gand-daughter of George Ledyard Stebbins, in gratefull memory of a gentel man who quietly did so much for the Village of Seal Harbor and the Island of Mt. Desert 5/4/05. This essay covers a brief history of his life from where he was born, his helping secure land which would later become Acadia National Park, his romance with Edith Alden Candler, connections to John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to his passing in 1950. [show more] | ||||
| Seal Harbor Library Poem Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Seal Harbor Library Poem Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Poem written about the Seal Harbor Library titled Summer's Joy. The poem was written by a constant summer visitor. Two copies of this poem. | |||||
| Creation of a trail by Mr. Stebbins Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Creation of a trail by Mr. Stebbins Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Essay about the beauty of Seal Harbor and the creation of an unnamed trail which was created by Mr. Stebbins. | |||||
| John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Booklet titled John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Godfather to Acadia National Park by Alice Stewart Eno. Showing the work he did to create roads and his securing land for the creation of what would later be called Acadia National Park. [show more] | |||||
| An Auto-less Summer Resort Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| An Auto-less Summer Resort Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. This is a letter of sorts addressed to the "Voters, Cottagers, and Hotel Guests in the Town of Mount Desert, Present and to Come" giving those who read it a rational for the decision to ban cars. The letter is signed by: Jospeh H. Curtis Charles W. Eliot Charles H. Frazier David Greer Richard H. Harte Jerome H. Knowles William Draper Lewis John S Melcher Frank R. Ober Henry Parkman Alvah L. Reed L.A. Wilson Amos Clement Ernest B. Dane Edward K. Dunham F.H. Macomber James Ford Rhodes John D. Rockefeller William T. Sedgwick Henry Van Dyke W. H. Whitmore George F. Armold R. L. Grindle [show more] | |||||
| Reminiscence by Morris Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Reminiscence by Morris Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Due to problems with the audio tapes it is unclear as to what the topic of conversation was about. | |||||
| Biographies of Carrie Esther Higgins and Son, Charles Leslie Rinaldo Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Biographies of Carrie Esther Higgins and Son, Charles Leslie Rinaldo Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy of brief biographical entries on Carrie Esther Higgins and her son, Charles Leslie Rinaldo. | |||||
| The Beth and the 1947 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Beth and the 1947 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Account by Jane Thompson Sumner of "The Beth," which she says was once the Islesboro ferry and which was on the water at the time of the 1947 fire. Donor (Sturgis Haskins) says it was not the Islesbor ferry, but rather a private yacht that was used to pick-up and deliver guests from Lincolnville to Islesboro. | ||||
| S.A.E and Champlain Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| S.A.E and Champlain Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1 handwritten pages Copy of document shows a short choncology of the S.A.E. and the Champlain Society from 1884-1887 as written by A.L. Rand Secretary. | |||
| History of Somesville Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| History of Somesville Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pamphlet on the history of Somesville, Maine from 1761-1961 designed to give tourist relevant history. | |||||
| Political History: Old Political War Horse Tells of a Hot Battle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Political History: Old Political War Horse Tells of a Hot Battle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article by Dr. R. L. Grindle about the election contest which was between four candidates: Milliken of Belfast, Burleigh and Manley of Augusta, Andrew P. Wswell of Ellsworth. Burleigh's convincing his supporters to vote for Milliken who would later win the nomination. | |||||
| Political History II: Old Political War Horse Tells of a Hot Battle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Political History II: Old Political War Horse Tells of a Hot Battle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article by Dr. R. L. Grindle about the election of Milliken as a congressman but died before his term was up. Grindle also gives some more thoughts on the other candidates at the time. | |||||
| A Sea Yarn: A Gale on the Cape Shore of Nova Scotia Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| A Sea Yarn: A Gale on the Cape Shore of Nova Scotia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article by Dr. R. L. Grindle about describing a storm off the shore of Nova Scotia while he was on a fishing schooner Nimrod. | ||||
| Religion and Politics: Subjects of Lively meetings in Surry Seventy years ago. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Religion and Politics: Subjects of Lively meetings in Surry Seventy years ago. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article by Dr. R. L. Grindle about various persons in the town of Surry, Maine and their political views and political meetings which took place. | ||||
| Tales of the Sea, of Religion and of Temprence Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Tales of the Sea, of Religion and of Temprence Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article by Dr. R. L. Grindle about traveling on a schooner to deliver a load of lumber milled on the edge of Patten's Pond, Trips his Uncle Ben had made on various schooners, meetings of the Temprence movement. Three Copies. | ||||
| Odd Fellows Cadillac Mountain Memorial Services Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Odd Fellows Cadillac Mountain Memorial Services Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Xerox compilation of Services | |||||
| Oral history interview of Louise S. Libby Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Oral history interview of Louise S. Libby Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: First tape of interview of Louise Libby by Leza Colquhoun |