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The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Events, Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Other, History		2007	The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4188 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Events, Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Other, History Date: 2007 Description: Audio recording of The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House
Events 2005 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2005	Events 2005 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3849 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2005 Description: Moonlit Graveyard Walk, Aug. 16, Brookside Cemetery with Thomas Vining Wildlife of MDI with Ruth Grierson, Feb. 4 Creating a Timeline Garden, Master Gardener Lee Fay, June 17 Planting a Period Garden: Kitchen and Ornamental Gardens of the Early 19th Century, Christie Higginbottom of Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. Fred Savage Homes (in connection with publication of book by John Bryan) With Port in a Storm bookstore. Art Exhibition (Acadia Summer Art Program) and Fiddle Concert with Ralph Stanley & Friends, Aug. 4 "Hard Work": Maine's Working Women in the 19th Century, brown bag lunchtime film (by Jim Sharkey) and discussion, Feb. 18 Collecting American Art: A Personal History, John Wilmerding, Sept. 6 Fernald Point Picnic and Annual Meeting, Sept. 25 [show more]
Events 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2006	Events 2006 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3848 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2006 Description: Excursions to Placentia and Pond Islands, Aug. 14 & Aug. 23, with Peter Blanchard. Also on Sept.17. (See 013.FIC.36B.14 for photos of this program trip) Steam to the Summit, Green Mountain Railway, with Peter Dow Bachelder, Aug. 12 Corner with a Past (Peabody Drive and Route 198, Northeast Harbor), Feb. 24 Barn Tour, Aug. 5 Early Broadsides and Mass Advertising, July 28, Jerry Miller and Raymond Strout, held at Union Church, NE Harbor Annual Meeting, David Hales, new COA Presidenet, Sept. 13, and photograph exhibit Good Fences: Stories and Pictures of New England's Stone Walls, William Hubell, Oct. 7, Somesville Firehouse Christmas Readings at Port in a Storm, by Moorhead Kennedy,December [show more]
Events 2007 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2007	Events 2007 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3846 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2007 Description: Somesville and Its Secrets (walking tour of historic homes, buildings, Brookside Cemetery; dams and mills), Aug. 11 Fishing and the Future of Island Communities, with Ted Ames, Mar. 25 "Us and Them": Summer People and the Mainers Who Worked for Them, April 29 with Pamela Dean, Archivist, U of Maine, April 29, Somesville Firehouse Continental Liar from the State of Maine: James G. Blaine, a conversation with Neil Rolde, May 23. Fire of ;47, June 24 Movie Nights with Bill Baker, Hollywood inthe 1930s, Aug. 17: End of the Silent Era, Top Hat with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Footage from Fire of 1947, Bar Harbor Express and Hancock Ferries, Easy Street with Charlie Chaplin, June 23, with Bill Baker Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Agu. 21 Historic Homes Tour- August Gardens of Kykuit, slide-lecture by Ann Rockefeller Roberts and Mary Louise Pierson, in honor of Louisa Kennedy, August 23 Exploring MDI's Past, Acadia Senior College Class, Fall 2007: Gilded Age, Island Industries, Landscapes and Gardens, Places that Aren't, Biological Research on MDI, Acadia National Park Discover Hall Quarry, Sept. 29 Three Historic Homes: Seal Harbor (Craigstone), Pretty Marsh, Somesville, Oct. 5. [show more]
Events 2008 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2008	Events 2008 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3845 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2008 Description: Two Island Gardens: Asticou Azalea and Thuya, May 18, 2008. Women in the Fishing Industry (with SW Harbor Library), Mar. 27, 2008: Kristina Stanley, Stephanie Alley, Val Peacock, Linda Musson, Peg Morse, Holly Smallidge, Holly Masterson, Juanita Stanley, Kim Young, Wilhelmina Brouwer, Genealogy Workshop with Thomas Vining, Ralph Stanley, Elaine Fernald, Sheldon Goldthwait, Patti Leland-Hanson, Patricia Ray. Panel and workshop. June 29, 2008 Cemetery Walk, Forest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harabor, July 20, 2008. Inside Seal Harbor, July 24, 2008: Harbor Club, Holy Family Church, "Wayside," Library, Seal Harbor Yacht Club, "Craig Knowe," with Anne Funderburk. Mount Desert Rocks with Geologist Bill Clark, July 27, 2008. (Geology) Petite Plaisance, July 29, 2008. (Marguerite Yourcenar) Gott's Island, Aug. 16, 23. Home of Ruth Moore. God's Many Corners, the Churches of MDI, Aug. 22, 2008. Diving for Urchins, Scallops &Other Treasures with 'Diver Ed." Aug. 17, 2008 Louisa VAughan Conrad Garden Dedication, Aug. 20, 2008, Somesville Museum Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Aug. 21, 2008 [show more]
Events 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2009	Events 2009 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3844 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2009 Description: Women in Conversation, Mar. 26, 2009: Turning Dreams into Practical Conservation Projects. Hoops Around the Island, April 16, 2009, Basketball on MDI with Jack Gilley, Ray (Razor) Gray, Dennis Damon, Steve Parady, Burt Barker, Melissa Gott; Bill Baker, moderator. School Consolidation, One of MDI's Great Controversies, April 28, 2009 Ledgelawn Cemetery, with Tom Vining, June 7, 2009. Bastille Day, Among Fabulous Antique Cars, with Seal Cove Auto Museum, July 14, 2009. Inside Seal Harbor: Guided Tours of Cottages, Clubs & Church, July 20 and Aug. 7, 2009: St. Judes's, Harbor Club, Long Pond, "Wayside," library, "Sea Bench," Yacht Club. Boat Building Industry: Can it Survive? July 22, 2009. With panelists Ralph Stanley, Phil Bennett (Hinckley), Jock Williams, Lee Wilbur, Cuyler Morris and Alan Sprague, co-host of Boat Talk on WERU Radio. Boat Builders Tour: 8 Boat Yards, Aug. 14, 2009 Charles A. Townsend's Mount Desert: Early 20th Century Real-Photo Postcards of the Island, Sept. 15, 2009. Talk by Earle G. Shettleworth. Annual Meeting: Dr. David Hackett Fischer, "Islanders in Time: Family, Friends and Neighbors on MDI--How Our Associations Have Changed, Aug. 23, 2009. Acadia's Carriage Roads and Bridges, July 27, 2009, with Paul Richardson [show more]
Register and notes from visitors Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, List, Guestbook			2000	Register and notes from visitors Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3823 Type: Document, List, Guestbook Date: 2000 Description: Large bound green volume with notes from various people about their visit; only few pages written in.
Canneries of MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Document File			2006	Canneries of MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3762 Type: Document, Document File Date: 2006 Description: Includes notice of oral history program on Canning Industry on Mount Desert, information about a slide lecture and round table discussion about Women in the Canning Industry. Photographs of exterior and interior of (Stinson?) Canning factory, Prospect Harbor, Underwood's Sardine Factory, McKinley ME. Photocopies of Masts and Masters, a brief history of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen by John D. Gilman; Sardine History by John D. Toft. Biographical info. about Mary Louise Mitchell by her granddaughter Carol Reed Walsh. Mrs. Mitchell worked in the sardine factory. Obituary of Rachel Gott Francis, fish packer, by Nan Lincoln. List of packers, managers, and other employees at Underwood. [show more]
Galley Family of Mount Desert, Maine and Allied Families Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Other, Cemeteries Other, Genealogy	Rebecca Dow Burnham	2006	Galley Family of Mount Desert, Maine and Allied Families Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3583 Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Other, Cemeteries Other, Genealogy Creator: Rebecca Dow Burnham Date: 2006 Description: Genealogy of Galley, Richardson, Gott, Hadlock and Norton families, with sources and supporting materials and information on Crockett's Point Cemetery and Relationships. RESTRICTED MATERIAL - DO NOT COPY OR USE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.
Marathon Advertising Card Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Advertising Card			2008	Marathon Advertising Card Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3456 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertising Card Date: 2008 Description: 4x9 card to advertise marathon. Thank you to 2012 contributors
Souvenir of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Souvenir	Other, History - Mount Desert Island Other, Tourism Structures, Civic, Entertainment		6/7/2001	Souvenir of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3133 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Souvenir Subject: Other, History - Mount Desert Island Other, Tourism Structures, Civic, Entertainment Date: 6/7/2001 Description: Small booklet with glossy plate prints from buildings and sights of Mount Desert Island. c.1893 red cover.
Mount Desert Island Cultural History Project Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, History	Other, Business enterprises Other, Cottages Other, Deed Other, Hotels Other, Monuments & memorials		Dec. 29 2009	Mount Desert Island Cultural History Project Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3061 Type: Publication, Literary, History Subject: Other, Business enterprises Other, Cottages Other, Deed Other, Hotels Other, Monuments & memorials Date: Dec. 29 2009 Description: Mount Desert Island Cultural History Project: Website Listings as of 29 December, 2009, compiled by Thomas Vining (www.vfthomas.com) White loose-leaf binder references businesses and professions, cottages, deeds, hotels and borading houses, markers, monuments, and memorials. Information through mid-1900s; gives references to advertisements in local newspapers.
Basketball on MDI: Hoops Around the Island, a panel discussion, April 16,, 2009, Somesville Firehouse, Somesville, Maine. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence	Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball Recreation, Sports	Miller, Kathy	04/16/2009	Basketball on MDI: Hoops Around the Island, a panel discussion, April 16,, 2009, Somesville Firehouse, Somesville, Maine. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2929 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Subject: Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball Recreation, Sports Creator: Miller, Kathy Date: 04/16/2009 Description: A History evening, sponsored by MDI Historical Society, Basketball on MDI:Hoops Around the Island, held on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Somesville Firehouse.
Caretakers and Cooks: A panel discussion, April, 2003 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Reminiscence			2003	Caretakers and Cooks: A panel discussion, April, 2003 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2927 Type: Publication, Literary, Reminiscence Date: 2003 Description: Caretakers and Cooks 2 discs. April 2003 This is an audio recording of a speech or panel discussion probably held at the Southwest Harbor Library or the MDI Historical Society. Ralph Stanley is involved in some way. This recording is very faint.
Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary			2000	Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2717 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Date: 2000 Description: Obituaries of B. J. Morrison (Betty Jane), Chester E. Clement, Nelson Collins Leland, Louine Lunt Peck, Lawrence C. Hadley, Harold W. Walls, Eleanor Hallowell Lippincott, Ann Harbourt Raup, Marion A. Sargent, Adra E. Tarbell, first secretary of Acadia National Park, Jack Harkins, John Heliker, Mary Diane Carroll, Cary Chaplin, Anna Flagg Johnston Wellington, Duard E. Garver, Julie Crofoot, Joan Staats Anna Scott Kennedy, Julia B. Smith, Robert E. Blum, Harry Spurling, John Heliker Evan Bryan White, Charlton Yarnall, Grace Tracy Reed Rachel Carroll Phalen, Thomas H. Maren, T. Dennie Pratt Verna Hodgdon, Charles Eliot Pierce [show more]
Tea at the Tavern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Community Events Other, History - Somesville		8/27/2000	Tea at the Tavern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2618 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Community Events Other, History - Somesville Date: 8/27/2000 Description: Mount Desert Historical Society has Victorian tea at the historical Mount Desert House now owned by Betty and Bill Reiff. There is a short history of the house.
Saving and growing heirloom seeds Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Agriculture Other, Education		1/15/2000	Saving and growing heirloom seeds Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2607 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Agriculture Other, Education Date: 1/15/2000 Description: Explains why heirloom seeds are important and announces the presentation on heirloom seeds sponsered by the MDI Historical Society.
Grave dissues Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Literature Places, Cemetery		3/16/2000	Grave dissues Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2606 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Literature Places, Cemetery Date: 3/16/2000 Description: Picture and notice of slide lecture bytThomas Vining ,author of “Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and the Towns of Mount Desert Island”Sponsered by MDI Historical Society
Historical Society Takes Tea Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Celebrations Other, History - Somesville		8/5/2000	Historical Society Takes Tea Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2602 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Celebrations Other, History - Somesville Date: 8/5/2000 Description: Bangor Daily News article about the Tea at the Tavern party for girls and their mothers put on by the MDI Historical Society. Also a description of the exhibit at the Sound School House.
Attic treasures sought for historical exhibit Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, History - Mount Desert		4/10/2000	Attic treasures sought for historical exhibit Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2600 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, History - Mount Desert Date: 4/10/2000 Description: Call for articles to be used in the exhibit at the MDI Historical Society celebrating the turn of the century. The exhibit will run from June 15 to Sept. 20 , 2000. Articles will be on loan and returned to owners at the end of the exhibit.
Somesville steps back Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Print Ad, Newspaper Ad	Other, Celebrations Other, History - Somesville		7/17/2000	Somesville steps back Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2596 Type: Document, Advertising, Print Ad, Newspaper Ad Subject: Other, Celebrations Other, History - Somesville Date: 7/17/2000 Description: The 4th Somesville Historic Walking Tour took place. This year’s was enlarged and an ole-fashion lunch was available.
Louise Lunt Peck Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Other, Obituary		6/7/2001	Louise Lunt Peck Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2591 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Other, Obituary Date: 6/7/2001 Description: Louise Lunt Peck age 93 a member of the MDI Historical society.
Nelson Collins Leland Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Other, Obituary		8/24/2000	Nelson Collins Leland Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2590 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Other, Obituary Date: 8/24/2000 Description: Nelson Collins Leland died Aug. 22, 2000. Donations made in his memory to the historical society. There are two articles about him.
Lawrence Hadley Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Other, Obituary		9/28/2000	Lawrence Hadley Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2589 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Other, Obituary Date: 9/28/2000 Description: Lawrence Hadley age 76 died of an aneurysm. A descendant of some of the original settlers of Mt. Desert. His career was in the National Park System. He retired to Mt. Desert where he was active in community and park affairs.
Harold Walls Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Other, Obituary		10/19/2000	Harold Walls Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2588 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Other, Obituary Date: 10/19/2000 Description: A lengthy obituary by Nan Lincoln about Harold Walls, 87. One of the last of the Otter Creek fishermen who could recall hand-lining cod and seining herring by torchlight.

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