Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Recounting of the events that marked Seal Harbor's 100th anniversary back in September of 1909.
Description: Article by LaRue Spiker about the Cranberry Islands Begins with paragraphs regarding love of a Prussian woman, Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste Russ for her husband, Sam Hadlock who died in the Arctic, Cranberry Island men who were in the Battle of Norwood Cove, and life on the Cranberry Islands Has her editing of the story Previously archived as #012.FIC.005.3
Description: Four page handwritten document describing the Battle of Norwood's Cove, a skirmish between settlers of Mt. Desert Island and a British Frigate, Tenedos. Stated to be part of LaRue Spiker Collection, from a file marked "Mrs. Dorr."
Description: Handwritten nine page document of unknown authorship describing a battle between settlers on Mt. Desert Island and a British frigate in pre-revolutionary period. Stated to be part of LaRue Spiker Collection, from file marked "Mrs. Dorr."
Description: Continuation from Dr. Leavitt Since 1940 --60 Years have passed! History continuting from the Sermon / historical address given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on the history of the Somesville Union Meeting House, U.C.C. by Gail Reiber
Description: Mount Desert Church Records, Vol. 73 of ? Source N.E. Genealogical Society, Boston. Short history of church from its founding on Oct 17, 1792. List founders, those later admitted and deaths. Record of baptisms. At end list members of those connected to the Congregational Church in Temont, Mt. Desert, and Eden in 1857,
Description: Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview of Emily Rich Trask (1884-1981) . The interview took place on January 20, 1975. Emily Trask was the daughter of John M. and Charlotte Kelley Rich, and the sister of Lillian Rich Reed.
Description: Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview with Lillian Rich Reed (1889-1973). The interview took place on January 16, 1967. Lillian Rich Reed was the daughter of John M. and Charlotte Kelley Rich, the sister of Emily Rich Trask, and the mother of Emma Reed Richards.
Description: Interview with Bud and Grace Bordeaux , May 2005, by Charlotte Singleton. Discussion of Bordeaux family history, Sound School which Bud had attended, Bordeaux house and dairy, CCC (Bud didn't like it), summer people, caretaking, Lindsay Smallidge, working for Town of Mount Desert.
Description: Oral history interview with Emma Reed Richards. Her father was Hollis G. Reed and her mother was Lillian Reed . Discussed growing up in McKinley (Bass Harbor), schooling, Neptune Theater and movies, Reed's Store, transmitting station at Seawall.
Description: Written transcript of oral history interview with Paul Richardson about the Fire of 1947, location of interview unknown, 1996 Taping done by Mary C. Yarborough. Audio recording not available for this oral history.
Description: Written transcript of oral history interview with John Stewart about the Fire of 1947, recorded at his home in Bar Harbor, 1996 Taping done by: Mary C. Yarborough. No audio available for this oral history.
Description: Written transcript of oral history interview with Ruth Soper about the Fire of 1947, at her home, Mountain Avenue, Bar Harbor, 1996. Taping done by Mary C. Yarborough. Audio recording of this interview is not available.
Description: Written transcript of oral history interview with Irene Marinke about the Fire of 1947, reorded at her home on West Street, Bar Harbor, 1996 Taping done by Mary C. Yarborough.
Description: Written transcript of oral history interview with George McKay, Jr. about the Fire of 1947. Taping done by: Mary C. Yarborough. No audio available for this oral history.
Description: Transcript of Oral History Interviews with: Rick Savage, Sydney Roberts Rockefeller, Scott McFarland and Keating McFarland. Martha Dudman, Interviewer. May 5, 2009 CD-R is in Archival Box #68, accession number 010.FIC.144.20.