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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
2067Article on Beatrix Ferrand April 1985
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Gardens
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1985
Description:
Magazine article from Antiques Magazine? April 1985 depicting life and work of Beatrix Ferrand. Color photographs of gardens and black and white photo of Ferrand. Text has been high-lighted in several places with a yellow marker.
2632Bar Harbor Times “Personality Profile: John Noyes of Manset Pursues Active Retirement Following Fifty Years of Work on Fish Wharfs”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Fisheries
  • People
  • 1964
Description:
Bar Harbor Times “Personality Profile: John Noyes of Manset Pursues Active Retirement Following Fifty Years of Work on Fish Wharfs” LaRue Spiker December 10, 1964. Previously accessioned as **0933, object Id 012.FIC.047.19
2631Bar Harbor Times “Visitor to MDI Provides Private Bird Sanctuary’”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Environment
  • People
  • 1961
Description:
Bar Harbor Times “Visitor to MDI Provides Private Bird Sanctuary’” by LaRue Spiker September 28, 1961.Lisa Von Borowsky. Previously accessioned as **0946, Object Id 012.FIC.047.33
3491Biography notes re: Constance Joy Robbins
  • Publication, Literary, Biography
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • People
Description:
-Notes regarding the participation of of Constance Robbins in the rebekah Assembly of maine written by Bill Skocpol. Interesting poem welcoming Connie Robbins as warden of RA 1963. Introduction of Connie Robbins by Adelma McFarland Richardson. May 1968 letter describing Past President's meting with mentiton of Eugene Robbins getting orders to go to Vietnam. Official photo of Rebekah officers 1964-1965
4430Continuation from Dr. Leavitt
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 1/28/2001
Description:
Continuation from Dr. Leavitt Since 1940 --60 Years have passed! History continuting from the Sermon / historical address given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on the history of the Somesville Union Meeting House, U.C.C. by Gail Reiber
4164Crowing Hens and Voting Women
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Politics
  • Other, Women's History
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Crowing Hens and Voting Women by LaRue Spiker. 8 pages.
12767Diary 1921
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • People
  • 1921
Description:
small diary: owner unknown- found in the attic of Roths’ home on Indian Pt. Road Names: Numerous names mentioned including Leighton Smith, Fraley, Disston. Only a few dates have activities such as chop wood, go skating. Also has prices of goods
17475Downeast Ancestry Volume I, II, III printed:1977-1982
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, History - Maine
  • People
Description:
Blue Binder:Copies of Downeast Ancestry Vol. I numbers 1-6 Volume II Number 6 Volume III Numbers 1, 2 and 4-6
17476Downeast Ancestry Volume IV, V, VI printed:1980-83
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, History - Maine
  • People
Description:
Blue Binder:Copies of Downeast Ancestry Vol. IV numbers 1-6 Volume V Numbers 1-6 Volume VI Numbers 1-6
2634Ellsworth American “Constructing a Pretty Pluck Living”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Music
  • People
Description:
Ellsworth American “Constructing a Pretty Pluck Living” by LaRue Spiker. Harpsichord. Previously accessioned as **0914, Object Id 012.FIC.047.5
17151Eminent Mainers: Succinct Biographies of Thousands of Amazing Mainers, Mostly Dead, and a Few People from Away Who Have Done something Useful Within the State of Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography]
  • Other, Maine
  • People
  • Stover, Arthur Douglas
  • Tilbury House
  • 2006
4644Friday Club Mother Daughter Banguet Speech
  • Publication, Literary, Speech
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • People
  • 4/27/1929
Description:
portion of speech given by Lillis P. Joy, Secretary of the Friday Club on the occassion of a Mother/Daughter Banquet.
4152Gov. James Longley
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Politicians
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Annotated draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. Gov. James Long;ey by LaRue Spiker. 9 pages. Previously accessioned as **1190, object Id **1190 and 013.FIC.30.18
13444Historical Address at the Somesville Union Meeting House
  • Publication, Literary, Speech
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
Description:
Copy of a speech given entitled “Between the Hills’ and Its 100-year old Church” given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on July 14, 1940 13 pages
2669In Search of another’s garden
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Gardens
  • People
Description:
In the Bangor Daily News.Detailed history of Beatrix Farrand and what Catherine and Bob Barrett have done to preserve and restore her horticultural contributions to Mt. Desert. Miscellaneous Bar Harbor Times articles Overcliff, one of oldest Northeast Harbor summer cottages built by Longfellow and Harlow for John Prentiss Hopkinson, brother in law of Charles W. Eliot and presently owned by Peter Bell was heavily damaged by fire. Overcliff was the final home of Eleanor Robson Belmont, a famous Flora Dora girl. Two page article ND Michael Graves paintings at Birdsnest Gallery July 27 2000 Mount Desert Island Historical Society tea at tavern Eden Baptist Church Design Review Rules, Bar Harbor [show more]
12282Islander
  • Publication, Yearbook
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Schools
  • People
Description:
Mount Desert Island High School Yearbook 1978. Photographic cover of a carriage path in the fall
12593John D. Rockefeller 1839-1937 Industrial Pioneer and Man
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • People
  • 1948
Description:
A Biography of John D. Rockefeller 32 pages for the Newcomen Society of England in North America by W. Trevor Holliday
13549Keepsake Autograph Album
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History - Seal Cove
  • People
  • 1879
Description:
Tiny red autograph/keepsake album with silver writing and many local Seal Cove names including Heath, Minnie Fuller, Rachel Fuller, Belle Salisbury, Wilhemena Sprague, Flora Reed, Becky Greene, May Dodge, Deacon Stubbs, Vildie Robbins, John Knowlton, Laurie Stickney, Billings, Delhi Harper, Albert Carver, Bertha Hinkley, Amanda and Charlie Sawyer, Florence Drummond, Almira Barlett, Whitmore, Ober. Appears to have belonged to Willie Heath.
17149Maine's Visible Black History
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, African Americans
  • Other, Blacks
  • People
  • Price, H.H. and Gerald E. Talbot
  • Tilbury House
  • 2006
11247Newsclipping: Ellsworth American “Linwood Richardson: A Smithy for Rockefeller and MDI” December 22, 1972
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Industry
  • People
Description:
Newsclipping: Ellsworth American “Linwood Richardson: A Smithy for Rockefeller and MDI” LaRue Spiker December 22, 1972. Previously accessioned as **0725, Object Id 011.FIC.77.4
10607Newsclipping: “Somesville Woman Elected President of AAUW Monday” April 27, 1967.
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • People
  • 1967
Description:
Newsclipping: “Somesville Woman Elected President of AAUW Monday” April 27, 1967. Virginia Somes Sanderson. Previously accessioned as **0746, Object ID 011.FIC.77.3
10610Newsclipping: “Summer daughter of Maine, Elinor Wylie, wrote Mount Desert beauty into immortal literature” August 7, 1937
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Writers
  • People
  • 1937
Description:
Newsclipping: Lewiston Journal Illustrated Magazine “Summer daughter of Maine, Elinor Wylie, wrote Mount Desert beauty into immortal literature” August 7, 1937. Photocopy. Previously accessioned as **0741, Object Id 011.FIC.77.2
16396Oral History Interview of John Fernald
  • Publication, Literary, Transcript
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Farms
  • People
  • 2/25/2002
Description:
Transcript of interview with John Fernald, born 11/25/1932 on Mount Desert, regarding the dairy industry and farming on Mount Desert Island. See also CD-R, located in Archival Box #68, accession number 010.001.001.
16964Oral History Interview of John Kief
  • Publication, Literary, Transcript
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Farms
  • People
  • 3/20/2002
Description:
Transcript of interview with John Kief born 8/29/1911 of Eden regarding the dairy industry and farming on Mount Desert Island
14703Oral History Interview of Louise Sawtelle Libby
  • Publication, Literary, Transcript
  • Other, History - Cranberry Islands
  • Other, Islands
  • People
  • Colquohn, Leza
  • 3/20/2002
Description:
Written transcript of interview with Louise Sawtelle Libby, born 1/20/1907 in Cambridge Mass., regarding the history of Islesford; Duck Island; and many stories about growing up in the mid 1900s and summering on the coast of MDI, Coast Guard, Bangor fire in 1911, small bit about MDI fire of 1947