Description: A "complete, original and useful collection of salad recipes ever brought together." Inscribed on front, "Geo. Cookson, Bermuda Islands." Mr. Cookson was the donor's great great uncle. Inscribed on inside back, "commenced work at the Great Northern Hotel Sept. 26 1903 Monday noon."
Description: Gives history of Boston, describes districts, greater metropolitan region, parks; also information about day trips and excursions as well as principal hotels.
Description: "A quarterly periodical devoted to art needlework, crochet, knitting, and home decoration." 170 pps., plus many advertisements for such things as furnaces, lace curtains, as well as articles and illustrations. May have come from Hysom/Reiber family.
Description: Book of the Mt. Desert Reading Room club for men: includes act of incorporation, by-laws, club rules, membership, yacht club, deceased members
Description: "A Winnowed Collection for Evangelistic Services, Young People's Societies and Sunday Schools". Music editors: E.A. Hoffman, T.C. O'Kane and W.W. Bentley. Inscribed: Mrs. Lettie A. Rumill. This is a sample copy provided by Hope Publishing Company. Includes responsive readings and title, first line, topical and tune indexes, and Express and Freight Schedule.
Description: Title page: Mount Desert | A History | By George E. Street | Edited by Samuel A. Eliot | with a memorial introduction by Wilbert L. Anderson | Boston and New York | Houghton, Mifflin and Company | The Riverside Press, Cambridge | 1905 This copy includes hand annotations of unknown origin.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society.Subjects of interest include the Bar Harbor Horse Show, agricultural fair, Board of Trade discussion of swimming pool, Schooner Ivanhoe, annual meeting of Village Improvement Society, Otter Creek gorge footpath
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody Diary May 30 to Aug 16, 1901 in Boston., Took the train to BH , July 2 According to Mass Historical Society which has a collection of papers, (1875-1974) she was the daughter of Bishop William Lawrence (1850-1941) and Julia Cunningham Lawrence (1853-1927). Known to her family as "Maisie," Spent summer with her family in Nahant, MA and Bar Harbor ME
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody July 14-Dec 21, Discusses the sailing ship, the Massachusetts Went to the Cassatt's reception on Tues, Aug 11 Swimming Pool Ball in BH
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody diary 1901 A small piece of paper says 1899 to end of century but outside folder says 1901l July 2 to Aug 30 on one type of paper and font. Aug 31 to Sep 19 on another type. At top of second section it says Sep 1901 July 2 "found George Dorr had the seat next to mine. Has page numbers on the second section beginning, p. 18-21