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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
7227History of the original Northeast Harbor Fire Company
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
Photocopy of a document written by Alvah L. Reed on the history of the original Northeast Harbor Fire Company.
  • Alvah L. Reed
  • 3
  • typescript
History of the original Northeast Harbor Fire Company
Item:
  • 7227   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
Creator:
  • Alvah L. Reed
Date:
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0827
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Photocopy of a document written by Alvah L. Reed on the history of the original Northeast Harbor Fire Company.
2357Map of Settler's Lots
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, History
  • Other, Land
Parchment drawing of settler's land parcels in the Town of Mt. Desert (Northeast Harbor to Harbor & Somesville.) Some properties are identified by owner; others numbered
  • ? (old!)
  • 1
  • MAP
  • very fragile, damaged
Map of Settler's Lots
Item:
  • 2357   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Land
Date:
  • ? (old!)
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 161
Location:
  • GHC Box 5
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • very fragile, damaged
Description:
Parchment drawing of settler's land parcels in the Town of Mt. Desert (Northeast Harbor to Harbor & Somesville.) Some properties are identified by owner; others numbered
1986List of Civil War Soldiers from the town of Mount Desert
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
  • Jonathan Hamor
  • 1-2-1869
  • 1
  • manuscript (original and 2 photocopies)
List of Civil War Soldiers from the town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1986   
Type:
  • Document, List
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Jonathan Hamor
Date:
  • 1-2-1869
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0499
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript (original and 2 photocopies)
Description:
Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
1896Letters to Ada Emerson
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
...to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry,...
  • Henry Kelley
  • 1859-1864
  • photocopy
Letters to Ada Emerson
Item:
  • 1896   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Henry Kelley
Date:
  • 1859-1864
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0409
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
...to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry,...
1952Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith)
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
...Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment...
  • 1864
  • 6
  • photocopy
Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith)
Item:
  • 1952   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Date:
  • 1864
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0465
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
...Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment...
1923Civil War Military, School and Schooner Statistics
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
...Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District...8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868...
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
  • 1864-1872
  • 7
  • photocopy
Civil War Military, School and Schooner Statistics
Item:
  • 1923   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
Date:
  • 1864-1872
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0436
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
...Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District...8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868...
6463History of Brunswick, Topsham, & Harpswell, Maine
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Including the Ancient Territory known as Pejepscot.
  • George Augustus Wheeler, M.D., Henry Warren Wheeler
  • 1878
History of Brunswick, Topsham, & Harpswell, Maine
Item:
  • 6463   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • George Augustus Wheeler, M.D., Henry Warren Wheeler
Date:
  • 1878
Collection:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records
Object ID:
  • 78
Location:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records Subject File
Description:
Including the Ancient Territory known as Pejepscot.
7127Genealogy of the Gamble Family
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
...Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley...
  • 1895
  • 2 clippings
  • fair
Genealogy of the Gamble Family
Item:
  • 7127   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
Date:
  • 1895
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0801
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Medium:
  • 2 clippings
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
...Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley...
6451The Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire (1623 to 1660)
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Records of the Colonies, Towns, Churches, Courts & Other Contemporary Sources. Pioneers of Mass. by Pope, Cheney, Tobey, Merrian & Hooper Genealogies.
  • Charles Henry Pope
  • 1908, originally
The Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire (1623 to 1660)
Item:
  • 6451   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Creator:
  • Charles Henry Pope
Date:
  • 1908, originally
Collection:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records
Object ID:
  • 66
Location:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records Subject File
Description:
Records of the Colonies, Towns, Churches, Courts & Other Contemporary Sources. Pioneers of Mass. by Pope, Cheney, Tobey, Merrian & Hooper Genealogies.
1988Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
...Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926...
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1924-1926
  • 21
  • photocopy
Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history
Item:
  • 1988   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1924-1926
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0501
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 21
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
...Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926...
3850Mount Desert Larger Parish
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
Historic and descriptive manual of the first seven years of the organization 1925-1932. Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick. 2 copies.
  • 1925-1932
  • 32
  • booklet
Mount Desert Larger Parish
Item:
  • 3850   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
Date:
  • 1925-1932
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Mount Desert Larger Parish
Object ID:
  • MDLP 0005
Location:
  • Local Churches Box 1 Shelf 4C2
Pages:
  • 32
Medium:
  • booklet
Description:
Historic and descriptive manual of the first seven years of the organization 1925-1932. Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick. 2 copies.
1972Northeast Harbor, Maine
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
History of Northeast Harbor and an account of the Manchester family. 1 copy includes 1959 forward by Samuel E. Morison and hand notes of Ruth Jordan.
  • Abram Gilpatrick
  • 1929
  • 19
  • typescript, 3 copies
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 1972   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Abram Gilpatrick
Date:
  • 1929
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0485
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 19
Medium:
  • typescript, 3 copies
Description:
History of Northeast Harbor and an account of the Manchester family. 1 copy includes 1959 forward by Samuel E. Morison and hand notes of Ruth Jordan.
6441Pioneers on Maine Rivers
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, River
With lists to 1651. Compiled from the Original Sources. 1. Piscataqua River 2. York River 3. Cape Neddock River; Ogunquit River; Wells River; Maryland River; Cape Porpoise River; Kennebunk River; Batson's River; Little River 4. Saco River 5. Scarborough River; Nonesuch River 6. Spurwink River 7. Fore River 8. Presumpscot River 9. Royal River; Bunganuck River 10. New Meadows and Pejepscot Rivers 11. Sagadahoc River 12. Kennebec River 13. Sheepscot River 14. Damariscotta River 15. Pemaquid River 16. Pemaquid River 17. Muscongus River 18. Saint George's River 19. Penobscot River 20. Machias River
  • Wilbur D. Spencer
  • 1930
Pioneers on Maine Rivers
Item:
  • 6441   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, River
Creator:
  • Wilbur D. Spencer
Date:
  • 1930
Collection:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records
Object ID:
  • 56
Location:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records Subject File
Description:
With lists to 1651. Compiled from the Original Sources. 1. Piscataqua River 2. York River 3. Cape Neddock River; Ogunquit River; Wells River; Maryland River; Cape Porpoise River; Kennebunk River; Batson's River; Little River 4. Saco River 5. Scarborough River; Nonesuch River 6. Spurwink River 7. Fore River 8. Presumpscot River 9. Royal River; Bunganuck River 10. New Meadows and Pejepscot Rivers 11. Sagadahoc River 12. Kennebec River 13. Sheepscot River 14. Damariscotta River 15. Pemaquid River 16. Pemaquid River 17. Muscongus River 18. Saint George's River 19. Penobscot River 20. Machias River [show more]
6762RECORD OF HONORABLE DISCHARGES; WORLD WAR II; TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT
  • Document, Government, Military Record
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
  • 1945
RECORD OF HONORABLE DISCHARGES; WORLD WAR II; TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT
Item:
  • 6762   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Military Record
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Town Records
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • 1D7
Description:
Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
7228History of the Northeast Harbor Water Company 1883 to 1945
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
  • Maurice H. Burr
  • 1945
  • 9
  • typescript
History of the Northeast Harbor Water Company 1883 to 1945
Item:
  • 7228   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Other, History
Creator:
  • Maurice H. Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0828
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
7191Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
...Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert...
  • 1954
  • 8
  • 1 menu
  • good
Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
Item:
  • 7191   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0808
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • 1 menu
Condition:
  • good
Description:
...Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert...
1500Early History of Seal Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
...Typescript about the history of Seal Harbor, Maine...
  • Lyda B. Carter
  • 1959
  • 19
  • typescript
Early History of Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 1500   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Lyda B. Carter
Date:
  • 1959
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0015 LBC
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 19
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
...Typescript about the history of Seal Harbor, Maine...
1965Seven Ages of Sutton Island, Maine, 1604-1906
  • Document, Government, Field Notes
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Ecological and demographical notes in the development of Sutton Island; families include Lancaster, Wheelwright, Burnham, King, Gilley, Moore, Hawtin, & Stimson.
  • George L. Paine
  • 1966
  • 5
  • typescript
Seven Ages of Sutton Island, Maine, 1604-1906
Item:
  • 1965   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Field Notes
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • George L. Paine
Date:
  • 1966
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0478
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Ecological and demographical notes in the development of Sutton Island; families include Lancaster, Wheelwright, Burnham, King, Gilley, Moore, Hawtin, & Stimson.
1514Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Barbara Ellen Joy
  • 1966-1977
  • 1113 pages (10 folders)
  • typescript
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1514   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Barbara Ellen Joy
Date:
  • 1966-1977
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0023 BEJ
Location:
  • General Collection Box 3
Pages:
  • 1113 pages (10 folders)
Medium:
  • typescript
6438History of Wells
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
...Purchase of Maine. Origin of name. Roads begun. Boundaries determined...
  • Esselyn Gilman Perkins
  • 1970
History of Wells
Item:
  • 6438   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Esselyn Gilman Perkins
Date:
  • 1970
Collection:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records
Object ID:
  • 53
Location:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records Subject File
Description:
...Purchase of Maine. Origin of name. Roads begun. Boundaries determined...
7210200 Years of Maine Housing - A Guide for the House Watcher
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
...3rd and revised edition of a continuing series of Maine Historic Preservation Commission publications documenting Maine's historic, architectural and archeological...
  • Frank A. Beard
  • 1981
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • excellent
200 Years of Maine Housing - A Guide for the House Watcher
Item:
  • 7210   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Frank A. Beard
Date:
  • 1981
Place:
  • Maine
Object ID:
  • GEN 0816
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • excellent
Description:
...3rd and revised edition of a continuing series of Maine Historic Preservation Commission publications documenting Maine's historic, architectural and archeological...
1584A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
  • Maureen McFarland
  • 1981
  • 34
  • typescript
A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
Item:
  • 1584   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Maureen McFarland
Date:
  • 1981
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0096
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 34
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
1540Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
...Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs...
  • Donald W. Norton
  • 1985
  • 2 copies
  • typescript
Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 1540   
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Donald W. Norton
Date:
  • 1985
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0051 DN
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
...Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs...
1727Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine
  • Document, List
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Other, History
  • People
...Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine...
  • Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
  • 1987
  • 12
  • 1 original, 1 photocopy
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine
Item:
  • 1727   
Type:
  • Document, List
Subject:
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Other, History
  • People
Creator:
  • Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
Date:
  • 1987
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0240
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • 1 original, 1 photocopy
Description:
...Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine...
2037Company "B" 20th Regiment Maine Volunteers
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
...Brochure of Company B, 20th Regiment of Maine volunteers in the Civil with short history and listing of battle engagements...
  • 1989
  • 1
Company "B" 20th Regiment Maine Volunteers
Item:
  • 2037   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Date:
  • 1989
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0550
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
...Brochure of Company B, 20th Regiment of Maine volunteers in the Civil with short history and listing of battle engagements...