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18640Article draft on Paul Bunyan
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Writers
Description:
7 pages typed and hand written about Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. This appears to be a draft of an article she is writing for Chales Durham.
17477Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • People
  • 3/1/1966
Description:
Grey Binder: Copy of Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island by Barbara Ellen Joy
17442Philadelphia - Peace, Patriots, and Pretzels
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Writers
Description:
Article by LaRue Spiker, mostly in its final form but still needing some changes. About 500 words, 2 pages. Previously accessioned as **1955, object Id **1955
17441Philadelphia - Peace, Patriots, and Pretzels
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Writers
Description:
Article by LaRue Spiker, with some changes still to be made before submission to the publisher. 2 pages. Previously accessioned as **1954, object id **1954
17440Philadelphia - Peace, Patriots, and Pretzels
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Writers
Description:
LaRue Spiker's Philadelphia article, mostly in its final form. 2 pages. Previously accessioned as **1953, Object Id **1953
16999Research notes and official records related to Pretty Marsh home
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Harlow, James
Description:
Hand- and typewrittem notes re sale of home,. Copies of town, court house records
16998Pretty Marsh Homesteaders and Town History
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • J.M. Harlow
  • 1970
Description:
Typewritten ms. by Harlow about the history of the Harlow home, known as the Smith Homestead, purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Dodge. Typewritten ms. by Edward Langley about history of Pray and Smith families of Pretty Marsh. Handwritten time line showing ownership of home. Typewritten copy of May 9, 1963 article in Bar Harbor Times, "Pretty Marsh was once Populous Farming and Fishing Community." Typewritten copy of 1897 note re antique spread, signed by Louise Denton Harlow [show more]
16983Some Miscellaneous Remarks About "Beth's Fancy" in Pretty Marsh
  • Document, Manuscript
  • 06/10/2009
Description:
Real estate advertisements, hand-drawn maps, photographs related to Dodge/ Harlow home in Pretty Marsh. Inscription on Smith tombstone on property. 1983 (?) Carter's real estate ad. for property: $235,000. Hand-drawn map (after Colby & Stuart) and notes indicating provenance and boundaries of property, including guardian of Nancy Pray releasing property to Daniel Smith. Notes on Mr. Dodge's description of house, tombstones, and likely history of house. 8X11.5 color photograph of house--and key taped to back. Hand-drawn flyer advertising "Annual Pretty March Sale". c.1915, 1920 photographs of house; photo. of Mrs. Allan Smith, c. 1915, color photo. and notes of house. [show more]
16961Mount Desert Families in 1775-76
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Families
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Edith Falt Favour
  • November 1975
Description:
Paper for Northeast Harbor Literary Club; Virginia Somes Sanderson annotations, indicating that the writer erred in several instances.
16912Reminiscence of Somesville
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Schools
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.
16903Reflections on childhood in Seal Harbor, Sullivan and Sorrento
  • Document, Manuscript
Description:
Reflections on author's childhood in Seal Harbor (where grandparents Frederick and Delia Billings owned the market), Sullivan, Sorrento and Bar Harbor. Describes ways in which children played and kept themselves busy; wartime life and effect of war on family life; visits to the Billingses in Seal Harbor. Written as a letter to the author's grandchildren.
16891Seal Cove--Schools
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Seal Cove
  • 1832
16815List of Scholars, District 1, 1872
  • Document, Manuscript
  • 1972
Description:
Photocopy; gives names and ages; O. Hamor, agent
16814Lists of teachers, agents: Mt. Desert Schools
  • Document, Manuscript
Description:
Gives names, districts, locations and payments to teachers; also indicates payment for boarding teacher and furnishing wood
16813Letter re pension for Miss Heath
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Pensions
  • Other, Swans Island
  • Other, Teachers
  • Other, Tremont
  • 1939
Description:
Clarifies months/years of service for calculating pension.
16812List of students, teachers, last school at Somesville; no date
  • Document, Manuscript
16810Ships' Accounts
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Schooners
  • Other, Ship accidents
  • Other, Ship captains
  • Other, Shipping
Description:
Ships' accounts: handwritten lists of freight ,dates, destinations for Schooners "Amethyst "(Capt. Francis Grindle), Schooner "America", Schooner "Richmond", Schooner "Packet", Brig. "Two Sisters," Brig. "William Heath", Schooner "Valpariso (?) [Capt. Emmons Pray], and typewritten copies of same. Also bill for repairs of damage to Sch. "Packet" by Brig. "Neptune" in Boston Harbor. [show more]
16809Correspondence related to schooners' freight.
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Schooners
  • Other, Ships
Description:
Bill from Schooner "Lydia b. Cowperthwaite" to James H. Cox & Co., Ship Brokers & Commission Merchants for Stone Charter Somes Sound to New York (1890). Bill to Emmons Pray for repairs to Sloop "Bloomer." Letter to John Somes from Means & Clark re receipt of order via Capt. Pray of Schooner "Polly." List of supplies for "first trip" and "second trip" (no date or name of vessel).
16795Somesville & Seal Cove ships, masters, owners
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • Other, Schooners
  • Other, Somesville
Description:
Names of ships, date built, tonnage, owners and masters.
16794Singing School
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Singing
Description:
Names and amounts paid for singing school (no date).
16739Jottings about Pretty Marsh
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Hysom, Ross H.
Description:
Hand-written, 15 page notes about Pretty Marsh and of his childhood there. Includes extensive notes on who lived where.
16738"Pretty Marsh" [poem]
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Poetry
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • R.F.
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
Description:
Hand-written inscriptions on gravestones.
16736Center Baptist Church
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Bartlett's Island
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
Description:
Hand-written notes on the church and how mail was received in the Pretty Marsh area.
16735Deed to land for Pretty Marsh schoolhouse
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Schools
  • 1812
Description:
Deed from Daniel Smith to District Four of lot for schoolhouse, 1812.