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2423Mount Desert Island Historical Society School Group Materials
  • Document, Document File
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Museums
Description:
Items related to School groups of the MDI Historical Society through the years
2577Grace Tracy Reed Obituaries
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Obituary
  • 8/19/2000
Description:
Grace Tracy Reed, 109, died July 19, 2000. In 1914 she taught in the one-room school house in Somes Sound that eventually became part of the MDI Historical Society.
2578Grace Tracy Reed Obituaries
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Obituary
  • 8/19/2000
Description:
Grace Tracy Reed, 109, died July 19, 2000. In 1914 she taught in the one-room school house in Somes Sound that eventually became part of the MDI Historical Society.
2597School House Ground Breaking Set
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Museums
  • 6/27/1999
Description:
The groundbreaking for the new museum for the MDI HIstorical Society. A description of what the restored schoolhouse will look like.
2599June Groundbreaking Planned for New Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Museums
  • 5/14/1981
Description:
Announcement of the plans to build a new museum in Somesville. Picutres of the committee and the architects plans for the building.
2838Historical Society Building Under Way
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 1981
Description:
Newspaper clipping from "Bangor Daily News" of July 13, 1981 describing construction of new museum building for the MDI Historical Society on Rte. 102 in Somesville. The building and its planned use are described.
2839June Groundbreaking Planned for New Historical Museum
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Ground breaking ceremonies
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1981
Description:
This Bar Harbor Times newspaper clipping describes plans for the construction of a new museum building by the MDI Historical Society. The building to be located on Rt. 102 at the intersection of Oak Hill Road in Somesville was designed by Roc Caivano. A photograph of four unnamed members of the Building Committee is included. Dated May 14, 1981.
2885Museum at Somesville is Credit to Enterprise of Women's Club
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bells
  • Other, Museums
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • 1937
Description:
Articles on museum in Somesville -sewing circle helped create (2 copies one mouned on card board.) These articles are from the Lewston Journal Illustrated Magazine. Previously archived as 011.FIC.57.1
2973Bicentennial Notes
  • Document, Note
  • Other, Islesford
  • Other, Lighthouses
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society Bicentennial Committee
  • 1961
Description:
Two typewritten pages of Bicentennial Notes pertaining to 1) Lighthouses in the region of Mt. Desert Island, and 2) William Otis Sawtelle's Museum at Islesford.
3588History of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Handwritten pages (2) and handwritten or typewritten fragments (3) containing information related to the history of the founding of the MDI Historical Society. The purpose of the Society is described here.
3743Building and Land Use Permits
  • Document, Permission, Permit
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Permits
  • Town of Mount Desert, Maine
  • 1981
Description:
Building Permit (one page) and Land Use Permit (one page) issued by the Town of Mount Desert, Maine, to the MDI Historical Society for construction of a new museum building in Somesville, ME.
3744Bids on Construction of New Museum Building for MDI Historical Society
  • Document, Specification
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Various Constractors
  • 1981
Description:
Six sheets containing five bids by various contractors for construction of new museum building in Somesville for the MDI Historical Society.
3745Purpose and Requirements of New Museum Building
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society Board of Directors
  • 1980
Description:
Photocopy of three page typewritten report from the MDI Historical Society Board of Directors to the Building Committee describing the purpose, physical requirements and cost factors associated with construction of a new museum building.
3746Report of Consulting Committee on New Building
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society
  • 1959
Description:
Two typewritten pages describing activity of the committee in the process of considering building a new museum building. A third typewritten sheet is a fragment of a report in which advantages and disadvantages of building a new museum are stated.
3752Committee Report
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society Committee on V. Sanderson Gift
  • 1968
Description:
Typewritten draft and final report of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Committee on the V. Sanderson proposed gift of her home to the Society. Committee proposed acceptance of the gift with modifications to conditions.
3753Meeting Notes of the Committee
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society Committee on V. Sanderson Gift
  • 1968
Description:
Typewritten notes of two meetings of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society Committee on the V. Sanderson Gift.
3756Meeting Notes Regarding Sanderson House Donation
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Donation
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1968
Description:
Seven handwritten pages of meeting notes pertaining to proposed donation of Virginia Somes Sanderson's historical Somesville house to the MDI Historical Society for use as a museum.
3817Register, Visitors to Somesville Museum
  • Document, List, Guestbook
  • Other, Museums
Description:
Visitors and docents in Somesville Museum--guest register.
4139Oceanarium
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Museums
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
The Oceanarium by LaRue Spiker. 6 pages.
4445Cranberry Islands
  • Publication, Literary, Essay
  • Other, Battle of Norwood's Cove
  • Other, Cranberry Islands
  • Other, Ladies Aid
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Schooner Cashier
Description:
Article by LaRue Spiker about the Cranberry Islands Begins with paragraphs regarding love of a Prussian woman, Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste Russ for her husband, Sam Hadlock who died in the Arctic, Cranberry Island men who were in the Battle of Norwood Cove, and life on the Cranberry Islands Has her editing of the story Previously archived as #012.FIC.005.3
4643loose minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Eastern Star
  • Other, Friday Club
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Literary Circle
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Hospital Auxiliary
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Opportunity Farm
  • 12/31/1934
Description:
Loose minutes of the Friday Club 1947 - 1948 Discussed Hamlet at one meeting Donated to the Opportunity Farm, home for at-risk boys founded in 1910 Sent delegate to MDI Hospital Auxiliary
13945Jeanette Godfrey Jane Seabury
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Museums
  • 1995
Description:
Museum interior. Jeannette Godfrey to left. Jane Seabury to right. June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum.
14031Hand Drawn Maps of Location of New Museum Building
  • Map
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Town of Mount Desert and MDI Historical Society
  • 1981
Description:
Map on tissue paper drawn by assessor, Town of Mount Desert, Maine, and photocopy of map presumably drawn by MDI Historical Society of area in Somesville to include new museum building.
14746Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1981
Description:
Two double sided typewritten sheets containing carbon copies of letters to bidding contractors on new museum building for MDI Historical Society. Letters inform contractors that a contractor had been chosen.
14747Letter from McGiffert to Nelson ? Regarding New Museum Building
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • McGiffert, Cushman
  • 1981
Description:
Two page typewrittten letter discussing display requirements for a new musuem building to be build in Somesville.