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| Acadia National Park: Random Notes on the Significance of the Name Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Acadia National Park: Random Notes on the Significance of the Name Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Discusses the change from Lafayette National Park to Acadia National Park so that the name describes the area more accurately, reflecting popular ideas about the park. | |||
| Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch and a Record... Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch and a Record... Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: of the Holdings of the Trustees. Gives brief record of origin and activities of the Hancock Co. Trustees of Public reservations; trustees include Incorporators George B. Dorr, Luere B. Deasy, John S. Kennedy, George L. Stebbins, Edward B. Mears, Lea McI. Luquer, Charles W. Eliot, Loren E. Kimball | ||||
| Mount Desert Larger Parish in Maine, 1925-1950, Twenty-five Years Together Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Mount Desert Larger Parish in Maine, 1925-1950, Twenty-five Years Together Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 13-page booklet describing history of the "larger parish" formed in 1925 when churches in Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor were without pastors at same time. John D. Rockefeller Jr. influential in establishing this concept. | |||||
| Eyewitness: Peekskill U.S.A. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Eyewitness: Peekskill U.S.A. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Publication entirely about an event in Peekskill, NY. A concert was stopped from occurring by a racist mob and the police took very little action. LaRue Spiker collection. | |||
| History of Mt. Desert Lodge, No. 140, of Free and Accepted Masons, Mt. Desert, Maine from February 14, 1867 - February 14, 1871 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| History of Mt. Desert Lodge, No. 140, of Free and Accepted Masons, Mt. Desert, Maine from February 14, 1867 - February 14, 1871 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: History of the Mt. Desert Masonic Ledge from 1867-1871 by E.M. Hamor. Published in Portland by Stephen Berry, Printer in 1871. Includes history of the Lodge's origins, roll of original members, and a list of members. | |||
| Odd Fellows and Rebekah Officer Biographical Sketches Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Odd Fellows and Rebekah Officer Biographical Sketches Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: MDI officers of Odd Fellows and Rebekah biographical sketches | |||||
| Arcady Music Festival Benefit The Art of Matching Food and Wine Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Arcady Music Festival Benefit The Art of Matching Food and Wine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Arcady Music Festival Benefit The Art of Matching Food and Wine | |||
| Jessica Getchell Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Jessica Getchell Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Audio recording of Interview of Jessica Getchell, 5--17-94 Interviewed at the Southwest Harbor Library as part of the colleciton of oral histories located at the Library. Copy of the interview made for the MDI Historical Society archives with permission of the SWH Library. | ||||
| Irma Jo Gott Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Irma Jo Gott Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Audio recording of interview with Irma Gott 4-19-94, conducted by the Southwest Harbor Oral History Society at the Library in 1994. An additional copy of this interview is in the Southwest Harbor Library collections. | ||||
| Basketball on MDI: Hoops Around the Island, a panel discussion, April 16,, 2009, Somesville Firehouse, Somesville, Maine. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Basketball on MDI: Hoops Around the Island, a panel discussion, April 16,, 2009, Somesville Firehouse, Somesville, Maine. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: A History evening, sponsored by MDI Historical Society, Basketball on MDI:Hoops Around the Island, held on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Somesville Firehouse. | ||
| Caretakers and Cooks: A panel discussion, April, 2003 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Caretakers and Cooks: A panel discussion, April, 2003 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Caretakers and Cooks 2 discs. April 2003 This is an audio recording of a speech or panel discussion probably held at the Southwest Harbor Library or the MDI Historical Society. Ralph Stanley is involved in some way. This recording is very faint. | ||||
| Early Remembrances of Somesville by T. Smith, an oral history conducted by Pamela Dean, date unknown Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Early Remembrances of Somesville by T. Smith, an oral history conducted by Pamela Dean, date unknown Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Audior recording of an interview with T.Smith about her Early Remembrances of Somesville. No date or interviewer mentioned on the recording. Interview sounds like one conducted by Pamela Dean | ||||
| Script for Rebekah Assembly Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Script for Rebekah Assembly Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Script from Rebekah Assembly session held in Houlton, Maine, the first time at that location. Includes handwritten notes by Constance J. Robbins, president of the Assembly | |||
| The Bloomfield Smith House Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Bloomfield Smith House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Document explaining the history of the Bloomfield Smith House, written by Richard Allen. Includes an image of the house. | |||
| “Ghost Story” by Betsy Alexander Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| “Ghost Story” by Betsy Alexander Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: “Ghost Story” by Betsy Alexander. | ||||
| Essay Titled: An Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Essay Titled: An Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Essay written by Lewis Heath of Southwest Harbor about Mount Desert Island, c. 1848. Original, transcription, and explanation. | ||
| A Bright Boy Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| A Bright Boy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Story about boy counting chickens and fooling Father. No date or author given. | |||||
| History of Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| History of Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: History of Mount Desert recounted with important dates and descriptions of the events. Includes additional sections "Manners & Customs", "Population", and "The Church". In pencil is written "From Somesville + Southwest Harbor", some additional notes in pencil are made in the margins. Undated. | |||||
| Article on Beatrix Ferrand April 1985 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Article on Beatrix Ferrand April 1985 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Magazine article from Antiques Magazine? April 1985 depicting life and work of Beatrix Ferrand. Color photographs of gardens and black and white photo of Ferrand. Text has been high-lighted in several places with a yellow marker. | |||
| News article re: Bar Harbor post office Tremont Historical Society |
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| News article re: Bar Harbor post office Tremont Historical Society Description: News article from The Daily Herald about Bar Harbor post office hours and services. | |||
| Re-printed article in the Ellsworth American about the Harry E. Davis Buckboard company, located in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor. Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Re-printed article in the Ellsworth American about the Harry E. Davis Buckboard company, located in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor. Tremont Historical Society Description: Re-printed article in the Ellsworth American about the Harry E. Davis Buckboard company, located in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor. | |||
| New article from Ellsworth American about Bar Harbor events and described a new cancelling machine at the Bar Harbor post office. Tremont Historical Society |
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|  New article from Ellsworth American about Bar Harbor events and described a new cancelling machine at the Bar Harbor post office. Tremont Historical Society Description: New article from Ellsworth American about Bar Harbor events and described a new cancelling machine at the Bar Harbor post office. | |||
| Newspaper article lamenting the closing of and history of Manset Post Office 1995 Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Newspaper article lamenting the closing of and history of Manset Post Office 1995 Tremont Historical Society Description: Newspaper article by Bill Benson lamenting the closing of and history of Manset Post Office 1995 | |||
| Description of the history of Postal service at Mount Desert Ferry. Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Description of the history of Postal service at Mount Desert Ferry. Tremont Historical Society Description: Description of the history of Postal service at Mount Desert Ferry. | ||||
| schedule for Maine Central railroad including Mt.Desert Ferry Tremont Historical Society |
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|  schedule for Maine Central railroad including Mt.Desert Ferry Tremont Historical Society Description: schedule for Maine Central railroad including Mt.Desert Ferry |