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| Notes on changes to certain pages Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Notes on changes to certain pages Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 10 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. This is information on early settlers on Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Islands. Page is yellowed and brittle. | |||
| Formation of Lafayette National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Formation of Lafayette National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1 typed page Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. This is information on the foramtion of what would become Lafayette National Park. | |||
| Notes from Aug 1, 1884-Aug 23, 1884 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Notes from Aug 1, 1884-Aug 23, 1884 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 7 typed pages A recounting of the founding of the Champlain Society by Charles Eliot, purpose of the group, selection of the camp on Mount Desert Island, the set-up of Northeast Harbor at the time, gathering of provisions while on Mount Desert Island. Hand written notes on the last two pages of the document. | |||
| Associations of Charles W. Eliot II with Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Associations of Charles W. Eliot II with Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Three Hand witten pages Discussing Charles W. Eliot II's family and his association with Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park over the last 100 years. How people arrived on Mount Desert Island, begining of tourism on the island, and the need to protect the island. | ||||
| Gelology of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Gelology of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 14 Hand written pages S.A. Eliot's account of the geology on Mount Desert Island. A historical look at the various geologist who have made a visit to the island starting in 1837 and the various aspects of geology they studied during their time on the island. | |||
| Ellsworth Doll Museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Ellsworth Doll Museum Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Draft of an article for an unknown publication by LaRue Spiker. Ellsworth Doll Museum: Mrs. Dickinson, owner and collector, of more than 500 dolls including chin and bisque dolls. no date Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.20 | ||||
| Wild Gardens of Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Wild Gardens of Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Typed and annotated in pencil drafts of article written by LaRue Spiker unknown date and publication. Title Wild Gardens of Acadia. Preiously archived as object Id 013.FIC.30.2 | ||||
| Code of the Sea Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Code of the Sea Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. No Date. Code of the Sea: 20-page fiction about lobstermen helping each other, cowardice, and redemption. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.22 | ||||
| Armadillos, Alligators, and Squirrels Who Spell Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Armadillos, Alligators, and Squirrels Who Spell Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Draft of an article submitted to Trailer Life by LaRue Spiker. Armadillos, Alligators, and Squirrels...: Ocala [Florida] National Forest, Juniper Springs Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.28 | |||
| Scottish Highland Cattle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Scottish Highland Cattle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Typed draft of article written by LaRue Spiker unknown date and publication. Scottish Highland Cattle, an account of Roy Barrett of Brooklin and his cattle. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.7 | ||||
| Development of Seal Harbor, Maine as a summer "colony" from 1880 to 1916 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Development of Seal Harbor, Maine as a summer "colony" from 1880 to 1916 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Six-page manuscript about the history of Seal Harbor, its hotels, summer residents, homes (cottages), workers, library and how the summer and year-round residents worked closely together. The author notes that this is the text of a talk she gave for an Acadia Senior College course on the history of MDI. No date is given for the manuscript or for the talk. | ||||
| American Ideas Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| American Ideas Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 4 page typed essay on American Ideals by S.A. Eliot. | ||||
| Collection of Gott family genealogies Tremont Historical Society |
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| Collection of Gott family genealogies Tremont Historical Society Description: Collection of Gott family genealogies, presented by Gott descendants at a Gott family reuonion August 16, 1928, at or near LaGRange, Ohio. Explanation on pages following pages 2 and 3 ofd "The First Gotts In America" by Philip P. Gott. Includes an outline of the Gott family in Ohio by Lorinda Rockwood (Mrs. William H.) Gott and her son Frank Burton Gott. Brief lists of names for: The First Gotts in America, Charles Gott, Immigrant Syracuse amd Rochester [New York] Gotts Cape Ann [Massachusetts] Gotts Maine Gotts Brief historical sketches Gott family outline Document from Office of Receiver of Commutation Money in Belfast Maine showing Willard Norwood paid $300 to be released from serving in the National forces, August 10, 1863. 43 pages [show more] | ||||
| Quiet Side of Mount Desert Island history Tremont Historical Society |
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| Quiet Side of Mount Desert Island history Tremont Historical Society Description: Typewritten manuscript on the "Quiet Side of Mount Desert Island history" Found in Ruth Gott's belongings and donated by her daughter Jane Gott Wass. Jane thinks Ruth prepared this for a talk because of the notes handwritten in the margins. "R" in the text stands for Richardson. 15 pages Wass, Gott Jane Gott, Ruth Wass Gott, Jane | ||||
| Charles Gott family genealogy Tremont Historical Society |
| Charles Gott family genealogy Tremont Historical Society Description: Gott family genealogy, appears to hasve been prepared by Gott, Frank Burton of Ohio. Descendants of Gott, Charles Immigrant Ancestor. Top of first page handwritten note "To Berlin Gott from F.B. Gott, Wellington, Ohio, August 30, 1941. 36 pages. Handwritten notes at end. Gott families on Mount Desert Island, Gott's Island, Swan's Island, Maine; Hebron, Connecticut; Mrlboro, Massachusetts. | |||||
| Some Miscellaneous Remarks About "Beth's Fancy" in Pretty Marsh Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Some Miscellaneous Remarks About "Beth's Fancy" in Pretty Marsh Mount Desert Island Historical Society 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] | ||||
| Reflections on childhood in Seal Harbor, Sullivan and Sorrento Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Reflections on childhood in Seal Harbor, Sullivan and Sorrento Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Reflections on author's childhood in Seal Harbor (where grandparents Frederick and Delia Billings owned the market), Sullivan, Sorrento and Bar Harbor. Describes ways in which children played and kept themselves busy; wartime life and effect of war on family life; visits to the Billingses in Seal Harbor. Written as a letter to the author's grandchildren. | |||||
| List of Scholars, District 1, 1872 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| List of Scholars, District 1, 1872 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy; gives names and ages; O. Hamor, agent | ||||
| Lists of teachers, agents: Mt. Desert Schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Lists of teachers, agents: Mt. Desert Schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Gives names, districts, locations and payments to teachers; also indicates payment for boarding teacher and furnishing wood | |||||
| List of students, teachers, last school at Somesville; no date Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| List of students, teachers, last school at Somesville; no date Mount Desert Island Historical Society | |||||
| Ode to Emma Smith Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Ode to Emma Smith Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Ms. tells of Mrs. Smith's death of pneumonia. | |||||
| Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - Southwest Harbor High and Pemetic High Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - Southwest Harbor High and Pemetic High Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Copy #1 of "Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - Southwest Harbor High and Pemetic High" by Simon Sklar. Undated, but appears to have been written in 1958. Covers period 1908-1957. | ||||
| Essay on Education by Thaddeus Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Essay on Education by Thaddeus Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Handwritten in ink; no date given, but note from Harriet Somes Sanderson says was written by her father, Thaddeus, when a schoolboy. He went to East Corinth Academy in 1846 at age 7. Thaddeus Shaply Somes was born on April 2, 1839. | |||||
| History of the Original Northeast Harbor Fire Company, Northeast Harbor, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| History of the Original Northeast Harbor Fire Company, Northeast Harbor, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Per introduction by Robert Pyle: "Written in the 1930's and scanned from a copy preserved by Elmer H. Cousins and supplies by his nephew Dana R. Haynes in 2012." Refers to numerous people and places. | ||||
| Manuscript & Inscription Letters Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Manuscript & Inscription Letters Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: for use of schools and classes and for the use of craftsmen. Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & sons, Ltd., London. Plates and instructions for forming letters in style of calligraphy. |