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| Hancock County Four Seasons Guide Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Hancock County Four Seasons Guide Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1980 32 page Hancock County Four Seasons Guide to Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Ellsworth, Bucksport, and Trenton. Eastern Sunshine Guide, with color photographs, map and business advertisements. | |||
| Southwest Harbor -Tremont Chamber of Commerce Brochure Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Southwest Harbor -Tremont Chamber of Commerce Brochure Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Southwest Harbor -Tremont Chamber of Commerce Brochure, The Quiet Side of Acadia on Mount Desert Island, summer of 1984, includes schedule of events, map, and business advertisements | |||
| Recipes compiled by the Ladies of Mount Desert Chapter O.E.S. 1903 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Recipes compiled by the Ladies of Mount Desert Chapter O.E.S. 1903 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Recipe book orginally printed in 1903 and reprinted in 1981 by MDI Historical Society. Contains recipes contributed by local women who belonged to OES (Order of the Eastern Star) and many advertisements by local businesses. | |||
| Space-Age Defense: Pipe Dream or Protection? Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Space-Age Defense: Pipe Dream or Protection? Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Voter, Vol. 35, #1, a 29-page booklet about Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, Federal Tax Policy, acid rain, and other topics. | |||
| St. Mary's by the Sea history Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| St. Mary's by the Sea history Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: St Mary's by the Sea original newspaper clipping. A wooden frame church 1883 picture of it. First stone portion added 1899. Excerpt from A Common House, a book about St. Mary's Previously archived as object Id 011.FIC.66.3 | |||
| Old Buildings in Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Old Buildings in Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: "Old Yellow Building" more recently known as the Higgins Store, anitiques store (as of 2011). History of the building, handwritten by unknown person. original copies of newspaper story. | ||||
| Bicentennial Plans Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bicentennial Plans Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Plans for a book by the Bi-centennial committee | ||||
| Bass Harbor Marsh: Biologists still don't know the source of all the pollution Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bass Harbor Marsh: Biologists still don't know the source of all the pollution Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article describes results and subsequent action of a 1987 study of sources of pollution in the Bass Harbor Marsh and Marshall Brook. The Worcester Landfill was determined to be a source of leachate. An associate article , "The marsh has been the subject of many studies" follows. | ||
| The Fiery Intrusion; The Enormous Snow Plow Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Fiery Intrusion; The Enormous Snow Plow Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Articles, one page each, are parts 2 and 3 of three part series describing the geologic forces which formed the island of Mount Desert Island. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.029.6 | ||
| MDI's Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents, 1900-1915 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| MDI's Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents, 1900-1915 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article beginning on p.17 and continued on p.32 describing the disputes on Mt. Desert Island in the early 20th century regarding the use of automobiles on the Island. Addended to the article is a poem, reprinted from Bar Harbor Life, August 23, 1913, entitled "Automobiles, The Mount Desert Town Meeting. Only initials "H.W.S." [Herbert Weir Smyth] identify the author of the poem. | ||
| Heartland: Emery District Farmers Wage Losing Battle to Save their Working Farms Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Heartland: Emery District Farmers Wage Losing Battle to Save their Working Farms Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two page article with photographs describing the struggling farms in the agricultural district of Mt. Desert Island. | ||
| Mount Desert Island's Granite Heritage Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mount Desert Island's Granite Heritage Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Three page article describing the history of the construction of the carriage roads, bridges and gatehouses of Acadia National Park on Mt. Desert Island. | ||
| The Harbor Light Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Harbor Light Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article describing myths which have been reported regarding an unexplained light seen at night off the coast of Mt. Desert Island in Placentia Bay. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.043.15 | ||
| Tremont, a Small Town Experiences Growing Pressure Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Tremont, a Small Town Experiences Growing Pressure Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times, each including several artices, pertaining to development in the towns of Mt. Desert Island and Trenton. Tremont, a Small Town Experiences Growing Pressure Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.043.4 | ||
| U.S. Show Recognizes Work of Early Southwest Harbor Photographer Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| U.S. Show Recognizes Work of Early Southwest Harbor Photographer Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article on one page with photographs describing the inclusion of the photographic works of Henry L. Rand in an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Rand (1862-1945) was a photographer working in the luminist style; he was first a summer and later year round resident of Mt. Desert Island. The exhibit at the National Gallery of Art was entitled "American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875. Previously archived as object id 012.fic.047.29 [show more] | ||
| Newspaper clipping of Charles "Ted" Smith obituary (1980) Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Newspaper clipping of Charles "Ted" Smith obituary (1980) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper clipping of Charles "Ted" Smith obituary (1980), age 63, of Bangor, Maine. Corresponding article remembering him as a "Veteran of News" - he worked for forty-five years for the Bangor Daily News as a Linotype machine operator. | |||
| Pretty Marsh Endeavors to Maintain Rural Traditions Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Pretty Marsh Endeavors to Maintain Rural Traditions Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article from Bar Harbor Times; describes community events, restoration of schoolhouse. | ||
| A Little Book Worth Reading Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| A Little Book Worth Reading Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper clipping from 1985 on Charles Eliot's book "John Gilley of Baker's Island" by Hale J. Joy. Paper likely Ellsworth American. | ||||
| MDI’s AutoWar: Summer vs. Permanent Residents Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| MDI’s AutoWar: Summer vs. Permanent Residents Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times “ MDI’s Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents” by Diana Abrell September 6, 1984. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.034.2 | |||
| Newsclipping: "Heartland - Emery District Farmers Wage Losing Battle to Save Their Working Farms" Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Newsclipping: "Heartland - Emery District Farmers Wage Losing Battle to Save Their Working Farms" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times. “Heartland - Emery District Farmers Wage Losing Battle to Save Their Working Farms” by Nan Lincoln July 20, 1989. Previously accessioned as **0872, Object Id 012.FIC.043.11 | |||
| Bar Harbor Times “Mount Desert Island’s Granite Heritage” Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bar Harbor Times “Mount Desert Island’s Granite Heritage” Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times “Mount Desert Island’s Granite Heritage” by Vicotr Layton July 15, 1982. Previously accessioned as **0887, Object Id 012.FIC.043.13 | |||
| Bar Harbor Times: “Somesville Faces Impact of Urban Sprawl” Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bar Harbor Times: “Somesville Faces Impact of Urban Sprawl” Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times “Somesville Faces Impact of Urban Sprawl” by Diana Abrell July 30, 1987. Previously acessioned as **0896, Object Id 012.FIC.043.4 | |||
| Bar Harbor Times: “Southwest Harbor Collides with Change” Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bar Harbor Times: “Southwest Harbor Collides with Change” Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times: “Southwest Harbor Collides with Change” by Nan Lincoln July 23, 1987. Previously accessioned as **0897, Object Id 012.FIC.043.4 | |||
| Bar Harbor Times “Development Shaping the Future of Our Communities” Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bar Harbor Times “Development Shaping the Future of Our Communities” Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times “Development Shaping the Future of Our Communities” by Sallie Dinkel August 13, 1987. | |||
| Bar Harbor Times “Trenton Stems Tide” Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bar Harbor Times “Trenton Stems Tide” Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times “Trenton Stems Tide” by John Kauffmann August 27, 1987. Previously accessioned as **0904, Object Id 012.FIC.043.4 |