Description: This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: A: 1834-1841 Out of the woods (Item 7413) B: 1842-1872 Boom town (Item 7414) C: 1873-1895 Turning the tide (Item 7415) D: 1896-1911 A new century (Item 7416) E: 1912-1931 Out of the ashes (Item 7417) F: 1932-1945 The lean years (Item 7418) G:1946-1968 Prosperous peace (Item 7419) H: 1969-1984 Building on past (Item 7420) [show more]
Description: Leza is one of the Southwest Harbor Public Library's most ardent volunteers. She has been important to the Friends of the Library, a member of the Board of Trustees as representative of the Friends, has served on numerous committees and has photographed countless library functions, particularly the garden tours, both for the brochures and as a record of the tours. She has scanned several thousand photographs for this database helping to provide a valuable archive for the library. [show more]
Description: Nancy Eleanor Stanley (1934-2022) was born on October 5, 1934 to Chester Warren Stanley and Bertha Emily (Robinson) Stanley in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Nancy married first Raymond Eugene Robbins Jr. (1928), son of Raymond Eugene Robbins and Myrtle Arvilla (Moore) Robbins, on December 27, 1954 in Southwest Harbor. She married second George Loring Hubbel Stone (1932) on November 24, 1970 in Canadaiqua, New York.
Description: C. Douglas Dillon (1909-2003) Ambassador to France, 57th Secretary of Treasury, Under Secretary of State Susan (Suzzie) Slater Dillon (1917-2019) 3rd husband was Dewitt L. Sage (d. 1982) 4th husband was Douglas Dillon Summer Residence: Sea Watch, Northeast Harbor Mrs. Dillon donated the Woolies to the Northeast Harbor Library
Description: Sidney Chadwick Hamor Bunker (1824-1918) Julia Bunker Spurling (Sidney's daughter) (1850-1919) Alta Spurling Bunker (Sidney's grand daughter) (1876-1969) Vincie Millicent Bunker (Sidney's great grand daughter) (1895-1993). (Perhaps ca. 1915.) Wilfred Bunker (1920-2012) Alta's son
Description: Rev. Charles Elliott Harwood was the pastor of the Great Cranberry Island Congregational Church from 1894 to March 22, 1897 when he died suddenly. This is a collection of letters from 1896-1897 mostly between Mr. Andrew C. Wheelwright and Myron W. Harwood, the administrator of Charles Harwood’s estate. There are also letters from William Preble, Carrie Richardson, and Enoch B. Stanley to Mr. Wheelwright. Many letters still to be added 8/6/18.
Description: The Green Mountain Railway was finalized in 1883 by Frank H. Clergue of Bangor, Maine. It was 6,300 feet long and started on the shores of Eagle Lake. Its cost was $110.000. It closed down in 1893 after only 10 years of operation. (From Item 2162).
Description: Amanda E. Crafts was born to Lewis Griffin Crafts and Shirley A. Worcester of Southwest Harbor. This photo was taken at the Grand March at the Boothbay Regional Highschool. She is seen here with Robert Arthur Dyer, who was at one time the principal of the Pemetic Highschool.
Description: Hundreds of 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures, drawings and paintings by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. Renowned as a sculptor, she commissioned portrayals of contemporary celebrities. Her sculpted works are organized in groups such as: "Clowns" (7377), "Circus" (7378), "Mosaics" (7379), "Bas-relief" (7382). She is also known for her "Paintings" (7380), "Charcoal drawings" (7381) and "Pencil drawings" (7383). This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. [show more]
Description: The second PDF contains an article about the Maddy Sue from various issues of Wooden Boat magazine. Following those articles are pages from what appears to be a Japanese magazine called Sea Dream "The Magazine for Your Marine Life" which contains some of the photos and content from the Wooden Boat articles. The third PDF contains an article from Douglas Brooks about the Maddy Sue.
Description: Occupation: Lighthouse Keeper Mount Desert Rock Lighthouse 1909-1910 – Second Assistant Keeper 1910-1911 – First Assistant Keeper 1911-c. 1919 – Princiapal Keeper 1924-1931 – Princiapal Keeper Home: Charles E. Stanley House Captain Vinal Beal House ME – SWH – Seawall Road - 112