Description: Black Binder: Excerpts from Gertrude Carroll Diary, 1891-1893. Notes about Stone Barn Farm, Crooked Rd., Bar Harbor. Notes & photos about Harold "Cap" Whitney Farm: Fair Acres. Howe C. Smith Farm, Salisbury Cove--in photos Hanscom Family harvesting hay, Hulls Cove, 1942 Miscellaneous Farm Photos: Sargent Farm, Norway Dr.;Andrews Farm Truck; Clark's Dairy; Oxen Team at Salisbury Farm (Acadia Farm); Richardson Dairy Farm Folders: with poster for exhibit with info. about loans for exhibit. with planning notes and photocopies of photos #1: Sam and George Gilley Haying at Gilley Brook Haying at Hadlock Field, Cranberry Isles Harvesting Fresh Water Marsh Hay at Little Long Pond, Seal Harbor Albert Hanscom, cutting hay for Helen Strout in Hulls Cove, 1942 #2: Layout of Carroll Farm Carroll Farm Barn Layout Hay Straddle, drawing by Heather Sisk #3: Certificate of ownership, Mt. Desert Island Dairies, Inc. (1935)--copy [show more]
Description: Small oval pin. Passed out to people who attended the inaugural trip of the new propane fueled bus on the island. "Acadia National Park Island Explorer 2000" inscribed on the pin. Two in the collection
Description: In August of 2007, I began a project which I hope continues. Two of my students at Pemetic interviewed relatives working on MDI and wrote the information in a format which could be shared with anyone interested in how people earn their living on MDI. Their projects are in a white notebook in the library. One interview is of Deb O'Donnell who is an architectural project manager at the Jackson Laboratory in this period of rapid expansion at that facility. The other interview is of Peter Dolliver, a retired landscape gardener who ran a company called Deer Meadow in Southwest Harbor. The format the students used evolved out of what they thought would be of interest to someone seeking this information. The interview form, as well as, the release form are included in the book. [show more]
Description: This notebook is a directory of the resources in the School House Archives which would be helpful for teachers to access when studying topics like: the fire of '47; Ways to Make a Living; Settlement; and Exploration. The pages are filled with information which has been used in the various exhibits the Historical Society has had over the years, as well as, notes on stickies which were ideas Charlotte and I brainstormed in our many conversations regarding educational outreach. (ALW) [show more]
Description: In 2007, I worked in the Sound School House on educational outreach projects. A priority in this effort was to look at our school district's learning goals/performance standards in grades 3-6 and select topical information that could be enriched by using the MDI Historical Society's artifacts. Maine's economy and industries which have brought money to the state in times past are two examples of likely topics. This notebook contains copies of reference material which was shared with Charlotte Singleton and myself by Willard Colson, the last manager of the Addison Packing Company in Southwest Harbor. Other contributing resources are credited in the material on the Sardine Industry in Maine, such as John D. Gilman's books:Masts and Masters; and Canned. James Warren's book "Maine Sardine Industry History 1875-2000" proved to be invaluable too and is housed in the Schoolhouse's library as well. [show more]
Description: A home recorded videotape that includes video footage of a presentation by Ralph Stanley and Jaylene Roths at a public meeting, probably in 2000. Tape label indicates that the tape is the "Property of Mary Jones".
Description: Black binder containing background information about Somesville Homes for 2007 Walking Tour, Brochure, Historic District Status. Includes maps, descriptions of homes and owners (Richardson, Somes) and copy of newspaper article (no source or date) about razing Somesville Post Office.
Description: An audio walking tour of Southwest Harbor, Maine, with Ralph W. Stanley, produced and narrated by Mary Jones. Audio may be heard through the multi-media link attached to this record. Available in CD format for playing on a portable CD player or CD computer drive. This audio tour is available for sale, with an accompanying hand drawn map, for $12.95. All rights are owned by the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Extra copies for sale are located in the Research Room, lower shelf, left, on the window side of the room. [show more]
Description: This transparent glass bottle is 4 inches tall and has a circumference of 5 inches. Without the stopper, the bottle is 3 and a half inches tall. The bottle has Dupont's Parfum imprinted on it.
Description: This clear glass bottle has the letters The Bayer Company, Inc written vertically on the sides. It is 2 and three quarters high and has a circumference of 4 and a quarter inches. The bottle is missing a top and has some dark stains on one side.
Description: This old glass bottle is 3 and three quarters high. There is no top. The circumference is about 5 inches. The neck is curved but the rest of the bottle is rectangular in shape. The base is 1 and a half inches by three quarters of an inch. It is transparent but the glass has a light green tint. Going up on one side is "3 -in- one oil co." and "Three In One" on the other side.
Description: This brown bottle has part of a label on it. The remaining letters in the title of the label are: YDE MERCK . Under this appears RMALDEHYDE). In the upper right hand corner of the label is written: S-.3643. The directions on the label instruct the user on how to handle formaldehyde. The shape of the bottle is round.
Description: This small glass bottle has a light green hue with a frosted look. It is translucent. The top is missing. It is 4 inches high and 3 inches round. It doesn't stand up straight by itself.
Description: This light green bottle (soft mint color) is 8 inches high with a circumference of almost 8 inches. The height of the neck is about 2 inches. At the center of the base is a stamped mark which looks like a zero in a square. The bottle has 12 faces, each one measuring about 11/16s. There are several scratch marks. There is no top present.
Description: This bottle has part of a label. You can read the words "Olive", "C.M.Brown & Co.", "Hammond St.", "Pharmicists", and "Bangor, Maine". The bottle is 9 and 3/4 high. It measures about 12 inches around the middle of the bottle. There is a cork top present. The neck is 1 and 3/4 inches tall. There are four 2and 1/2 by 7 and 1/2 inch "arch ways" embossed on the faces of the bottle. There is a residue of dirt on the inside of the bottom and on one side. The glass is somewhat cloudy. [show more]
Description: This rectangular-shaped glass bottle3 inches high and 4 and 1/2 inches around. It has a metal top which has several black scratch marks in its silver color. The base has numbers which appear to be 2138 with a 7 and 3 underneath separated by an imprinted image.
Description: This small old glass bottle is amber-colored. There is no top present. It has 4 faces, each measuring 10/16s of an inch by 1 and 3/4 inches. On one side is written what looks like BOERCKE & TAFEL NEW YORK.
Description: This brown bottle measures almost 4 inches with its cork stopper in place. There is a label which has "E.M. Tower, Ogunquit, Maine, Telephone Connections" written on it. There are lines below the heading which are earmarked for a No., Date, and Directions. Each face measure 1 inch by 2 and 1/4 inches. The neck is 3/4 of an inch.
Description: This small clear glass bottle measures 2 and 1/4 inches high and 2 inches around. There is no stopper. There is a label but the lettering is hard to decipher. I can make out: ORIENTA ANACARDIUM. The glass appears cloudy and dirty.