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One Summer in Seal Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • June 1995
One Summer in Seal Harbor
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 taken from the Johns Hopkins Magazine titled One Summer in Seal Harbor by Stephen May. Page 52-58. Essay covers a brief history of both artist Thomas Eakins and Hopkins physicist Henry Rowland. The essay also covers the two men's freindship and their time in Seal Harbor. [show more]
Seaside Inn Reunion
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • 8/22/1996
Seaside Inn Reunion
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. Document bound in a plastic report cover titled The Seaside Inn Reunion, Seal Harbor, Maine August 22, 1996. Document covers a littl bit of the history of the Inn, shows photos of people who worked at the Inn, has copies of letters sent to the Inn by people who stayed there, Memories of the inn by those who worked there, articles from local papers about the Inn, addresses of those who attended the reunion. [show more]
Seaside Inn
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • 8/30/1996
Seaside Inn
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. Newspaper article from the Bangor Daily News Friday, August 30, 1996, Remembering Seaside: Foremer employees at Mount Desert inn gather to reminisce about summers shared at Seal Harbor. Article about the history of the Seaside Inn and the reunion of former employees. [show more]
The Steamer J. T. Morse Her History and Adventures
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • 1994
The Steamer J. T. Morse Her History and Adventures
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. History of the Steamer J. T. Morse written by Joseph Allen, Jr. 38 typed pages with a faded blue cover. Shows pictures of the vessel, tells of voyages, accidents, shows pictures of some of the crew, and a drawing of a warf in Rockland, Maine showing where various ships would tie up. Some pages are coming loose. [show more]
Article about Somesville Bridge in Journal of Light Construction.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • 1990
Description:
Copy of the magazine article, from Journal of Light Construction-Eastern Edition June 1990, about the design and construction of the Somesville footbridge. The article was by Harris Hyman.
Maine Families in 1790, Volume 2
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Ruth Gay, editor
  • 1990
Maine Families in 1790, Volume 2
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Alice MacDonald Long, editor
  • 1990
Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Vital Records of MDI and Outlaying Islands, 1776-1820
Letter to Charles from unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Unknown
  • July 8, 1991
Letter to Charles from unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Acadia National Park 75 Anniversary Newspaper. 40 pages with articles about the creation of Acadia National Park, current activities within the Park, significant dates in the history of the Park.
Letter to Charles from unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Unknown
  • July 8, 1991
Letter to Charles from unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Special supliment to the Bar Harbor Times Newspaper for the 200 anniversary of Mount Desert Island. Articles cover various parts of history over the years.
The Boston Post Cane
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • 1/18/1990
The Boston Post Cane
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Article from the Bar Harbor Times January 18, 1990 detailing the history of The Boston Post Oldest Citizen canes and the latest recipient Ruth Wiberg of Southwest Harbor
Looking Backward Religion and Politics in Surry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • July 30, 1998
Looking Backward Religion and Politics in Surry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ellsworth American July 30, 1998 article is a reprint of an article written by Dr. Robert P. Grindle of Somesville, Maine about Surry, Maine back before the Civil War.
Looking Backward Religion and Politics in Surry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • July 23, 1998
Looking Backward Religion and Politics in Surry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ellsworth American July 23, 1998 article is a biography of Dr. Robert L. Grindle. Talks of his time as a doctor in Somesville, Republican County Chair, early election process in Maine, fight to keep automobiles off of Mount Desert Island, Career as a sailor, description of his funeral.
W. Tremont postmaster retires
Tremont Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • 10/4-5/1997
W. Tremont postmaster retires
Tremont Historical Society
Description:
News article about Eleanor Murphy, the last postmaster in West Tremont retiring after 25 years of service. Bangor Daily News weekend edition, October 4-5, 1997. by News staff writer Catherine Ivey.
Bating on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • 5/13/1999
Bating on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Boating Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times. Includes articles such as
Poems Downeast
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Palmer, Mary R.
  • 1994
Poems Downeast
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
88-page book of poems by Mary Palmer and photographs by Cy Palmer.
Home Crafts
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Bobbie Kalman
  • 1993
Home Crafts
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Elementary school-age level book which describes different home crafts such as clothes making, spinning, dyeing, quilting, leather goods, etc. from the early settlers' times.
Old-Time Toys
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Bobbie Kalman & David Schimpky
  • 1995
Old-Time Toys
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Elementary school-age level book on types of old-fashioned toys such as dolls, blocks, toy animals, action books, board games, etc.
Victorian Dwellings for Village and Country
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Reed, S.B.
  • 1999
Victorian Dwellings for Village and Country
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Cottage Architecture of Victorian American
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Hussey, E.C.
  • 1994
Cottage Architecture of Victorian American
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Cottage Architecture of Victorian America by E.C. Hussey.
Genealogy Made Easy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Sipe, Karen V.
  • 1998
Genealogy Made Easy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Genealogy Made Easy
Turn-Of-The-Century House Designs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Comstock, William T.
  • 1994
Turn-Of-The-Century House Designs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Turn-Of-The-Century House Designs: With Floor Plans, Elevations and Interior Details of 24 Residences.
"One Summer in Seal Harbor" - a magazine article
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • June 1995
"One Summer in Seal Harbor" - a magazine article
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
"One Summer in Seal Harbor" -- an article from the Johns Hopkins Magazine, June 1995, recounting the relationship between artist Thomas Eakins and physicist Henry Rowland. Describes Eakins' painting of a portrait of Rowland, discusses Rowland's career and describes the construction of "Craigstone", the Rowland cottage in Seal Harbor. Includes biographical information on both Rowland and Eakins.
The History Journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Vol. II, 1999
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Mazlish, Anne, ed.
  • 1999
Description:
Vol. II, 1999 Great Duck Island--At Sea and on Memory's Horizon by Peter P. Blanchard III The Legends of Talleyrand by Gladys Butler Maypole Point by Rachel Field The Acadians, Their Culture and Their Influence on Mount Desert, edited by Anne Mazlish Fred Savage, The Cottage Builder by Jaylene Roths Review--Mount Desert: A History by Michael McGiffert
Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Island 1776-1820
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Long, Alice Macdonald, ed.
  • 1990
Description:
Introduction includes brief history of Mount Desert Island.
The Seaside Inn Reunion, Seal Harbor, Maine, August 22, 1996
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • 1996
Description:
Describes history of Seaside Inn and of the land, originally owned by "Bingham heirs" or John Bracy. Examples of early advertisement for the inn, menus, document showing transfer of land to James Clements by the Barings of London. Early photographs; lists of names of those who worked there; written memories. Seaside Inn opened in 1869 and was demolished in 1964.