Description: Photograph of a concert in the Somesville Union Meeting House, c. 2010. Pictured: Skip Fraley, Ralph Stanley, Ruth Grierson, Peter Golbitz, Rick Cuselis. Piano player unknown. In audience (left) Tom Kranofsky.
Description: Account by Jane Thompson Sumner of "The Beth," which she says was once the Islesboro ferry and which was on the water at the time of the 1947 fire. Donor (Sturgis Haskins) says it was not the Islesbor ferry, but rather a private yacht that was used to pick-up and deliver guests from Lincolnville to Islesboro.
Description: Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Chadbourne Gilpatric, to Virginia Somes Sanderson, notifying her of her election as Honorary Director of the Society.
Description: Letter from Harris Hyman to the MDI Historical Society regarding the load capacity of the Somesville bridge 06 October 2003. Addressing a concern from the community about the weight capacity for the bridge, Hyman assures the society that the bridge can sustain the weight of fornicating couples and drunk local gentlemen.
Description: Copy of the magazine article, from Journal of Light Construction-Eastern Edition June 1990, about the design and construction of the Somesville footbridge. The article was by Harris Hyman.
Description: Flyer advertising various events related to Jennifer Steen Booher's photography of the stained glass windows of MDI. Part of the 2019 edition of Chebacco.
Description: Apparent drafts for two articles authored by journalist, LaRue Spiker, regarding the controversy over proposed industrial development in Trenton by TEPCO. One article includes note, "mailed Me Digest 1-20-69". Previously archived as 012.FIC.055.7
Description: Manuscript by LaRue Spiker and edited in her hand titled Whaling on MDI. 6 typed pages two of which are half pages. Previously archived as Object Id 013.FIC.30.1
Description: Typed and annotated draft of an article by LaRue Spiker unknown publication and date. U.S. Wildlife Refuge 1949 history of the program. 17 typed pages Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.3
Description: Typed and annotated draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker. Tom Lincoln's Sparrow; about man from Dennysville, Maine, who accompanied Audubon to Labrador where he discovered a new species of sparrow Previously archived as Object Id 013.FIC.30.4
Description: Typed and annotated drafts of articles written by LaRue Spiker unknown dates and publications. The Tempestous Parson from Princeton: essay about Congressman Owen Lovejoy of Illinois, the man who introduced the resolution abolishing slavery. Previously archived as object Id 013.FIC.30.5
Description: Draft of article typed and annotated by LaRue Spiker for unknown publicatin and date. Reserved Lands about sale of timber land in unorganized townships in early 1800's to private corporations. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.8
Description: Draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. Paul Bunyan is dead, essay about the last river drive of the St. Regis Paper Co. on Old Stream in 1967 Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.9, **1223
Description: Draft of a story written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. Hagemann Boys: 12-page fiction No dates. Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.18
Description: Draft of an article for an unknown publication by LaRue Spiker. No Date. Early French in Maine: In 1605 a group of Frenchmen settled on St. Croix Island and later moved to Port Royal Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.21
Description: Draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. No Date. Cormorants: Boat trip to Ship Island to see cormorants, gulls; 6 pps. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.23