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16738"Pretty Marsh" [poem]
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Poetry
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • R.F.
"Pretty Marsh" [poem]
Item:
  • 16738   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.24
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
Creator:
  • R.F.
Collection:
  • Pretty Marsh
Description:
Ode to Pretty Marsh printed on card; writer's name only given as R.F.
16737Pretty Marsh Cemetery
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Graves
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
Pretty Marsh Cemetery
Item:
  • 16737   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.25
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Graves
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
Collection:
  • Pretty Marsh
Description:
Hand-written inscriptions on gravestones.
16736Center Baptist Church
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Bartlett's Island
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
Center Baptist Church
Item:
  • 16736   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.26
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Bartlett's Island
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
Collection:
  • Pretty Marsh
Description:
Hand-written notes on the church and how mail was received in the Pretty Marsh area.
16734Ode to Emma Smith
  • Document, Manuscript
Ode to Emma Smith
Item:
  • 16734   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.28
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Collection:
  • Emma Smith
Description:
Ms. tells of Mrs. Smith's death of pneumonia.
16731Pretty Marsh School
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Schools
Pretty Marsh School
Item:
  • 16731   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.40
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Schools
Collection:
  • Pretty Marsh
Description:
Souvenirs, hand-written notes on old school house.
16677History of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
History of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 16677   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.164
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Description:
29-page typewritten manuscript giving history of MDI: no date, no author. First page is headed, "Chapter I, The Beginning :1755-1762"
16621Essay on Education by Thaddeus Somes
  • Document, Manuscript
Essay on Education by Thaddeus Somes
Item:
  • 16621   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.056
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Description:
Handwritten in ink; no date given, but note from Harriet Somes Sanderson says was written by her father, Thaddeus, when a schoolboy. He went to East Corinth Academy in 1846 at age 7. Thaddeus Shaply Somes was born on April 2, 1839.
14748Everyone who Loves Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Forests
  • Other, Geology
  • Other, Indians
Everyone who Loves Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 14748   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1107
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Forests
  • Other, Geology
  • Other, Indians
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Description:
Manuscript undated by LaRue Spiker Dedicated to everyone who loves or has loved Mount Desert Island, pp 42 Handwriting on the back of p. 1 Notations in the margins doesn't fit in protective sleeve Previously archived as #012.FIC.012.1
14210History of the Original Northeast Harbor Fire Company, Northeast Harbor, Maine
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Reed, Alvah L.
History of the Original Northeast Harbor Fire Company, Northeast Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 14210   
Object ID:
  • 013.003
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Creator:
  • Reed, Alvah L.
Description:
Per introduction by Robert Pyle: "Written in the 1930's and scanned from a copy preserved by Elmer H. Cousins and supplies by his nephew Dana R. Haynes in 2012." Refers to numerous people and places.
14185Somesville Sewing Circle
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Hearses
  • Other, Sewing
Somesville Sewing Circle
Item:
  • 14185   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.062
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Hearses
  • Other, Sewing
Description:
Notes (5 versions)about the club, giving names of members, items sewed, plans to raise money to buy hearse, organ, build sidewalk, fence around Brookside Cemetery. Library, church parish house, Somesville School House also mentioned.
14073Diary and manuscript material of Marian Lawrence Peabody
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Reminiscing
  • Other, Social classes
  • Other, Social life
  • Other, War
Diary and manuscript material of Marian Lawrence Peabody
Item:
  • 14073   
Object ID:
  • 004.8
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Reminiscing
  • Other, Social classes
  • Other, Social life
  • Other, War
Collection:
  • Marian Lawrence Peabody Collection
Description:
Diary and other narrative material written by Marian Lawrence Peabody. Includes description of summer life on MDI, social life in Boston, wartime experiences and events, travels to California, Paris and other locations, and the Claremont Hotel. Black binder has been included in the collection. There is substantial duplication between the material in folders and in the black binder (which was marked "May to Dec 1917"). Much of the material was incorporated in the book "To be Young was Very Heaven," with Mrs. Harold Peabody listed as the author. Also included are letters from Craig Wylie of Houghton Mifflin and Anne Ford about difficulty finding copies of the book in stores. THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GIVEN ONLY THE ACCESSION NUMBER, AS OF DECEMBER 12, 2007. Individual items have not been numbered or catalogued. [show more]
14071Reminiscences of Somesville
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Object, Telegraph
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
Reminiscences of Somesville
Item:
  • 14071   
Object ID:
  • 009.019.15
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Object, Telegraph
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
Description:
All by Adelma Somes Joy: “Somes Sound must have been one beautiful place." Recalls arrival of Abraham Somes, the oak trees on oak hill, Ebenezer Sutton, and Denning’s Pond. "Years ago when we had the telegraph..." Recalls advances in technology, balloons, and flight. Northeast Harbor Women's Literary Club talk , Jan. 30, 1920. Plans to travel abroad, give clothing to naked Africans, open beauty parlor. "That Old Reed House." Mrs. Reed was her grandfather's sister; house near Jim's Cove. "My first recollections of life..." Recalls her grandparents' house in 1838. Also separate essay, "Grandfather's House." Reminiscences of Somesville #6. Recalls naming of Somesville, old roads, school house, industry, and tanning pits. Two Letters from Adelma Somes Joy to Harriet Somes Sanderson, Aug. 10, 1929. recalls Col. Black House in Ellsworth, Episcopal Church at Seal Cove, Bp. Manning, church sales, other historical notes. "Memories" of her father. History of Somes and Richardson families. [show more]
13589Reminiscence of Somesville
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Indians of North America
  • Other, Mills
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Shoemaking
  • Other, Singing
  • Other, Tanning
Reminiscence of Somesville
Item:
  • 13589   
Object ID:
  • 009.019.14
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Indians of North America
  • Other, Mills
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Shoemaking
  • Other, Singing
  • Other, Tanning
Description:
Adelma Somes Joy recalls Somesville’s Red school house in 1847. Includes description of the interior and student pranks. Also the tale of Sam Slick. Also Singing School; Indians Camping at Somesville, two poems (one alludes to a suicide), Churches on Mt. Desert (1840), That Old Tannery (recalls Daniel and Lewis Somes, Israel Haven, John Keniston and Somesvilles' cobbler shop), That Old Factory (woolen mill), That Old Road [over Beech Hill], (1837), That Upper Gate (kept water back when not needed to turn mill wheels)--all by Adelma Somes Joy. "The Indian Violin Player" by Eunice Deering. [show more]
13185Graduates of old MDI High School, Somesville, 1907-1943
  • Document, Manuscript
Graduates of old MDI High School, Somesville, 1907-1943
Item:
  • 13185   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.055
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Description:
Two-page typwritten list, year by year, two copies
12766Green Grows Bar Harbor
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
Green Grows Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 12766   
Object ID:
  • 002-8.2331
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
Description:
Pre-publication copy of Green Grows Bar Harbor (part 2) History of Bar Harbor Return to S. Collier Bar Harbor, Maine on cover
12215Nelson Leland's Commencement Address-1972
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Reunions
  • Other, Schools
Nelson Leland's Commencement Address-1972
Item:
  • 12215   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.014
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Reunions
  • Other, Schools
Description:
Two dates on manuscript: 1968 and 1972.
12075Biography of Willis H. Ballard, Notes and Background Information
  • Document, Manuscript
Biography of Willis H. Ballard, Notes and Background Information
Item:
  • 12075   
Object ID:
  • 014.FIC.011.01
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Collection:
  • Diane Ballard Michael, Ballard Collection
Description:
This folder contains information sent to MDIHS in connection with an exhibit of W.H. Ballard photographs, held from 1998 through 2006. It includes: 1. Letter, to Diane Ballard Michael from Charlotte Singleton, 10-18-2006 2. Letter and Notes, to Ann Mazlish and Jaylene Roths, 6-4-1998, from Diane Ballard Michael. Includes biographical notes from Michael related to a future book on her father, W.H. Ballard. 3. Biography, W.H. Ballard, 5" x 7" card 4. Manuscript, "Captain Bert Gets His Coot", a story by W.H. Ballard, ca 1976 5. Notated manuscript, biographical information about W.H. Ballard, author unknown but probably Diane Ballard Michael 6. Exhibition notes, exhibit at University of Maine, January-February 1967, photographs of W.H. Ballard 7. Letter and manuscript, to Jaylene Roths from Diane B. Michael, 8-3-1999, includes "Brief Biography W.H. Ballard Mount Desert, Maine" by Diane B. Michael [show more]
12057Early History of Seal Harbor, 1959, History Claremont Hotel
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Auto
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Claremont Hotel
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • Carter, Lyda B.
Early History of Seal Harbor, 1959, History Claremont Hotel
Item:
  • 12057   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.31.a-i
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Auto
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Claremont Hotel
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Seal Harbor
Creator:
  • Carter, Lyda B.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Description:
12 page typewritten manuscript. early history of Seal Harbor, Jan 1959 with corrections Letter from Mrs. Roscoe C. Marshall (Elsie) to Dianne Ballard Michael correcting Claremont history. Elise's father was Dr. Joseph Phillips who owned the Claremont Michael re history of Claremont Hotel. says Elise Marshall is only daughter of Dr Phillips, owner on sticky note The Claremont Hotel-My Story, 1884-1964 (two copies) who wrote it? 1967 Menu inside of one of the typed booklets Poem about W.H. Ballard by Hilda G. Moe 1969 "Paper Talks," booklet; includes photos of Pemetic H.S. Eastern, Maine, champ. and cheerleaders, 1948. 1950 newspaper article re George William Dolliver: Has had his driver's license for 43 years, since 1908 and car. Letter to Ballard from K. Tracy 1947 postcard from Laurie and Mary Holmes Letter to W.H. Ballard from Don E. Smith, 1947, re Miss Gordon's letter about Bar Harbor fire. [show more]
12010The Old Standard Store and Hall
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Standard Granite Company
  • Other, Standard Hall
The Old Standard Store and Hall
Item:
  • 12010   
Object ID:
  • 010.016.003
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Standard Granite Company
  • Other, Standard Hall
Collection:
  • Doris Grant
Description:
Manuscript written by Doris Grant, possibly in the 1980s, about the store and parties held there, musicals and contests, the "Medicine Show", Professor Ness and his trained animal show, Italian quarrymen, boarding house for workers, quarry workers' union, maids who were ferried from Northeast Harbor for parties in the old Standard Hall.
12009Ed Pete Richardson
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Hall Quarry
Ed Pete Richardson
Item:
  • 12009   
Object ID:
  • 010.016.004
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Hall Quarry
Collection:
  • Doris Grant
Description:
Manuscript written by Doris Grant, possibly in the 1980s, about Ed Pete Richardson of Hall Quarry. Mentions entertainment in A.J. Whiting's Hall, including "Nick o' the Woods" ; picking up mail in Somesville and delivering it to C.J. Hall's store to be picked up; sharpening tools for the granite cutters; blueberry picking and sales, bears in Hall Quarry, the arrival of "Hell Wagons" (automobiles) on the island. [show more]
12006The Chapel at Hall Quarry
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Granite
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Hall Quarry School
  • Other, Leavitt
  • Other, The Chapel, Hall Quarry
The Chapel at Hall Quarry
Item:
  • 12006   
Object ID:
  • 010.016.001.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Granite
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Hall Quarry School
  • Other, Leavitt
  • Other, The Chapel, Hall Quarry
Collection:
  • Doris Grant
Description:
Memories of the chapel at Hall Quarry, written by Doris Grant, possibly in the 1980s: 2 handwritten versions (They have not been compared to see if they are identical. Mentions its use as a school and community center as well as a religious building. References to Horace Leavitt, minister; Mandy Perkins, Sunday school superintendent, and Bill Grant, organist. Marked as copies a (5 pages) and b(4 pages).
12005Somes Sound - Our Island Fjord - Its Place in Industry
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Bookkeeping
  • Other, Booth Bros. Company
  • Other, Hurricane Island Granite
Somes Sound - Our Island Fjord - Its Place in Industry
Item:
  • 12005   
Object ID:
  • 010.016.002.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Bookkeeping
  • Other, Booth Bros. Company
  • Other, Hurricane Island Granite
Collection:
  • Doris Grant
Description:
Manuscript written by Doris Grant , possibly in the 1980s, with memories of Somes Sound and the vessels and captains who sailed up the Sound, mainly to Hall Quarry. Stories of crossing the ice on Somes Sound in the winter and shipwrecks. Handwritten copy (a) and typewritten copy (b). Scene in movie the Modern Thelma filmed in Somes Sound The two copies have not been compared to determine if they are the same. As of 2018, only type written copy [show more]
11642Bar Harbor Town Plan 1948
  • Document, Manuscript
Bar Harbor Town Plan 1948
Item:
  • 11642   
Object ID:
  • .019.FIC.11.01
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Description:
Print copy including maps of a contractor's report for the Bar Harbor Town Plan in July 1948 in wake of the 1947 fires. Copy of originals held by Rockefeller Archive Center.
9249Prairie Song, Ponds & Their Life Cycle, Politicians in Pig Tails
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Spiker, LaRue
Prairie Song, Ponds & Their Life Cycle, Politicians in Pig Tails
Item:
  • 9249   
Object ID:
  • 013.FIC.30.10.a-c
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Creator:
  • Spiker, LaRue
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Description:
Three manuscripts: Prairie Song-- a poem, written in Illinois Ponds & their Life Cycle--includes difference between lakes and ponds and descriptions of the plants and animals that live in ponds Politicians in Pig Tails--15-pages; story about a deer and children
9248Paradise for Parakeets, Petit Manan Point, Opening of Cadillac Road, Perry Sesquicentennial
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Spiker, LaRue
Paradise for Parakeets, Petit Manan Point, Opening of Cadillac Road, Perry Sesquicentennial
Item:
  • 9248   
Object ID:
  • 013.FIC.30.11.a-e
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Creator:
  • Spiker, LaRue
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Description:
Five manuscripts: Paradise for Parakeets--Parakeet Sanctuary near Largo, Florida Petit Manan Point (1968)--description and history Opening of Cadillac Road--includes names of notable people who attended ceremony (Dorr, Deasy, Cleaves, Damrosch, Adams, Wescott Perry Sesquicentennial (1968)--town pride in downeast Naming of Tunk Lake--story behind "tunk"