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Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Thomas, Nicholas	1857	Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13893 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Thomas, Nicholas Date: 1857 Description: Photocopy of handwritten poem about Nicholas Thomas of Eden "written by himself in the 78th year of his age." Donor was given this personally by Augustus Phillips 25 years or so ago when he (donor) was researching doggerel by Bill Ayles. The poem was printed in Vol. VI 2004 issue of Chebacco.
Corson House History Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Holway, Mary	2013	Corson House History Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13869 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Holway, Mary Date: 2013 Description: Manuscript (unpaginated) and photographs of the "Corson House," 114 Main St., Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		1838	Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13420 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 1838
Graduates of old MDI High School, Somesville, 1907-1943 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript			Graduates of old MDI High School, Somesville, 1907-1943 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13185 Type: Document, Manuscript Description: Two-page typwritten list, year by year, two copies
Sketch for "drawers for papers" for George Dorr Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Savage, Fred L.	1911	Sketch for "drawers for papers" for George Dorr Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12635 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Savage, Fred L. Date: 1911 Description: Free hand sketch with notes
"Somesville Library," by Laura Richardson Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		1897	"Somesville Library," by Laura Richardson Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12151 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 1897 Description: "Somesville Library," a handwritten history by Laura Richardson of Somesville, April 16, 1897 (4 pages); four-page handwritten letter and envelope with return address, written by Lucie Smallidge (daughter of Laura Richardson) to Mrs. Charles Lanpher (Juanita) and dated September 21, 1988;
Biography of Willis H. Ballard, Notes and Background Information Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript			Biography of Willis H. Ballard, Notes and Background Information Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12075 Type: Document, Manuscript Description: This folder contains information sent to MDIHS in connection with an exhibit of W.H. Ballard photographs, held from 1998 through 2006. It includes: 1. Letter, to Diane Ballard Michael from Charlotte Singleton, 10-18-2006 2. Letter and Notes, to Ann Mazlish and Jaylene Roths, 6-4-1998, from Diane Ballard Michael. Includes biographical notes from Michael related to a future book on her father, W.H. Ballard. 3. Biography, W.H. Ballard, 5" x 7" card 4. Manuscript, "Captain Bert Gets His Coot", a story by W.H. Ballard, ca 1976 5. Notated manuscript, biographical information about W.H. Ballard, author unknown but probably Diane Ballard Michael 6. Exhibition notes, exhibit at University of Maine, January-February 1967, photographs of W.H. Ballard 7. Letter and manuscript, to Jaylene Roths from Diane B. Michael, 8-3-1999, includes "Brief Biography W.H. Ballard Mount Desert, Maine" by Diane B. Michael [show more]
Bar Harbor Town Plan 1948 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript			Bar Harbor Town Plan 1948 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11642 Type: Document, Manuscript Description: Print copy including maps of a contractor's report for the Bar Harbor Town Plan in July 1948 in wake of the 1947 fires. Copy of originals held by Rockefeller Archive Center.
Old Gods Come to Somesville, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Rachel Field	1980	Old Gods Come to Somesville, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9258 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Rachel Field Date: 1980 Description: This was published as a booklet in 2012 byt the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Not scanned because published as booklet. Published in Points East Narratives of New England by Rachel Field New York, 1980
Prairie Song, Ponds & Their Life Cycle, Politicians in Pig Tails Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		Prairie Song, Ponds & Their Life Cycle, Politicians in Pig Tails Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9249 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Three manuscripts: Prairie Song-- a poem, written in Illinois Ponds & their Life Cycle--includes difference between lakes and ponds and descriptions of the plants and animals that live in ponds Politicians in Pig Tails--15-pages; story about a deer and children
Paradise for Parakeets, Petit Manan Point, Opening of Cadillac Road, Perry Sesquicentennial Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		Paradise for Parakeets, Petit Manan Point, Opening of Cadillac Road, Perry Sesquicentennial Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9248 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Five manuscripts: Paradise for Parakeets--Parakeet Sanctuary near Largo, Florida Petit Manan Point (1968)--description and history Opening of Cadillac Road--includes names of notable people who attended ceremony (Dorr, Deasy, Cleaves, Damrosch, Adams, Wescott Perry Sesquicentennial (1968)--town pride in downeast Naming of Tunk Lake--story behind "tunk"
Machias..., Lucky Beaver, Littlest Planet, Red Paint PeopleI Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		Machias..., Lucky Beaver, Littlest Planet, Red Paint PeopleI Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9246 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Machias: Cradle of the American Navy (historical fiction set in Revolutionary time) Lucky Beaver: Beaver damming Duck Brook, threatening water supply to Bar Harbor Littlest Planet (written in Kentucky): fiction The Red Paint People: Indians on Union River, near Ellsworth, possibly pre-archaic; plummets' evidence
Mike Connor of Connor Point, MDI Biome, "Bitterness...", Oceanarium Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		Mike Connor of Connor Point, MDI Biome, "Bitterness...", Oceanarium Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9247 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Mike Connor: d., 1930 MDI Biome: variety of plants on MDI "My Bitterness Threatened the Life of My Daughter" (fiction, 20 pps.) Oceanarium: Dream of David Mills; names mentioned include Ted Spurling, Elmer Beal, Ralph Phippen.
Jesuits of Mount Desert, John Black Mansion, Know Your Island, Like a Pelican in the Wilderness Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		Jesuits of Mount Desert, John Black Mansion, Know Your Island, Like a Pelican in the Wilderness Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9245 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Jesuits of Mount Desert: Account of battle between French and English in Somes Sound. Mentions ship "Jonas" and "Treasurer", Father Biard. John Black Mansion: Brief history of John Black and the house he built in Ellsworth Know Your Island: Brief history of Mount Desert Island Like a Pelican in the Wilderness: fictional story
Industrial Park at Trenton, In Every Cry, Ignorance is the Enemy, Long Runs the Tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		Industrial Park at Trenton, In Every Cry, Ignorance is the Enemy, Long Runs the Tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9244 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Industrial Park at Trenton (1969): Downeast independence and entrepreneurship vs. government assistance as evident in discussions about proposed industrial park in Trenton finance by industrial revenue bonds. In Every Cry: Fictional story about cruelty to animals, love and justice. Ignorance is the Enemy (written in Florida): Wildlife research and conservation at Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, including study of pesticides on woodcocks Long Runs the Tide: Farnsworths (father and son) of Hulls Cove--and other ship builders along the coast of Mane. Also mentioned: Beal's Island, Jonesport [show more]
Effect of New Road on Salt Marsh in Washington County, I Was a Smuggler of Love, I Rode the Lonesome Train Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		Effect of New Road on Salt Marsh in Washington County, I Was a Smuggler of Love, I Rode the Lonesome Train Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9243 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: New Road: Maine Dept. of Transportation to build salt marsh to replace marshland destroyed by causeway. Smuggler: 17-page fiction story Rode the Lonesome Train: 28-page fiction story No dates on any of these manuscripts.
I Made a Thief of My Husband, [Visitors'] Effect on Acadia Trails, Halfway Land Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Spiker, LaRue		I Made a Thief of My Husband, [Visitors'] Effect on Acadia Trails, Halfway Land Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9242 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: Spiker, LaRue Description: Thief of Husband: 16-page fiction Visitors' Effect: Brief essay on effect of visitors on Acadia Trails Halfway Land: Bass Harbor Marsh No dates on any of these manuscripts.
Financial Records of Someville Sewing Circle Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript			Financial Records of Someville Sewing Circle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5261 Type: Document, Manuscript Description: Records and finacial records of the Somesville Sewing Circle, c.1855-2018. Collection donated by Thomas Lange from the estate of Phyllis Partridge.
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island by Barbara Ellen Joy, Part I, Vol. ! Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		07/16/2010	Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island by Barbara Ellen Joy, Part I, Vol. ! Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3882 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 07/16/2010 Description: The introduction to this part is dated March 1, 1966. Barbara Ellen Joy states that the purpose of these notes is to capture the stories which have been passed down in families and to record local lore which might be of interest to future generations. Marked on folder as Part I a
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part II, Vol. 1 by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		07/16/2010	Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part II, Vol. 1 by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3881 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 07/16/2010 Description: The introduction to this part is dated March 1, 1974. Barbara Ellen Joy states that the purpose of these notes is to capture the stories which have been passed down in families and to record local lore which might be of interest to future generations. The cover page has the quote, "This shall be written for those who come after." Psalm 102, Verse 18. The table of contents and list of covered events, places and people can be viewed by checking on the 8 scanned images. Marked on folder as Part IIa. [show more]
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part III, Vol. 1, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		07/16/2010	Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part III, Vol. 1, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3879 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 07/16/2010 Description: This installment of the 9 part portfolio volumes of notes is dated May 1, 1975. This quote from Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 2, is written on the cover page: "For our time is a very shadow that passeth away; and after our end there is no returning". Check out the three scanned images for the table of contents and an itemized list of what is included in Part III. Marked on folder as Part III a.
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part II, Vol. II, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		07/16/2010	Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part II, Vol. II, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3880 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 07/16/2010 Description: This portfolio is a continuation of Part II, Vol. 1 which is cataloged under the #010.030.2. For a complete list of what is included check out the 8 scanned images under the the # for Part II, Vol. 1. The scanned image is of the first page in the second volume. Marked on folder as Part II b.
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part III, Vol. II, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		07/16/2010	Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part III, Vol. II, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3878 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 07/16/2010 Description: This installment of the 9 part portfolio volumes of notes is a continuation of Part III, Vol. I, dated May 1, 1975. Check out the three scanned images for the table of contents and an itemized list of what is included in Part III by going to accession # 010.030.4. The scanned image for this number indicates where Vol. II begins. Marked on folder as Part III b.
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part IV, Vol. 1, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		07/16/2010	Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part IV, Vol. 1, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3877 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 07/16/2010 Description: This installment of the 9 part series of notes is dated July 1, 1976. Check out the three scanned images for the Table of Contents and a list of People, Places, and Events in Part IV volumes. Marked on folder as Part IV a.
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part IV, Vol. II, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript		07/16/2010	Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island, Part IV, Vol. II, by Barbara Ellen Joy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3876 Type: Document, Manuscript Date: 07/16/2010 Description: This installment of the 9 part series of notes is a continuation of accession # 010.030.6 which has a series of images that display the contents for volumes 1 and 2. The scanned image for this part indicates at what point volume 1 is continued. Marked on folder as Part IV b.

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