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| Canneries of MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Canneries of MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society 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] | ||||
| Somesville Museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Somesville Museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Tally of number of visitors summer 2011 to the Museum. Past Perfect Report of items located in Museum. Legends for interpretive signage. Old inventory. List of Toys & Games Collection. June-Aug. calendars with names of volunteers/docents. Accession tags for objects in Museum and Selectmen's Bldg. Plaque for Tiffany print | ||||
| Dairy Exhibit: From Pasture to Pantry Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Dairy Exhibit: From Pasture to Pantry Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 2003 Exhibit (From Pasture to Pantry) Notes Folder: 1938 article about ME Guernsey Breeders at Thirlstane; 1910 Census Data; Tremont Tax Records 1849/1858. Brochure, poster, press releases. Farm Papers:inspection of farm (1933), incorporation papers for Mt. Desert Island Dairies. Copies of transcripts of oral histories: John Sweet, Dairy Owner, Hulls Cove; John Fernald; John Kief. Folders with photos: Folder 1: Richardson Farm, Oak Hill Rd. Folder 2: Howe Smith Farm, Salisbury Cove Folder 3: Bordeaux Dairy Folder 4: Old Homestead Dairy Folder 5: Cattle marks Folder 6: Labels for Kief and Kelley Dairy Trucks Folder 7: Photo of Jack Clark w/ flowers and milk; label for Andrews Farm [show more] | |||||
| History of Baker Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| History of Baker Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: National Archive Record, History of Baker Island Lightstation from 1828 to 1953. Quotes of official correspondence regarding trespass controversy by W. B. Franklin, Light House Inspector. Costs for appropriation for rebuilding | |||
| Smith v Richardson petition for partition of real estate Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Smith v Richardson petition for partition of real estate Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Hollis M. Smith, Julia B. Smith v Charles S. Richardson, James E. Smallidge, Mary Matthews, Andrew Somes, Jr, Valeria Bent, partition land in Somesville | |||
| Papers related to Rifles, Gun slings, and more Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Papers related to Rifles, Gun slings, and more Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Memoranda, shipping ticket, receipts for shipping of rifles, gun slings, etc. to GAR Post. | ||||
| VIS Paper Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| VIS Paper Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Folder titled "VIS Paper" with some seemingly unorganized documents. 1. Handwritten list of people on the "Tea Committee" and "Gingerbread Solicitors", undated. 2. Blank paper with "Somesville Village Improvement Society, Inc. Mt. Desert, Maine" letterhead. One copy has attached by paperclip a card with the name Anne Mazlish, a phone number, and the date Sunday, July 17th. 3. Proposal for the Village Improvement Society to clean a pond, asking for authorization to acquire permits to complete the cleaning, dated January 24th, 1995. 4. Flyer for the "Betwixt the Hills" Walking Tour of Somesville on July 17th, no year. 5. Flyers for somesville Day, 13 July. Accessioned as 019.15.05 [show more] | ||||
| Untitled folder 2 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Untitled folder 2 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1. Guilford B. Wiley Mason and Contractor receipt, lists work done by contractor from September 1st to October 26th. November 14th, 1983. 2. Northeast Harbor Golf Fund, list of disbursements and other expenses annually from 1981 up to August 1st, 1984. Five copies, undated. 3. Golf Club Fund, includes balance, receipts, and disbursements from January 1st 1983 to December 31st, 1983. Undated. 4. Letter to Nancy Harris, message accompanying a donation to the Golf Club Fund, signed only with the initial "R". November 28th, 1983. 5. Northeast Harbor Golf Club Special Fund, record of gifts, disbursements, balance, and other financial information for the fund. 1981. 6. Fund Summary, record of gifts, disbursements, balance, and other financial information for fund from 1981 and 1982 to December 31st, 1983. 7. Golf Club Special Fund, lists receipts and disbursements from January 1st, 1984 to August 1st, 1984. 8. Fund Drive, listing donors and amount of their donations, 1981 and 1982. 9. Gifts, listing donors and amount of their donations. Handwritten note to include gifts in 1984. 1981 and 1982. 10. Golf Fund Disbursements, list of expenses and deficit from Fund up to December 31st, 1983. 11. Finances, list of gifts, bills, and disbursements. 1981 and 1982. 12. Receipts Fund to December 31st, 1982. Two copies. 13. Special Fund, listing receipts, disbursements, and balance from January 1st, 1984 to December 31st, 1984. 14. Disbursements from Special Fund, listing purpose and value of disbursements. 1985. [show more] | |||||
| Houses Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Houses Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1. Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Northeast Harbor Golf Club (seller) and Crawford Madeira (purchaser) for transaction of property. Document is unsigned and undated. 2. Property Sketch, "Reoriented Preliminary Site Plan", undated. 3. Envelope from M.D.I. Service Corp to Nancy Harris including a small note with some writing and a letter from Peter Smallidge to Nancy Harris on the subject of handling sewage for proposed buildings dated March 26th, 1984. 4. Subdivision Ordinance of the Town of Mount Desert, manual of ordinances with some notes written in the margins. March 3rd, 1980. 5. Land Use Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Mount Desert, manual of ordinances with some sections marked with highlighter and pencil. March 6th, 1978. 6. Letter from Dwight Carter to Nancy Harris on the subject of building housing and lots adjacent to NEHGC. July 19th, 1976. 7. Proposed Restrictive Covenants - Northeast Harbor Golf Club Draft #1, rules for developing lots near NEHGC. Nine copies. 1983. 8. Letter from Barry Mills to Nancy Harris giving suggestions for the subdivision of the NEHGC's properties. Seven copies. September 16th, 1983. 9. Letter from Conley Salyer to Doug Chapman negotiating the sale of the Golf Club's land to Crawford Madeira. Two copies. November 18th, 1985. 10. Northeast Harbor Golf Club Exhibit B, report of proposed deed of restrictions and additional covenants for the subsequent owners. Two copies. Undated. 11. Outline of Proposal for Sale and Management of Excess Land, procedure for developing the land that the Club wants to sell. Six copies. 1984. 12. Lease Proposal, proposal for NEHGC to lease a building lot to Nancy Harris. February 26th, 1977. 13. Letter from Pamela Jessup to Nancy Harris, intended for inclusion with site plans. November 16th, 1989. 14. Letter from Roc Caivano to Nancy Harris, intended for inclusion with floor plans and elevations of "Building 'B'". November 6th, 1984. [show more] | |||||
| Carver V Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Carver V Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Folder apparently titled "Carver V". 1. Note to Nancy Harris from Robert Power, intended to accompany a donation to the Golf Club. September 1st, 1984. 2. Photo that appears to be of a creek in the golf course, no description or date. Ten copies. 3. Photocopy of the covers of the magazine The Golfer. Lists the Northeast Harbor Golf Club under the heading "The Best in America". Two copies. 1996 4. Entire issue of Turnstile's Golf & Travel magazine. Includes an article about golfing on MDI, including on the Northeast Harbor Golf Course, printed on page 47. May 1999. 5. Photocopy of an excerpt from "The Maine Golf Guide" commending the Northeast Harbor Golf Club for its quality. Exerpt written by B. Labband and D. Cornwell and published by New England Golf Specialists in Sotckbridge, Vermont. 1991. 6. Notes on yellow note paper, undated. 7. NEHGC Capital Fund Contributions. List of names of donators and amount of their donations; many handwritten notes in the margins. Undated. 8. Letter to Nancy Harris, intended to accompany a check for rent. Written on paper with Northeast Harbor Golf Club letterhead, signed with initial "R". December 29th, 1983. 9. Golf Club finance sheet. List of receipts, disbursements and other expenses between January 1st, 1985 to August 2nd, 1985. 10. Memo listing receipts, disbursements, and sundries. August 24th, 1985. 11. Clubhouse Fund. Handwritten list of donors and amount of their donations written on yellow note paper. Undated. 12. Letter from Nancy Harris to NEHGC Members asking for contributions to meet a challenge to match a $25,000 donation. December 1981. 13. NEHGC financial record listing cash assets, incomes, and bills. February 18th, 1974. 14. Letter from Edmund Parenteau to Nancy Harris with enclosed list of merchandise the club intended to purchase from Parenteau. September 28th, 1971. 15. Northeast Harbor Golf Club Statement of Accounts. Divided into sections "General Ledger 1988", "Capital Related", and "N.W. Altemus Account, Reserve Fund 1988". 1988. 16. Letter to Nancy [Harris] and Nick on the subject of the value of the Fund after receiving gifts and a check from Merrill Lynch. November 29th, 1982. 17. Letter from Nick to Ruth, handwritten letter on yellow note paper on the subject of the Board's financials and opening a savings accounts. December 5th, no year. 18. Memorandum to: Messrs, Gates, Gray, Tyson, and Ludington from John Schafer. About the handling of the Golf Club's capital fund by the Committee. Two copies. Undated. 19. Letter from Ludington addressed to Nancy Harris. Titled "Memo for the record" and describes the January 17th meeting of an ad hoc committee on capital fund investment and expenditures. Not specifically written to Harris, but her address is written at the head of the page. Undated. 20. Letter from Gordon Gray to Nancy Harris suggesting the idea of establishing a Trustee system for custodianship of the Club's money. Two copies. February 5th, 1982. 21. Letter from Nick Ludington to Ruth summarizing uses of the NEHGC finances which are already authorized by the committee. March 25th, no year. [show more] | |||||
| Golf Club Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Golf Club Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Folder titled "Golf Club" with the following contents collected. 1. Check written by Nancy Harris to Haynes Mower Shop. Memo reads, "EZGO + Topdresser". December 31st, 1985. 2. Clipping of story in the Bar Harbor Times titled, "Strong year for land protection". Written about Maine Coast Heritage Trust's land preservation projects, mentioning a purchase of 17 acres of land from Nancy and Shepard Harris. December 28th, 2006. 3. Clipping of story in the Bar Harbor Times titled, "Northeast Harbor Golf Club making improvements." Written about the Golf Club's renovations of holes 9 and 10 and of the irrigation system. November 6th, 2003. 4. Site plan of Bushwood Subdivision of Lands of Nancy G. Harris & John A. Harris. Created by Harris Hyman, engineer and surveyor. May 31st, 1993. 5. Letter from William Trimble to NEHGC Subscribers. Describes the status of the Club's renovations and invites subscribers to renew their subscriptions for the 2004 season. Two pages, two copies of the second page. January 20th, 2004. 6. NEHGC Subscription Request 2004. Blank form to request a subscription. 7. NEHGC Schedule of Prices 2004. Three copies. 8. Status of the Restoration Project of the Northeast Harbor Golf Club. Written by Robert Gardner, Director of Golf, describing the projects undertaken to renovate the golf club. Three copies. 2004. 9. List of rules and policies of the Northeast Harbor Golf Club. Undated. 10. Letter from William Trimble to NEHGC Subscribers. Follow-up letter inviting subscribers to subscribe for the 2004 season before the approaching deadline. April 25th, 2004. 11. Letter from William Trimble to NEHGC Members. Summary of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust's plan to protect land near the Golf Course and requesting donations to help MCHT make the purchase. Two pages. December 7th, 2004. 12. Letter from William Trimble to NEHGC Members. Description of renovation plans for the Golf Club and asking for donations for a fund drive to support the renovations. Third page includes a handwritten message directly to Nancy Harris asking for donations. Three pages. July 22nd, 2003. 13. Blank donation form to contribute to the 2003 fund drive. 14. Letter from Phipps Moriarty to NEHGC Subscribers. Update on the projects and staff changes of the Golf Club. Winter, 2014. 15. Schedule of Membership Options, 2014. 16. Slate of Proposed Board of Directors of the Northeast Harbor Golf Club, Inc. 2011-2012. List of proposed members of the board and their contact information. On the back is written "For Nancy Harris" in pen. 17. Proposed Slate: Northeast Harbor Golf Club Board of Directors 2013-2014. Revised #2b version of proposed list of board of directors and their contact information. September 19th, 2013. 18. Letter from William Trimble to NEHGC Subscribers. Update for subscribers on the status of Golf Club renovations and invitation to subscribe for the upcoming season. Winter, 2011. 19. Letter from Phipps Moriarty to NEHGC Subscribers. Explanation of staff changes and introduction of a new Director of Golf. September 23rd, 2012. 20. Letter from Phipps Moriarty to NEHGC Subscribers. Explanation of projects and improvements of the Golf Club and requesting donations for the 2013 Capital Campaign Fund. Winter, 2013. 21. Board of Directors of the Northeast Harbor Golf Club, Inc. 2010-2011. List of members of the Board of Directors and their contact information. [show more] | |||||
| Misc, Folder #1 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Misc, Folder #1 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1. Notes on deposits handwritten on yellow paper, 1988. 2. Two notes on cards with Nancy Harris' name about golf pros. Primarily lists names and dates. 3. Two copies of an inviation to a picnic at the Northeast Harbor Golf Club, both dated August 1983 on the back. 4. Copy of an invitation sent by William C. Trimble III and Margan D. Wheelock to a celebration of the 16th, 17th, and 17th holes at the Northeast Harbor Golf Club, dated August no year. 5. Card listing the playing charges for the Northeast Harbor Golf Club, undated. [show more] | |||||
| Records of Town of Eden Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Records of Town of Eden Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Handwritten copies of the records of the town of Eden including, active incorporation of The town (1796), notices of town meetings, minutes of town meetings, 1796 real estate and personal property holdings of the inhabitants of Eden. Histories of the families with descriptions of marriage, children, birth and death dates. Personal descriptions of the men of the families. Families included, Blunt.Campbell, Cousins,Chippa, DeGregiore, Doane, HIggins, Hamor, Hopkins,Hadley, Hull, Knowles, Leland, Lynam, Marcyes, Mayo, Mason, Monarch,Newmarch, Peach,Rodick, Richardson,Remick, Stanwood, Salsbury, Smalledge. Thompson, Thomas, Wasgatt, Young. Describes activities during Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Describes conflict of the controversy of Maine and New Brunswick in 1939 LIst of names credited to the "rebellion of 1861-1865", list of those who were drafted and furnished substitutes and for whom the town paid commutation A brief history of ministers and churches Description of school districts and schools Occupations lists of the vessels index of names in the back of book Book is pre numbered and starts at page 84 Note at beginning from Virginia Somes Sanderson, states that she found the book in Town offfice of Northeast Harbor [show more] | ||||
| Records Pertaining to Restoration of Sound School House Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Records Pertaining to Restoration of Sound School House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Solicitation materials, lists of prospective donors. case statement, brochure, newspaper articles, and more. | |||||
| Papers related to bond for rifles Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Papers related to bond for rifles Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Papers related to bond for rifles; instructions for completing not correctly done; suggestion that Post vote and execute new bond. | ||||
| Miscellaneous documents on environment Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Miscellaneous documents on environment Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: League of Women Voter documents: Letter fro Mount Desert Island Biological Lab on Lecture on Water Quality; map of areas downstream fro proposed toxic dump in Ellsworth, newsletter from Citizens Allied to Respect the Environment, C.A.R.E, cartoon date 4-11-95 It's my constituency MIne Mine Mine of elephant and donkey. They're my people, Mine Mine Mine . No wonder tehy call us Middle Class. collected by League of Women Voters | |||||
| Background Information on Library Consensus questions for League of Women Voters Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Background Information on Library Consensus questions for League of Women Voters Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Information about per pupil funding of school libraries with multiple questions for League of Women voters to decide on whether to support changes in staffings, school funding, materials selection of libraries. Accompanying documents | |||
| Arcady Music Festival Music for Generations to Come Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Arcady Music Festival Music for Generations to Come Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Arcady Music Festival Planning docs Music for Generations to Come An Endowment Campaign for the Arcady Music Society Probably 1999 based upon Organization Life cycle Arcady Strategic Plan draft (5 pp) Handwritten notes concerning funds , fundraising nd Subscriber Numbers 1986-1997 Feasibility Study (wors handwritten on typed document) Conclusions and Recommendations Survey of Audience, 1995 Box 92: Festival Programs 1983-1995 Box 93: Festival Programs, 1996-2006 Box 94: Folder 1 pictures, Folder 2 scheduling correspondence Folder 3 endowment correspondence, 1999-2000 Folder 4 Ad. appeals, 1990-93 Folder 5 ad. sales 1994 Folder 6 ad. sales 1995 Folder 7 ad. sales 1996 Folder 8 press releases Folder 9 budget 1993-96 Folder 10 personal correspondence Folder 11 information on related arts events Box 95 Folder 1 newspaper article copies Folders 2-3 board minutes, structures, and retreats Folder 4 newspaper clippings, bulk early 1990s DVD videos of Arcady Music Festival, 1983-1989, 1995. [show more] | |||
| Odd Fellows United Nations Pilgramage for Youth Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Odd Fellows United Nations Pilgramage for Youth Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Folder of docements related to Youth Pilgramage | |||||
| Rebekah and Odd Fellow Meeting Materials Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Rebekah and Odd Fellow Meeting Materials Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Odd Fellows and Rebekah meeting brochures and visiting records | |||||
| Arcady Music Festival Fundraising Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Arcady Music Festival Fundraising Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Arcady Music Festival Fundraising | ||||
| Articles related to cars on MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Articles related to cars on MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 7 original articles, undated, except one dated June 17, 1996, include: 1. Photograph of old ferry at Bucksport showing the Belfast (Boston steamer) across river (n.d.). 2. Poem, "The Mount Desert Town Meeting," by Herbert Weir Smyth, Prof. of Greek at Harvard, originally published in Bar Harbor Life, Aug. 23, 1913. 3. "Let us now praise automobiles (sort of)," George Will, Bangor Daily News, June 17, 1996. 4. Yesterday: "Bar Harbor's High Real Estate Prices," about real estate companies in 1887. 5. "Early Vehicles Were Many And Varied In Maine Travel": incomplete article. 6. Incomplete article about Mayo case 7. Incomplete article about 1,000 horses coming to Bar Harbor in summer of 1889. [show more] | ||||
| History of Trenton, Lelands, Grindles, Mortons Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  History of Trenton, Lelands, Grindles, Mortons Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Certificate of completion Bookkeeping course A H. Grindle Semi monthly offerring tab to the Union Church, Trenton Handwritten paper that says Grindle pew, Union Church Receipt from Memorial Church of $20.00 to Alonzo Grindle -1881 Life Insurance Benefit amount $3,000 Alonzo H. Grindle Typed Copy of early deed, 1788, for Barthlomy de Gregoire sells to Melatiah Jordan a track in Lincoln using Spanish milled dollars Typed Copy of excerpt from Town Register of Hancock regarding the history of Trenton Mention of McFarlands Handwritten notes from a reading of the Maine Register on history of Trenton. Settled by French before the English; on reverse side census 1912 information on Grindle locations , Dolliver, Leland, Harper Newspaper clip J.W. Leland Dies Newspaper clip Just Folks, poem written about Henry Leland's death at 89, 1932 Handwritten list of Lelands from the Baptist Register, Book II beginning with Ezra Leland, died 2/28, 1817. Most with baptismal dates Handwritten excerpt from a historical address by John Francis Sprague, Spragues Journal Pg 107-8, Vol 2 1915 States first settlers from Sherborn MA. Has geneaology Newspaper photo of soldiers, 1941 Newspaper photo of people in a play, April 1936 Newspaper clips regarding Three Divisions of Get "Home" Order, nd. Newspaper clips related to Mortons Geneaology of John Leland's family cites Leland Genealogical Record from Boston, 1850 and handwritten infromation on Leland family Typewritten genealogy on John and Susan Hamor [show more] | ||||
| Grindle Genealogy Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Grindle Genealogy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Story of Grindle-Leland Homestead (Anderson Homestead at Oak Point) by Thelma Grindle; Grandmother Hannah Anderson Leland News Account of the Death of Ruby Chatte Grindle, wife of Daniel Grindle Hand drawn map showing locations of homes and names of those who lived there Envelope with dried flowers sent from "hubby" 1946 Letter to James Frederick Hopkins re membership in Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston Tax bill for Mr. Thomas Snow Invitation from Board of Directors for Public Institutions List of cards received 1952 newspaper clipping re anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Francis C. Grindle List of floral courtesies to Mrs. Francis Grindle Condolence letter from Sen. Frederick G. Payne to Mr. Grindle Postcards "Bologna Antica" Birth certificate for Thelma Adele Grindle, May 31 [sic] 1905 [show more] | ||||
| Misc. Fundraising Committee Materials Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Misc. Fundraising Committee Materials Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Explanation of restoration project, committee agenda from January 18, 1999 with contributions, 1998/99 Historical Society membership list, list of donors, chart of gifts. |