Description: Letter (1966) from Dora Parker (1875-1973) to Harold Earl Burnham describing early dances in Southwest Harbor . Also includes references to the Jesse and Grace Parker house and barn on Clark's Cove in Southwest Harbor. Mentions Lawrence and Eleanor Newman and Susie King, who was Manset postmistress for many years.
Description: Real estate advertisements, hand-drawn maps, photographs related to Dodge/ Harlow home in Pretty Marsh. Inscription on Smith tombstone on property. 1983 (?) Carter's real estate ad. for property: $235,000. Hand-drawn map (after Colby & Stuart) and notes indicating provenance and boundaries of property, including guardian of Nancy Pray releasing property to Daniel Smith. Notes on Mr. Dodge's description of house, tombstones, and likely history of house. 8X11.5 color photograph of house--and key taped to back. Hand-drawn flyer advertising "Annual Pretty March Sale". c.1915, 1920 photographs of house; photo. of Mrs. Allan Smith, c. 1915, color photo. and notes of house. [show more]
Description: This is the second ledger brought into the School House Museum on July 10, 2007 by Ken Smith. Cora Walls' name appears penciled in on the cover which has the title "Order Book" in block cursive letters. It is faded gray with doodles in pencil. The title appears in black. There is a hole on the top of the binding and the lower right hand corner of the cover. This book measures 16 inches by 6 and a half inches. It has loose pages and ripped pages. There are food entries, as well as, flowers. [show more]
Description: This is a store ledger which has the address of Mrs. Louis C. Gerry of 65 Weymouth St., Providence, R.I. on the inside cover. The name D.E.Jackson appears under this address with Room 312, 57 Eddy St., Providence, R.I. This is the smaller of the two ledgers, measuring 12 inches by 7 and a half inches. The cover is a faded gray with brown stains and sun bleached areas. There is a pencil drawing of a woman in the upper left hand corner. The title "Order Book" is written in block cursive lettering. The name Hillard W. Walls, Otter Creek, Maine is written on the inside of the back cover on the left side. Edgar Tripp appears too with chickens, hens and eggs plus figuring. There is a list of patrons with totals clipped to the inside back cover. Some of the entries are marked paid. [show more]
Description: Poster showing the evolution of the Maine Lobster Boat from 1860 to 1960. Text and illustrations. Created in 1985 by Douglas Alvord and Maine Maritime Museum. Approx. 35.5" long by 14.5". Describes and illustrates the Reach Boat, Peapod, Sloop Boat, Hampton Boat, Torpedo Stern, Razor Case and Jonesport-Beal Is.
Description: Reflections on author's childhood in Seal Harbor (where grandparents Frederick and Delia Billings owned the market), Sullivan, Sorrento and Bar Harbor. Describes ways in which children played and kept themselves busy; wartime life and effect of war on family life; visits to the Billingses in Seal Harbor. Written as a letter to the author's grandchildren.