The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)
Description: The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)
Several brochures: - "School improvement League of Maine - Library and Art Exchange" (1898) - "The Kalends of the Williams & Wilkins Company", Volume XII, Number 10 (1933) - "The Origin of the Names of the City and Towns in Hancock County Maine", by Ava H. Chadbourne (reprinted from the Ellsworth American) (1951) - Christmas Carols (1967) (2 copies) - "State of Maine Song" - Words and Music by Roger Vinton Snow - "The Colby Alumnus, Summer 1972" These items belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 7 (Item 7332).
Description: Several brochures: - "School improvement League of Maine - Library and Art Exchange" (1898) - "The Kalends of the Williams & Wilkins Company", Volume XII, Number 10 (1933) - "The Origin of the Names of the City and Towns in Hancock County Maine", by Ava H. Chadbourne (reprinted from the Ellsworth American) (1951) - Christmas Carols (1967) (2 copies) - "State of Maine Song" - Words and Music by Roger Vinton Snow - "The Colby Alumnus, Summer 1972" These items belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 7 (Item 7332). [show more]
"It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives.
Description: "It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. [show more]
Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969.
Description: Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969.
Handwritten on onionskin. Summary history of Somesville written for Northeast Harbor Women's Club. Note states the original was to be kept in Belle Knowles's safe.
Description: Handwritten on onionskin. Summary history of Somesville written for Northeast Harbor Women's Club. Note states the original was to be kept in Belle Knowles's safe.
Sketch map, 29x33 1/2", showing businesses, residential properties, and roads in Northeast Harbor. Prepared chiefly as a summer cottage map. Two 16 1/2x14 copies included.
Photocopy, yellow with blue ink, 24 1/2x21 1/2", Northeast Harbor map showing businesses and residences as small blocks. Looks like maps prepared by the Knowles Co. for the summer community.
Description: Photocopy, yellow with blue ink, 24 1/2x21 1/2", Northeast Harbor map showing businesses and residences as small blocks. Looks like maps prepared by the Knowles Co. for the summer community.
Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
Description: Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
Lot map indicating area from Main St. to the marina in Northeast Harbor designated for development of a park and a proposed East Shore Rd. Ownership of adjoining properties is indicated: Kimball, Clark, Smallidge, Ralph, Foster, Whitmore, Moore, Masonic Building, Reynolds, Sea Street, Bradley, Ober, Savage, Holmes, Candage, Hamlin & Davis, Shows proposed East Shore Road from Harborside Road to Kimball Road.
Description: Lot map indicating area from Main St. to the marina in Northeast Harbor designated for development of a park and a proposed East Shore Rd. Ownership of adjoining properties is indicated: Kimball, Clark, Smallidge, Ralph, Foster, Whitmore, Moore, Masonic Building, Reynolds, Sea Street, Bradley, Ober, Savage, Holmes, Candage, Hamlin & Davis, Shows proposed East Shore Road from Harborside Road to Kimball Road.
Description: Zoning map, 15 1/2x10", showing residential and business areas in the village of Northeast Harbor prepared for the town planning committee.
Large, 58z37", zoning map of Seal Harbor, showing residential and business areas, prepared for the Mount Desert Zoning Committee of the Planning Committee.
Description: Large, 58z37", zoning map of Seal Harbor, showing residential and business areas, prepared for the Mount Desert Zoning Committee of the Planning Committee.
Small, sketched lot map on parchment of properties off Central Street (also Sea Street), Northeast Harbor. Properties include: N. H. Joy, A. M. Manchester, Minnie Nelson, A. Jordan, A. Dyer, L. E. Kimball, Charles M. Manson, Higgens Estate, A. F. Joy, J. A. Peters, Herbert Snow, S. D. Sargeant, shore of Northeast Harbor.
Description: Small, sketched lot map on parchment of properties off Central Street (also Sea Street), Northeast Harbor. Properties include: N. H. Joy, A. M. Manchester, Minnie Nelson, A. Jordan, A. Dyer, L. E. Kimball, Charles M. Manson, Higgens Estate, A. F. Joy, J. A. Peters, Herbert Snow, S. D. Sargeant, shore of Northeast Harbor.
B/W Sketch maps 15"x18" of Northeast Harbor prepared by Knowles Real Estate showing numbered summer cottages, businesses, and roads. Maps of 1947, 1956 are missing.
Description: B/W Sketch maps 15"x18" of Northeast Harbor prepared by Knowles Real Estate showing numbered summer cottages, businesses, and roads. Maps of 1947, 1956 are missing.