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]
Description: Miscellaneous papers related to the formation of the MDI Regional High School from 1948 - 1949. Includes surveys, letters to the editor, letters to Rockefeller, pta minutes, general correspondence
Description: Large Brown ledger 1935-1938 Includes:Other archival Information regarding finances, and Misc. paperwork, reports from Supt.Stored separately in Box 34
Description: Large Brown ledger 1932-1934 Includes:Other archival Information regarding finances, and Misc. paperwork, reports from Supt.Stored separately in Box 34
Description: Large Brown ledger 1930-1931 Includes:Other archival Information regarding finances, and Misc. paperwork, reports from Supt.Stored separately in Box 34
Description: Large Maroon ledger 1925-1927 Includes:Other archival Information regarding finances, and Reports from Supt. of Schools.Stored separately in Box 34
Description: Large Maroon ledger 1920-1922 Mt. Desert written in white on coverIncludes:Other archival Information regarding health inspection of children Stored separately in Box 34
Description: Graduation exercises program for the Emerson Hospital Training School for Nurses. Held on June 17, 1925 at the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, MA. Graduates: Margaret A. McDonald, Henrietta Somes Fernald, Hazel Lavenia Ambrose, Myrtle Louise Twitchell, Ethel Russell, and Helen Sophia Stockdale. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.13.k
Description: “Programme, Seventeenth Annual Commencement, Mount Desert High School, June 11, 1924”. One page. Class Roll: Edward N. Dempsey, William S. Gray, H. Arthur Gray, Lillian E. Giles, Elizabeth K. Fernald, and Carolyn F. Grant. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.12.h, previous accession **1573
Description: Commencement program for the Mount Desert High school class of 1923. Graduation held on June 6. Class Roll: Robert Grendle Fernald, John Somer Fernald, Clarence A. Harkins, Rudolph Frederick Higgins, and Laura Hamilton Tracy. Includes a dance program. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.12.g
Description: 1922 graduation program for the Emerson Hospital Training School for Nurses. Held on March 31 at the West Roxbury High School Hall. Includes songs and a list of the dances. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.12.j
Description: 1922 Commencement Program for the Nasson Institute of Springdale, Maine. June 3-6. Includes a program for the pageant, “May Day in 15th Century England” to be held on June 5, 1922. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.12.i
Description: Reminiscence of Somesville. 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. 3 pages - typed copy of above.
Description: 1. 1839 petition, commission survey related to request for road from Seal Cove through Pretty Marsh to Narrows; second request of 1843. 2. Personal letter from "Betty" about arriving in Pretty Marsh, fishing; reference to Mrs. Rumill's home and Edna (no date). 3. Compositions by Linnie (?) Smith: "Work", "House Cleaning", "The object of attending school", "Ice". Also "Verses for Otto". 4. Pencilled notes by Linda Florence (Smith) Foote on brown paper about store, post office on Pretty Marsh; Bar, Tinker, Hardwood, Bartletts Islands. 4. Note about Israel Atherton and family. 5. Letter from Elizabeth C. Wescott of Blue Hill to Mrs. Hysom, 1980, concerning area families' histories. 6. Photo. of stone from Pretty Marsh cemetery inscribed "Hear [sic] lies the body of James Pray was drowned 1784 (?) 7. 1968 newspaper ad. for bids to "purchase and remove woodshed at Pretty Marsh schoolhouse." 8. Newspaper clippings about charges against Judge Darius L. V. Moffett (no date). 9. Copies of photographs of Mary Anna Smith, Capt. Sewell Smith, Reuben Smith, Lois Bartlett Smith. [show more]