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Carroll Farm, Southwest Harbor, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Map		Cliver, E. Blaine and D. Hall	1983	Carroll Farm, Southwest Harbor, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13870 Type: Map Creator: Cliver, E. Blaine and D. Hall Date: 1983 Description: Hand-drawn plan of the Carroll Farm showing boundaries, pasture-land, road, house, barn ruins, meadow, fence, ledge, logging area. 8.5" X 9.5"
Bar Harbor Times Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	Other, History - Tremont		1988	Bar Harbor Times Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13757 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Other, History - Tremont Date: 1988 Description: Bar Harbor Times, “Selects” section. “Historic Houses on View” in Tremont for sesquicentennial. Houses include Bass Harbor LIghthouse Keeper''s Cottage, "Goose Gables," owned by Sam Hamill, and other homes in the Tremont area.
Letter to Mrs. Charles Lanpher (Juanita Lanpher) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Lucie D. Smallidge	1988	Letter to Mrs. Charles Lanpher (Juanita Lanpher) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13472 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Lucie D. Smallidge Date: 1988 Description: Four-page handwritten letter and envelope with return address, written by Lucie Smallidge (daughter of Laura Richardson) to Mrs. Charles Lanpher (Juanita) and dated September 21, 1988; mentions going to school in Northeast Harbor and values of people in NEH when she was growing up. Mentions effort to see "Goldie"; Lucie's brothers Curley and Galen, sisters Leola and "Skoot," who was married to Don McEachern; and her grandparents Olin and Luch Richardson; her mother, Laura, and Laura's sister Lucretia. Her uncle Olin Richardson had the gas station and store in Town Hill for many years; she had another uncle named Bide Richardson. Describes Lucie's love of music and work with the elderly in nursing homes [show more]
MDI Historical Society Newsletter Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newsletter			1983	MDI Historical Society Newsletter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13469 Type: Publication, Newsletter Date: 1983 Description: Newsletter for Volume VI, September 1, 1983, No. 1. Describes decision to keep museum open in Sept., painting of bridge by Girl Scouts, fundraising efforts, gifts to Society.
Maine: The Coast and Islands Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Islands Other, Maine	Ledbetter, Jack	1989	Maine: The Coast and Islands Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12998 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Islands Other, Maine Creator: Ledbetter, Jack Publisher: Rizzoli Date: 1989 Description: A brief history of the coastof Maine and many, many color photographs.
Past in Photos: Scenes of SW Harbor, Tremont, and Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Mount Desert Other, Southwest Harbor Other, Tremont		1989	Past in Photos: Scenes of SW Harbor, Tremont, and Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12994 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Mount Desert Other, Southwest Harbor Other, Tremont Publisher: Public library Trustees Date: 1989 Description: Collection and description of photos or old Southwest Harbor, Tremont, and Mt. Desert.
Lobstering and The Maine Coast Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Shellfish, Lobsters Other, Fishing	Martin, Kenneth R. and Nathan R. Lipfert	1985	Lobstering and The Maine Coast Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12969 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Shellfish, Lobsters Other, Fishing Creator: Martin, Kenneth R. and Nathan R. Lipfert Publisher: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1985 Description: Community life and everyday aspects of coastal Maine, especially lobstering, the "regional maritime culture."
The Rediscovery of America’s Maritime Heritage Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Ships	Stobart, John and Robert P. Davis	1985	The Rediscovery of America’s Maritime Heritage Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12937 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Ships Creator: Stobart, John and Robert P. Davis Publisher: E.P. Dutton Date: 1985 Description: Descriptions, photographs of maritime paintings of the 19th C.; author is a "foremost marine artist."
Taking Care of Business Down East: the History of the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company 1887-1987 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Banking Other, Bar Harbor	Marmon, Edward Lee	1987	Taking Care of Business Down East: the History of the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company 1887-1987 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12934 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Banking Other, Bar Harbor Creator: Marmon, Edward Lee Publisher: Graphic Chronologies Date: 1987 Description: Growth of Bar Harbor banking services to include communities farther "down east". Gives history of banking in Maine and relationship to Boston banking, beginning in 1887.
The Conservation Easement Handbook: Managing Land Conservation and Historic Preservation Easement Programs Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Conservation & restoration Other, Easements	Diehl, Janet and Thomas S. Barrett	1988	The Conservation Easement Handbook: Managing Land Conservation and Historic Preservation Easement Programs Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12925 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Conservation & restoration Other, Easements Creator: Diehl, Janet and Thomas S. Barrett Publisher: Land Trust Alliance Date: 1988 Description: Gives guidelines for managing an easement program, developing criteria, marketing, and more. Includes list of useful contacts.
Eliots and Asticou Foreside, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Eliot, Charles W. Other, Northeast Harbor	Eliot, Charles W. 2nd	1981	Eliots and Asticou Foreside, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12895 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Eliot, Charles W. Other, Northeast Harbor Creator: Eliot, Charles W. 2nd Publisher: unpublished Date: 1981 Description: Description and comments about family homes in Northeast Harbor, visitors to the homes, and summer activities.
On the Art of Teaching Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Buildings Other, Education Other, Schools	Mann, Horace	1989	On the Art of Teaching Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12891 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Buildings Other, Education Other, Schools Creator: Mann, Horace Publisher: Applewood Books Date: 1989 Description: A facsimile of the classic 184o book which described the qualifications for those who teach.
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island	Long, Ralph H.	1987	Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12889 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature Nature, Animals, Birds Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Creator: Long, Ralph H. Publisher: Beech Hill Pub. Co. Date: 1987 Description: Almost 150 native species of birds reside on Mount Desert and surrounding Islands; this book is a guide to those birds here from June to August of the year. It indicates good places to view these birds
Early American School Books Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Buildings Other, Education Other, Schools		1988	Early American School Books Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12890 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Buildings Other, Education Other, Schools Publisher: Chandler Press Date: 1988 Description: Contains selected pages from schoolbooks from 1785 to 1880. Examples are from spelling and geography books, among others.
The Interiors Handbook for Historic Buildings Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Buildings Other, Interior design Other, Preservation	Fisher, Charles E. III, Michael Auer, Anne Grimmer, eds.	1988	The Interiors Handbook for Historic Buildings Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12878 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Buildings Other, Interior design Other, Preservation Creator: Fisher, Charles E. III, Michael Auer, Anne Grimmer, eds. Publisher: Historic Preservation Education Foundation Date: 1988
Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 1 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Genealogy Other, Maine	Gray, Ruth, ed.	1988	Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 1 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12862 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Genealogy Other, Maine Creator: Gray, Ruth, ed. Publisher: Picton Press Date: 1988 Description: Gives information about the more than 400 families living in Maine in 1790, according to that year's census. At that time the District of Maine had just five counties and was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Members of the various Indian tribes were not inclded in this census.
History of Barlett’s Island, Mount Desert Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Bartlett’s Island Other, History	Binnewies, Esther and Muriel Davisson	1981	History of Barlett’s Island, Mount Desert Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12788 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Bartlett’s Island Other, History Creator: Binnewies, Esther and Muriel Davisson Publisher: Seavey Printers Date: 1981 Description: 164-page history of Bartlett's Island; with an introduction by Peggy Rockefeller. Copy #2 was donated by Gail Reiber.
Cumulative Impact of Development on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Pamphlet	Other, Development		1988	Cumulative Impact of Development on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12723 Type: Document, Pamphlet Subject: Other, Development Date: 1988 Description: The Cumulative Impact of Development on Mount Desert Island, Maine published by the League of Women Voters of Mount Desert Island (1988). Includes interviews with Harry Owen, George Lawson, Kay Meserve and Merrill E. Stanley, Jr.
League of Women Voters County Government Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Pamphlet	Other, League of Women Voters		1986	League of Women Voters County Government Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12719 Type: Document, Pamphlet Subject: Other, League of Women Voters Date: 1986 Description: Pamphlet on County Government in Maine
Bond Issues and Maine Yankee Power Plant Referendum vote Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Pamphlet			1987	Bond Issues and Maine Yankee Power Plant Referendum vote Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12718 Type: Document, Pamphlet Date: 1987 Description: Referendum vote called initated bill to determine if citizens want to have Maine Yankee continue to run after July 4, 1988
Saving the Ozone Layer Newsletter Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newsletter			1987	Saving the Ozone Layer Newsletter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12688 Type: Publication, Newsletter Date: 1987 Description: Saving the Ozone Layer: A citizen Action Guide Natural Resources Defense Council Collected by League of Women Voters
Risk and Opportunity Health & Security in the Nuclear Age Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Pamphlet			1988	Risk and Opportunity Health & Security in the Nuclear Age Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12614 Type: Document, Pamphlet Date: 1988 Description: Pamphlet by Physicians for Social Responsibility
The Living Past: Being the Story of Somesville Mount Desert, Maine and Its Relationships with Other Areas of the Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, History Other, Somesville	Somes-Sanderson, Virginia	1982.	The Living Past: Being the Story of Somesville Mount Desert, Maine and Its Relationships with Other Areas of the Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12596 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, History Other, Somesville Creator: Somes-Sanderson, Virginia Publisher: Beech Hill Publishing Co. Date: 1982. Description: As the author says in the preamble, " This is the story...of the first permanent settlement on Mount Desert Island..." ?At one time Somesville had seven mills, five shipyards, four blacksmith shops, two stores, and ...serv[ed] the entire area and outlying islands."
Champagne and a Gardener: A Little Maine Murder Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Fiction Other, Mount Desert Island	Morison, B.J.	1982	Champagne and a Gardener: A Little Maine Murder Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12577 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Fiction Other, Mount Desert Island Creator: Morison, B.J. Publisher: Thorndike Press Date: 1982 Description: According to the dust jacket, this is a "novel of manners and ...mystery" centering around a Boston family who summers on the "backside" of Mount Desert Island. (The author bought the Criterion Theater in Bar Harbor in 1969.)
Museum Bridge, Somesville, Maine, Drawings by Caivano & Hyman, August 8, 1981 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing			1981	Museum Bridge, Somesville, Maine, Drawings by Caivano & Hyman, August 8, 1981 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12362 Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Date: 1981 Description: This is a booklet of architectural drawings for the Somesville Museum Bridge dated 8-28-1981. There are four pages. The booklet measures 17 by 24 inches. It was prepared by Roc Caivano & Harris Hyman, Box 254, Southwest Harbor,Maine. Page 1 is entitled Specifications and includes conditions. Stapled to this page is a typed letter from Ralph Stanley and Chad Gilpatric to Brian Hamor. Page 2 depicts the North Elevation. Page 3 are the Details. Page 4 are more Details. [show more]

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