John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s move to Seal Harbor, his intentions in the development of the his carriage roads, and his role in the creation of Acadia National Park working with George Dorr.
Description: John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s move to Seal Harbor, his intentions in the development of the his carriage roads, and his role in the creation of Acadia National Park working with George Dorr.
Description: Fourteen generations of Gotts in The United States, beginning with the immigrant ancestor, Charles Gott (b. 1598) from Cambridge, England.
Letter to Mr. Pyle from Lee Patterson, containing Robert W. Patterson's Landscape architect designs. Lists of clients and projects from surviving account books.
Description: Letter to Mr. Pyle from Lee Patterson, containing Robert W. Patterson's Landscape architect designs. Lists of clients and projects from surviving account books.
Copy of letter from S. Manchester of Lake Benton, MI to his cousin Emily Manchester Savage with brief record of his father's family. This may be S. Manchester born Jan. 1801, left Mt. Desert in 1837. Original of Laura Cross.
Description: Copy of letter from S. Manchester of Lake Benton, MI to his cousin Emily Manchester Savage with brief record of his father's family. This may be S. Manchester born Jan. 1801, left Mt. Desert in 1837. Original of Laura Cross.
Copy of Manchester family biographical material compiled by Mrs. George Ansel Manchester for W. W. Vaughan. Starts with Thomas Manchester in 1657. Manchester Family
Description: Copy of Manchester family biographical material compiled by Mrs. George Ansel Manchester for W. W. Vaughan. Starts with Thomas Manchester in 1657. Manchester Family
Student paper of Story Parker regarding maternal interactions of her mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and herself with comparisons to American Indian culture. Rev. Ann Smith (Mrs. Kaighn Smith) is "Nini", the grandmother.
Description: Student paper of Story Parker regarding maternal interactions of her mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and herself with comparisons to American Indian culture. Rev. Ann Smith (Mrs. Kaighn Smith) is "Nini", the grandmother.
Copy of brief genealogy of James Otis Kaler published by the Genealogical Dept. of the Boston Transcript, April 26, 1922. Appears under #9499. L. Oakman, C.G.H.H. Photographs of young J.O.K. and one middle-age gentleman, ID unsure.
Description: Copy of brief genealogy of James Otis Kaler published by the Genealogical Dept. of the Boston Transcript, April 26, 1922. Appears under #9499. L. Oakman, C.G.H.H. Photographs of young J.O.K. and one middle-age gentleman, ID unsure.
Notes from Hugh Dwelley to Robert R. Pyle about S. Hadlock's European Journal. Mr. Dwelley attaches copies of 2 pages of edited typescript of the Journal (1824), and a 3 pages report (author ?) to the Colonial Society of America in MA.
Description: Notes from Hugh Dwelley to Robert R. Pyle about S. Hadlock's European Journal. Mr. Dwelley attaches copies of 2 pages of edited typescript of the Journal (1824), and a 3 pages report (author ?) to the Colonial Society of America in MA.
Biographical sketch of Alfred Dreyfus, his arrest in 1894 for treason, and a copy of a 1899 letter signed by residents of Northeast Harbor in support of him.
Description: Biographical sketch of Alfred Dreyfus, his arrest in 1894 for treason, and a copy of a 1899 letter signed by residents of Northeast Harbor in support of him.
Description: Memorial service on July 4 ? for Ruth Jordan; includes the eulogy of John Adams. A song written by Trish Scull and a poem about Ruth are included.
Cape Elizabeth: Captain Egerton Burpee Sawtelle, 95, died 8/29/1999. He was born in Boston, a son of William Otis & Louise Burpee Sawtelle. He had a summer home on Islesford
Description: Cape Elizabeth: Captain Egerton Burpee Sawtelle, 95, died 8/29/1999. He was born in Boston, a son of William Otis & Louise Burpee Sawtelle. He had a summer home on Islesford
Description: Brief biography of Beatrix Farrand upon her death in 1959. She was the last of the charter members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.