Description: Three page document outlining the rationale for the schoolhouse restoration, the beneficiaries of the restoration, and the outline of the restoration campaign.
Description: Records of the Somesville Sewing Circle 1881-1931. Ledger type book containing both narrative records and minutes as well as financial entries.
Description: Meeting minutes and ledger entries for the Somesville Sewing Circle, 1932-42. Intermixed narrative text and monetary accounting for the Circle.
Description: Audio cassette tape containing oral histories provided by Danny Kane, Addie Smith (Mrs. Fred Smith), Cora Fernald, and Morris Somes. 1973-74.
Description: Undated photograph of unknown woman browsing the library book shelves. Phoograph found in album containing pictures of MDIHS events c.2000-2010.
Description: Picture of island women hiking (probably Katadin). Patricia Fox, Patty Tierney, Heidi Walsh, Lois Winter, and Cindy Robbins. Photograph found in album containing pictures of MDIHS activities, 2000-2010.
Description: Picture of unknown man with child. Photograph found in picture album of MDI Historical Society events dating 2000-2010. Same subjects as 023.FIC.56 and 023.FIC.57
Description: Photograph of unknown man and child. Photo found in album of MDI Historical Society events, 2000-2010. Same subjects as 023.FIC.55 and 023.FIC.57
Description: Photograph of unknown man and child. Photo found in album containing photographs of MDI Historical Society events 2000-2010. Subjects same as objects 023.FIC.55 and 023.FIC.56
Description: Undated photographic postcard of Sieur de Monts National Park. Must date from between the establishment of the park in 1916 and the renaming of the park in 1919. Published by W.H. Sherman of Bar Harbor
Description: Four modern reprints of historical sailing photographs. 2023.010.001 - Sailboat under sail identified as "Vayu," 1938. 2023.010.002 - Wooden Bullseye "Bicker" owned by the Thompsons. Damage on original photograph is visible on this copy. 2023.010.003 - A#18 owned for two years by Polly Thompson McIlhenny and Rod Thompson. 2023.010.004 - Group of men on Hal Haskell's "Nirvana." Left to right: Wes Read (prof. captain), Unknown, Bacha Rensaw, Bim Chandler, Unknown, Unknown, Rod Thompson (in back), Hush Wallace (?), Hal Haskell, Unknown. [show more]
Description: Twenty-nine black and white photographs of A Boats sailing, 1936-1941, and a Shipping Memo from W.H. Ballard. 2023.09.002 - 8.5"x5.5" Shipping Memo from W.H. Ballard to R. Anderson Pew, December 6, 1969. 2023.09.003 - 5"x7" photograph of A Boats sailing downwind. Back of photograph: 7 - '36, Neg Y #20 2023.09.004 - 5"x7" photograph of A #15 Whistler sailing toward Eastern Way - Sutton Island behind. Back of photograph: 8 - '36, Neg Y #10. 2023.09.005 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats sailing downwind. A32 in foreground. Back of photograph: 8 - '36, Neg #247-A. 2023.09.006 - 5"x7" photograph of three A boats (#6, 15, 22) sailing in Western Way. Back of photograph: 8 - '36, Neg #247-B. 2023.09.007 - 5"x7" photograph of A#38 off Great Cranberry - other boats in background. Back of photograph: 7 - '37, Neg Y#27. 2023.09.008 - 5"x7" photograph of A#22 and A#11 sailing in Great Harbor. Back of photograph: 8 - '37, Neg Y#1. 2023.09.009 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats sailing. Back of photograph: 8 - '37, Neg Y#7. 2023.09.010 - 5"x7" photograph of A #23 sailing. Back of photograph: 8 - '37, Neg Y#8. 2023.09.011 - 5"x7" photograph of three A boats sailing. A#44 close to viewer. Back of photograph: 8 - '37, Neg Y#9. 2023.09.012 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats sailing (seems to be same day as 2023.09.009). Back of photograph: 8 - '37, Neg Y#11. 2023.09.013 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats racing. Back of photograph: 8 - '37, Neg Y#13. 2023.09.014 - 5"x7" photograph of A#16 sailing downwind flying spinnaker. Back of photograph: 8 - '37, Neg Y#14. 2023.09.015 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats racing in Great Harbor. Back of photograph: 7 - '38, Neg Y#29. 2023.09.016 - 5"x7" photograph of two A boats sailing, overlapped. Closer boat is A#43. Back of photograph: 8 - '38, Neg Y#41. 2023.09.017 - 5"x7" photograph of four A boats sailing in Western Way. Back of photograph: 8 - '38, Neg Y#44. 2023.09.018 - 5"x7" photograph of four A boats sailing downwind. Left to right: A#1, A#19, A#16, A#21. Back of photograph: 8 - '39, Neg Y#52. 2023.09.019 - 5"x7" photograph of A#44 with other boats behind. Back of photograph: 8 - '39, Neg Y#55. 2023.09.020 - 5"x7" photograph of A boat sailing. Back of photograph: 8 - '40, Neg Y#61-B. 2023.09.021 - 5"x7" photograph of A boat #50 Gull sailing with Sutton Island behind. Back of photograph: 8 - '40, Neg Y#61-C. 2023.09.022 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats near committee boat Sparrow. Back of photograph: 8 - '40, Neg Y#74. 2023.09.023 - 5"x7" photograph of A boat #38 near western end of Sutton Island. Back of photograph: 7 - '41, Neg Y#104. 2023.09.024 - 5"x7" photograph of A boat #4 and 100 #7 sailing with Sparrow behind. Back of photograph: 7 - '41, Neg Y#104B. 2023.09.025 - 5"x7" photograph of two A boats and a 100 sailing in the Great Harbor. Back of photograph: 7 - '41, Neg Y#105. 2023.09.026 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats sailing with Seal Harbor behind. Back of photograph: 8 - '41, Neg Y#81. 2023.09.027 - 5"x7" photograph of three A boats (#22, 24, 18) sailing together. Back of photograph: 8 - '41, Neg Y#82. 2023.09.028 - 5"x7" photograph of A boats sailing in the Great Harbor. Back of photograph: 8 - '41, Neg Y#85. 2023.09.029 - 5"x7" photograph of A#27 and A#43 sailing in the Great Harbor. Back of photograph: 8 - '41, Neg Y#91. 2023.09.030 - 5"x7" photograph of A#24 and two other A boats sailing in the Great Harbor. Back of photograph: 8 - '41, Neg Y#93. 2023.09.031 - 5"x7" photograph of A#43 heeled over. Back of photograph: 10 - '41, Neg Y#110. [show more]
Description: Composition head and limbs with painted features and molded blonde hair. Partial composition and cloth body. Wearing a white gown with lace trim, trousers, and a white lace hood. No maker's mark.
Description: Brown quilted purse with a floral image on it. Top clasp is a gold metal with a zig-zag pattern on it. Inside label reads: "Miss Edna Barret's Hand Made Bags Mount Desert Street Dulang Cottage"
Description: Watercolor painting of the summer cottage "Bass Cottage" with a dedication on the lower left which reads: "Love Roy and Helene" and has the artist signature "Hallowell" on the lower right.
Description: Lamp with a flintlock pistol as a base and fixture (.01) for two lightbulbs. Has a blue circular shade (.02)with gilded vine pattern around top and bottom. Originally from the Bar Harbor Club
Description: Settee with wood arms and cushioned back and seat. Cushion has light floral upholstery. Back piece has wood framing which has a gold-leaf design dividing the cushion. Legs of settee have small wheels.
Description: Beige card with red illustration and black text. Advertisement for the roller skating rink in Bar Harbor. Illustration depicts two people in floppy hats holding onto rope. Top text in red reads: "The Sea! The Sea! The Beautiful, See?" Bottom black text reads: "Bar Harbor Roller Skating Rink, 'Not the Tent' Prices Reduced."
Description: Hand painted mustard and green with carved wood decorations including Fleur de Lis, Bacchanalia figures, and vines. Has one large door for main cabinet and a small drawer with two pulls.
Description: Green umbrella with ivory handle. Prized possession of George B. Dorr. Originally owned by theologian and famed scholar Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).
Description: Black and white photograph of Rock End Dock before the construction of the Fleet House. Pier, international flags, and boats in the harbor are depicted.
Description: 2022X.05.005.003 - Damaged photograph of Philip M. Caughey seated at the desk in the Fleet House. Caughey was the Executive Secretary and Assistant Treasurer from 1942-1989. "Frame 11" written on the back of the photograph.
Description: Black and white photograph of a pier with multiple boats tied up on the dock and moored in the water. "Duxburry Yacht Club" written on the back of the photograph.
Description: Six color photographs depicting various years of the George Davenport Hayward Cup, 1990s-2001. 2022X.05.013.001 - Helen Grassi and Daphne Lyman, the winners of the 76th Hayward Cup Race, hold the George Davenport Hayward Cup in 2000. 2022X.05.013.002 - Helen Grassi and Daphne Lyman, the winners of the 76th Hayward Cup Race, hold the George Davenport Hayward Cup in 2000. 2022X.05.013.003 - Helen Grassi and Daphne Lyman, the winners of the 76th Hayward Cup Race, hold the George Davenport Hayward Cup in 2000. A black dog is also pictured. 2022X.05.013.004 - Photograph taken while in on the launch; multiple people pictured in conversation. David Rockefeller and Welles Bacon are wearing “Team Tundra” shirts and talking. 2022X.05.013.005 - Mount Desert Island as seen from inside a boat out on the water. 2022X.05.013.006 - Multiple people pictured inside the Northeast Harbor Fleet House. A long table with is set with food trays and the George Davenport Hayward Cup. David Rockefeller stands in front of the fireplace. [show more]
Description: A plate awarded to winners of the Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Cruise of the August Class Run, Division One Series, with enamel NEH Fleet burgee. Inscription reads as follows. This trophy appears to have replaced 2022X.03.015 __________ THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET AUGUST CRUISE FIRST DAYS RUN DIVISION ONE SCHOONER TROPHY 2005 - Stockton Smith - Weather Gauge 2007 - Hal A. Kroeger - Far Out 2008 - Stockton Smith - Weather Gauge 2009 - Hal A. Kroeger - Far Out 2010 - Hal A. Kroeger - Far Out 2011 - Marcus Heilner - Hoi An 2012 - Andres Von Hirsch - Poppea 2013 - Marcus Heilner - Hoi An 2018 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 2019 - Ranger - Ken Weg 2020 - Ranger - Ken Weg [show more]
Description: Seven black and white photographs depicting Rowing Class boats. 2022X.05.011.001 - Two people sit in a boat under sail. Two other boats are in the background. 2022X.05.011.002 - Three people sit in a rowboat. 2022X.05.011.003 - A young person sits in a rowboat with another person (partially shown). 2022X.05.011.004 - Two children stand near a small boat. 2022X.05.011.005 - Multiple young people in a rowboat. 2022X.05.011.006 - Three children and one adult in a rowboat. 2022X.05.011.007 - Four children and one adult in a rowboat. [show more]
Description: Sixteen color photographs from International One Design Races, year(s) unidentified. 2022X.05.015.001 - Multiple boats under sail, including #5, #14, #15, #23, #24, #28 2022X.05.015.002 - Four people pictured in “The Gambler” under sail. 2022X.05.015.003 - Close-up of four people in “The Gambler” under sail. 2022X.05.015.004 - Three boats under sail: #14, #23, #28 2022X.05.015.005 - Close-up of stern of “The Gambler” 2022X.05.015.006 - Two boats under sail, including #14. 2022X.05.015.007 - Close-up of “The Gambler” under sail. 2022X.05.015.008 - Multiple boats under sail with Mount Desert Island in the background. 2022X.05.015.009 - Boat #14 under sail. 2022X.05.015.010 -Boat #14 under sail. 2022X.05.015.011 - Two boats under sail, including #14. 2022X.05.015.012 - Boat #14 under sail. 2022X.05.015.013 - Multiple boats under sail in Northeast Harbor, including #14, #15, #21, and #28. 2022X.05.015.014 - Boat #23 under sail. A person stands on the gunwale. 2022X.05.015.015 - Multiple boats under sail approach an inflatable buoy, including boats #5, #13, #14, #15, and #28. 2022X.05.015.016 - Boats #5, #14 and #15 under sail with multiple boats moored in the background. [show more]
Description: Four color photographs taken while on board the “Satin Doll” during the IOD Races c.1989-1991. The “Satin Doll” is owned by Sydney Roberts Rockefeller. 2022X.05.014.001 - Multiple boats at sail in Somes Sound, including #24. 2022X.05.014.002 - A man onboard the “Satin Doll” hauls on a line and looks up at the sails. 2022X.05.014.003 - David Coggeshall, Will Elkins, and Matthew Helm during the 1989 Barton Eddison Race. Photo taken from inside the boat. 2022X.05.014.004 - Photo taken from inside the “Satin Doll” as a man hauls on a line and looks at the camera. [show more]
Description: Nine color photographs of July IOD Racing Class. 2022X.05.010.001 - Three boats under sail, including #8 and #496. 2022X.05.010.002 - Three boats under sail: #4, #5, and #7. 2022X.05.010.003 - Two boats under sail: #8 and #13. 2022X.05.010.004 - Four boats under sail. Shoreline is depicted in the background. 2022X.05.010.005 - Two boats under sail, both #13. 2022X.05.010.006 - Fourt boats under sail, including #844. Shoreline is depicted in the background. 2022X.05.010.007 - Boat #8 under sail with three people inside. Shoreline is depicted in the background. 2022X.05.010.008 - Two boats under sail, one named “Quicksilver.” Shoreline is depicted in the background. 2022X.05.010.009 - Two boats under sail next to each other, #7 and #496. [show more]
Description: Nine color photographs of men refurbishing boats in the Fleet's Mercury class. 2022X.05.009.001 - Multiple vessels in a boat shop. A man is depicted working on one of the boats. 2022X.05.009.002 - Multiple vessels in a boat shop. Photo taken from above, with one vessel centered in the shot. 2022X.05.009.003 - A Mercury class sailboat with a stepladder set up next to it. 2022X.05.009.004 - Multiple vessels in a boat shop. A man is depicted working on one of the Mercury sailboats. 2022X.05.009.005 - A man uses a roller on a Mercury sailboat. 2022X.05.009.006 - Interior of a boat shop. 2022X.05.009.007 - The bow of one boat and the stern of another boat. 2022X.05.009.008 - A man uses a roller on a Mercury class sailboat. A Manset Yacht Service banner is mounted on the wall. 2022X.05.009.009 - A man works on a sailboat at the boat shop. 2022X.05.009 [show more]
Description: Thirty-five black and white photographs of International One Design (IOD) Racing from the 1980s. 2022X.05.007.001 - Two boats under sail in foreground, including #20. More boats under sail in the background. 2022X.05.007.002 - Four boats under sail, including #9, #14, #25, and possibly #29. 2022X.05.007.003 - Multiple boats under sail, including #2, #6, and #30. 2022X.05.007.004 - Multiple boats under sail, including #2, #6, and #30. 2022X.05.007.005 - A boat under sail with another boat in the background. 2022X.05.007.006 - Four boats under sail, including #5, #16, and #30. 2022X.05.007.007 - Close-up of #18 under sail, with two boats in the background. 2022X.05.007.008 - Seven boats close together under sail, including #0, #2, #9, #14, and #22. 2022X.05.007.009 - Four boats close together under sail: #2, #9, #14,and #22. 2022X.05.007.010 - Three boats under sail: #9, #14, and #25. 2022X.05.007.011 - Multiple boats under sail, including #12 and #15. 2022X.05.007.012 - Multiple boats under sail, including #6, #12, and #15. 2022X.05.007.013 - Close-up of a boat under sail with three people inside. 2022X.05.007.014 - Multiple boats under sail, including #14 and #16. 2022X.05.007.015 - Multiple boats under sail approaching a buoy with flag, including #14, #16, and #30. 2022X.05.007.016 - Multiple boats under sail; two boats in the foreground approach a buoy with flag, #4397 and #3925. 2022X.05.007.017 - Multiple boats under sail; two boats in the foreground, #US 4460 and #US 22304. 2022X.05.007.018 - Close-up of vessel #ME 3173N under sail near a buoy. 2022X.05.007.019 - Multiple boats under sail; in the foreground, two boats, including #US 22304, approach a buoy with flag. 2022X.05.007.020 - Close-up of boat #14 with four people inside. 2022X.05.007.021 - Close-up of boat #14 with four people inside. 2022X.05.007.022 - Four boats under sail, including #2, #6, and #20. The #20 boat has a sail that depicts a double-decker bus. 2022X.05.007.023 - Multiple boats under sail approach a buoy with flag, including boats #9, #11, and #16. 2022X.05.007.024 - Close-up of two boats under sail, side by side. One boat is #14. 2022X.05.007.025 - Close of two boats, #14 pulling ahead of the other boat. 2022X.05.007.026 - Four boats under sail near each other, including #2, #16, and #22. 2022X.05.007.027 - Boat #14 under sail with another boat pictured behind it. 2022X.05.007.028 - Multiple boats under sail; #US4460 and #3954 pictured in the foreground. 2022X.05.007.029 - Multiple boats under sail; #4397 and #3925 pictured in the foreground. 2022X.05.007.030 - Multiple boats under sail; #4397 and #3925 pictured in the foreground. 2022X.05.007.031 - Multiple boats under sail; #4397 pictured in the foreground. 2022X.05.007.032 - Multiple boats under sail near a buoy with flag, including boats # 3925, #2141, and #4397. 2022X.05.007.033 - Close-up of ME #3173N. 2022X.05.007.034 - Close-up of two women in a boat. 2022X.05.007.035 - Three boats under sail, neck in neck. [show more]
Description: Ten color photographs of multiple individuals at a cocktail party (location unidentified), sitting and standing, in conversation. 2022X.05.008.001 - Multiple people conversing while seated. 2022X.05.008.002 - A man and woman in conversation; the man is looking at the camera. 2022X.05.008.003 - Multiple people conversing and eating while seated. 2022X.05.008.004 - Multiple people pictured in conversation. 2022X.05.008.005 - Three people in conversation in front of the fireplace; the Northeast Harbor Fleet burgee is mounted above the fireplace. 2022X.05.008.006 - Three people seated in front of a darkened window. 2022X.05.008.007 - Multiple people seated; two teenagers pictured in the foreground. 2022X.05.008.008 - Three people pictured standing in conversation. 2022X.05.008.009 - Multiple people conversing and eating while seated. 2022X.05.008.010 - Four people conversing and eating while seated. [show more]
Description: Six black and white photographs of the Hayward Cup. 2022X.05.004.001 - Three boats under sail: #3, #9, #14. "Frame 6" written on the back of the photograph. 2022X.05.004.002 - Multiple boats under sail during the August 1961 Hayward Cup. Photo by Kathy Suminsby, Frame 2. 2022X.05.004.003 - #11 A boat under sail with multiple boats pictured far distant in the background, photographed during the August 1961 Hayward Cup. Photo by Kathy Suminsby. Frame 1. 2022X.05.004.004 - Eight boats under sail. Hayward Cup Regalia 1950, Photograph by Robert L. Scott 172 Newbury St, Boston, Mass., Frame 4 [photo also has measurement marks on back]. 2022X.05.004.005 - #11 A boat under sail. Photo by Kathy Suminsby, August 1961, Frame 5. 2022X.05.004.006 - Multiple boats under sail, including #7 A Boat. Photo by Kathy Suminsby, August 1961, Frame 7. Presented to the Fleet by Bill Morris. A #7 sailed by William Morris, A #16 Nevis. [show more]
Description: WLC Programs, years 1908 - 2000 1. Programs 1908 2. Program 1908-1909 3. Program 1909-1910 4. Programs 1910-1911 5. Programs 1911-1912 6. Program 1912-1913 7. Program 1913-1914 8. Program 1914-1915 9. Program 1915-1916 10. Program 1916-1917 11. Program 1917-1918 12. Program 1918-1919 13 Program 1919-1920 14. Program 1920-1921 15. Program 1921-1922 16. Program 1922-1923 17. Program 1923-1924 18. Program 1924-1925 19. Program 1925-1926 20. Program 1926-1927 21. Program 1927-1928 22. Program 1928-1929 23. Program 1930-1931 24. Program 1929-1930 25. Program 1931-1932 26. Program 1932-1933 27. Program 1933-1934 28. Program 1934-1935 29. Programs 1935-1936 30. Program 1936-1937 31. Program 1937-1938 32. Program 1938-1939 33. Program 1939-1940 34. Program 1940-1941 35. Program 1941-1942 36. Program 1942-1943 37. Program 1943-1944 38. Program 1944-1945 39. Program 1945-1946 40. Program 1946-1947 41. Program 1947-1948 42. Program 1948-1949 43. Program 1949-1950 44. Program 1950-1951 45. Program 1951-1952 46. Program 1952-1953 47. Program 1953-1954 48. Program 1954-1955 49. Program 1955-1956 50. Program 1956-1957 51. Program 1908-1958 Golden Jubilee 52. Program 1958-1959 53. Program 1959-1960 54. Program 1960-1961 55. Program 1961-1962 56. Program 1962-1963 57. Program 1963-1964 58. Program 1964-1965 59. Program 1965-1966 60. Program 1966-1967 61. Program 1967-1968 62. Program 1968-1969 63. Program 1969-1970 64. Program 1970-1971 65. Program 1971-1972 66. Program 1972-1973 67. Program 1973-1974 68. Program 1974-1975 69. Program 1975-1976 70. Program 1976-1977 71. Program 1977-1978 72. Program 1978-1979 73. Program 1979-1980 74. Program 1980-1981 75. Program 1981-1982 76. Program 1982-1983 77. Program 1983-1984 78. Program 1984-1985 79. Program 1985-1986 80. Program 1986-1987 81. Program 1987-1988 82. Program 1988-1989 83. Program 1989-1990 84. Program 1990-1991 85. Program 1991-1992 86. Program 1992-1993 87. Program 1993-1994 88. Program 1994-1995 89. Program 1995-1996 90. Program 1996-1997 91. Program 1997-1998 92. Program 1998-1999 93. Program 1999-2000 These items belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 9 (Item 7334). [show more]
Description: Author Unknown - Appreciation of the Fine Arts - History of Mount Desert Island - History of Mount Desert Island with notes and drafts - The Manchester Ancestry - Mythology - Thanksgiving B - Local Organizations, by Edith H. Burr - Northeast Harbor Water Company, by Edith H. Burr C - Popper, by Joan Columbe F - Poltergeist? (1986), by Billie Favour - The Easter of My Life, by Edith Favour - The First Americans and the Men from Outer Space, 1974, by Edith Favour - The Herring Gull, by Edith Favour - Mount Desert Families in 1775-76 (1975), by Edith Favour - The Record-maker (1985), by Edith Favour - Robins are singing in the rain, by Edith Favour - September Song (1990), by Edith Favour - Wabanaki Artisans (1980), by Edith Favour - Biography of Jane Addams, by Mildred Fennelly - Biography of Sir Wilfred Grenfell, by Mildred Fennelly - Biography of Diego Velasquez, by Mildred Fennelly - Book Review of Captain Ellsburg and His Books, by Mildred Fennelly - Book Review of "A House Without a Roof", by Mildred Fennelly - Book Review of "The Pilgrim Prince", by Mildred Fennelly - Book Review of "Take Heed of Loving Me", by Mildred Fennelly - Children's Literature, by Mildred Fennelly - Education, by Mildred Fennelly - Madagascar, by Mildred Fennelly - Passamaquoddy, by Mildred Fennelly - Recount WLC Year 1932-33, by Mildred Fennelly - Recount Trip to New York, by Mildred Fennelly - Sandwich Islands, by Mildred Fennelly - Travel, by Mildred Fennelly - Williamsburg, VA, by Mildred Fennelly G - Come to Maine (1941), by Edith S. Gilley - Crab Apple Jelly Made in a Floor Pail (1953), by Edith S. Gilley - Easter, 1953, by Edith S. Gilley - God Bless the Wilkies (1940), by Edith S. Gilley - The Hinkley Tomstone (1940), by Edith S. Gilley - Re*Papers on Local History (1940), by Edith S. Gilley - Written for Stella L. Hill (1941), by Edith S. Gilley - Red Cross History, by Winifred Graves [show more]
Description: H - A review of New York Poetry Week (1940), by Stella L. Hill - Address at Southwest Harbor Neighborhood House to the Mount Desert Island Federation of Women’s Clubs, by Stella L. Hill - Address [to Club by first President] (1908), by Stella L. Hill - Bartletts Island w/ notes, by Stella L. Hill - Bartletts Island and Pretty Marsh (1933), by Stella L. Hill - Building a Home Library, by Stella L. Hill - Echoes of Long Ago, by Stella L. Hill - Hall Quarry w/ notes and photographs (see item 7336), by Stella L. Hill - History of the Northeast Harbor Post Office, by Stella L. Hill - Library w/ notes, by Stella L. Hill - The Yesterday and Today of Sutton Island, by Stella L. Hill - The Mount Desert Island Historical Society at Somesville (1932), by Mrs. L. Elrie Holmes (Mary Holmes) - The Neighborhood House, by Mrs. L. Elrie Holmes (Mary Holmes) - Fine Arts, by Mary Holmes K - Books in Review, by Beatrice Carroll Kelley - Swimming Pool—Tennis Club & Golf Club (1933), by Beatrice Carroll Kelley - Biography of Daniel Coit Gilman, by Beatrice Carroll Kelley - History of Northeast Harbor, by Beatrice Carroll Kelley - A Challenge to the Woman’s Literary Club, by Belle Smallidge Knowles - Doctor Florence Rena Sabin, by Belle Smallidge Knowles - Early History, by Belle Smallidge Knowles - Prima Donna—Albani, by Belle Smallidge Knowles M - World War Radio Stations at Otter Cliffs and Sea Wall (1933), by Dorothy Maddocks - Greening’s Island (1933), by Charlotte Manchester - The Sunday Evening Club (1932), by Charlotte Manchester - The Manchester Family, by A. L. Manchester (Ida I. Manchester) [show more]
Description: 1. WLC Meeting Notes, 1908-1912 2. WLC Meeting Notes, 1912-1919 3. WLC Meeting Notes, 1919-1928 a 4. WLC Meeting Notes, 1919-1928 b 5. WLC Meeting Notes, 1928-1938 a 6. WLC Meeting Notes, 1928-1938 b 7. WLC Meeting Notes, 1938-1950 a 8. WLC Meeting Notes, 1938-1950 b 9. WLC Meeting Notes, 1950-1956 a 10. WLC Meeting Notes, 1950-1956 b 11. WLC Meeting Notes, 1956-1968 a 12. WLC Meeting Notes, 1956-1968 b 13. WLC Meeting Notes, 1968-1979 a 14. WLC Meeting Notes, 1968-1979 b 15. WLC Meeting Notes 1979-1984 16. WLC Meeting Notes, 1984-1989 17. WLC Meeting Notes, 1990-1995 18. WLC Meeting Notes, 1999-2000 19. Patterson Committee Notes, 1928-1999 The Trail of the Maine Pioneer by Maine Club Women (book - pdf available on request) Maine in History and Romance by Maine Club Women (book - pdf available on request) [show more]
Description: Genealogy of Cough, Daniel, came to America in 1855 from Amoy, Xiamen, China; U.S. Citizen in 1874. Wife Higgins Cough Elvira, b. 06/19/1845, d. 01/17/1870. Other names: Higgins Zacheus, Stanwood Higgins Martha, Higgins Abijah, Higgins Buckley Nancy, Higgins Solomon, Dean Higgins Esther, Higgins Benjamin, Higgins Freeman Sarah, Higgins Richard, Chandler Higgins Lydia, Bangs Edward, Bangs Higgins Lydia, Bangs Hicks Lydia, Cough Joseph Michael, Cough James Preston, Cough Bernard E. Norton Cough Helen H., Cough Ezra R. Cough Lynch Gertrude A. Includes census records and some vital records. [show more]
Description: The History IT collection is a collection of approximately 73 items which were selected by History IT workers in June 2017 as part of an assessment of the THS collection's scope. They are digitalized in the History Trust Digital Archive, (History Trust.org) but are mostly not inventoried in the Past Perfect Database. We are currently inventorying them under this Collection Name HISTORY IT RECORDS. includes Thumb drive
Other, Barn, Bernard owned by Harvey and Louise Kelley.
Other, Old Red Store in Bernard is in the backgound circa 1932- 1935
Description: Photo of Paul Hinton 1935 sitting on a rock with the Old Red Store in the background. Paul age is approx.8 years.Harvey and Louise Kelley barn in the background.
Description: Parchment drawings of interior floor plans of the Geyelin House, "Copper Beeches." This was labeled previously as the Gilley house. See also Item 2514
Description: Parchment drawing, 72x44", of basement and three upper level floor plans of house ("The Birches") on Sargeant Drive listed first as Yarnall, second as Kent. It is now called "Gulls Way". See also Item 2313
Description: - Edith Falt Favour Materials - Julia Manchester Materials - Edith S. Gilley Materials - Agreement btwn WLC & Bar Harbor Banking and Trust re: scholarship, 1951 - Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs Newsletters, 1980-1982 - General Federation of Women’s Clubs –Letter of Inclusion and Awards - General Federation of Women’s Clubs papers - General Federation of Women’s Clubs Community Improvement Program - Correspondence btwn Stella L. Hill and Clarice re: paper - Correspondence btwn Stella L. Hill and Edith re: Soldier Pond - Correspondence btwn Belle Smallidge Knowles and the Washington Highway and The Lincoln Highway, 1915 - Correspondence btwn Jackson Reynolds and Wilma Eaton, 1987 re: scholarship - Correspondence from Ina S. Ober to Mrs. Hill, 1957 - Meeting Notes re: Bishop Doane, Susan Coolidge, et all - List of Subjects of Papers on Local History Written by WLC Members - Stella L. Hill Ephemera of Trip to Pennsylvania - Memoirs of a Lifetime, by A. C. Savage - Today is Mine: poems from the Heart of Maine, by Mabel Demers Hinckley - In Memory of Jennie L. Burr, by Belle Smallidge Knowles - Science Challenges the Educator (Honoring Daniel Coit Gilman), 1959 by Asa S. Knowles - Remarks on the Occasion (Honoring Belle Smallidge Knowles) by Asa Knowles - Memory of Belle Smallidge Knowles - 30th Anniversary of Woman’s Literary Club, 1938 by L. A. Wilson - Newspaper Clippings and Telegrams re: 50th Anniversary - WLC 75th Anniversary Booklet, 1916-1991 - From Versus Composed and Read by Prof. C. H. Foy at 100th Anniversary of Seal Harbor - Outstanding Lecture and Exhibit at the Northeast Harbor Library, 1953 - A Challenge to the Woman’s Literary Club, by Belle Smallidge Knowles (book) - Facsimile of Scrapbook by Belle Smallidge Knowles [show more]
Description: Eight color photographs of Singlehanded Race International One Design (IOD), year unidentified. 2022X.05.006.001 - Two boats under sail, #14 and #21 2022X.05.006.002 - One boat under sail, #1 2022X.05.006.003 - One boat under sail, #1 2022X.05.006.004 - Two boats under sail, including #14 2022X.05.006.005 - Two boats under sail, #14 and #21 2022X.05.006.006 - Two boats under sail, #11 and #14 2022X.05.006.007 - Two boats under sail, #12 and #14 2022X.05.006.008 - One boat under sail, #1 [show more]
Description: M - Address to WLC , by Julia Manchester - Appointment of Pioneer Club Women (1940), by Julia Manchester - The Azores and the Canary Islands, by Julia Manchester - Banking, by Julia Manchester - Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company, by Julia Manchester - Churches - Old and New, by Julia Manchester - History of Mount Desert Island (1949), by Julia Manchester - Norman Rockwell, by Julia Manchester - Maine Summer Resorts, by Julia Manchester - The Northeast Harbor Library (1933), by Julia Manchester - Wills, by Julia Manchester - Milling and Shipping Industries of Mount Desert, by Julia Manchester - Islesford Museum (1932), by Julia Manchester - The White Plague (1969), by Julia Manchester P - Flowers for Maxine, by Virginia Phelps - Report of Fall Conference of Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs, by Virginia Phelps - Early History and Person Recollections of Northeast Harbor (1919), by Cora Savage Phillips R - The Duck Islands, by Emily Reynolds S - Untitled, by E. Savage - Titian and Hans Holbein the Younger, by Mabelle S. Savage - Willa Cather, by Mabelle S. Savage - Lighthouses off Mount Desert (1933), by Emma F. Spurling W - Early Yachting Days at Northeast Harbor, by Mary Cabot Wheelwright - Dr. Henry van Dyke, by Mabel Whittaker - Rev. S. S. Drury and St. Paul’s School, by Mabel Whittaker - Admiral Byrd’s Summer House at West Tremont (1932), by Lina MacLean Wilson - Artists, Poets and Authors Who Have Summered at Mount Desert, by Lina MacLean Wilson [show more]
Description: Folder 26 Mount Desert Island Real Estate Co., share certificate for Geo. C. Ming dated August 23, 1888 for fifteen shares in capital stock. Folder 27 Maine a Place to Live, unidentified magazine cover, color image of a church. Folder 28 Picturesque Maine, an illustrated lecture, Edward C. Sweet, December 16, 1895, pamphlet with illustrations and images. Folder 34 Stereoview Bar Harbor, photographed and published by B. Bradley. Folder 35 Wall Street Journal article by John Wilmerding on American Art. Folder 36 Cover of "Town of Winter Harbor Maine Annual Report 1988". Folder 37 Maine Times article on "Maine Summer Colonies". August 2nd, 1985. Folder 38 "Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" 1991 Design award competition. Folder 39 Article on early history of Mount Desert Island. Folder 42 Invitation card showing a reproduction of watercolor “Mark and Andrew’s Island from Deer Isle, Maine, 1920” by John Marin (1870-1953). The invitation is to the artist's opening on June 24th, 1998 at the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville and is sent by the President and Trustees of Colby College and the Museum’s Board of Governors. Folder 44 Several Through Bills of Landing belonging to H. G. Eaton and A. M. Carter: - Portland, Mt. Desert & Machias Steamboat Co., Dr. to Little Dear Isle (1899, 1900, 1901) - Bangor & Bar Harbor Steamboat Co., Dr. (1990) - Islesboro, Castine & Belfast Steamboat Co., Dr. (1902). Folder 48 1 Invoice: “James A. Robinson & Son. Manufacturers, Sellers & Retail Clothiers” Bangor, Maine 5/12/1897. Items sold to E. J. Russel 1 Receipt: Bar Harbor, 8/10/1885 for Mr. Lee for the amount of $6.00, signed by Mr. Ash. Folder 60 Front page clipping of the Boston Sunday Globe of August 15, 1971 "Maine Island imports children - Imported children bring youth to craggy Maine Island" by Diane White. The island in question is Frenchboro. [show more]
Description: Folder 1 Glimpses of Camden, Maine, 1904, J. R. Prescott, 116 pages. Glimpses of Camden On the Coast of Maine, 1916, John R. Prescott, 1 volume (unpaged): all illustrations. Folder 2 A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Maine, 190?, W. H. Sherman, 68 pages : chiefly illustrations. Folder 3 (not yet scanned) Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, 1888, William Berry Lapham, 72 pages: illustrations. Folder 4 Unidentified book about Maine homes and churches in the early days, commentary about home design, coastal living, farming, and general livelihood. 32 pages missing covers. Folder 5 The Summer State of Maine, Holman D. Waldron and Harry D. Young, ca. 1893, Tourist booklet in the shape of the state of Maine; cover illustration is map of Maine, 24 pages. Folder 30 Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, by W. B. Lapham, 1887. Folder 31 Looking at Katahdin, the artists' inspiration, booklet about exhibit at L.C. Bates Museum, 1999. Folder 32 (scan from digitalmaine.com) Maine, the sesquicentennial of statehood, exhibition in the Library of Congress, 1970-1971, booklet. Folder 33 The Maine I Remember by Sidney Urquhast, article from Vogue Magazine, August 2000. Includes a photo of Walter Damrosch (Sidney's grandfather). Folder 43 Penzance in Maine: In Old Acadia, by F. W. Shumaker, 1927. Illustrations by S. Garnett Goesle and Herbet R. Roese. Folder 47 Northeast Harbor Port Directory, 1993. Folder 50 There is only one Bar Harbor - A few of its beautiful spots, by Ernest Emery, 1902. Folder 51 Mount Desert on the coast of Maine, by Mrs. Clara Barnes Martin, 1870 (very fragile) [show more]
Description: 2 colored postcards: - Greetings from Bangor, Maine (probably 1938) - Autumn in Asticou (date unknown) These postcards belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 7 (Item 7332).
Description: Several brochures: - "School improvement League of Maine - Library and Art Exchange" (1898) - "The Kalends of the Williams & Wilkins Company", Volume XII, Number 10 (1933) - "The Origin of the Names of the City and Towns in Hancock County Maine", by Ava H. Chadbourne (reprinted from the Ellsworth American) (1951) - Christmas Carols (1967) (2 copies) - "State of Maine Song" - Words and Music by Roger Vinton Snow - "The Colby Alumnus, Summer 1972" These items belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 7 (Item 7332). [show more]
Description: Connections: Knowles, Thomas, Thompson, Hinckley, Richards. The Winthrop Fleet of 1630, by Banks, Charles Edward. Richards Genealogy, by Swett, David L. & Wescott, Elizabeth C.
Description: Connections: Eddy, Nutter, Hoyt. Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight & Hight Families, by Hoyt, David W. Genealogical Researcher, by Kincaid, Peter A.
Description: 1. WLC Notes for Publication in Bar Harbor Times, 1997 2. Misc. Notes, Clippings, Writings, Postcards (Item 7349), Brochures (Item 7350) 3. Scrapbook—Memoranda by Antoinette de Coursey Patterson 4. Patterson Room at the Northeast Harbor Library—dedication, furnishings, photographs (see also item 5544 for individual photographs of the Pattersons) 5. Patterson Room at the Northeast Harbor Library—furnishing list book, case for photographs 6./7. Newspaper Clippings (ca. 1909-1973) Other Items: - Patterson Fund materials (not scanned) - Postcards: see item 7349 - Photographs: see items 7348 and 5544 - Brochures: see item 7350 [show more]
Description: Sarah Tenney (Carroll) Kittredge with her husband Wilford Howard Kittredge. Sarah is holding her daughter Evelyn. Her son Milton and daughter Ruth are in front of them.
Description: Knowles Co. drawing of one of the Harborside cottages for sale or rent. It was built for George A. Savage (brother of Fred Savage). It used to be "Fiddler's Green", now it is called "Summerhouse". See also Item 4755
Description: View looking northeast from Sargent or Penobscot across the top of Somes Sound towards Somesville. Sargent Cove and Bar Island are visible.
Description: Northeast Harbor Folder 12 The Rock End Hotel, booklet published by C. B. Webster & Co., Boston. undated, 16 pages, illustrations and descriptions of MDI and the hotel. Seal Harbor Folder 13 The Glen Cove, Seal Harbor, brochure about the house and surrounding area, includes map of the island, undated. Folder 14 Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952; Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, undated Folder 15 Seaside Inn Menus, 1895 Bar Harbor Folder 16 Edenbrook Motel, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1962. Folder 17 Wonderview Motor Lodge, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1965. Folder 18 Hotel Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952. Folder 19 The Van Doren Cottage at Hulls Cove, Bar Harbor, sale brochure, undated (1914, courtesy of J. B. Dyer). Folder 20 Redwood, Bar Harbor, sketch by John Calvin Stevens, brochure, 1992. Folder 21 Lawrence House, Bar Harbor, printed copy of sketch, September 17, 1883 Mainland Maine. Folder 54 Inn at Canoe Point, brochure, 1987 Southwest Harbor Folder 55 The Island House, bed & breakfast inn on Mount Desert Island, brochure Isle au Haut Folder 56 Union Congregational Church of Isle au Haut, Maine, 1857-1957, booklet, 20 pages. Mainland Maine Folder 22 Grindstone Inn, Winter Harbor. 2 brochures: the first ca. early 1900's, the second 1952. Folder 23 Woodlawn/Black House in Ellsworth: Maine's most interesting mansion, an example of Georgian architecture preserved with original furnishings. 5 brochures. Folder 24 Gouldsboro land improvement company's Grindstone inn and lands, Winter Harbor, 1891, 38 unnumbered pages illustrations. Folder 25 Washington Normal School at Machias Maine Fred L. Savage Architect, printed copy of sketch. Folder 49 “Old Wiscasset”, booklet. Historical data compiled by William Davis Patterson, August 1931. Printed by “The Times Co.”, Bath, Maine. Folder 57 Stanwood Homestead Museum, Ellsworth, Maine. Established 1960. A living memorial to Cordelia J. Stanwood. Brochure with map of Birdsacre Sanctuary. Folder 58 Historic Lewiston: A self-guided tour of our history, architecture and culture, brochure of historic buildings and sites with map, 2001. Folder 59 It must be Maine Architectural Trail, booklet about the architecture of Maine's small towns and villages, 16 pages. [show more]
Description: Blueprints, 22x17", of one exterior view and three level floor plans of an unidentified house in Northeast Harbor. Scale 1/8" = 1'-0". See also Item 1032
Description: Binder with 76 pages of notices related to the 1943-1945 seasons, such as racing schedules, application for sailing instruction, announcement of upcoming races and cruises, etc.
Description: 84 pages of newspaper clippings from 1932-1936 in reverse chronological order. Table of Contents. 1. Cover 2-12: 1936. 13-19: 1935. 20: 1934. 21-29: The Boston Herald. 1934. 30-39: The Boston Herald. 1933. 40-49: The Portland Press Herald. 1933. 50-51: The Boston Transcript. 1933. 52-54: The Boston Globe. 55: 1932. 56-63: Communications to The Boston Globe. 64-73: Communications to The Boston Herald. 74-76: Communications to The Boston Transcript. 1932. 77-80: Communications to The New York Herald-Tribune. 81-84: Communications to The Portland Press Herald. [show more]
Description: 122 pages including photographs with handwritten notes, correspondence, minutes, notices, handwritten "Record of Races," hand-painted prize pennants, protests, logs of cruises, listing of vessels in the Fleet, miscellaneous accounting and expenditure documents. 1921-1922 Logbook Table of Contents Page Numbers: 1: Cover 2: Photos with handwritten notes 3: Correspondence 4-5: Minutes 6-8: Notice 9: Racing Instructions page 10-11: Notice 12-15: Racing Instructions 16: Rule regarding fouls 17: List of entries, 1921 18-27: Record of Races 27-29: Minutes of meeting for those “interested in the races” 29-33: Record of Races 33-24: Regatta Committee minutes 34-41: Record of Races 42-44: Regatta Committee minutes 44-46: 1921 Yacht Races Report 47-48 Hand-painted pennants 49: Notes from informal meeting 50-53: 1922 season information 54-55: Record of Races 56-61: Fleet meeting minutes 62-63: Record of Races 64: 1922 memo 65: Record of Races 66: Protest 67-70: Record of Races 71: Newspaper clipping 72-75: Record of Races 76: Minutes 77-83: Protests 84: Kollegiwidgwok Yacht Club guest card 85-86: Protests 87-94: Cruise log 95-96: Minutes 102: List of vessels in Fleet 103-109: Regatta Committee report 109-111: Blank Fleet contract to purchase “O” Class Boat for 1922 with vessel info 112-113: Regatta Committee memos 114-122: Race Committee account records [show more]
Description: 290 pages, including race results, meeting minutes, protests, announcements, correspondence, and more. 1923-1926 Logbook Table of Contents 1: Cover 2: Schedule of Points Awarded to Yachts Finishing 3: Handwritten dates “March 4, 1923 - June 20, 1926” 4: Minutes 5: Clipping from “The Rudder,” April 1923, about “O Class” sloop 6-17: “Northeast Harbor Fleet 1923” booklet with race and cruise information, courses map, Fleet listing, includes handwritten notes 18: Announcement 19-36: Race results 37: Blank 38: Memo 39-66: Race results 67: Yacht Races poster 68: Announcements 69-70: Yacht Races poster 71: Yacht race details 72: Announcements 73: Bar Harbor Yacht Races information sheet 74: Bar Harbor Yacht Races entry blank 75: Yacht race details 76-78: Bar Harbor Yacht Races information sheets 79-84: Copies of Deeds for Trophies 85: Executive Committee minutes 86: Copy of Deed for Class O Trophy 87-94: Clippings from 1923 Annual Report 95-96: Membership letter with application and envelope 97: Handpainted burgee 98: Executive Committee minutes 99: Announcement of Activities 100: Memo for Owners of Class O Boats 101: Newspaper clipping regarding Edsel Ford 102-104: Agreement concerning yacht races between Tarratine Club and the Fleet 105: Special regulations for Class C 106-117: 1924 Racing Instructions 118: Notice 119: Addendum to Racing Instructions 120-125: Race Results 126: Notice 127: Circular of Information on Inter-club Races with Tarratine Club 128: Handwritten note by Madeira 129-130: Race Agreement with Tarratine Club 131-132: Race Results 133-134: Regatta Committee minutes 135-138: Race Results 139-140: Regatta Committee minutes 141-144: Race Results 145: List of Boats - Eastern Yacht Club Seventeen Foot Class 146-149: Regatta Committee minutes with exhibits such as protests, statements, etc. 150-153: Race Results 154-155: Third Annual Three Day Cruise announcement 156: Northeast Harbor Fleet Entry List 1924 157: Notice 158: Telegram 159-160: Race Results 161-164: Regatta Commitee minutes with exhibits 165-166: Race Results 167: Protest 168-170: Race Results 171: Notice of Annual Meeting 1924 172: Protest 173-177: Log of Northeast Harbor Fleet August 22-24, 1924 178-182: Race Results 183: Newspaper Clipping 184-186: Race Results 187-190: Race Instructions 191-192: Bar Harbor Yacht Club Racing Rules 192-198: Race Results 199: Executive Committee minutes 200-207: 1924 Annual Meeting minutes 208-209: Secretary report 210: Folded paper with “Membership list Oct. 1924” written on outside 211: Envelop with “Treasurer’s Temporary Report Feb. 17th 1925” written on it 212-213: List of Members October 1st, 1924 214: Letter from the Treasurer 215-216: Letter to Edward Madeira 217-219: Letter from J. L. Grant with newspaper clippings 219: Announcement of Commodore Hayward’s death 220: Sympathy note related to Commodore Hayward’s death 221-230: Correspondence and votes from Executive Committee to nominate and elect Edward Madeira as Commodore and Frederic Spedden as Vice Commodore 230: Announcement of George Davenport Hayward Memorial Trophy 231-232: Letter from Madeira to Executive Committee 233-235: Announcement - 1925 236-237: Newspaper clippings 238: 1925 Schedule of Events 239: Notice 240-251: 1925 Racing Instructions 252-254: Minutes of Executive Committee 255: Invitation to the Seal Harbor Yacht Club 256-259: Letters announcing the Annual Cruise and Hayward Cup race 260: Annual Meeting announcement 261-264: Annual Meeting minutes 265-266: Executive Committee minutes 267-270: Letters to members regarding clubhouse and new yachts 271: Announcement 272: Note to the Secretary regarding death of Richard Harte 273: Newspaper clippings 274-279: Letters to members regarding elections, insignia for yachting caps, Annual Cruise, Election of Reginald C. Robbins 280-283: Letters to members regarding Lloyds Yacht Register; Secretary Jeffrey resignation 284-286: Newspaper clippings 287: Secretary Jeffrey’s resignation letter 288-290: Article “Many Races Scheduled in New England Waters” [show more]
Description: 340 pages, including race results, meeting minutes, protests, announcements, racing instructions, and more. 1926-1931 Logbook Table of Contents. 1-2: Cover 3: Handwritten note “June 20, 1926 - “ 4: Newspaper clipping: Yacht Season…comes to an end 5: Envelopes 6: Letter from Commodore regarding Log Books 7: Announcement of Robert Johnson as secretary 8: List of 1926 events 9-11: Preliminary draft of Entry List 12-26: 1926 Racing Instructions 27: Envelopes 28-29: Letter to the Executive Committee regarding proposed bylaws amendments 30: Entry List 1926 31-36: Fifth Annual Cruise circulars, resolutions regarding details of rig, and Seamanship Race 37-41: Notice of Annual Meeting, Notice of election of E.S. Burke, Jr., as Vice Commodore, Notice of Race for Auxiliary Friendship Sloops, Announcement of Appointments. 42-44: Newspaper clipping: “Percival’s Eastern Crew…” 45: Clipping from “Yachting” 46-48: Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting 49-50: Financial Statement 51-54: 1926 Annual Meeting Minutes 55-56: Blank 57-61: Protest 62-63: Seamanship Race Secret Instructions 64: Newspaper clipping: “Close of yachting season…” 65: Blank 66-69: Executive Committee meeting minutes 70-72: Data Letter of New boats “A” and “B” and “O” 73: Blank 74-79: Commodore’s letter of 1927 plans and certification of “A” sailboats 80-82: Executive Committee letter regarding paid secretary and announcement of membership in the North American Yacht Racing Union 83-86: 1927 Seamanship Race Instructions 87-91: Yacht Racing Preparedness 92-110: Racing Instructions 111: Announcement regarding sailing instruction 112: List of Class “O” 15 Footers and Class “S” Herreshoff 21 Footers 113-114: Announcement of Race Committee Class Captains 115-117: Newspaper clippings 118-119: Change of Racing Rules, Rule restricting the use of the spinnaker pole; cruise circulars envelope 120: Newspaper clipping on The Ara wreck 121: Meeting announcement 122: Newspaper clipping 123-125: Annual meeting minutes 126-127: Letter requesting info on yachts 128: Newspaper clipping; handwritten note “1928” 129-135: Report and letter by Edward Madeira, president of Mount Desert Yacht Racing Association 136-138: M.D.Y.R.A. Elimination Races for Sears Cup 139-158: 1928 Racing Instructions 159-165: Changes to the Racing Instructions, and Entry List 1928 166-170: Ocean Schooner Race and Seamanship Race 171-173: Racing Bulletin 174-176: Seventh Annual Cruise 177-178: Notice of Annual meeting 179-180: Hayward Cup Race 181-184: Annual Meeting minutes 185: Blank 186-187: Seaman’s Race 188: Note from secretary: “Book Complete. January 1, 1929” 189-209: 1929 Racing Instructions 210-218: Letters and questionnaire regarding race policies 219-220: Invitation to Winter Harbor Yacht Club 221-223: Changes in Racing Rules 224: Bulletin 225: Southwest Harbor Village Association Race 226-228: Seamanship Races for Boys and Girls 229: Hayward Cup Race 230-231: Eighth Annual Cruise 232: Race Committee announcement 233-234: Seaman’s Race 235-237: Annual Meeting Minutes 238-239: Request for yacht info 240-241: Request for summer plans and contact information 242-245: Seamanship Races for Boys and Girls 246: Southwest Harbor Village Association Race 247-248: Bulletin and notice 249: Tea invitation for after the Hayward Race at Mr. and Mrs. Vance McCormick’s 250: Hayward Cup Race 251-257: Annual Cruise, Seamanship Race, Ocean Race, Seaman’s Race 258-260: Annual Meeting Minutes 1930 261-262: Questionnaire 263: Envelope 248-286: 1931 Racing Instructions 287-288: Notice regarding Johnson as Assistant Treasurer 289-291: Special Meeting minutes 292-303: Seamanship Races for Boys and Girls 1931 304-310: Southwest Harbor Village Association Race 1931 311-320: Race Entry List 1931, Seamanship Race Secret Instructions, Schooner Race, Annual Cruise 321-328: Hayward Cup Race, Race Committee Notice, Letters asking residents to join fleet, Special Cruise notice 329-333: Seamans Race notice, Hayward Cup Race, Special Cruise 334: Notice regarding model yacht for Dr. Milliken 335-340: Annual meeting minutes 1931 [show more]
Description: B/W winter photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor shops: Mount Desert Tweeds (now Sam Shaw's Jewelers) and the Western Union Building (originally Elrie Holmes store, now the Romantic Room).
Description: Newsletter for those who harvest clams published by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service. The newsletter contains information on harvesting, clam breeding, licensing, reseeding clams.
Description: Newspaper clippings on a variety of topics: Bar Harbor Times April 25, 1985- Article titled Pretty Marsh Endeavors to Maintain Rural Traditions Bar Harbor Times March 10, 1994- Mazie E. Smallidge obituary. Unknown Newspaper- Editorial on landing rights to the boat launching area. Bar Harbor Times October 20.2005-Obituary for David E. McGiffert a summer resident of Pretty Marsh. Bar Harbor Times October 1, 1987- Photo and caption by Nan Lincoln of Alyssa Jones. Bar Harbor Tmes December 22, 1988- Article on Pretty Marsh Christmas. [show more]
Description: Two yellow pieces of paper five inches long, one inch wide announcing: "Community Center will be open for you to donate Sale items DAILY 8:30am-5:30pm from Sunday June 30-Friday July 5. TO VOLUNTEER AS HELPER CALL PAT (244-3543). Thanks!!"
Description: Newspaper article from unknown paper and unknown date about the proposed building of a recycling center at the town grange site in Pretty Marsh, Maine.
Description: Seven page typed timeline of a brief history of Pretty Marsh. The document has page number citations next to some of the entries but it is unclear what book or document the page numbers refrence.
Description: Two large off white envelopes containing bills and receipts for services rendered to the Pretty Marsh Community Corporation. Dates on the outside of the envelopes are 1937-8, 1968-1972, 1938-44, 1989-1990
Description: History of the Someville Sewing Circle. Two typed pages and ten small pieces of scrap paper with notes on the Circle's history written or typed on them. Four handwritten list of money made on Sales, Fairs and Suppers held by the Sewing Circle starting in1855-1987. This is not a complete list there are a number of years listed with no figures or events listed. Three typed pages of the minutes of the first Circle's meeting back in 1880. [show more]
Description: Application and associated documents for the Sewing Circle applying for tax exempt status. Application to the Internal Revenue Service Bill from the law office of Fenton, Chapman, Smith and Kane P.A. for assistance in preparing IRS application. Tax exempt status approval letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Letter from Robert Patterson to Leslie Dryden at the Internal Revenue Service responding to her questions posed by the taxexempt application filed by the Sewing Circle dated July 22, 1987. Two copies. Letter from Louis Ramos, of the IRS, to the Sewing Circle requesting more information to process their taxempt application. Letter from Leslie Adryden to the Sewing Circle for requesting more information to process their taxexempt status application. Application for taxempt status to the State of Maine Revenue Service. Application date stamp October 26, 1987. [show more]
Description: Two typed pages which have been copied from the first volume of records of the Somesville Sewing Circle. These pages outline how the Circle will hold meetings, how they will create items for sale by the Circle, how many officers there will be, how to become a member of the Circle. One copy of the Constitution has been submitted for their tax exempt status paperwork. This is dated May 4, 1987.
Description: Federal tax return documents for the Someville Sewing Circle. Seven First National Bank 1099-INT forms for years; 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000. IRS Form 8109- Federal Tax Deposit Coupon Book. Information about if your organization needs to file Form 990. IRS Form 941 dated Jan 1, 1998, June 9, 1988, June 17, 1988, September 16, 1988
Description: Treasurer's Annual Report from 1956-2003 showing the income made by the Sewing Circle and the amounts of money donated to various organizations that year.
Description: Apple head doll pattern torn out of the Country Handcrafts magazine. The pattern from the magazine has been copied onto tin tissue paper but has not been cut out.
Description: Hand drawn and hand colored 8.5x11 inch posters announcing Somesville Sewing Circle events such as Baked Bean Supper, craft sale, Christmas craft fair. There are no years listed on these flyers.
Description: 13 color and black and white photos of various events of the Somesville Sewing Circle. Some photographs are annotated with the date and the event others are not.
Description: Somesville Sewing Circle list of donations to a variety of charities on Mount Desert Island. One one list has a date written on it October 1, 1959. Others have either a month and day or no date at all.
Description: Somesville Sewing Circle meeting minutes written on 6x4 inch notepad paper. These are written in pencil and have a month and day noted on them but no year.
Description: Somesville Sewing Circle meeting minutes written on the back of a Boston Globe advertisement envelope. The year is possibly 1956 based on the date on the Boston Globe advertisement.
Description: 8 6x9 inch pieces of paper with meeting notes from an unknown year. The notes start with October 15 and go through Sept 25. They are written in blue pen.
Description: One page hand wirtten minutes of the first meeting of the Somesvill Sewing Circle. It is undated and lists the people in attendance and the various chapters they are from. It is unlear if this is a copy or an origional.
Description: Draft of the booklet Object Id number 019.12.34. This is handwritten in pencil on small scraps of paper that have been taped together to make a 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper.
Description: Somesville Sewing Club inventory/price list of items for sale. List has no date. The list is two pages long and written in blue ink on 8.5x11 inch white notebook paper.
Description: Somesville Sewing Club inventory/price list of items for sale. There is no date written on the cards. The list is written on nine 5x7 inch peach colored index cards in black pen.
Description: Small 5x7 hand made book with photocopy pages for the Somesville Sewing Circle. The pages show the months of the year and the three meetings they hold each month with a blank space next to each where the infomation on which member's house the meeting will take place at.
Description: Three geneological charts of Francis W. Foster. Once chart shows his relationship to Robert Sprout and Elizabeth Sampson. Two charts shows his relationship to Thomas Eames and Rebecca Harine.
Description: Hand written partial family tree of Donal H. Kenney printed on pink paper. There are five pink pages in total only the first one is filled in.