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October Fire
Tremont Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Maine, fires of 1947- Fiction
  • Mayo, Eleanor
  • 1951
October Fire
Tremont Historical Society
Description:
After the dryest summer and autumn on record came fire. It switched back and forth across the little Maine town on the coast of Maine. Who set it? Loosely based on the summer of 1947 fires in the State of Maine. Originally Published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
Candlemas Bay
Tremont Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fishers -- Maine -- Fiction
  • Moore, Ruth, 1903-1989
  • 1953
Candlemas Bay
Tremont Historical Society
Description:
A Maine Town in the Civil War.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Civil wars
  • Other, Deer Isle
  • Hutchinson, Vernal
  • 1957.
A Maine Town in the Civil War.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Naval Visits to Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Navies
  • Opdycke, Leonard
  • 1952.
Naval Visits to Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Pilots and Pilot Boats of Boston Harbor.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Pilot boats
  • Eastman, Ralph M.
  • 1956.
Pilots and Pilot Boats of Boston Harbor.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Sands, Spindles and Steeples: A History of Saco, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • Other, Saco
  • Fairfield, Roy P.
  • 1956
Sands, Spindles and Steeples: A History of Saco, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Secrets of the North Atlantic Islands
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, North Atlantic
  • Snow, Edward Rowe
  • 1950
Secrets of the North Atlantic Islands
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Decorative Design
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Decorations
  • Brod, Fritzi
  • 1958.
Decorative Design
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Drawing
  • Stenbey, Harry
  • 1958.
Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Verse Choir
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Songs & music
  • Barton, Clifford E.
  • 1958
Verse Choir
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Portuguese and Further Spanish Notes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Travel
  • O’Brien, Louise and John
  • 1955
Portuguese and Further Spanish Notes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Merchant Sail Vol V
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Merchants
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • Fairburn, William Armstrong
  • 1955
Merchant Sail Vol V
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Merchant Sail, Volume V
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Clipper ships
  • Other, Merchants
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • Fairburn, William Armstrong
  • 1945-1955
Merchant Sail, Volume V
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
U.S. Wood Shipbuilders and Shipbuilding Centers during the days of the young republic and throughout the Nineteenth Century
Recollection of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Parker, Jesse L.
  • 1955
Recollection of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photocopied manuscript describes Southwest Harbor, families, and personal accounts
American Yesterday
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Tools & Implements
  • Sloane, Eric
  • 1956 .
American Yesterday
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Occupations of early America
American Barns and Covered Bridges
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Barns
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Buildings
  • Sloane, Eric
  • Inc., 1954
American Barns and Covered Bridges
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Our Vanishing Landscape
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Landscapes
  • Sloane, Eric
  • 1955
Our Vanishing Landscape
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Illustrations of disappearing structures and man-made landscaping
Fishes of Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fish
  • Other, Maine
  • Other, Natural history
  • Everhart, W. Harry
  • 1958
Fishes of Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Dress
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Home economics
  • Other, Sewing
  • Oerke, Bess V.
  • 1956
Dress
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Mount Desert: The most beautiful island in the world
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Explorers
  • Other, Railroad companies
  • Other, Railroads
  • Collier, Sargent F.
  • 1952
Mount Desert: The most beautiful island in the world
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Chapters on: Indians and explorers; Jesuits; de Gregoire; Bernard; Wreck of the Grand Design; British Navy; Early settlers; Summer visitors; Green Mountain Railway; Navy; Social Life; Bar Harbor fire; Jackson Lab; Acadia National Park.
Record of Official Visits by Eugene S. Robbins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 3/21/1952
Record of Official Visits by Eugene S. Robbins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Journal of official visits made by Eugene S. Robbins as Grand Senior Warden (1951-1952) and Grand HIgh Priest (1952-1953) for Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Includes meeting locations, mileage, attendence, and notes. Last entry 3/23/1953.
Willing Workers Record Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 3/2/1953
Willing Workers Record Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Record book started by Constance Robbins, secretary for the Willing Workers Club, formed on 3/2/1953 to raise money for “the mortgage and carpet”. A group of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs comprised the club membership. The record book contains minutes from various meetings, loose reciepts, bank statements, and notes. Last entry made 12/30/1970.
The Garden Journal
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Other, Biology
  • 1956
The Garden Journal
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Magazine containing an article by LaRue Spiker, titled "Green Factories", about the food-making processes of plants.
The Commonwealth
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Other, Civil Rights
  • 1957
The Commonwealth
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Article by LaRue Spiker, about the attempts of a mother to send her two black children to a white school in Kentucky, shortly after this was legalised. Describes the antagonism of the local people, including the police.
The Nation
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Other, Business
  • Other, Fisheries
  • 1958
The Nation
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Journal containing article by LaRue Spiker titled "Farmers of the Sea." About the falling price of lobsters, and the fate of lobstermen.