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7278Somesville
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
Somesville
Item:
  • 7278   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Description:
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
7279Seal Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 7279   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
7345Northeast Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
The village of Northeast Harbor is situated on the southern end of Mount Desert Island at the entrance to Somes Sound and it is part of the Town of Mount Desert. Its harbor is one of the most well-protected on the island and operates year-round. The town has long been home to a renowned summer community.
Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 7345   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Description:
The village of Northeast Harbor is situated on the southern end of Mount Desert Island at the entrance to Somes Sound and it is part of the Town of Mount Desert. Its harbor is one of the most well-protected on the island and operates year-round. The town has long been home to a renowned summer community.
7282Bar Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 7282   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Town
1938Bicentennial Speech by Robert Suminsby, August 5, 1989
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
  • Robert Suminsby
  • August 5, 1989
  • 7
  • typescript
Bicentennial Speech by Robert Suminsby, August 5, 1989
Item:
  • 1938   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Robert Suminsby
Date:
  • August 5, 1989
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0451
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
2171Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Civic
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: 1834-1841 Out of the woods 1842-1872 Boom town 1873-1895 Turning the tide 1896-1911 A new century 1912-1931 Out of the ashes 1932-1945 The lean years 1946-1968 Prosperous peace 1969-1984 Building on past
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
  • 6/28/1984
Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
Item:
  • 2171   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
Date:
  • 6/28/1984
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0684
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Description:
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: 1834-1841 Out of the woods 1842-1872 Boom town 1873-1895 Turning the tide 1896-1911 A new century 1912-1931 Out of the ashes 1932-1945 The lean years 1946-1968 Prosperous peace 1969-1984 Building on past
2184Special Millennium Edition, The Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
In December 2000, The Bar Harbor Times published this "Special Millennium Edition" in 2 sections: A (cover-8) and B (9-19). Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island.
  • The Bar Harbor Times
  • 12/28/2000
  • newspaper
Special Millennium Edition, The Bar Harbor Times
Item:
  • 2184   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • The Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 12/28/2000
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0698
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
In December 2000, The Bar Harbor Times published this "Special Millennium Edition" in 2 sections: A (cover-8) and B (9-19). Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island.
1902Bar Harbor - Ellsworth Telephone Directory
  • Publication, Directory
  • Places, Town
July 1946 Directory for towns in Hancock County, ME. Scan: Cover only.
  • 1946
  • 72
  • 1 book
Bar Harbor - Ellsworth Telephone Directory
Item:
  • 1902   
Type:
  • Publication, Directory
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1946
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0415
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 72
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
July 1946 Directory for towns in Hancock County, ME. Scan: Cover only.
1987Ellsworth American Newspaper Index
  • Publication, Directory
  • Places, Town
Notes about Mount Desert Island towns taken from the Ellsworth American newspaper from 1901 to 1910.newspapers
  • 105
  • typescript
Ellsworth American Newspaper Index
Item:
  • 1987   
Type:
  • Publication, Directory
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0500
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 105
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Notes about Mount Desert Island towns taken from the Ellsworth American newspaper from 1901 to 1910.newspapers
7064History of the Town of Palermo
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis.
  • Milton E. Dowe
  • 1954
  • 51
  • 1 booklet
  • good
History of the Town of Palermo
Item:
  • 7064   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Milton E. Dowe
Date:
  • 1954
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 DOW
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 51
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis.
7075History of the Chadwick Survey
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Places, Town
Excerpt from Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Vol. 14, no. 2.
  • Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
  • 1975
  • 29
  • 1 booklet, 1 map
  • good
History of the Chadwick Survey
Item:
  • 7075   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
Date:
  • 1975
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 526.9 ECK
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 29
Medium:
  • 1 booklet, 1 map
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Excerpt from Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Vol. 14, no. 2.
7067Richmond, a long view 1823-1973
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Pictorial supplement to "Richmond on the Kennebec".
  • The Richmond Historical and Cultural Society
  • 1973
  • 83
  • 1 book
  • good
Richmond, a long view 1823-1973
Item:
  • 7067   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • The Richmond Historical and Cultural Society
Date:
  • 1973
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 RICH
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 83
Medium:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Pictorial supplement to "Richmond on the Kennebec".
6159Sequel to Bar Harbor in its heydays
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Town
Signed copy. Illustrated with old photographs and postcards from the author's collection. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Maxwell G. Woodward
  • 1984
  • 24
  • 1 book
Sequel to Bar Harbor in its heydays
Item:
  • 6159   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maxwell G. Woodward
Date:
  • 1984
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 WOO
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 24
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Signed copy. Illustrated with old photographs and postcards from the author's collection. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
2105School District No. 1 Assessment 1875
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Places, Town
A small booklet listing residents and non-residents in School District No. 1 regarding taxes on real estate. The selectmen of MD authorized Jonathan Hamor as tax collector.
  • Selectmen of Mount Desert
  • 1874
School District No. 1 Assessment 1875
Item:
  • 2105   
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Selectmen of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1874
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0619
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Description:
A small booklet listing residents and non-residents in School District No. 1 regarding taxes on real estate. The selectmen of MD authorized Jonathan Hamor as tax collector.
3562A New Map of the Province of Quebec
  • Map
  • Places, Town
  • Captain John Carver
  • 1776, 1773
  • 1
  • paper
  • brittle paper with some tears and missing pieces. Fragile.
A New Map of the Province of Quebec
Item:
  • 3562   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Captain John Carver
Date:
  • 1776, 1773
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0008 SEM
Location:
  • 5F8
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • brittle paper with some tears and missing pieces. Fragile.
3598Wiscasset, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Edgecomb, Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Bristol, South Bristol, Waldoboro
  • Map
  • Places, Town
Includes Origin of Lincoln County, business and places of interest.
  • Augustus D. Phillips, Luther S. Phillips
  • 1940, 1966
  • 2 copies
  • MAP
Wiscasset, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Edgecomb, Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Bristol, South Bristol, Waldoboro
Item:
  • 3598   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Augustus D. Phillips, Luther S. Phillips
Date:
  • 1940, 1966
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0044 ADP
Location:
  • Shelf 5E4
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Includes Origin of Lincoln County, business and places of interest.
3615A Map of South Bristol Maine 1941
  • Map
  • Places, Town
Shows home locations and list of inhabitants.
  • Walker Gilbert, Luther S. Phillips
  • 1
  • MAP
A Map of South Bristol Maine 1941
Item:
  • 3615   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Walker Gilbert, Luther S. Phillips
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0061 LSP
Location:
  • Shelf 5C5
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Shows home locations and list of inhabitants.
3767Cottage Directory and Key to Map
  • Map
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Knowles Company Cottage Directory. Sketch map of cottage locations.
  • Jerome H. Knowles Jr.
  • 1981
  • 1
  • MAP
Cottage Directory and Key to Map
Item:
  • 3767   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Jerome H. Knowles Jr.
Date:
  • 1981
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0221 KC
Location:
  • Shelf 5E1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Knowles Company Cottage Directory. Sketch map of cottage locations.
5802Seal Harbor Survey Negatives - Collection of Negatives
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Places, Town
Envelope 1: series of negatives # 0464 (also marked 76433) Envelope 2: series of negatives # 1306, 1307, 1308 Envelope 3: series of negatives # 2332, 2333 Envelope 4: series of negatives # 5308, 5309, 5310 Envelope 5: series of negatives # 6395, 6396
  • 5 envelopes
  • negatives
  • very good
Seal Harbor Survey Negatives - Collection of Negatives
Item:
  • 5802   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2181
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 5 envelopes
Medium:
  • negatives
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
Envelope 1: series of negatives # 0464 (also marked 76433) Envelope 2: series of negatives # 1306, 1307, 1308 Envelope 3: series of negatives # 2332, 2333 Envelope 4: series of negatives # 5308, 5309, 5310 Envelope 5: series of negatives # 6395, 6396
2696Petition to widen Main Street, 1906
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Town of Mount Desert
  • 1906
  • 1
  • Petition
Petition to widen Main Street, 1906
Item:
  • 2696   
Type:
  • Document, Request, Petition
Subject:
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Town of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1906
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 11
Location:
  • I
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • Petition
2070Eben Hamor's Record Book
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations
  • Places, Town
Copy of the organizations and proceedings of the Plantation of Mount Desert as recorded by Eben Hamor. Select copies of marriage/birth/death records from the "Old Mt. Desert Record Book". From original in Raymond Strout Collection. Scanned is also an excerpt of "The Oath of Allegiance" from 1789.
  • 1900
  • 217
  • photocopy
Eben Hamor's Record Book
Item:
  • 2070   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1900
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0584
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 217
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of the organizations and proceedings of the Plantation of Mount Desert as recorded by Eben Hamor. Select copies of marriage/birth/death records from the "Old Mt. Desert Record Book". From original in Raymond Strout Collection. Scanned is also an excerpt of "The Oath of Allegiance" from 1789.
6062Report on the Safe Guiding of Public Welfare
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
  • Alfred Mullikin
  • 1927
  • 7
  • good
Report on the Safe Guiding of Public Welfare
Item:
  • 6062   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Alfred Mullikin
Date:
  • 1927
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 352 MULLIKIN 1927
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 7
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
2436City of Old Town
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Rural index on parchment (28x24") to property maps for the City of Old Town.
  • James W. Sewall Company, Old Town
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
City of Old Town
Item:
  • 2436   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • James W. Sewall Company, Old Town
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 233
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Rural index on parchment (28x24") to property maps for the City of Old Town.
1143Gouldsboro: representing the Northeast quarter of the town as surveyed in 1798
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Places, Town
  • Isaac Coolidge, Surveyor
  • Gouldsboro
  • 2 sheets
  • blueprint
Gouldsboro: representing the Northeast quarter of the town as surveyed in 1798
Item:
  • 1143   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Isaac Coolidge, Surveyor
Street:
  • Gouldsboro
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0145 IC
Location:
  • FF B-24
Pages:
  • 2 sheets
Medium:
  • blueprint
6979GXS Collection - Maps and Blueprints
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Folder 6 A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, 1938. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 6a A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, 1950. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 7 The Maine Art Museum Trail, map and brochure listing museums around Maine, 2015. Folder 8 Blueprint with first and second floor plans for George S. Talcott house at Seal Harbor, ME, Clayton B. Roath, undated. Folder 40 Map of Seal Harbor. Folder 45 (no image) Architectural Drawing: blueprints of “Cedar Cliff”, house of G. L. Stebbins, Seal Harbor, Maine (very fragile).
GXS Collection - Maps and Blueprints
Item:
  • 6979   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Collection:
  • GXS Collection
Object ID:
  • GXS
Location:
  • Shelf 4B4
Description:
Folder 6 A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, 1938. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 6a A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, 1950. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 7 The Maine Art Museum Trail, map and brochure listing museums around Maine, 2015. Folder 8 Blueprint with first and second floor plans for George S. Talcott house at Seal Harbor, ME, Clayton B. Roath, undated. Folder 40 Map of Seal Harbor. Folder 45 (no image) Architectural Drawing: blueprints of “Cedar Cliff”, house of G. L. Stebbins, Seal Harbor, Maine (very fragile). [show more]