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| 18772 | Extracts from Robert Juet's account of the 3rd Voyage of Master Henry Hudson |
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Description: 3 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages concern Robert Juet's diary of the 3rd voyage of Henry Hudson to Mount Desert. | ||
| 18771 | John Peters' survey of lots at Bar Harbor 1789-1791 |
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Description: 3 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages document twelve lots of 100 acres each of various people in the town of Bar Harbor. | ||
| 18770 | Petition of J. C. Cockle of Mount Desert , 1785 |
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Description: 3 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages document a petition on behalf of John Benard to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to obtain another copy of the deed to his land and to confirm ownership of said lands after they were stolen from him. | ||
| 18769 | Notes on Early Families of Mount Desert |
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Description: 7 hand written pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages are for inclusion in chapter five and contain notes about early families of Mount Desert Island. | ||
| 18768 | Early Settlements of Town Hill now West Eden |
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Description: 2 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages document the arrival of Joseph Mayo, Jesse Higgins, and David Higgins to Mount Desert Island after the Revolutionary War. | ||
| 18767 | Notes on various topics |
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Description: 11 handwritten pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages are notes on a variety of topics: town of Eden back in 1798, the voyage of an unknown vessel, the death of a sailor. | ||
| 18766 | Captain Argall's Adventure |
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Description: 1 typed page Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages talk about Captain Argall's taking of a French ship and settlement in northern Virginia and brining the loot back to Jamestown. | ||
| 18765 | Siege of the French by the English |
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Description: 2 typed page Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages recount the attack on a French settlement by the English as told from the French perspective. | ||
| 18764 | Siege of St. Sauveur |
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Description: 2 typed page Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages recount the attack on St. Sauveur. | ||
| 18763 | Notes on changes to certain pages |
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Description: 1 typed page Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These are corrections to be made to certain pages and lines of text. Page is yellowed and brittle. | ||
| 18762 | Notes on changes to certain pages |
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Description: 9 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These are corrections to be made to certain pages and lines of text. Page is yellowed and brittle. | ||
| 18761 | Notes on changes to certain pages |
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Description: 10 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. This is information on early settlers on Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Islands. Page is yellowed and brittle. | ||
| 18760 | Formation of Lafayette National Park |
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Description: 1 typed page Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. This is information on the foramtion of what would become Lafayette National Park. | ||
| 18730 | Associations of Charles W. Eliot II with Acadia National Park |
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Description: Three Hand witten pages Discussing Charles W. Eliot II's family and his association with Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park over the last 100 years. How people arrived on Mount Desert Island, begining of tourism on the island, and the need to protect the island. | |||
| 18722 | Gelology of Mount Desert |
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Description: 14 Hand written pages S.A. Eliot's account of the geology on Mount Desert Island. A historical look at the various geologist who have made a visit to the island starting in 1837 and the various aspects of geology they studied during their time on the island. | ||
| 9239 | Ellsworth Doll Museum |
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Description: Draft of an article for an unknown publication by LaRue Spiker. Ellsworth Doll Museum: Mrs. Dickinson, owner and collector, of more than 500 dolls including chin and bisque dolls. no date Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.20 | |||
| 9256 | Wild Gardens of Acadia |
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Description: Typed and annotated in pencil drafts of article written by LaRue Spiker unknown date and publication. Title Wild Gardens of Acadia. Preiously archived as object Id 013.FIC.30.2 | |||
| 9237 | Code of the Sea |
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Description: Draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. No Date. Code of the Sea: 20-page fiction about lobstermen helping each other, cowardice, and redemption. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.22 | |||
| 9252 | Scottish Highland Cattle |
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Description: Typed draft of article written by LaRue Spiker unknown date and publication. Scottish Highland Cattle, an account of Roy Barrett of Brooklin and his cattle. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.7 | |||
| 12195 | Development of Seal Harbor, Maine as a summer "colony" from 1880 to 1916 |
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Description: Six-page manuscript about the history of Seal Harbor, its hotels, summer residents, homes (cottages), workers, library and how the summer and year-round residents worked closely together. The author notes that this is the text of a talk she gave for an Acadia Senior College course on the history of MDI. No date is given for the manuscript or for the talk. | |||
| 18665 | American Ideas |
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| 16903 | Reflections on childhood in Seal Harbor, Sullivan and Sorrento |
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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. | ||||
| 16814 | Lists of teachers, agents: Mt. Desert Schools |
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Description: Gives names, districts, locations and payments to teachers; also indicates payment for boarding teacher and furnishing wood | ||||
| 16812 | List of students, teachers, last school at Somesville; no date |
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| 16734 | Ode to Emma Smith |
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