Description: A historical account of St. Mary's-by-the-Sea, a gothic church in Northeast Harbor. Begins with preface written by the Reverend Douglas M. Morrill and in the main text covers the history of the church beginning in 1879 and continuing through to 1981. The book also includes an appendix with sections listing gifts to the church and St. Jude's Church, visiting clergy, memorial windows, gifts, and plaques, the vestry, and centennial committee. [show more]
Description: Mount Desert Herald “The Corsair’s Retreat - A Story of the Slave Trade” June 21, 1983. Previously accessioned as **0862, object Id 012.FIC.043.1
Description: Ellsworth American “COA 10 Years Later - Has Come a Long Way” by LaRue Spiker February 28, 1980. Peviously accessioned as **0858, Object Id 012.FIC.043.12
Description: Ellsworth American “Property Values Go Higher and Higher” by John R. Wiggins October 23, 1986. Previously accessioned as **0826, Object Id 012.FIC.035.1
Description: The story of "how and why Lieutenant Fabbri conceived and developed" the Otter Cliffs Naval Radio Station in 1917, commemorated in the Fabbri Memorial on Ocean Drive. NOTE: PDF available
Description: Mount Desert Island League of Women Voters Bulleting with President's Message, Financial Report Nominating Committee Report, 1987/88 agenda. Patty Letcher President. Major local issue impact of development, pollution monitoring
Description: Audio recording of oral history interview with Gladys Butler. Interview with Alice Long, at the home of Gladys Butler, head of Somes Sound, Butler Road. 1989 Interview originally conducted as part of the Southwest Harbor Library oral history collection.
Description: Audio recording of Interview with Elizabeth and Stanwood King.at the home of Mr. King, Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor. Conducted by Esther Rodick, Southwest Harbor Oral History Society, August 14, 1989
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.
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
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.