Description: First Minutes are 2/27/1900. Minutes of Oct 2, 1900 mention that the Literary Club had its first meeting of season so Literary Circle may have started earlier than 1900. Met at office of Dr. Philips. Appears that men and women are members. Pres George R. Fuller, VP Margaret Holmes
Description: Minutes of the Friday Club. mentions sending books to Japan, contributing to the German Youth Activity Project. have women waiting to join. Possible club to be formed in Manset
Description: 4 1/2 *3 1/2" note both sides signed by Mary A. Carroll where Stephen Manchester, youngest son of G.G. father buried in East Bass Harbor with his wife and sevweral children. This is in regards to the Moses Manchester family. Mentions Frank Manchester, son of Moses being alive. Daniel Norwood lives near cemetery undated
Description: This one page report card is dated Feb. 24, 1888 for Nellie Mayo issued from Tremont High School. This accession # and the next 3 in the series, that is #009.013.18-.20 are folded individually in a stationary envelope with the name "Nell Higgins" written on it.
Description: Specifications (These specifications need to be cataloged individually into the computer.) Specifications for the Bar Harbor residence of Edgar Scott, C.L. Morang Store and Bar Harbor Fire Department are in Archival Box #49.
Description: 1955-56 programs Includes The American's Creed by William Tyler Page. "I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the People.... Mimeographed program in construction paper
Description: Friday Club Minutes 1914 to 1917 in two notebooks 8*6.5" List of members. One page indicates list of paid members for 1923 to 1924 List of subscribers to the Health Fund. Paid.25 cents each Minutes begin with Apr 30, 1915 to Oct 1917 Other notebook begins with minutes from Jan 29, 1915, but then goes to Jan 16, 1914 Scanned minutes when the club discussed the Coming of Arthur by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Description: 2 pages of notes taken on the origin of the Friday Club and Literary Circle organized by Rev Geo H. Hefflour in 1892 No date when the notes about the organization were written
Description: More genealogy starting with Mrs. Manchester Stanley whose given name was possibly Abigail or Margaret. Based upon recollections of Mary A. Carroll presumably a continuation of letters to Ansel Manchester. Discusses a list of those in War of 1812 Mentions Mary Bulger having information. Family came from Labrador in 1821 Discusses Mill at Norwood Cove A Manchester, was involved with the Tidal Mill. A store was there and later John Bown, occupied it until it burned down. [show more]
Description: Letter regarding Samuel Hadlock .M? 10.1768 "His farm at Gloucester, still known as Hadlock Place. Rev John Cleveland, minister at Chebacco, now Essex MA, made a list of houses then during the Revolution in which the house of Samuel Hadlock is mentioned. Discusses that he probably was in the revolutionary war Lists children wife Mary Andrews. Eldest chilld, Mary married John Manchester Not signed but evidently written by Mary Carroll
Description: Manchester Family beginning with John and Mary Manchester There may be multiple John Manchesters. This document lists two beginning with John Manchester who was born in 11/4/1732. Another John Manchester b 10/15/1795 Typed and handwritten
Description: Two letters, undated, one unsigned, the other signed by your daughter, E. J. (initials?) Newman. Spelling is better than that of Charlotte's letter 008.075.11 but handwriting is similar to Charlotte' s and both use a similar color fountain pen and paper Undated from East Eden Maine to Mary Newman, from East Eden Maine. "want you to come home for I shall go away as soon as Sargent gets back this trip & we are looking for him every moment & I shall go ? you are at home Mentions Chartlotte. Unclear. Fearther (sic) is going to shear the sheep....there is no one to do a thing but Elnor. She asks her mother to come home because she wants to see her.and she is going away. Undated from Ellsworth. She asks her mother to come with Henry. "John wants to be at home when you are here...""Tell aunt lizzy if whe wants to see baby Michael, Rachel? alive go now for she is ? with the ?" Signed "I am your daughter that cannot live many years" [show more]
Description: Letter to Mrs George (Mary) Newman, Mother, April 3, 1870 from Nellie M. Pierce, daughter I am still spinning. " I shall be married to morrow sic evening on Sunday. I don't know which and then he is going to Casteen sic. I shall go with him and then I shall come home... I suspect Mother that you think that I am in hast? but Mother I think that I am going to better my condishion (sic). I am agoing have one that is neither got the habit of drinking nor smoking he goes to see for a living he owns part of a vesel. (sic) that he is master of. I would like to have you and father and the boys come down and see me married if you could..." Letter continues after she is married and she says that Emma was the only one to see her married. "I shall work for Emma. I shall do her cleaning house this spring and then I shall do some more spinning. [show more]
Description: To Mr. George Newman of Eden Maine from Nellie M Pierce June 6. I have spoke for ? and the price is six dollars. Plese let me know whether you are willing to pay that price or not.... Direct the response care of George Newman Mt. Desert