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Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
George Folsom, John A. Poor and a Century of Historical Research with reference to Early Colonial Maine Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Events Other Places	Henry S. Burrage	1926			George Folsom, John A. Poor and a Century of Historical Research with reference to Early Colonial Maine Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7050 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other Places Creator: Henry S. Burrage Date: 1926 Description: By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine.
New England Old and New 1620-1920 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Events Other People Places	Maine Historical Society	1920	New England		New England Old and New 1620-1920 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7053 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other People Places Creator: Maine Historical Society Publisher: Old Colony Trust Company, Boston Date: 1920 Place: New England Description: A brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of Promise. Published by the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, commemorating the Tercentenary of the First Landing at Plymouth in 1620 (MCMXX).
The Harbor Club - A History Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Other Places, Yacht Club	August Heckscher	1995	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		The Harbor Club - A History Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7297 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other Places, Yacht Club Creator: August Heckscher Publisher: J. S. McCarthy Co., Augusta, Maine Date: 1995 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: Preface by R. Anderson Pew
John D. Rockefeller Jr.: Godfather to Acadia National Park Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Places, Island Places, Park	Alice Stewart Eno		Acadia National Park		John D. Rockefeller Jr.: Godfather to Acadia National Park Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6149 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Island Places, Park Creator: Alice Stewart Eno Place: Acadia National Park Description: A gray soft covered booklet, describing the vision of the richest man in the United States of America for Mount Desert Island. His foresight, patience, perseverance and action saved MDI.
Mount Desert Island, and the Cranberry Isles. Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Dodge - Ezra Herrick Dodge III (1848-1882)	1871		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Mount Desert Island, and the Cranberry Isles. Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16461 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Dodge - Ezra Herrick Dodge III (1848-1882) Publisher: N. K. Sawyer, Ellsworth, ME Date: 1871
Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Places, Landscape	Brown, Margaret Coffin and Jim Vekasi	2006			Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17105 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Acadia National Park Other, Mount Desert Island Places, Landscape Creator: Brown, Margaret Coffin and Jim Vekasi Publisher: Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation Date: 2006
Acadia Trails Treatment Plan: Cultural Landscape Report for the historic hiking trail system of Acadia National Park, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Acadia National Park Places, Landscape	Barter, Christian S., Margaret Coffin Brown, J. Tracy Stakely, Gary J. Stellpflu	2006			Acadia Trails Treatment Plan: Cultural Landscape Report for the historic hiking trail system of Acadia National Park, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17104 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Acadia National Park Places, Landscape Creator: Barter, Christian S., Margaret Coffin Brown, J. Tracy Stakely, Gary J. Stellpflu Publisher: Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation Date: 2006
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Treatment of Cultural Landscapes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Places, Landscape	Birnbaum, Charles A., ed.	1996			Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Treatment of Cultural Landscapes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17103 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Birnbaum, Charles A., ed. Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Interior Date: 1996
Saving Historic Roads: Design & Policy Guidelines Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, History Other, Roads Places, Landscape	Marriott, Paul Daniel	1998			Saving Historic Roads: Design & Policy Guidelines Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17101 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, History Other, Roads Places, Landscape Creator: Marriott, Paul Daniel Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Date: 1998
Views from the Road: Community Guide for Assessing Rural Historic Landscapes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Places, Landscape	Copps, David	1995			Views from the Road: Community Guide for Assessing Rural Historic Landscapes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17102 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Copps, David Publisher: Island Press Date: 1995
Landscapes & Gardens for Historic Buildings Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Gardens Places, Landscape	Favretti, Rudy J.	1997			Landscapes & Gardens for Historic Buildings Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12896 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Gardens Places, Landscape Creator: Favretti, Rudy J. Publisher: AltaMira Press. Date: 1997 Description: Tells how to create historic gardens and landscapes that reflect specific periods, e.g., colonial, Victorian as well as how and where to research these gardens. Suggested plantings that are historically accurate are given as are guidelines for maintaining the restored landscape.
Bar Harbor Club Jesup Memorial Library	Publication, Book	Places, Town		1930 - 1932	Bar Harbor		Bar Harbor Club Jesup Memorial Library Identifier: jml-8120 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Town Date: 1930 - 1932 Place: Bar Harbor
Northeast Harbor Sewerage System - Town of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Places, Town Structures, Utility Structure	Metcalf & Eddy, Consulting Engineers	1914	Mount Desert		Northeast Harbor Sewerage System - Town of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6868 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Town Structures, Utility Structure Creator: Metcalf & Eddy, Consulting Engineers Date: 1914 Place: Mount Desert Description: Information for bidders, contract and specifications for sewer construction. March 1914.
A History of Bartlett's Island, Mount Desert, Maine Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Other Places, Island	Esther Binnewies and Murial Davisson	1981	Mount Desert, Bartletts Island		A History of Bartlett's Island, Mount Desert, Maine Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7296 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other Places, Island Creator: Esther Binnewies and Murial Davisson Publisher: Seavey Printers Inc., Portland, Maine Date: 1981 Place: Mount Desert, Bartletts Island Description: Dedicated to Christopher Bartlett and his wife, Freelove Razee Bartlett, and to the spirits of their descendants who lived and worked on Bartlett's Island.
Sequel to Bar Harbor in its heydays Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Places, Town	Maxwell G. Woodward	1984			Sequel to Bar Harbor in its heydays Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6159 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Town Creator: Maxwell G. Woodward Date: 1984 Description: Signed copy. Illustrated with old photographs and postcards from the author's collection. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
The Bar Harbor Directory Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Places, Town Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	F. C. Fearing	1947	Bar Harbor		The Bar Harbor Directory Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6150 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Town Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: F. C. Fearing Date: 1947 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Cottage directory. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters. Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021)	2017-07-09		In Copyright	The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters. Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15377 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Publisher: Southwest Harbor Public Library Date: 2017-07-09 Description: Historian, Genealogist, Musician, Boat Builder, Author, Raconteur - there is only one Ralph Stanley. Ralph bears many titles and awards, but for the Southwest Harbor Public Library he is, most of all, a friend. Ralph started using the library as a child and continued as an adult, graduated to Trustee, to President of the Trustees, and, in 2013, became our first Trustee Emeritus. Since 2007 he has spent hundreds of hours patiently identifying people, places and vessels in the Digital Archive. He gave the library his vast collection of photographs, The Ralph Warren Stanley Collection, in 2014. For years he has told us stories of his family, friends and adventures on Mount Desert Island. Archivists have written down almost every word and fact – a treasure for the collection and for the community. This is his chef d’oeuvre, The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters, Ralph’s own story, based on his own research and in his own words. To purchase the print version of this book please contact the Southwest Harbor Public Library at archivist@swhplibrary.org or (207) 244-7065. [show more]
Gotts Island Maine - Its People 1880-1992 Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Johnson - Rita (Johnson) Kenway (1931-2011)	1993	Tremont, Great Gott Island	In Copyright	Gotts Island Maine - Its People 1880-1992 Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14839 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Johnson - Rita (Johnson) Kenway (1931-2011) Date: 1993 Place: Tremont, Great Gott Island Description: An account of the summer visitors and native population on Gotts Island starting in the 1890's, the book describes the island experience, the families, and changes that took place over the next 100 years.
John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island	Charles W. Eliot	1967			John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6130 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island Creator: Charles W. Eliot Date: 1967 Description: "Originally published in 1899 in The Century Magazine and in book form in 1904 by the American Unitarian Association under the title of: John Gilley, Maine farmer and fisherman."
Right Development of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Businesses, Other Business Places, Island	Charles W. Eliot	1904			Right Development of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6148 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Businesses, Other Business Places, Island Creator: Charles W. Eliot Date: 1904 Description: Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.)
Nautical Almanac 1876 for schooner Carrie M. Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Places Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1876		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Nautical Almanac 1876 for schooner Carrie M. Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2017.389.2164 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1876 Description: Journal. Nautical Almanac 1876 containing tables of sun's declination and equation of time and tide by D. Eggert's sons, 23 pages, annotated by Carrie M. Richardson aboard the schooner Carrie M. Richardson. Recording the sun sightings for navigating voyages using dead reckoning; transatlantic journeys are plotted on nautical chart 1 and possibly others of 2015.315.2076. .) From the Lewis Stanley descendants collection. (See also 2015.316.2077 and 2017.388.2163 Initial review of the annotated Nautical Almanac of 1876 indicates that it records the Carrie M. Richardson's journey east from New York starting June 23, 1876; arriving Seville July 22, and departing Seville August 3. She arrived at Cadiz August 5 and left for Boston August 12. A wonderful addition as Nautical Chart 1 (2017.315.2076) only plots the west to east legs of two 1877 and 1878 Spain-to-Cranberry Isles voyages. Decipher the chronometer dead reckoning entries in this Almanac should enableus to plot the route she sailed to reach Spain. (Scanned July 2017) [show more]
Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Events Other Places, Town		August 1896	Bar Harbor		Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2170 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other Places, Town Date: August 1896 Place: Bar Harbor Description: The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)
Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and the towns of Mount Desert Island : a record of dates on gravestones in cemeteries of Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont Tremont Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Cemeteries -- Maine -- Cranberry Isles Maine -- Bar Harbor Other, Cranberry Isles (Me.) -- Genealogy Other, Mount Desert Island (Me.) -- Genealogy Places, Cemetery	Vining, Thomas F	2000			Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and the towns of Mount Desert Island : a record of dates on gravestones in cemeteries of Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-1173 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Cemeteries -- Maine -- Cranberry Isles Maine -- Bar Harbor Other, Cranberry Isles (Me.) -- Genealogy Other, Mount Desert Island (Me.) -- Genealogy Places, Cemetery Creator: Vining, Thomas F Publisher: V.F. Thomas Co. Date: 2000
Sieur de Monts National Monument and its Historical Associations Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Acadia National Park Other, Gardens Other, Sieur de Monts National Monument Places, Landscape	Dept. of the Interior	1917			Sieur de Monts National Monument and its Historical Associations Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1532 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Acadia National Park Other, Gardens Other, Sieur de Monts National Monument Places, Landscape Creator: Dept. of the Interior Publisher: Wild Gardens of Acadia Date: 1917 Description: George Buckham Dorr is given at the "custodian". The essay includes black and white photographs and describes Sieru de Monts National Monument, which is not "a purchase by the government" but a "gift from citizens." Photocopy
Seal Harbor Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Places, Town	George L. Stebbins	1908	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		Seal Harbor Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6158 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Town Creator: George L. Stebbins Date: 1908 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: Notes and photographs of Seal Harbor, Maine, including train and boat schedules. See item 5719 (Photo 2105) for digital copy.

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