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A Talk About the Southwest Harbor Public Library (1905-2005)
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Oral History
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
...This is a transcription of a talk given by Meredith Hutchins as a Southwest Harbor Public Library evening program in 2005...


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The Southwest Harbor Public Library – 1905-2005 - MH.pdf
…The Southwest Harbor Public Library 1905-2005 by Meredith Hutchins A talk given as a Southwest Harbor Public Library evening program in 2005. …According to the Bar Harbor Record of Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1895 A large number of people from all parts of the town of Tremont gathered at Southwest Harbor …To return to the library dedication, after the presentation of the keys, the Bar Harbor Record says that the greater part of the assembly went to Tremont …She would leave in mid-May to operate her Mount Desert Bookstore in Bar Harbor, while a summer librarian filled in.
Richard 'Chuddy' Alley Interview Transcript
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Oral History
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Cranberry Isles
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Richard 'Chuddy' Alley Interview Transcript
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Interview Transcript from an interview with Richard 'Chuddy' Alley. The interview was recorded in the 2000's (exact year unknown) by Jessi Duma and Jenny Matthews, who both lived on the island for a number of years. Chuddy came to GCI as a young boy, and recounts many memories of Great Cranberry in the early to mid 20th century. He talks about agriculture and fishing extensively with Jessi. He moved over to Islesford and his son Ricky Alley speaks about fishing with a fish trap, and Pursing. Jessi was a Cranberry Island Fellow and became the general manager for GCIHS for a few years. Interview with transcribed by Hannah Gower-Fox. She was the Archivist and Museum Curator for GCIHS in 2023. [show more]


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Chuddy_Alley_Transcript.pdf
…CA; There s one over Bar Harbor that's loaded every year. JD: Where is that? CA: Bar Harbor. RA: That Hulls Cove? …CA: yeah on the road to Bar Harbor. JD: Is that that same one you were thinking of? CA: Hairdresser. RA: the hairdresser. …RA: And other times I ve taken it, like David Thomas and I went up to Northeast Harbor and over on the west side of the Harbor before you get into the …middle, into the Harbor before that low grey house, what's that called?
Wilfred Bunker Interview Transcript 5th Dec, 2011
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Oral History
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • Wilfred Bunker
  • 2023-07-20
  • Cranberry Isles
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Wilfred Bunker Interview Transcript 5th Dec, 2011
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
This is a transcript of an interview Phil Whitney and Bruce Komusin conducted with Wilfred Bunker, the cofounder of Beal and Bunker, on the 5th December, 2011.


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Wilfred Bunker Interview Transcript 5th Dec, 2011.pdf
…Yeah we run it from Seal Harbor to for quite a few years then changed to Southwest Harbor. …For a time we was there in Southwest Harbor then we went to Northeast Harbor. …PW: When did you switch from Seal Harbor to Southwest Harbor, the mail? WB: Well, let me see. …Gone into Bar Harbor two or three times. Anyway, we were cruising 9 naught and he was cruising about 25 (chuckles) PW: Yeah.