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| 19366 | Logistics |
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Description: File containing schedules, press releases, housing information, competition winners, internatinal travel information, | ||||
| 19260 | Seal Harbor Neighborhood Hall Association |
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Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. A collection of documents pertaining to the calling of a special meeting of owners of stock in the Neighborhood Hall Association. One letter from Edgar Walls to Marguerite Bryant asking her to call the special meeting and to contact the shareholders. Letter from Marguerite Bryant to the shareholders calling the meeting and an adgenda for the meeting. Proxy paper allowing for nominated individuals to to make decisions during the meeting. There is also a set of photocopies of the above origional documents. [show more] | |||
| 19194 | LaRue Spiker Family Document |
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Description: Leather accordian file owned by a member of LaRue Spiker's family containing two envelopes one addressed to Grace Spiker and one to Frank Spiker. | |||
| 19193 | LaRue Spiker Documents |
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Description: Paper accordian file labled LaRue Spiker Memorabilia, Birth Cert., Baptismal Cert. This file contains: An envelope from the First United Presbyterian Church to Mrs. Fred Spiker Written on the outside is High School Grade 12 LaRue Spiker Report cards for Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA. 2 pink cards saying Merit Record for June 15, 1928, and Feb 3, 1928 1 Honor Speech Card for recognition of abilities as Speaker in oral english. Notice from David Burcham, Principal Polytechnic High School about fraternities and soororities in senior high school and junior college. 2 LaRue Spiker report cards from Bushnell High Scool for her freshman and senior years. A card from Bushnell Public Schhol First Primary showing that LaRue will be promoted to grade two. A document showing that LaRue Spiker attended Bushnell High School from Spet 7, 1926-May 27, 1927, shows her grades and has hand witten notes about LaRue as an excelent student. Envelope labled Miss Spiker Credits containing: 1/17/1944 Memo from Edna Zimmerman to LaRue Spiker showing her record of appointments with the Division of Child Welfare. Transcripts from the University of Chicago Note from the Regristar of the Univeristy of Chicago explaining grading system. Transcrips from the University of Minnesota White Envelope containing listing of Cash Account from 7/16/1957-2/4/1958 Uninion membership card frothe American Federation of Gain Millers August 25, 1954 for LaRue Spiker Agreement between Louise Gilbert and LaRue Spiker for the repayment of a loan of $1,000 dollars at 6% intrest. Reciept for the purchase of tires in Florida by LaRue Spiker Letter from LaRue to The Ken Wolf Agency telling them that she would like to transfer her old automobile insurance to her new car and camper. Reciept for payment of deposit of $500 reciept from Southern Optical Co. for $34.00 LaRue Spiker's Social Security Card note showing amount of money on hand Large white envelope containing two copies of Mary Coate's Obituary Document showing Mary Coate giving the town of Southwest Harbor, Maine land to be used to create the Charlotte Rhoades Park. 10/7/1970 Letter from LaRue to Mr. Dana Little asking him if the Nature Conservancy would have any interest in her property in Southwest Harbor, Maine as she is in the process of writting a will. 4/13/1976 6 letters from Farmers & Merchants State Bank detailing investments and disposition of property after the death of LaRue Spiker's family members. Certficate of Appointment of LaRue Spiker to the Conservation Commision of Southwest Harbor, Maine for two years. Odometer reciept for a car LaRue sold to Tom Landers Ford Two lease agreements for her property in Bushnell, IL. Buisness card from Mohawk Motor Lodge in Palatine Bridge, NY Letter from the First United Presbyterian Church of Bushnell, IL along with a copy of her baptismal Certificate. Copy of LaRue Spiker's Birth Certificate. [show more] | |||
| 3955 | Churches |
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Description: 1. Pages 6-15 of address given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt on July 14, 1940 in Somesville; memoranda and notes to same. 2. Names of 23 people who met on July 2, 1840 to form Congregational Church. 3. Names of people who desired a Union Meeting House and who bought pews for $5.00 each [1852]. 4. Lists of signers of Supply Fund, 1906, 1907, 5. Invitation to attend ecclesiastical council on June 11, 1908 to examine Mr. Elias Ambrose Jenkins to be pastor of the Somerville [sic] Congregational Church. 6. List of people taken into membership Oct. 17, 1909. 7. Typewritten notes from records of Congregational Church, Somesville, Jan. 6 1885, noting gift of communion service from Mr. Nehemiah Kittredge of Bangor. 8. Typewritten notes on history and legends of Congregational Church, Southwest Harbor, Maine, taken from Nell Thornton's "Traditions and Dates of Southwest Harbor." 9. Booklet with photos about Congregational Church in SW Harbor, n.d. 10. A Record of the Congregational Parish or Religious Society in Mount Desert organized July 2nd, 1840 [original booklet, Somesville] [show more] | ||
| 3952 | Dramatic Club, Somesville |
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Description: 1. 1890 pencilled record re forming dramatic club; list of officers and their responsibilities; list of members: Atherton, Branscom, Richardson, Savagey, Hadley, Somes, Harrison, Ray, Hall, Hamilton, Reid, Parker. 2. 1918 (?) playbill for "The Varsity Coach," a 4-act play given in and by the village of Somesville. Cast: Richard Allen, Gerome Green, Roscoe Hysom, Harry Gray, Edwin Cameron, Dorothy Pray, Buelah Atherton, Virginia Sanderson, Henrietta Fernald, Dorothy Lethiecq, Eleanor Fernald. [show more] | |||
| 2933 | Various Documents Regarding Building and Population on Mt. Desert Island |
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Description: Three documents relating to building and development on Mt. Desert Island. Documents include: 1) 1pp. typwritten document entitled "Increase of Year-round Residential Building in the Town of Mount Desert, By Place and Year 1970 Through 1976; 2) 2 pp. typewritten document entitled "Population Growth, Latest (Revised) 1975 U.S. Bureau of Census Population Estimates for Hancock County"; 3) Handwritten tables entitled "BH Bldg Permits" giving data for years 1970-1976, Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.062.5 [show more] | ||
| 3517 | Miscellaneous items related to Fred Savage, War Ration Book Cover |
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Description: 1. War Ration Book - black book / holder 2.Envelope from M.H. McKee to Mr. Fred Savage. 3. Recipe for Rhubarb Pie and one for Deviled Lobster. 4. Obituary clipping from Newspaper -no date but assumed 1924. 5. Another Savage obituary. 6. Announcement of funeral services for Mr. Savage 7. A memorial for Mr. Savage from Friends. 8. Partial obituary. 9. "Remarkable Winter Spin" - clipping of a road trip 10. Newspaper clipping of Capt. & Mrs Augustus C. Savage golden wedding anniversary. 11. Death announcement of Mrs Earl H Preble. 12. Death notice for Lt. Clayton Preble dying in a Japanese prison camp. 13. Death notice for William Sawyer dated Dec 1, 1941. ( 2 pieces of the notice) 14. collections of three poems ( Poems For Your Scrapbook) Possible from 1930's 15 Newspaper clipping (2) of the Horticultural Ball. 16. Newspaper clipping for John K Prebles' 50 Anniversary. 17. List of Prize winners in Achitectural Review Competition - Fred Savage was second. On Bates& Guild Company stationary. 18. Condolence letter dated Feb. 28th, 1924 from L.E. Kimball. 19. Card with note and envelope 20. Condolence card Dated Feb. 27, 1924 from Mary A Curtis. 21 Condolence letter from Mrs. Savage's sister. [show more] | |
| 3852 | Events 1995-1999 |
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Description: Summer 1995-Summer 1996 Programs: Preserving Historic Lancscapes, Elizabeth Igleheart, Maine Preservation Commission, June 1995 Brookside Cemetery Tour, Oct. 1995 Boat Building on MDI during WWII, Ralph Stanley, Nov. 1995 Genealogy Research, Connee Jellison, Jan. 1998 Preservation Workshop, Jan.- Mar. 1996 School Days in the 1850's, June 1996 Preserving an Historic Harbor (conservation easements), David MacDonald, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Lee Patterson, Peter Blanchard, Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996-Sept. 1997 Tour of Museum and Historic Lewis Somes House for National Trust for Historic Preservation, Sept. 21, 1996 History of Brookside Cemetery for MD Elementary School 5th Graders, Oct. 29, 1996 School Days in the 1850's, Harbor House (SW Harbor), K-4th graders, Nov. 7, 1996 Women Underway, Steamships and the Army Nurse Corps, WWII, Nov. 14, 1996 Lighthouses of the Maine Coast, Ken Black, Maine Lighthouse Museum (with Great Harbor Museum), Dec. 6, 1996 MID Historical Society, 65th Birthday Party, Historic Mount Desert Tavern (home of Bill and Betty Reiff, Somesville), Dec. 19, 1996 Fun and Games in 19th c., Harbor House, K-4th grade, Jan. 1997 "Pardon my Dust," benefit performance by Kathleen Lake, COA, Jan. 26, 1997 Hands-on Archival Care, Collections' care in the home, Feb. 15, 1997 Charter Signing, meeting of Mount Desert Selectmen at James Richardson House do commemorate signing of original town charter, Feb. 16, 1997 Heirloom Seeds, Mar. 1997 House Histories (with Tremont Historical Society) using architecture and paper records, May 1997 Publication of Charles Tracy diary, lecture on works of Frederick Church, Claremont Hotel, Summer 1997 John Gilley and Charles W. Eliot, June-Oct. Special Museum Exhibit Lecture by Dr. Richard Judd on Environmental History of Maine Coast, with COA, Summer 1997 Ballard's Boats: At work and play on Mt. Desert Island, June 1997 , NEH Library. Includes panel discussion with Ralph Stanley, Richard Lunt, Paul Stubing Strawberry Festival (and book sale), July 10th History of Automobile and its effect on Mt. Desert; traveling exhibit in cooperation with COA, Fall 1997 Field Course in old house restoration, Oc. 26 and 27; Nov. 1 and 2, 1997 1999: Restoring Old Apple Trees, Stephen page, April 1999 Kitchen Gardens in early 19th c., Christie White, May 1, 1999 [show more] | |||
| 3758 | Somesville Exhibit Folders 1-5, 10 |
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Description: Paper in front indicates what should be in each folder; many items missing, as noted. Photos and background info. about items, exhibits in Somesville Museum. Folder 1 (2006?): Articles on spinning, skating; photo. of homesteads on Sutton Island; unknown photo. of sailboat in lake. Discarded: mounted copies of archival items. Folder 2: Honor roll of Somesville men who lost lives to their country, 2 sketches from Somes House register.- Discarded: mounted copies of archival items. Folder 3: Mounted photos: menu.- Discarded Folder 4: Mounted photos.- Discarded Folder 5: Mounted photos: Grindles- Discarded Folder 10: Notes on boat-building on MDI. Brief biographies of Jarvis Newman, Farnham Butler, Ralph Stanley, Lee Wilbur; Hinckley Co., Morris Yachts. Folder 10 retained, refiled as Box 104, folder 2: Institutional records. Photos in folders 3-5 discarded- printed/mounted copies of photos from the collection. [show more] | ||||
| 4041 | Donald Smith memorabilia |
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Description: This is a collection which is not arranged particularly and could be better organized in the future. For now, our goal is to access the folder and make note of key names and events in the folder so researchers will be able to find the information they are seeking. We recommend that an inventory of the papers and other items be done at a later date. (Anne Welles) Rudimentary inventory of contents: *empty envelope addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Fred Smith, Mt. Desert P.O, Hancock County, Maine, USA with 3 Japanese-like character stamps on the lower left hand side (poor condition) * card belonging to empty envelope in the preceding envelope with the writing "CHRISTMAS GREETINGS from OSAKA JAPAN 1936" on the cover and a typed message inside which has the closing " Yours sincerely, Warren and Joan Reeve" *card entitled "The Union Somesville Meeting House of Mount Desert which is two sided; the front has a description of the church and its governing body; the back as a list of the ministers for the summer of 1951; some names mentioned as members of the governing Council of Representatives are Mrs. Robert Fernald and Mrs. A. Victor Higgins *birthday card presented by Nelson *copy of picture entitled "Outside the Weirs, Bar Harbor, Maine" (perhaps a calendar picture) *letter from the School Department of Cranberry Isles, Mt. Desert, Southwest Harbor and Tremont appointing Fred Smith of Somesville as Attendance Officer for the schools of Mt. Desert which is dated March 7, 1928 and signed by W.E. Clark, Sec. S.S.Committee *envelope the preceding letter was sent in [show more] | |||
| 4040 | Donald Smith Folder 7 |
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Description: This is a collection which is not arranged particularly and could be better organized in the future. For now, our goal is to access the folder and make note of key names and events in the folder so researchers will be able to find the information they are seeking. We recommend that an inventory of the papers and other items be done at a later date. (Anne Welles) Rudimentary inventory of contents: *large colored postcard of an unidentified lighthouse *wedding invitation of Mildred Salisbury Wasgatt to Andrew Jackson Patterson on October third, nineteen hundred and fourteen in Northeast Harbor *a 2 and 3/4 by 6 and 1/2 inch faded white empty envelope with the names "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" written in script on it *newspaper real estate advertisement for the Donald Smith home in Somesville Village with the asking price of $198,000 THERE IS AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS STRUCTURE WHICH CAN BE FOUND UNDER 001-118-7. *bill dated May 31, 1927 from Mr. Fred P. Smith to J.A.Somes, Dr. *small brochure about the Somesville Library at the time of its Diamond Jubilee or 75th anniversary; officers of the Somesville Library Society at the time were Joseph Gilliland, Nelson Leland, Doris Grant and Pamela Pepper (poor condition) *newspaper clipping with article entitled "Reaction is Varied to Genda Tour, He Planned Pearl Harbor" by Lee Gack *9 remaining pages on a pad with preprinted letters so the writer just had to fill in the date, heading, signature and amount due [show more] | |||
| 4039 | Donald Smith |
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Description: This is a collection which is not arranged particularly and could be better organized in the future. For now, our goal is to access the folder and make note of key names and events in the folder so researchers will be able to find the information they are seeking. We recommend that an inventory of the papers and other items be done at a later date. (Anne Welles) Rudimentary inventory of contents: *obituary of Arthur Charpentier who died on March 17, 1989 who moved to Somesville after he retired from Yale in 1980 *fundraising letter signed by Billy Graham and dated February 1968 *christmas card with a photo of the bridge over the brook by the Selectmen's building in Somesville which signed by "Sandy and Betsy" *newspaper clipping from the Bar Harbor Times dated january 4, 1979 with a story of a Bar Harbor Police Sergeant named Robert Hodgkins Jr. who resigned on one side and an old photograph of the "new Florence Hotel" when fire destroyed it in September of 1918 *newspaper clipping with a picture of the Louisburg Hotel, Bar Harbor which was previously known as the Atlantic House. The name changed in 1887 and became the Lorraine in 1922. *newspaper clipping from the Bar Harbor Times dated December 7, 1978 which has a copy of a photograph of the Florence Hotel which was at the junction of Main St. And Mt. Desert which burned in August of 1918 (2 copies) *newspaper clipping from the Bar Harbor Times dated December 14, 1978 which has a copy of an old photograph of the Newport Hotel which was built in 1871 and was owned by W. M. Roberts *handwritten letter to Addie on her 88th birthday from Betsy *obituary of Sylvia E. Gatcomb who died on March 26, 1997 at the age of 91 *obituary of Stuart Jay Smith of Mount Desert who died on December 16, 1993 at the age of 77 *newspaper photo in a little card with a rectangular hole to allow the photo to be seen; the only identifying clue is the name "Stuart" written in pencil on the outside flap *list of members of the Somesville Fire Company celebrating sixty years of service from 1939-1999 (2 pages long) [show more] | |||
| 4036 | Donald Smith Folder 4 |
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Description: This is the fourth folder of materials relating to the Donald Smith collection. At this point we are cataloging the folders and listing key names and events in the data base so researchers will have access to the information. Each folder should be inventoried with descriptions of the items in the future. (AL Welles) This is a short summary of the contents of this folder: *Mount Desert High School Newsletter, June, 1977 *Wedding announcement for Mr. & Mrs. Bloomfield R. Smith, June 11th, 1890 at Ellsworth, ME *Name card from Smith wedding with the name Bloomfield R. Smith *Alarums and Excursions newspaper -an amusement record of Mt. Desert Island dated 1935 sent to box holders; key name in first article is Dr. Walter Damrosch *Fundraising letter signed by Hans Meier for the Executive Board, Mt. Desert Library Society dated June 1, 1969 and addressed to Mrs. Alfred Greenough of Mount Desert; letter includes a xerox copy of the proposed plan prepared by Robert W. Patterson, Architect, Somesville *"Betwixt The Hills" newsletter dated Winter 1989 *excerpt from the Bar Harbor Times dated August 13, 1981 with pictures of a few of the old hotels on Mt. Desert Island like Ocean House, Seaside Inn, Rock End House, The Newport and Rockaway Hotels *Probate Court, Hancock County document dated February 27, 1939 naming Jennie A. Smith as a benficiary in the will of Bloomfield R. Smith *2 copies of the same letter entitled "At a USAAF Airfield in Italy --Recently" which identifies Donald E. Smith Of Mount Desert, Maine as a member of the outstanding engineer battalion serving overseas; his rank was Tec. 5 *5 page handwritten letter signed by Don Smith dated Oct. 23, 1944 from Italy * 3rd copy of the letter mentioned above entitled "At a USAAF Airfield in Italy" *State of Maine Fire Service card #6638 issued to Stuart J. Smith of Somesville, Mt. Desert *document from the Selectmen's office in the town of Mount Desert dated March 8, 1954 to Donald Smith appointing him to serve as Constable with the Somesville Fire Co. *2 invitations to the Clam City Waybackers 3rd Annual Ball on January 20, 1950; one is to Mr. Fred Smith and the other to Mrs. Fred Smith *faded issue of "The Mount Desert Messenger", volume XXI, October 15, 1943; the first article is entitled 'News from the Home Front' *another issue of "The Mount Desert Messenger", volume X, November 8, 1942 which is in better shape than volume XXI *1912 pocket size calendar card with an advertisement for Antikamnia Tablets *clipping from the Bar Harbor Times dated April 3, 1980 which has a copy of an 1880s advertisement for the Mt. Desert Dramatic Company's production of "Nick of the Woods" with a social hop at the close; local talent includes J. Hamor; Ernest Kittredge, Bloom Smith, Arthur Somes, Pearl Smith, Ernest L. Hamor, Carrie Somes, Emma Harper, Olevia Parker, Shepard Richardson, J. M. Richardson, C.E. Somes, Nellie Pray and E.E. Wasgatt *typed letter dated May 13, 1945 from Italy which was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Smith by their son Cp. Donald E. Smith who had been in service in North Africa and Italy for 2 years * empty window envelope with "Memories of Dr. Grindle" written in script on it *handwritten letter with a greeting of "Dear Brother Robt." and a typed heading of "Mendocino Bank of Commerce, Mendocino, Cal. Joshua Grindle, President.... which is signed by Joshua Grindle *excerpt from The Ellsworth American dated July 30, 1998 which is entitled "Looking Backward Religion and Politics in Surry" which mentions Dr. Robert P. Grindle of Somesville in the first paragraph *excerpt from The Ellsworth American dated July 23, 1998 which is entitled "Looking Backward Dr. Robert L. Grindle, Kingmaker"; there is reference to the 'automobile battle on MDI around 1903' *column written by Dr. R. L. Grindle of Mt. Desert entitled "Political History -II, Old Political War Horse Tells of a Hot Battle" which relates the race between candidates in Hancock County (3 copies) *column written by Dr. R. L. Grindle of Mt. Desert entitled "Hereditary Greatness, Dr. Grindle Pricks the Bubble of Ancestor Worship" dated June 22, 1925 (2 copies) *column written by Dr. R. L. Grindle of Mt. Desert entitled "A Sea Yarn, A Gale on the Cape Shore of Nova Scotia" *column written by Dr. R. L. Grindle of Mt. Desert entitled "Religion and Politics, Subjects of Lively Meetings in Surry Seventy Years Ago" *column written by Dr. R. L. Grindle of Mt. Desert entitled "Surry Reminiscences, Tales of the Sea, of Religion and of Temperance" (3 copies) *Merrill Trust Company of Bangor, Maine check dated July 28, 1932 issued to B.R.Smith for $1.00 by Fred P. Smith * Marriage Certificate Fred Smith to Adeline McFarland 1911 *Re issued Birth Certificate for Stuart Smith 1916 *Honorable Discharge from US Army for Stuart Smith 1945 *US Army Separation Qualification Record for Stuart Smith 1945 [show more] | ||
| 3968 | Somesville Fire Company |
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Description: Letter from Virginia Somes Sanderson re right of way over property, and from Donald Smith, secretary of the Somesville Fire Co. Bill from Robert Raynes to Virginia Somes Sanderson to survey Somes Pond property (1983); Town of Mt. Desert planning board notice re hearing on application of Virginia Somes Sanderson for conditional use permit (1984); Acceptance letter from Somesville Fire Co. to Virginia Somes Sanderson for approx. 1 acre of land; Conditional land use permit and other documents; 1985 letter from Virginia Somes Sanderson to purchase Somesville Fire Station; Quit-claim deed from Adelaide C. Holland and Marian C. Cobb to Virginia Somes Sanderson; [show more] | |||
| 3947 | Roads--Somesville and Vicinity |
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Description: 1868 document imposing fine (amount unreadable) on Town of Mt. Desert for failure to repair road. 1869 plan for "town way" as requested by John Richardson, way to cross land owned by David Wasgatt. 1871 request to selectmen for damages from H. Carpenter of Dedham due to his horse and wagon "droping into a hole" [sic] covered with snow. 1871 request to selectmen of town of Mt. Desert for a road to the quarry; approval granted. 1872 request for road from meeting house hill to steam mill; description and plan of same.1871 1873 document about repairing Pretty Marsh road. 1963 correspondence relating to reconstructing route 102 in Somesville area. [show more] | |||
| 3892 | Map & misc. papers about cars on MDI |
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Description: 1. Sketch map showing proposed access road to be used for automobile driving, from BHR, 3/15/11. 2. Photocopy of notes from 1913 meeting about cars on MDI. 3. Handwritten notes and chronology with apparent references to articles in newspaper. 4. Excerpt from page 176 of History of Bar Harbor by Richard Hale concerning "automobile war." 5. Typewritten checklists of newspaper articles. | |||
| 3850 | Events 2000-2004 |
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Description: Annual Meeting, Sept. 27, [2000],Historic Houses of Manset, Ralph Stanley & Mary Jones Tea at the Tavern, Aug. 5, 2000, A Victorian Party for Mothers and Daughters. Hosted by Mr. and Mrs. William Rieff, Old Fashioned Games for Tea at the Tavern: Hunt the Slipper. A History of Food and Dining in the 20th Century, Lecture by Master Chef James Haller, July 13, 2000 Mt. Desert Island Community in 20th c. Victorian Dining on Mt. Desert Island Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and Towns of Mt. Desert Island, Thomas Vining, Mar. 10 Canning Industry on Mt. Desert Island (with Tremont Historical Society), April 22 2000 Heirloom Seeds History of shipbuilding Cemeteries Sardine Canning Strawberry Festival Food in 20th c. Barn Dance and Dinner, Sunset Farm Fall Festival (bake sale, games, entertainment) Holiday Party: decorate school house, make ornament 2002: Preserving Your Family Memories: Making and Archival Album, Mar. 16 MDI's Farming History: Spinning Demo. Barn Dance and Country Dinner, Aug. 24, Causeway Club Selectmen's Building Survey, Nov. 12 Genealogy Research, Connee Jellison, Jan. 25 (2002? 2003?) Replica Chebacco boat (with Essex Historical Society) Historic Walking Tour, Somesville Day Historic Resources Inventory of SW Harbor SW Harbor's Architectural Heritage, July 12, 1999 Old Time Shindig, April 6, Ralph Stanely, Wilbur Wolf, Skip Fraley 2003 Coffee, dessert and Lobster Tales, stories by local fishermen 65th Birthday Celebration Merchant Marine Memories, tales from MDI seafarers, Mar. 18 Way-Back Musicale and sing-along, Oct. 10 2004 Ice Harvesting, May 21 Ralph Stanley, July 16 (boatbuilding, sailing, history), with Craig Milner Annual Meeting, Sept. 8, 2004, Rick Savage When Hollywood Came to Mount Desert, Oct. 9, 2004, Bill Baker. (Movies) America's Treasures: Portland Art Museum, Maine Historical Society, Wadsworth-Longfellow House. Dec. 14, 2004 (field trip) Christmas Party, Dec. 11 [show more] | ||||
| 3849 | Events 2005 |
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Description: Moonlit Graveyard Walk, Aug. 16, Brookside Cemetery with Thomas Vining Wildlife of MDI with Ruth Grierson, Feb. 4 Creating a Timeline Garden, Master Gardener Lee Fay, June 17 Planting a Period Garden: Kitchen and Ornamental Gardens of the Early 19th Century, Christie Higginbottom of Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. Fred Savage Homes (in connection with publication of book by John Bryan) With Port in a Storm bookstore. Art Exhibition (Acadia Summer Art Program) and Fiddle Concert with Ralph Stanley & Friends, Aug. 4 "Hard Work": Maine's Working Women in the 19th Century, brown bag lunchtime film (by Jim Sharkey) and discussion, Feb. 18 Collecting American Art: A Personal History, John Wilmerding, Sept. 6 Fernald Point Picnic and Annual Meeting, Sept. 25 [show more] | |||
| 3848 | Events 2006 |
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Description: Excursions to Placentia and Pond Islands, Aug. 14 & Aug. 23, with Peter Blanchard. Also on Sept.17. (See 013.FIC.36B.14 for photos of this program trip) Steam to the Summit, Green Mountain Railway, with Peter Dow Bachelder, Aug. 12 Corner with a Past (Peabody Drive and Route 198, Northeast Harbor), Feb. 24 Barn Tour, Aug. 5 Early Broadsides and Mass Advertising, July 28, Jerry Miller and Raymond Strout, held at Union Church, NE Harbor Annual Meeting, David Hales, new COA Presidenet, Sept. 13, and photograph exhibit Good Fences: Stories and Pictures of New England's Stone Walls, William Hubell, Oct. 7, Somesville Firehouse Christmas Readings at Port in a Storm, by Moorhead Kennedy,December [show more] | |||
| 3846 | Events 2007 |
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Description: Somesville and Its Secrets (walking tour of historic homes, buildings, Brookside Cemetery; dams and mills), Aug. 11 Fishing and the Future of Island Communities, with Ted Ames, Mar. 25 "Us and Them": Summer People and the Mainers Who Worked for Them, April 29 with Pamela Dean, Archivist, U of Maine, April 29, Somesville Firehouse Continental Liar from the State of Maine: James G. Blaine, a conversation with Neil Rolde, May 23. Fire of ;47, June 24 Movie Nights with Bill Baker, Hollywood inthe 1930s, Aug. 17: End of the Silent Era, Top Hat with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Footage from Fire of 1947, Bar Harbor Express and Hancock Ferries, Easy Street with Charlie Chaplin, June 23, with Bill Baker Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Agu. 21 Historic Homes Tour- August Gardens of Kykuit, slide-lecture by Ann Rockefeller Roberts and Mary Louise Pierson, in honor of Louisa Kennedy, August 23 Exploring MDI's Past, Acadia Senior College Class, Fall 2007: Gilded Age, Island Industries, Landscapes and Gardens, Places that Aren't, Biological Research on MDI, Acadia National Park Discover Hall Quarry, Sept. 29 Three Historic Homes: Seal Harbor (Craigstone), Pretty Marsh, Somesville, Oct. 5. [show more] | |||
| 3845 | Events 2008 |
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Description: Two Island Gardens: Asticou Azalea and Thuya, May 18, 2008. Women in the Fishing Industry (with SW Harbor Library), Mar. 27, 2008: Kristina Stanley, Stephanie Alley, Val Peacock, Linda Musson, Peg Morse, Holly Smallidge, Holly Masterson, Juanita Stanley, Kim Young, Wilhelmina Brouwer, Genealogy Workshop with Thomas Vining, Ralph Stanley, Elaine Fernald, Sheldon Goldthwait, Patti Leland-Hanson, Patricia Ray. Panel and workshop. June 29, 2008 Cemetery Walk, Forest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harabor, July 20, 2008. Inside Seal Harbor, July 24, 2008: Harbor Club, Holy Family Church, "Wayside," Library, Seal Harbor Yacht Club, "Craig Knowe," with Anne Funderburk. Mount Desert Rocks with Geologist Bill Clark, July 27, 2008. (Geology) Petite Plaisance, July 29, 2008. (Marguerite Yourcenar) Gott's Island, Aug. 16, 23. Home of Ruth Moore. God's Many Corners, the Churches of MDI, Aug. 22, 2008. Diving for Urchins, Scallops &Other Treasures with 'Diver Ed." Aug. 17, 2008 Louisa VAughan Conrad Garden Dedication, Aug. 20, 2008, Somesville Museum Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Aug. 21, 2008 [show more] | |||
| 3843 | Events 2010 |
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Description: Oral History Workshop, Jan. 28, 2010 Lenny's Legacy (Lenny DeMuro), MDI's Winning Swimmers, Jue 6, 2010 Memorials of Acadia National Park, Donald Lenahan, June 13, 2010 Photo Detectives: Researching Old Photographs, Meredith Hutchins & Charlotte Morrill, July 18, 2010 Peter Blanchard, author of We Were and Island (Kellams), August 10, 2010 Tour of Fred Savage Cottages (High Seas & Callendar House), Aug. 20, 2010 Swan't Island Trip, Aug. 21 (and another date), 2010 Soderholtz / Schoodic Trip (and stops along way), Aug. 28, 2010 Annual Meeting, August 24, 2010 [show more] | ||
| 3844 | Events 2009 |
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Description: Women in Conversation, Mar. 26, 2009: Turning Dreams into Practical Conservation Projects. Hoops Around the Island, April 16, 2009, Basketball on MDI with Jack Gilley, Ray (Razor) Gray, Dennis Damon, Steve Parady, Burt Barker, Melissa Gott; Bill Baker, moderator. School Consolidation, One of MDI's Great Controversies, April 28, 2009 Ledgelawn Cemetery, with Tom Vining, June 7, 2009. Bastille Day, Among Fabulous Antique Cars, with Seal Cove Auto Museum, July 14, 2009. Inside Seal Harbor: Guided Tours of Cottages, Clubs & Church, July 20 and Aug. 7, 2009: St. Judes's, Harbor Club, Long Pond, "Wayside," library, "Sea Bench," Yacht Club. Boat Building Industry: Can it Survive? July 22, 2009. With panelists Ralph Stanley, Phil Bennett (Hinckley), Jock Williams, Lee Wilbur, Cuyler Morris and Alan Sprague, co-host of Boat Talk on WERU Radio. Boat Builders Tour: 8 Boat Yards, Aug. 14, 2009 Charles A. Townsend's Mount Desert: Early 20th Century Real-Photo Postcards of the Island, Sept. 15, 2009. Talk by Earle G. Shettleworth. Annual Meeting: Dr. David Hackett Fischer, "Islanders in Time: Family, Friends and Neighbors on MDI--How Our Associations Have Changed, Aug. 23, 2009. Acadia's Carriage Roads and Bridges, July 27, 2009, with Paul Richardson [show more] | |||
| 3822 | Mount Desert Island Historical Society Book of the Treasurer |
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Description: Includes By-laws, Financial Statement, Membership Lists, Money Received at the Museum, Correspondence and Vouchers, Receipts. In black loose-leaf binder. |
