The Neighborhood House has been linked to the Mt Desert Festival of Chamber Music since 1963. There has been many changes in the hall, but music has been uninterrupted.
Description: The Neighborhood House has been linked to the Mt Desert Festival of Chamber Music since 1963. There has been many changes in the hall, but music has been uninterrupted.
1 Documentary Award honoring Wilson Somers, Music Composer & Performer in the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards 2 CD's included "Jazz" & "Mass for the Homeless"
Description: 1 Documentary Award honoring Wilson Somers, Music Composer & Performer in the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards 2 CD's included "Jazz" & "Mass for the Homeless"
Letter to Brook Childrey, Curator of the Sawtelle Collection at Acadia National Park, identifying items in the Hadlock Collection at a German Museum (Berlin?).
Description: Letter to Brook Childrey, Curator of the Sawtelle Collection at Acadia National Park, identifying items in the Hadlock Collection at a German Museum (Berlin?).
Cover letter from Scott McFarland, Mt. Desert Elem. School Principal, and hand drawn/written note cards thanking Library Director, Robert Pyle, and the staff for use of the Mellon Room as class space during school renovations.
Description: Cover letter from Scott McFarland, Mt. Desert Elem. School Principal, and hand drawn/written note cards thanking Library Director, Robert Pyle, and the staff for use of the Mellon Room as class space during school renovations.
List of some Savage family names, including Elemena Savage, inscribed on grave stones of the family stones at 153 Peabody Drive. Mr. A. Y. Goriansky recorded the names many years ago since the lettering was eroding rapidly.
Description: List of some Savage family names, including Elemena Savage, inscribed on grave stones of the family stones at 153 Peabody Drive. Mr. A. Y. Goriansky recorded the names many years ago since the lettering was eroding rapidly.
Collection consists of two parts. One is a list of oral histories made by R. K. Lunt in in 1963 of Mt. Desert residents. The second part is a college thesis on lobster boat building with transcribed interviews.
Description: Collection consists of two parts. One is a list of oral histories made by R. K. Lunt in in 1963 of Mt. Desert residents. The second part is a college thesis on lobster boat building with transcribed interviews.
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.
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.
A talk presented by Judith S. Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel 8/10/2000, to share some thoughts about the history of Mount Desert and the interaction of Tourists and Residents.
Description: A talk presented by Judith S. Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel 8/10/2000, to share some thoughts about the history of Mount Desert and the interaction of Tourists and Residents.
A Thumbnail History of Wadsworth Park in Northeast Harbor. The Park is a mission to the village in Northeast Harbor by the Union Church and is the property of the church.
Description: A Thumbnail History of Wadsworth Park in Northeast Harbor. The Park is a mission to the village in Northeast Harbor by the Union Church and is the property of the church.
Description: Fading inscriptions of Savage Family Grave stones in a field at 153 Peabody Dr. Recorded by Alex Goriansky. Includes Elemena, wife of Thomas Savage.
Scanned images of C. Scott White paintings in collections of Bob & Miriam Pyle, Louise Libby, Gunnar Hansen, and Eleanor Miller (not all images have been uploaded. They are available in our Dropbox as .bmp format) Cover Image: Bermuda 1. Dancerock 2. From Asticou 3. From Head 4. Head by Warren 5. Indian Head 6. Invitation 7. Ocean Drive 8. Poster 9. Schooner 10. Shed on Bakers 11. Tree shetch 12. Trees on Islesford 13. Wreck
Description: Scanned images of C. Scott White paintings in collections of Bob & Miriam Pyle, Louise Libby, Gunnar Hansen, and Eleanor Miller (not all images have been uploaded. They are available in our Dropbox as .bmp format) Cover Image: Bermuda 1. Dancerock 2. From Asticou 3. From Head 4. Head by Warren 5. Indian Head 6. Invitation 7. Ocean Drive 8. Poster 9. Schooner 10. Shed on Bakers 11. Tree shetch 12. Trees on Islesford 13. Wreck [show more]
History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map. Brief chronological list from 1789-1848 and a list of map's inaccuracies. Several maps show all the island's towns.
Description: History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map. Brief chronological list from 1789-1848 and a list of map's inaccuracies. Several maps show all the island's towns.
News release from Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky announcing 100th anniversary of the Northeast Harbor Fire Department (now named Mt. Desert Fire Department)
Description: News release from Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky announcing 100th anniversary of the Northeast Harbor Fire Department (now named Mt. Desert Fire Department)
Edited manuscript for John Wilmerding's forthcoming book on the artist, Richard Estes of NY and Northeast Harbor. Mr. Wilmerding is a summer resident of Northeast Harbor and professor of American Art at Princeton University.
Description: Edited manuscript for John Wilmerding's forthcoming book on the artist, Richard Estes of NY and Northeast Harbor. Mr. Wilmerding is a summer resident of Northeast Harbor and professor of American Art at Princeton University.
Article about Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard and one of Acadia Park's founders, and his son Charles Eliot, landscapist. Brief biography of Eliot and development of the park. Photograph of summer home "Ancestral" which was torn down in August 2007.
Description: Article about Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard and one of Acadia Park's founders, and his son Charles Eliot, landscapist. Brief biography of Eliot and development of the park. Photograph of summer home "Ancestral" which was torn down in August 2007.
Carl Little article about Ray Bradley of Deer Island and his workshop of "Whirligigs". Mr. Bradley has studios in Maine and Florida where he handcrafts his wooden wind toys.
Description: Carl Little article about Ray Bradley of Deer Island and his workshop of "Whirligigs". Mr. Bradley has studios in Maine and Florida where he handcrafts his wooden wind toys.
Prints of scans of some of the paintings of C. Scott White, Islesford artist. A cover page by Robert Pyle is a brief summary of Mr. White's residency at Islesford and Northeast Harbor.
Description: Prints of scans of some of the paintings of C. Scott White, Islesford artist. A cover page by Robert Pyle is a brief summary of Mr. White's residency at Islesford and Northeast Harbor.