Description: A CD that contains a collection of 161 images taken by Dick Donohoe of houses in Somesville as they appeared in spring, 2007. All photos are in both black and white and color images. Photos are titled by the photographer and often do not have a historical name but instead, have the name of the current owner of the house at the time of the photo. Excellent quality photos. However, the resolution of the photos is not high and all images are .jpg files. [show more]
Description: Written Transcript Interview of Louise Sawtelle Libby , 2001. Interviewed by Leza Colquohn as part ot the Southwest Harbor Public Library Oral History collection. There are four interviews conducted on: July 11, 200l; September 6, 2001, October 9, 2001, and March 14, 2002. Original tapes of these interviews are in the Southwest Harbor Public Library collection.
Description: “Femo” baking clay imprint mold from Sound School House Bell Maker’s markings 1893.Bell in center of a rectangle with Trade written on one side, Mark on the other with signature centerflat and white in color .
Description: “Femo” baking clay imprint mold from Sound School House bell. Bell Maker’s markings 1893. Bell in center of a rectangle with Trade written on one side, Mark on the other with signature center.slightly yellow in color.curvature of bell visible
Description: A video of the history of the Maine Seacoast Mission. This film was created in 2005 by Jeff Dobbs Productions, Bar Harbor, Maine The film is in the library in two formats: DVD and VCR
Description: An audio recording of sounds heard in a working granite quarry. This CD was created to accompany an exhibit of quarrying information that was housed at the Sound School House Museum, 2001.
Description: A DVD containing a compilation of short images from the collection of Northeast Historic Film. This series was started in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of NHF. 10 clips, ranging from 1933 through 1975, are included.
Description: Two discs, #16 and #17, that contain 4 lectures that comprise a portion of a course, "The American Civil War". Discs are labelled A & B. The discs contain topics: The River War and Confederate Commerce Raiders; Women at War, I; Women at Warr, II; and Stalemate in 1864
Description: A DVD containing a compilation of short images from the collection of Northeast Historic Film. This series was started in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of NHF. 10 clips, ranging from 1933 through 1975, are included.
Description: A DVD that contains interviews with 12 individuals who have knowledge of the Peapod, a small Maine built wooden skiff. The DVD also contains photographs, plans, slideshows, construction information, and records of many of the existing wooden skiffs.
Description: Small oval pin. Passed out to people who attended the inaugural trip of the new propane fueled bus on the island. "Acadia National Park Island Explorer 2000" inscribed on the pin. Two in the collection
Description: Asticou's Island Domain, by Harald Prins and Bunny McBride. Ethnographic overview and assessment . Volume I of a two-volume history of the Wabanaki Peoples at Mount Desert Island, 1500--2000.
Description: Asticou's Island Domain, by Harald Prins and Bunny McBride. Ethnographic overview and assessment . Volume 2 of a two-volume history of the Wabanaki Peoples at Mount Desert Island, 1500--2000.
Description: This photograph is of a male who looks to be between 18 and 25 years of age. He is dressed in a three piece suit with a starched white shirt. He is wearing a patterned cravat. He has a serious expression and is gazing to the right. There is a price sticker on the bottom right of the protective glass. The sticker is marked: 35. set Mr. Somes ???.
Description: Pencil drawings of nine (9) plants in the Heirloom Garden in Somesville. These images were used in the Garden pamphlet created in 2006 and 2007. 2 pages.
Description: Real estate advertisements, hand-drawn maps, photographs related to Dodge/ Harlow home in Pretty Marsh. Inscription on Smith tombstone on property. 1983 (?) Carter's real estate ad. for property: $235,000. Hand-drawn map (after Colby & Stuart) and notes indicating provenance and boundaries of property, including guardian of Nancy Pray releasing property to Daniel Smith. Notes on Mr. Dodge's description of house, tombstones, and likely history of house. 8X11.5 color photograph of house--and key taped to back. Hand-drawn flyer advertising "Annual Pretty March Sale". c.1915, 1920 photographs of house; photo. of Mrs. Allan Smith, c. 1915, color photo. and notes of house. [show more]
Description: Catalogue of the exhibition in The Old School House & Museum in August-September 2009. Judith Burger-Gossart was curator of the exhibit. Peggy Forster designed and created the catalogue
Description: Book: Harold B. Warren and Mount Desert Island. Paintings of Mount Desert, Islesford, Schoodic, Great Cranberry, Baker Island, Gott Island. Discusses the work and friendships of a trio of painters known as The TIPS: Clarence Scott White, Charles Edwin Kinkead and Harold B. Warren
Description: This is a paperback book of poems donated by the author. It has 63 numbered pages and was published by: Goose River Press, 3400 Friendship Road, Waldoboro, ME 04572 in 2008.
Description: In August of 2007, I began a project which I hope continues. Two of my students at Pemetic interviewed relatives working on MDI and wrote the information in a format which could be shared with anyone interested in how people earn their living on MDI. Their projects are in a white notebook in the library. One interview is of Deb O'Donnell who is an architectural project manager at the Jackson Laboratory in this period of rapid expansion at that facility. The other interview is of Peter Dolliver, a retired landscape gardener who ran a company called Deer Meadow in Southwest Harbor. The format the students used evolved out of what they thought would be of interest to someone seeking this information. The interview form, as well as, the release form are included in the book. [show more]
Description: This notebook is a directory of the resources in the School House Archives which would be helpful for teachers to access when studying topics like: the fire of '47; Ways to Make a Living; Settlement; and Exploration. The pages are filled with information which has been used in the various exhibits the Historical Society has had over the years, as well as, notes on stickies which were ideas Charlotte and I brainstormed in our many conversations regarding educational outreach. (ALW) [show more]