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You searched for: Date: 2000sType: Publication
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Acadia Revealed: Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Kaiser, Jay
  • 2000
Cemeteries and Burial Sites in Trenton, Maine: A recording of the information found on the cemetery stones in Trenton, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Trenton
  • Leland, Particia and Robert Leland
  • 2004
Description:
Includes map of Trenton indicating cemetery locations; lists cemeteries with names and dates of those buried in them.
List of Vessels Built: Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s, and Long Island (Frenchboro)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Boat industry
  • Other, Cranberry Isles
  • Other, Frenchboro
  • Other, Islands
  • Other, Mt. Desert
  • Stanley, Ralph W.
  • 2003
Description:
Arranged chronologically; gives date, place built, name of vessel, description, and owners
A Day's Work: A Sampler of Historic Maine Photographs, 1860-1920, Part II
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Economic & industrial aspects
  • Other, Maine
  • Bunting, W. H.
  • 2000
Description:
This is the second volume of the series about economic activity, covering the period from the end of the Civil War to the end of World War I.
Important Maine Maps, Books, Prints and Ephemera
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Ephemera
  • Other, Maps
  • Thompson, Edward V.
  • 2003
Important Maine Maps, Books, Prints and Ephemera
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Catalogue Raisonne for Public Auction July 10, 2003 of property of Edward V. Thompson. Sections cover: Part 1: Maine History and law Part 2: Northeastern Boundary Controversy and "Aroostook War" Part 3: Maine Maps Part 4: Two Maine Pioneers Part 5: Maine Geology Part 6: Maine Steamboats and Railroads Part 7: Mount Desert Island Part 8: The Maine Woods Part 9: Maine Cities and Towns Insert shows estimated pre-sale prices
Maine Cottages: Fred L. Savage and the Architecture of Mount Desert
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architects
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Bryan, John M.
  • 2005
Description:
In the words of the introduction, written by Robert R. Pyle, this book "preserves the memories relevant to understanding the roots of communities on Mount Desert Island." It includes sections on Savage's ancestors and the history artists, tourism, and recreation on the island; his education and training and photographs and descriptions of buildings designed by him in Northeast Harbor, Islesboro, and Bar Harbor.
The Seasons of New England
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Seasons
  • Other, New England
  • Owen, Robert Emmett
  • 2000
The Seasons of New England
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Spanierman Gallery catalog of 1998 exhibit of Robert Emmett Owen's paintings. Owen dedicated his career to painting the New England landscape
Steam to the Summit: The Green Mountain Railway, Bar Harbor’s Remarkable Cog Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Railroads
  • Bachelder, Peter Dow
  • 2005
Description:
From 1883 to 1890 a cog railway ran up the slopes of today's Cadillac Mountain; the railway was the inspiration of Francis (Frank) Clerque.
Summers With Percy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Reed, Percy
  • Finney, Redmond C.S.
  • 2002
Summers With Percy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A biography of Percy Thompson Reed, who was born on Mount Desert Island in 1917, and was the caretaker for the author's wife's family in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Registry of Maine Toolmakers vol. IX
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • Brack, H. G., ed.
  • 2005
Registry of Maine Toolmakers vol. IX
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Included information on the Robert Merchant Wantage Rule, Berwick, Maine 1720
Martha Stewart Living
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Seal Harbor
  • Other, Skylands
  • 2000
Martha Stewart Living
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Magazine issue with article dedicated to Skylands home in Seal Harbor Maine, formerly Ford home built in 1939, includes photographs. September 2000 page 256
Finding Aid for Islesford Wharf Collection, Islesford Collection Inc. Collection U.S. Lifesaving Station Collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Islesford
  • Karle, Tim J.
  • 2003
Description:
Guide to the William Otis Sawtelle collection of documents for 1915-1935; these include receipts, correspondence, and ledgers. Related works are the Islesford Collection Inc. Collection and the U.S. Lifesaving Station Collection.
Finding Aid for Cranberry Isles Collection 1596-1982
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cranberry Island
  • Other, Islesford
  • Karle, Tim J.
  • 2003
Finding Aid for Cranberry Isles Collection 1596-1982
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Describes materials collected from various sources by William Otis Sawtelle, who founded the Islesford Historical Museum on Little Cranberry Island.
A Building History of Northern New England
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, New England
  • Garvin, James L.
  • 2001
A Building History of Northern New England
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Guide to understanding old buildings, written especially for home-owners in northern New England. Discusses evolution of building technology from log buildings through framed houses, evolution of style, and evolution of key features.
Living on the Edge: A Guide to Plants of the seaside and salt marsh and animals and algae of tide pools
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Grierson, Ruth Gortner and Thomas F. Vining
  • 2003
Description:
Describes the habitats (sand, cobbles, salt marsh, tide pools) of the plants and animals found by the sea; includes photographs, Latin names, and descriptions of the plants, algae, and animals.
Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and the Towns of Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cranberry Islands
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Vining, Thomas
  • 2000
Description:
A comprehensive record of names and dates on gravestones in cemeteries of Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont. The records are arranged by cemetery; an index refers to last names in each cemetery.
Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and the Towns of Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cranberry Islands
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Vining, Thomas
  • 2000.
Description:
A comprehensive record of names and dates on gravestones in cemeteries of Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont. The records are arranged by cemetery; an index refers to last names in each cemetery.
Descendants of Peter Stanley 1539-15-83, Ashford, Dent, England
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bunker family
  • Other, Spurling family
  • Other, Stanley family
  • Stanley, Ralph W.
  • 2008
Description:
Extensive genealogy of the Stanley, Spurling, and Bunker families.
A History of Little Cranberry Island, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cranberry Islands
  • Other, History
  • Other, Islesford
  • Dwelley, Hugh L.
  • 2000
A History of Little Cranberry Island, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The author grew up on Little Cranberry (Islesford). Chapter titles include Pioneer Settler Families (Stanwoods, Stanleys, Gilleys, Bunkers, Spurlings, Hadlocks), Farming and Fishing, Arts and Entertainment, Summer Colony, Winter Living, Great War, World War II, as well as sections on schools, roads, churches, and more.
Chebacco, the Magazine of the Mount Desert Historical Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Other, Prohibition
  • Other, Rum
  • Other, Rum running
  • Singleton, Charlotte, ed.
  • 2005
Description:
Chebacco: the Magazine of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Vol. VII, 2005 When Hollywood Came Downeast: Movie Houses on Mount Desert Island by William J. Baker Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect: A Life Revived by Carl Little Island Poets and Poems: Beth Straus, Christian Barter, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William R. Huntington, Jessica Smith Hadlock's Eskimos in New York (1821) by Hugh L. Dwelley Women Conservationists of Acadia National Park by Caroline M. Pryor Local Color: Rum Running by Ralph W. Stanley The Last Words and Dying Speech of Samuel L. Hadlock [show more]
The Creation and Growth of Acadia National Park
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Paul Richardson
  • 2005
The Creation and Growth of Acadia National Park
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Copy 1 (for the archives) of Paul Richardson's manuscript about Acadia National Park with particular emphasis on the carriage roads and bridges and their construction. Includes a map and pictures and an appendix with a description and technical information on all carriage road bridges. A bibliography and index are included. "A Gift from Paul S. and Dorothy L. Richardson to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society." Fifty copies were given to the Historical Society for distribution locally. [show more]
Community Directory, 2000
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Directory, Telephone Directory
  • 2000
Community Directory, 2000
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Community Directory, 2007
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Directory, Telephone Directory
  • 2007
Community Directory, 2007
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
The History Journal 2001-2002
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 2001-2002
The History Journal 2001-2002
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Volume IV 2001-2002 Larue Spiker and "America's Most Beautiful Island' By Elizabeth Redhead A Playground Contested: Bar Harbor Natives and Rusticators, 1875-1925 By Lynne Nelson Manion College of the Atlantic: The First Decades By William Carpenter Review- A History of Little Cranbery Island, ME By Michael McGiffert Review- The Story of Mount Desert Island By Carl Little
The History Journal 2003
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 2003
The History Journal 2003
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Volume V 2003 Transcription of The Early Records of Mount Desert By Patti Leland- Hanson Boatbuilding During World War II MDI, Ellsworth, Stonington and Blue Hill By Ralph W. Stanley Establishing Dr. Abbe's Museum in Mr. Dorr's Park By Ronald H. Epp Ph.D The Green Mountain Railway Bar Harbor's Remarkable Cog Railroad By Peter Dow Bachelder Preview- The Story of Mt. Desert Island And Acadia National Park By Anne S. Funderburk Review- Cemeteries fo Canbery Isles and the Towns of Mount Desert Island ByMichael McGiffert [show more]