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Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Guidebook		1890	Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-19216 Type: Publication, Guidebook Date: 1890 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. Brown hardcover book titled Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. 120 pages. Bar Harbor Guide, Business Directory and Reference Book published by W.H. Sherman. Covers the island's history, overview of the area, beginning of the summer colony, amusements, boating, driving tours, walking, fishing, society life, the Cottagers, routes to Bar Harbor, churches, public conveniences, and public utilities. Also has a advertisements from various hotels and businesses. [show more]
Castine Lecture 1895 Brooklyn Institute Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture	S.A. Eliot	1895	Castine Lecture 1895 Brooklyn Institute Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18799 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 1895 Description: Castine Lecture 1895 Brooklyn Institute 11 pages typed and hand written Lecture was on the Penobscot Expedition and the history of Castine
Isle of Shoals Lectures with notes on John Smith Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture	S.A. Eliot	1898	Isle of Shoals Lectures with notes on John Smith Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18798 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 1898 Description: 16 typed and handwritten pages. Apears to be a lectue on the early years of John Smith 1601-1614 along with notes on John Smith in various battles and stages of his life.
Notes on Champlain and draft of lecture Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture	S.A. Eliot	1898	Notes on Champlain and draft of lecture Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18797 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 1898 Description: 25 handwritten pages. Apears to be notes he collected for a leture he planned on giving on Champlain along with a draft of the lecture.
Notes on Heroes of Eploration on the New England Coast Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture	S.A. Eliot	1898	Notes on Heroes of Eploration on the New England Coast Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18796 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 1898 Description: 15 handwritten pages. Apears to be a draft of the lecture he planned on giving on Heros of Exploration on the New England Coast {English} along with a bibliography.
The Delineator: A Journal of Fashion Culture and Fine Arts Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine		1890	The Delineator: A Journal of Fashion Culture and Fine Arts Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13917 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 1890 Description: Published by the Butterick Publishing Co. Articles and advertisements about fashion, fabrics, etiquette and manners, needle-craft, home-making and house-keeping
Fish and Game Laws Maine-1899 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Carleton, Leroy T.	1899	Fish and Game Laws Maine-1899 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12815 Type: Publication, Book Creator: Carleton, Leroy T. Publisher: Press of Kennebec Journal Date: 1899 Description: This is a revision of the fish and game laws for the state of Maine. It includes such topics as the prohibition against use of dynamite, closing time for hunting or fishing designated species, and the like.
A New Graded Spelling-Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Graves, Joseph A.	1890	A New Graded Spelling-Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12782 Type: Publication, Book Creator: Graves, Joseph A. Publisher: Ginn & Co. Date: 1890 Description: Emphasizes words in common use that are difficult to spell. Label pasted in front shows that the book is the "property of the Town of Mt. Desert" No. 97 and gives the rules, such as inspection by the teacher very two weeks, students must pay for "material injury" to the book.
Shorter Course in Algebra Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Wentworth, G.A.	1890	Shorter Course in Algebra Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12771 Type: Publication, Book Creator: Wentworth, G.A. Date: 1890 Description: Designed for schools that don't have time for the full course (per introduction); principles are illustrated; problems given for practice. Inscribed Rubie Higgins; Property of the Townof Mt. Desert label pasted inside front cover.
A History of Swan's Island, Maine by H.W. Small, M.D. (published 1898) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	H.W. Small, M.D.	1898	A History of Swan's Island, Maine by H.W. Small, M.D. (published 1898) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12496 Type: Publication, Book Creator: H.W. Small, M.D. Date: 1898 Description: A History of Swan's Island, Maine by H.W. Small, M.D. (published 1898).Chapters on Aborigines, Settlement and land titles, Col. James Swan, early settlers, Gott's Island, fishing industry, municipal records.
Mrs. Clarke's Cook Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Clark, Annie Mrs.	1899	Mrs. Clarke's Cook Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12430 Type: Publication, Book Creator: Clark, Annie Mrs. Publisher: The National Tribune Date: 1899 Description: "Over one thousand of the best up-to-date receipts for every conceivable need in kitchen and other departments of housekeeping." Introductory section on "Domestic Cookery"; essay on art and history of cookery; other sections on invalid diet, and a separate part on household management (marketing, table linens, etc.) Inscribed on title page: Ava Rice Bordeaux, Mrs. Flora Bordeaux
Little Blossoms in the Garden of Home Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	William T. Adams, editor	1890	Little Blossoms in the Garden of Home Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11602 Type: Publication, Book Creator: William T. Adams, editor Date: 1890 Description: Adams, William T., ed. Little Blossoms in the Garden of Home (Holiday Publishing Co, 1890). Book given to Emily Phillips by Mrs. Casper Wistar c.1900
Natural School Geography Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Jacques Redway	1898	Natural School Geography Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7440 Type: Publication, Book Creator: Jacques Redway Date: 1898 Description: Natural School Geography book used in Mount Desert schools. "Property of the Town of Munt Desert No. 8" written on inside front cover.
Nature Stories for Young Readers Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	M. Florence Bass	1893	Nature Stories for Young Readers Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7433 Type: Publication, Book Creator: M. Florence Bass Date: 1893 Description: "Florence Hodge" written on the insdie front cover.
Marion L. Peabody Diary, 1899- Dec1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary		1899	Marion L. Peabody Diary, 1899- Dec1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4440 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Date: 1899 Description: Marion L. Peabody Diary, Aug 1899- Dec 1900
Guide to Seal Harbor, 1894 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Guidebook		1894	Guide to Seal Harbor, 1894 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3060 Type: Publication, Guidebook Date: 1894 Description: Guidebook to Seal Harbor, 1894.
Maine Coast Cottager, March 4, 1893 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper		March 4, 1893	Maine Coast Cottager, March 4, 1893 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2700 Type: Publication, Newspaper Date: March 4, 1893 Description: 4 pages of the March 4, 1893 edition of the Maine Coast Cottager newspaper, published in Bar Harbor. Includes ads, poems, lists of cottagers by home cities. (Boston, New York, etc. )
The White House Cook Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Gillette, Mrs. F. L. and Hugo Ziemann, Steward of the White House	1897	The White House Cook Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1569 Type: Publication, Book Creator: Gillette, Mrs. F. L. and Hugo Ziemann, Steward of the White House Publisher: N.D. Thompson Date: 1897 Description: " Cooking, toilet, and household recipes; menus, dinner-giving, table etiquette; care of the sick, health suggestions; facts worth knowing, etc. etc." "A comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home" Full-page photographs of Frances Folsom Cleveland and Carrie Scott Harrison in front. Written in pencil on front page: Miss (?) Mary H. Whitmore Inserted with in book are a floral card that reads, "Love, Honour, Hope & JoyFill Every Year of Thine" and a small "affectionate greeting" from Joseph Whitmore. [show more]
The Comprehensive Teachers' Bible Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book		1898	The Comprehensive Teachers' Bible Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1551 Type: Publication, Book Date: 1898 Description: Contains Old and New Testaments, helps to Bible study, a new concordance, elementary introductions to the Hebrew and Greek languages, and an indexed Bible Atlas. Inscribed W.H. Whitmore, Emma A. Whitmore Paper inserted contains recipe for mock apple pie written on receipt of W.H. Whitmore "dry and fancy goods" store.
A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book		1893	A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1546 Type: Publication, Book Date: 1893 Description: Many photographs of 19th century Bar Harbor "cottages" and views. Also includes advertisements and two pages of narrative. No publisher indicated. A reproduction of this book may be found at 008.029.

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