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17029Memories of my Childhood
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Biography
  • Agnese, Jackie Hodgkins
  • Self-published
  • n.d.
Memories of my Childhood
Item:
  • 17029   
Object ID:
  • 008.030
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Document, Pamphlet
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Biography
Creator:
  • Agnese, Jackie Hodgkins
Publisher:
  • Self-published
Date:
  • n.d.
Description:
Personal memoir
12436Father Taylor, the Sailor Preacher.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Religion
  • Other, Taylor, Edward T.
  • Haven, Rev. Gilbert and Hon. Thomas Russell
  • B.B. Russell
  • 1872.
Father Taylor, the Sailor Preacher.
Item:
  • 12436   
Object ID:
  • 995-45-45
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Religion
  • Other, Taylor, Edward T.
Creator:
  • Haven, Rev. Gilbert and Hon. Thomas Russell
Publisher:
  • B.B. Russell
Date:
  • 1872.
Description:
"Incidents and anecdotes of Rev. Edward T. Taylor, for over forty years pastor of the Seaman's Bethel, Boston" Inscribed in front: "Mrs. H.A. Wiggin, South [Lauren?].
12584John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 12584   
Object ID:
  • 000-6-276
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Originally published in the Century Magazine; the author knew John Gilley well and appreciated his hard work clearing fields, building dwellings, fished, raised a family, etc. He was a "hard-working, stout hearted man".
12861The Right People: The Social Establishment in America
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Social classes
  • Birmingham, Stephen
  • Little
  • 1968.
The Right People: The Social Establishment in America
Item:
  • 12861   
Object ID:
  • 000-34-304
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Social classes
Creator:
  • Birmingham, Stephen
Publisher:
  • Little
Date:
  • 1968.
Description:
A witty account of Society and Real Society in America; Northeast Harbor, the Pot and Kettle Club, prep schools, debutante traditions, Junior League, are among the institutions mentioned.
12874John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 12874   
Object ID:
  • 000-11-281
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Originally an article in the Century Magazine, published 50 years prior. this work tells the story of John Gilley, who " by hard toil cleared fields, built dwellings, fished on forgotten waters, reared families and...managed schools and churches and administered self-governing communities." Gilley was born on Cranberry Island and lived most of his life on Baker's Island.
13690Marguerite Yourcenar: Inventing a Life
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Yourcenar, Marguerite
  • Savigneau, Josyane
  • Univ. of Chicago Press
  • 1993
Marguerite Yourcenar: Inventing a Life
Item:
  • 13690   
Object ID:
  • 001-21-332
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Yourcenar, Marguerite
Creator:
  • Savigneau, Josyane
Publisher:
  • Univ. of Chicago Press
Date:
  • 1993
Description:
Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) was the first woman elected to the Academie Francaise; she lived on Mount Desert Island in Northeast Harbor and is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Somesville.
13827American Biography
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
American Biography
Item:
  • 13827   
Object ID:
  • 996-5-5
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Description:
Presidents of the United States Military and Naval Officers of the Revolution
17032Love to All and Eight Hands Around
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Asia
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Eliot, Charles W.
  • Pierce, Roger
  • Self-published
  • [2007]
Love to All and Eight Hands Around
Item:
  • 17032   
Object ID:
  • 008.025
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Asia
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Eliot, Charles W.
Creator:
  • Pierce, Roger
Publisher:
  • Self-published
Date:
  • [2007]
Description:
Collection of letters and photos. describing journey of Dr. Charles William Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, to the Far East under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
17152John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mt. Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 17152   
Object ID:
  • 007.24
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mt. Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Biography of John Gilley
17253The Memoirs of Elizabeth Hill Cram
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Cram, Elizabeth Hill
  • Other, Ironbound Island
  • Morris, Anne Farlow
  • Privately Printed
  • 1992.
The Memoirs of Elizabeth Hill Cram
Item:
  • 17253   
Object ID:
  • 997-8-253
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Cram, Elizabeth Hill
  • Other, Ironbound Island
Creator:
  • Morris, Anne Farlow
Publisher:
  • Privately Printed
Date:
  • 1992.
17258Memories of a Happy Life
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Lawrence, William
  • Lawrence, William, D.D., LL.D.
  • Houghton Mifflin Company
  • 1926.
Memories of a Happy Life
Item:
  • 17258   
Object ID:
  • 997-1-246
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Lawrence, William
Creator:
  • Lawrence, William, D.D., LL.D.
Publisher:
  • Houghton Mifflin Company
Date:
  • 1926.
16435Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872 - 1959.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Landscaping plans
  • Brown, Jane
  • Viking
  • 1995
Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872 - 1959.
Item:
  • 16435   
Object ID:
  • 000-35-305
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Landscaping plans
Creator:
  • Brown, Jane
Publisher:
  • Viking
Date:
  • 1995
Description:
Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872 - 1959.
16552Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Herrick family
  • Herrick, Jedediah
  • Samuel S. Smith
  • 1846.
Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick
Item:
  • 16552   
Object ID:
  • 996-216-21
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Herrick family
Creator:
  • Herrick, Jedediah
Publisher:
  • Samuel S. Smith
Date:
  • 1846.
16904Nine Boats & Nine Kids
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Merkel, Jeanne
  • Merkel, Jeanne St. Andre
  • Ledge Books
  • 1984
Nine Boats & Nine Kids
Item:
  • 16904   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.476
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Merkel, Jeanne
Creator:
  • Merkel, Jeanne St. Andre
Publisher:
  • Ledge Books
Date:
  • 1984
16907The Tracy Log Book: 1855, A Month in Summer, With original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Church, Frederic Edwin
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tracy, Charles
  • Mazlish, Anne
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
  • 1997
The Tracy Log Book: 1855, A Month in Summer, With original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church
Item:
  • 16907   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.437
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Church, Frederic Edwin
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tracy, Charles
Creator:
  • Mazlish, Anne
Publisher:
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
Date:
  • 1997
14695A Short Story of Bygone Days for my Grandchildren
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • Rice, “Grammy”
  • unpublished
A Short Story of Bygone Days for my Grandchildren
Item:
  • 14695   
Object ID:
  • 997-2-247
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Seal Harbor
Creator:
  • Rice, “Grammy”
Publisher:
  • unpublished
Description:
Recollections of Mount Desert Island "before cars, TV, and electric refrigerators."
2750Retired Poultryman Full of Pep and Love of Life at 88 Years
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Poultry industry
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 4/18/1963
Retired Poultryman Full of Pep and Love of Life at 88 Years
Item:
  • 2750   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1085
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Poultry industry
Creator:
  • Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 4/18/1963
Description:
Article on two pages with photograph featuring the life of Oscar A. Tolman written on the occasion of his 88th birthday. Tolman worked over his lifetime as a seaman, a liveryman and finally in Tremont as a poultryman. Previously archived as 012.FIC.047.24
2736Distinguished Teacher and Author Celebrates Her Ninety-fifth Birthday at Seawall; Edith Hamilton
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Birthdays
  • Unknown Author writing for Bar Harbor Times; LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
Distinguished Teacher and Author Celebrates Her Ninety-fifth Birthday at Seawall; Edith Hamilton
Item:
  • 2736   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1070.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Birthdays
Creator:
  • Unknown Author writing for Bar Harbor Times; LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Description:
Two articles, the first, with photograph, written in recognition of Dr. Edith Hamilton's 95th birthday, which she celebrated at her home in Seawall, Southwest Harbor. The second article reviews a biography of Edith Hamilton, "Edith Hamilton: An Intimate Portrait" written by Doris Fielding Reid. Previously archived as 012.FIC.047.7
4463Who"s Who: Two John Dows of Cornville, Somerset Co.
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Ruth E. Dow
  • 1980
Who"s Who: Two John Dows of Cornville, Somerset Co.
Item:
  • 4463   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.75.4
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
Creator:
  • Ruth E. Dow
Collection:
  • Dow Genealogy
Date:
  • 1980
Description:
Two photocopied pages taken from "Downeast Ancestry", Vol. 4, No. 3, October 1980. They present biographical information on Dow families.
15094Photographs and Biographies of John Ware Dow and John Wesley Dow
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
Photographs and Biographies of John Ware Dow and John Wesley Dow
Item:
  • 15094   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.75.3
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
Collection:
  • Dow Genealogy
Description:
Photographs and biographical sketches of John Ware Dow, one time minister on Mount Desert Island, and his son John Ware Dow.
4465Abraham Somes Biography and List of Abraham Somes' Biography and List of Children
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Alice MacDonald Long
Abraham Somes Biography and List of Abraham Somes' Biography and List of Children
Item:
  • 4465   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.74
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
Creator:
  • Alice MacDonald Long
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Description:
Photocopy of text, possibly from "Maine Families in 1970" in the Maine Genealogical Society. Content is information on Abraham Somes, settler of Somesville, ME.
4470Excerpt from Book Pertaining to Capt. John Somes
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, Biography
Excerpt from Book Pertaining to Capt. John Somes
Item:
  • 4470   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.57
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Description:
Handwritten excerpt from book, "The Saga of Cape Ann". Contains biographical information on Capt. John Somes, brother of Abraham Somes of Mount Desert, Maine.
2504English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Mass
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Biography
  • John B Threlfall
  • January, 1977
English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Mass
Item:
  • 2504   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.47
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Creator:
  • John B Threlfall
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Date:
  • January, 1977
Description:
Photocopy of article in "American Genealogist", Vol.53, No.1, January, 1977. Article is on Morris Somes who emigrated from England to settle in Gloucester, Mass.
4483Biography of Joseph Somes (1787-1845)
  • Publication, Literary, Biography
  • Other, Biography
  • Scholefield Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Biography of Joseph Somes (1787-1845)
Item:
  • 4483   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.20
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Biography
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Creator:
  • Scholefield Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Description:
Biographical entry (2 pp.) of Joseph Somes who was born in England and died in New Zealand.
3064The Rev. John Mayo - Barnstable Pioneer
  • Publication, Literary, Essay
  • Other, Biography
  • Nickerson, Philip Tillinghast
The Rev. John Mayo - Barnstable Pioneer
Item:
  • 3064   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.161.25
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Essay
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Creator:
  • Nickerson, Philip Tillinghast
Collection:
  • Mayo Genealogy
Description:
Essay describing the life of Rev. John Mayo, emigrant from England to Massachusetts, and photocopied photos of locations related to his life.