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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
5163Harbor Reconstruction
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Construction
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Land fill and reconstruction of Northeast Harbor's town dock and boat launch.
  • William D. Hocker
  • circa 1950
Harbor Reconstruction
Item:
  • 5163   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Construction
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Creator:
  • William D. Hocker
Date:
  • circa 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1584
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Land fill and reconstruction of Northeast Harbor's town dock and boat launch.
1943A Casual History of the Neighborhood House
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
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.
  • Weslea Sidon
  • 2000
  • 1 pamphlet
A Casual History of the Neighborhood House
Item:
  • 1943   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Weslea Sidon
Date:
  • 2000
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0456
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Medium:
  • 1 pamphlet
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.
2217100 years in Maine (Part Four)
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War I
  • Places
"Witnesses to History" is Part Four of a commemorative series celebrating: hundred years of Maine life. This copy covers WWI, (1914-1918)----The Health Care Revolution
  • Wayne E. Reilly
  • 11/2/1999
  • newspaper
100 years in Maine (Part Four)
Item:
  • 2217   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War I
  • Places
Creator:
  • Wayne E. Reilly
Date:
  • 11/2/1999
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0731
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
"Witnesses to History" is Part Four of a commemorative series celebrating: hundred years of Maine life. This copy covers WWI, (1914-1918)----The Health Care Revolution
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.
1480Seal Island, Nova Scotia
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Places, Island
Scene of the wreck of the steamship Columbia July 2, 1843
  • Stanhope Lenard Esq.
  • pencil on paper
Seal Island, Nova Scotia
Item:
  • 1480   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Stanhope Lenard Esq.
Place:
  • International
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0029
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • pencil on paper
Description:
Scene of the wreck of the steamship Columbia July 2, 1843
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.
5113Exhibit of Exploratory Maps
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Exhibit
  • Places
Old map of New France, showing what is now Maine, MDI, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. Part of exhibit of exploratory maps on display in Milliken Room of the Northeast Harbor Library to celebrate the Bicentennial.
  • Richard Keene
  • 1976
Exhibit of Exploratory Maps
Item:
  • 5113   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Exhibit
  • Places
Creator:
  • Richard Keene
Date:
  • 1976
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1527
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Old map of New France, showing what is now Maine, MDI, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. Part of exhibit of exploratory maps on display in Milliken Room of the Northeast Harbor Library to celebrate the Bicentennial.
6090Report 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.
5126Main Street Fire, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
These document the loss of Colonel's Deli. Photographs available in Dropbox
  • Mia Thompson Brown
  • 7/29/2008
  • 2 discs with digital images
Main Street Fire, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5126   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Mia Thompson Brown
Date:
  • 7/29/2008
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1540 MTB
Location:
  • CD Box 1
Medium:
  • 2 discs with digital images
Description:
These document the loss of Colonel's Deli. Photographs available in Dropbox
1971Town of Mount Desert Listing of Historical Events
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
See also Item 2264
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2010
  • 13
  • typescript
Town of Mount Desert Listing of Historical Events
Item:
  • 1971   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 2010
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0484
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
See also Item 2264
2052American Civil War at Mount Desert
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • Places, Island
Copy of Memorial Day address of Robert R. Pyle, Library Director, at the annual ceremony at the Joseph Musetti Park. The address was a remembrance on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 5/30/2011
  • 4
  • typescript, 2 copies
American Civil War at Mount Desert
Item:
  • 2052   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 5/30/2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0566
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript, 2 copies
Description:
Copy of Memorial Day address of Robert R. Pyle, Library Director, at the annual ceremony at the Joseph Musetti Park. The address was a remembrance on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
7072The Discovery of America
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places
A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
  • Massachusetts Historical Society
  • 1975
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
The Discovery of America
Item:
  • 7072   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Massachusetts Historical Society
Date:
  • 1975
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 973.1 MHS
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
1958Bar 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]
7052Tercentenary 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)
7053New 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).
2221Island graduate takes all honors
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • Places, Island
Eighth-grader is sole participant in ceremony at Little Cranberry Island's graduation. She has spent her childhood on the island. She will attend Concord Academy next year.
  • Letitia Baldwin
  • June 10-11, 1995
  • newspaper
Island graduate takes all honors
Item:
  • 2221   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Letitia Baldwin
Date:
  • June 10-11, 1995
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0735
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Eighth-grader is sole participant in ceremony at Little Cranberry Island's graduation. She has spent her childhood on the island. She will attend Concord Academy next year.
2210Mount 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
2223Bicentennial 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.
2224Southwest 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).
5461Des Isles Building Fire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
  • Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck
Small B/W photograph of the Des Isles Building on Main Street, Northeast Harbor at the start of the fire which destroyed it in 1965. Photograph shows truck parked in front of building and adults and children (one with bike.)
  • Kimball
  • 1965
Des Isles Building Fire
Item:
  • 5461   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
  • Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck
Creator:
  • Kimball
Date:
  • 1965
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1853
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Small B/W photograph of the Des Isles Building on Main Street, Northeast Harbor at the start of the fire which destroyed it in 1965. Photograph shows truck parked in front of building and adults and children (one with bike.)
2143Disaster Declaration Approved for Northeast Harbor and Surrounding Towns.
  • Document, Announcement
  • Events, Fire
  • Organizations, Civic, Chamber of Commerce
  • Places, Town
Special Notice via e-mail of federal disaster loans available to Mt. Desert businesses effected by the July 2008 fire on Main Street, Northeast Harbor.
  • John Lawrence, Bill Trotter
  • 12/10/2008
  • 3
  • photocopy
Disaster Declaration Approved for Northeast Harbor and Surrounding Towns.
Item:
  • 2143   
Type:
  • Document, Announcement
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Organizations, Civic, Chamber of Commerce
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • John Lawrence, Bill Trotter
Date:
  • 12/10/2008
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0656
Location:
  • General Collection Box 22
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Special Notice via e-mail of federal disaster loans available to Mt. Desert businesses effected by the July 2008 fire on Main Street, Northeast Harbor.
2213Acadia National Park Celebrates 75 Years
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Places, Park
This newspaper covers the creation of Acadia National Park, from Woodrow Wilson's federal proclamation creating Sieur de Monts National Monument until today.
  • Janet B. Strong
  • 1991
  • newspaper
Acadia National Park Celebrates 75 Years
Item:
  • 2213   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Janet B. Strong
Date:
  • 1991
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0727
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
This newspaper covers the creation of Acadia National Park, from Woodrow Wilson's federal proclamation creating Sieur de Monts National Monument until today.
5125Main Street Fire, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
These document the loss of Colonel's Deli, the Wingspread Gallery, the Joy block, Smart Studio, the Kimball Shop and an apartment. Photographs available in Dropbox.
  • Jane Joseph
  • 7/29/2008
  • 2 discs with digital images
Main Street Fire, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5125   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Jane Joseph
Date:
  • 7/29/2008
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1539 JJ
Location:
  • CD Box 1
Medium:
  • 2 discs with digital images
Description:
These document the loss of Colonel's Deli, the Wingspread Gallery, the Joy block, Smart Studio, the Kimball Shop and an apartment. Photographs available in Dropbox.
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.
7050George 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.