Description: Description of the objectives and history of the national Grange movement and of the Pomona Grange, which had members in Ellsworth and surrounding areas including Mount Desert Island. Granges in Town Hill, Salisbury Cove, Trenton, Islesford and Otter Creek were in the jurisdiction of the Pomona Grange. Includes advertisements from businesses on Mount Desert Island, including A.B. & J.R. Hodgkin, Pine Tree Market in Town Hill, Somes Store in Southwest Harbor, and many others. [show more]
Description: History of Mt. Desert Chapter of Order of Eastern Star (1894-1920); Women's Literary Club Handwritten History 2 pages scanned Literary Club (1916-1956) History Typewritten p1-2 scanned; change of type for 158-1966 signed Willette Mitchell, historian The Women's Literary Club of Mt Desert Island Maine 1916-1953, Handwritten Handwritten notes from Aunt Ad about the Eastern Star Sewing Circle; Women's Club. Miscellaneous Items handwritten and from newspaper [show more]
Description: Green booklet, fading to brown with black and white photograph of the Library and mill pond at Somesville. List of meetings, programs, people. Collect changes slightly from the 1936-37 edition
Description: Small Green booklet with black and white illustration of Somes Sound on cover.List of meetings, programs, people for the literary club. Note: Collect maintained
Description: Woman’s Literary Club program for 1951-1952. Mt. Desert, Maine. Picture of the Somesville library on the cover. “Marjory Hayward” written on the inside cover. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.40.c
Description: Woman’s Literary Club program for 1927-1928. Mt. Desert, Maine. Written on the cover in pen is, “J.S. Fernald”. Previously Archived as 016.FIC.001.40.a
Description: Record book started by Constance Robbins, secretary for the Willing Workers Club, formed on 3/2/1953 to raise money for “the mortgage and carpet”. A group of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs comprised the club membership. The record book contains minutes from various meetings, loose reciepts, bank statements, and notes. Last entry made 12/30/1970.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 12/23/1999. Hisotry of the hotels up to 1899. Names some of the old hotels: Agamont, Birch Tree Inn, Exchange. Alpheus Hardy built the first non-resident cottage in Bar Harbor. Includes an anecdote about J. Montgomery Sears. Article also includes a line about the election of Rev. Robert Codman, Jr. as Bishop of Maine. A comment about the Laides Aid Societys apron and necktie ball. [show more]
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 6/10/1999. Detailed description of the history and geography of Kebo Golf Club.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 10/18/1999. Notices of meetings including the Board of Trade,Bay View Grange and stockholders of thte Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co. Listing of the new officers ofl the Juvenile Temple
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 7/8/1999. Restriction of automobiles in town. History of the Conners Brothers boat livery. Also from July 5, 1899. Announcement of the opening of the Ladies Club for the season.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 7/8/1999. Restriction of automobiles in town. History of the Conners Brothers boat livery. Also from July 5, 1899. Announcement of the opening of the Ladies Club for the season.
Description: Small yellow booklet with history and projects of the Odd fellowship: The United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth, the Pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, The Educational Foundation, The World Eye Bank and Visual Research Foundation, the Respirator Program, the Nursing Training Scholarship Project. Published by the Grand Lodge of Maine Indepenedent Order of Odd Fellows First Edition 1964
Description: Small yellow booklet with history and projects of the Odd Fellowship: The United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth, the Pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, The Educational Foundation, The World Eye Bank and Visual Research Foundation, the Respirator Program, the Nursing Training Scholarship Project. Published by the Grand Lodge of Maine Independent Order of Odd Fellows First Edition 1964.
The Mutual Improvement and Benovolent Society of Southwest Harbor, Maine
Description: Ledger with hand - written notes from 1853 - 1883 includes accounts and minutes and mention of the sewing circle. Includes many names from Southwest including Doliver, Stanley, Hadlock, Moore, Teague, Haynes, McGoffey, King, Newman, Anderson, Cleveland, Dyer
Description: The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation. Chartered in January, 1836. Booklet with the bylaws adopted July 13, 1836. Printed by W.H. Sherman, Printer, Bar Harbor, ME. 1900. Previously archived as 016.FIC.00.23
Description: Instructional booklet for a Mason who has "passed to the degree of a Fellow Craft." This is Booklet Number Three in a series called "The Pollard Plan," prepared by the Committee on Masonic Education and distributed by the Grand Lodge of Maine, A.F. & A.M. Includes a history of Freemasonry from its European roots to its establishment in the United States. Those entering the Fellow Craft degree are to master the history of the Masonic movement. [show more]
Description: Instructional booklet for "the newly initiated Entered Apprentice" in Masonry. This is Booklet Number One in a series named "The Pollard Plan," prepared by the Committee on Masonic Education and distributed by the Grand Lodge of Maine, A.F. & A.M. Includes a discussion of the rights and responsibilities of an Entered Apprentice.