Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
1557	150th Anniversary of the Founding of Seal Harbor in 1809	Publication, Newspaper	Events Events, Personal Milestone Places, Town	August 20, 1959 Commemorative Issue.		1959			16	photograph copy		150th Anniversary of the Founding of Seal Harbor in 1809 Item: 1557    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events Events, Personal Milestone Places, Town Date: 1959 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0068 Location: General Collection Box 4 Pages: 16 Medium: photograph copy Description: August 20, 1959 Commemorative Issue.
1938	Bicentennial 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.
1958	Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Events Other, History People Places, Island Places, Park Places, Town	"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.	Mark Condon	2001			48	magazine		Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden Item: 1958    Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Events Other, History People Places, Island Places, Park Places, Town Creator: Mark Condon Date: 2001 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0470 Location: General Collection Box 15 Pages: 48 Medium: magazine 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]
1989	Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island	Publication, Booklet	Events, Civic Other, History Places, Island	Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.		9/4/1904				2 books		Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island Item: 1989    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Events, Civic Other, History Places, Island Date: 9/4/1904 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0502 Location: General Collection Box 16 Medium: 2 books Description: Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.
1992	Seal Harbor Bicentennial	Publication, Newsletter	Events, Civic Places, Town	Bicentennial letter and brochure about the events of the 200th birthday of Seal Harbor sponsored by the Seal Harbor VIS and Old Timers Club. The event was held at the Village Green; attended by 350+ people.		July 2009			2	typescript		Seal Harbor Bicentennial Item: 1992    Type: Publication, Newsletter Subject: Events, Civic Places, Town Date: July 2009 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0504 b Location: General Collection Box 17 Pages: 2 Medium: typescript Description: Bicentennial letter and brochure about the events of the 200th birthday of Seal Harbor sponsored by the Seal Harbor VIS and Old Timers Club. The event was held at the Village Green; attended by 350+ people.
2164	Resort Town War-Minded	Publication, Clipping	Events Other, Military, World War II People Places, Town	Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.		1943				newspaper	fair	Resort Town War-Minded Item: 2164    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events Other, Military, World War II People Places, Town Date: 1943 Place: Mount Desert Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0677 Location: General Collection OS Box 2 Medium: newspaper Condition: fair Description: Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
2168	Welcome to the Cranberry Isles	Publication, Newspaper	Events People Places, Island	Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.		7/3/2003				newspaper		Welcome to the Cranberry Isles Item: 2168    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events People Places, Island Date: 7/3/2003 Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0681 Location: General Collection OS Box 2 Medium: newspaper Description: Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.
2170	Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition	Publication, Book	Events, Civic Other, History Places, Town	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)		August 1896				book		Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition Item: 2170    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events, Civic Other, History Places, Town Date: August 1896 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0683 Location: General Collection OS Box 2 Medium: book 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)
2173	Bar Harbor Times	Publication, Newspaper	Events Places, Town	A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.		10/4/1951				newspaper		Bar Harbor Times Item: 2173    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events Places, Town Date: 10/4/1951 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0686 Location: General Collection OS Box 2 Medium: newspaper Description: A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
2184	Special 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.
2194	Island Breeze	Publication, Newspaper	Events Places, Golf Course	Weekly newspaper published in summer months for SW Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Seal Harbor. This issue contains article about the first tournament at Northeast Harbor Golf Club.		8-4-1897				newspaper		Island Breeze Item: 2194    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events Places, Golf Course Date: 8-4-1897 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0708 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Medium: newspaper Description: Weekly newspaper published in summer months for SW Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Seal Harbor. This issue contains article about the first tournament at Northeast Harbor Golf Club.
2210	Mount Desert Island Was A Breathless Discovery	Publication, Clipping	Events, Civic Other, History People Places, Island		LaRue Spiker	8/12/1976			4	newspaper		Mount Desert Island Was A Breathless Discovery Item: 2210    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Civic Other, History People Places, Island Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 8/12/1976 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0724 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Pages: 4 Medium: newspaper
2222	"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.	Publication, Clipping	Events, Civic Organizations, Religious Other, History People Places, Town	Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.	Horace H. Leavitt	1940				newspaper		"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church. Item: 2222    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Civic Organizations, Religious Other, History People Places, Town Creator: Horace H. Leavitt Date: 1940 Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0736 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Medium: newspaper Description: Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
2223	Bicentennial Souvenir Section Commemorates 200th Anniversary	Publication, Clipping	Events, Civic Other, History Places, Town	Special Edition of Bar Harbor Times covering 200 years in articles and photographs. August 1961.	LaRue Spiker	1961				newspaper		Bicentennial Souvenir Section Commemorates 200th Anniversary Item: 2223    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Civic Other, History Places, Town Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 1961 Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0737 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Medium: newspaper Description: Special Edition of Bar Harbor Times covering 200 years in articles and photographs. August 1961.
2224	Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire Places, Town	Bar Harbor Times article about the 1922 fire that burned the business district. (January 7, 1965).	LaRue Spiker	1965				newspaper		Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire Item: 2224    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Places, Town Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 1965 Place: Southwest Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0738 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Medium: newspaper Description: Bar Harbor Times article about the 1922 fire that burned the business district. (January 7, 1965).
2239	The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire Places, Town	Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel	Diana F. Abrell	1987			15	newspaper	fair	The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later Item: 2239    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Places, Town Creator: Diana F. Abrell Date: 1987 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0753 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Pages: 15 Medium: newspaper Condition: fair Description: Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel
2240	Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire Places, Island	Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies.		1964			1	newspaper	fair	Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Item: 2240    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Places, Island Date: 1964 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0754 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Pages: 1 Medium: newspaper Condition: fair Description: Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies.
2241	Entire Island Menaced by Fire	Publication, Newspaper	Events, Fire Places, Island	Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.		1967			12	newspaper	fair	Entire Island Menaced by Fire Item: 2241    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events, Fire Places, Island Date: 1967 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0755 Location: General Collection OS Box 3 Pages: 12 Medium: newspaper Condition: fair Description: Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
6090	Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire	Publication, Booklet	Events, Fire Places	Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.	Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire	1884			8	pamphlet	good	Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire Item: 6090    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Events, Fire Places Creator: Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire Date: 1884 Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 634.9 REPORT Location: Shelf 6A4/6A5 Pages: 8 Medium: pamphlet Condition: good Description: Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.
7050	George Folsom, John A. Poor and a Century of Historical Research with reference to Early Colonial Maine	Publication, Book	Events Other, History Places	By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine.	Henry S. Burrage	1926			62	1 book	good	George Folsom, John A. Poor and a Century of Historical Research with reference to Early Colonial Maine Item: 7050    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other, History Places Creator: Henry S. Burrage Date: 1926 Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 974.1 BUR Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 62 Medium: 1 book Condition: good Description: By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine.
7051	Waymouth Tercentenary	Publication, Book	Events Other, History People Places	An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)					53	1 book	fair	Waymouth Tercentenary Item: 7051    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other, History People Places Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 974.1 WAY Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 53 Medium: 1 book Condition: fair Description: An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
7052	Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river	Publication, Book	Events Other, History Places	Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river. August 29, 1907. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)	Maine Historical Society	1907			58	1 book	fragile	Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river Item: 7052    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other, History Places Creator: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 974.1 POP Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 58 Medium: 1 book Condition: fragile Description: Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river. August 29, 1907. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
7053	New England Old and New 1620-1920	Publication, Book	Events Other, History People Places	A brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of Promise. Published by the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, commemorating the Tercentenary of the First Landing at Plymouth in 1620 (MCMXX).	Maine Historical Society	1920			63	1 book	good	New England Old and New 1620-1920 Item: 7053    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other, History People Places Creator: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920 Place: New England Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 974.1 PLY Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 63 Medium: 1 book Condition: good Description: A brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of Promise. Published by the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, commemorating the Tercentenary of the First Landing at Plymouth in 1620 (MCMXX).
7063	History of Vinalhaven	Publication, Book	Events, Civic Other, History Places, Island	A brief historical sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven from its earliest known settlement. Prepared by order of the town on the occasion of its One Hundredth Anniversary.	Albra Josephine Vinal	1900			84	1 book	fair	History of Vinalhaven Item: 7063    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events, Civic Other, History Places, Island Creator: Albra Josephine Vinal Date: 1900 Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 974.1 VIN Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 84 Medium: 1 book Condition: fair Description: A brief historical sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven from its earliest known settlement. Prepared by order of the town on the occasion of its One Hundredth Anniversary.
7183	Rivers Clippings Collection Finding Aid	Publication, Clipping	Events People Places	1 filing cabinet containing folders with envelopes, loose articles and clippings about local people, families, organizations and events. Articles are not catalogued by year nor subject. Files have been extracted from FileMaker (expect some formatting inaccuracies).		1937-2012			1 filing cabinet	folders with articles and clippings		Rivers Clippings Collection Finding Aid Item: 7183    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events People Places Date: 1937-2012 Collection: Rivers Clippings Object ID: RCC Location: Rivers Clippings filing cabinet Pages: 1 filing cabinet Medium: folders with articles and clippings Description: 1 filing cabinet containing folders with envelopes, loose articles and clippings about local people, families, organizations and events. Articles are not catalogued by year nor subject. Files have been extracted from FileMaker (expect some formatting inaccuracies).

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