Description: Five handwritten pages describing the founding, incorporation, early members and officers and early meetings of the MDI Historical Society. The Society was founded in 1931. The Society was founded for the purpose of maintaining a museum in the village of Somesville to educate, inform and benefit the public. Annual meeting activity from 1931-1935 is summarized.
Description: Typewritten Docs on the Rodick family for an essay LaRue Spiker was writing. Excerpt from Story of Bar Harbor, 1949; 50 years ago Bar Harbor Record excerpt (nd); genealogy of Rodicks; 4 pp; 9pp on the Rodick House Previously archived as #012.FIC.005.6
Description: Type written notes which are background information for an article LaRue Spiker was writting. Appears to be oral history by EMH wh was the mail carrier (postman) from the Narrows (head of the Mount Desert Island to Southwest Harbor) from 1836 to 1837; discusses other post offices p. 11 Dodge Poem regarding Ship's Harbor by Col. James Crockett, Rockland Account by Viola Mace about her Grandmother Robinson account of meeting an Indian named, Big Wolf.Account is from Ansel Mace in 1970, Southwest Harbor Genealogy of Daniel Gott and Rachel Littlefield Genealogy of William Lawler as written by Mrs. Eugene Theriault Discussion of Battle of Norwood Cove, 1812 Interview with John Carroll (1960) Discussion of Estelle Benson Stanley to get funding for the educatin of lighthouse keepers children, called the Superintendent of light house children and Work among Light House Station Superintendent (appears to be a department of Maine government) Previously archived as 012.FIC.005.2 [show more]
Description: Type written documents. Appears to be excerpt from book by John Muir; excerpt form book by Herbert Edgar Holmes; excerpt form the Jounal of Henry Edward Napier, Lieutenant on the Nymph, 1814; newspaper article from the Bar Harbor Tourist, 1880 about a boat excursion around the island Excerpt about Rachel Field Previously archived as # 012.FIC.005.4
Description: Background notes for LaRue Spiker Article (Somesville) Genealogy of Richardson Family, Jane Montgomery beginning with James Richardson 1730 and Rachel Gott 1730, Ezra Dodge joined First Maine Heavy Artillery, correspondent for the Herald Previously archived as 012.FIC.005.1
Description: Typewritten docs Excerpt from To Be Young... by Marian Lawrence Peabody, 5 pp. Green Mountain Railway schedule Previously archived as #012.FIC.005.5
Description: Rough note by LaRue Spiker, jotting down an idea for her forthcoming Philadelphia article. Previously accessioned as **1937, Object Id 2001.1937
Description: Rough notes by LaRue Spiker, about the lumber industry in the Northeast, early 1800s. Previously accessioned as **1925, object Id 2001.1925
Description: 2 small pages of notes by LaRue Spiker, about a woman. Possibly an idea for future writing. Previously accessioned as **1909, Object Id 2001.1909
Description: Typed excerpt of 'Along These Streets' by Struthers Burt, published 1942. Research by LaRue Spiker for her article on Philadelphia. 2 pages. Previously accessioned as 1946, object Id 2001.1946