Description: Few pages copied (?) from Chisholm's Mount-Desert Guide-Book by M.F. Sweetser, 1888, primarily about Somes Sound, Somesville, Beech Hill,. Typewritten copy of advertisement by J. Darling for canoes to rent and other amenities at Eagle Lake, Bubbles, Jordan Pond.
Description: Newspaper clippings, letter from Sen. Wm. Cohen, tributes from Pres. Clinton, Vice Pres. Gore, and other items related to Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters, in which Patricia Bousfield was active. Part of LWV materials donated by LaRue Spiker.
Description: One page back-to-back handwritten tale of character called "Old Peter" and his wife Peggy. Stated to be part of LaRue Spiker Collection, from file marked "Mrs. Dorr."
Description: -Notes regarding the participation of of Constance Robbins in the rebekah Assembly of maine written by Bill Skocpol. Interesting poem welcoming Connie Robbins as warden of RA 1963. Introduction of Connie Robbins by Adelma McFarland Richardson. May 1968 letter describing Past President's meting with mentiton of Eugene Robbins getting orders to go to Vietnam. Official photo of Rebekah officers 1964-1965
Description: 7-page typewritten booklet, written by "the hotel." Mentions other hotels on MDI at time, how travelers got there, first owners Jesse and Grace Clark Pease, subsequent owner Dr. J.D. Phillips, then his son Lawrence Phillips
Description: Eastern Star Yearbooks for 1955-56 year to 1957-1958 year. Yearbooks contain officers, meeting dates, patrons, matrons 1955-1956 no insert 1956-1957 has insert with prayers officers 1957-58 has insert with prayers and officers
Description: 13-page booklet describing history of the "larger parish" formed in 1925 when churches in Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor were without pastors at same time. John D. Rockefeller Jr. influential in establishing this concept.
Description: Audio recording of interview with Irma Gott 4-19-94, conducted by the Southwest Harbor Oral History Society at the Library in 1994. An additional copy of this interview is in the Southwest Harbor Library collections.
Description: Audior recording of an interview with T.Smith about her Early Remembrances of Somesville. No date or interviewer mentioned on the recording. Interview sounds like one conducted by Pamela Dean
Description: Poor quality photocopies of articles from undated newspaper (unidentified, but likely Bar Harbor) relating to debate about allowing cars on Mt. Desert Island. Handwritten notes on verso of some indicate dates are April 4, 1900; July 4, 1906
Description: Article about the Somesville Library 75th anniversary celebration to take place August 24; lists guest speakers and topics they will present. Previously archived as 011.FIC.58.1
Description: Church was Methodist Episcopal. Also housed Baptist services. Mentions old road names, Coal Kiln Road, Old Beech Hill Rd. Battle of Norwood Cove mention Bit of history about Isaac Herrick as a Wheelwright Previously archived as 011.FIC.66.2
Description: Facts from an article written by Albert Higgins for the Bar Harbor Times March 1929. Availability of provisions in 1855 to 1866 in Bar Harbor; mention of Russell Fish factory on Dix Point, Russell Coal wharf and steamboats at Goose Cove, brickyard at Goose Cove Previously archived as object Id 011.FIC.66.6