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6037Islander Magazine
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Places, Island
Small booklet, printed by the National Park Service, with info about trails, roads, restaurants, etc. in Bar Harbor and surrounding towns.
  • 1981
  • 4 magazines
Description:
Small booklet, printed by the National Park Service, with info about trails, roads, restaurants, etc. in Bar Harbor and surrounding towns.
6046The Economic Structure of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
Soft blue binder pertaining to the economic structure of MDI. This was prepared in response to the state's call for comprehensive planning. Reports address current conditions.
  • Theresa O. Stellpflug
  • 1989
  • 143
  • ring bound book
  • good
Description:
Soft blue binder pertaining to the economic structure of MDI. This was prepared in response to the state's call for comprehensive planning. Reports address current conditions.
6062Report on the Safe Guiding of Public Welfare
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
  • Alfred Mullikin
  • 1927
  • 7
  • good
Description:
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
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
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.
6101Asticou Terraces Trust: Report of a Trustee 1937-1965
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Garden
Rare red-bound book by Charles Savage and C. Scott White tracing the history of archives the Asticou Terraces with Photographs, brochures, budget info., descriptions, and comments. Dedicated in honor of Joseph H. Curtis; in memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1 disc with digital images of pages.
  • Charles Savage, Scott C. White
  • 1965
Description:
Rare red-bound book by Charles Savage and C. Scott White tracing the history of archives the Asticou Terraces with Photographs, brochures, budget info., descriptions, and comments. Dedicated in honor of Joseph H. Curtis; in memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1 disc with digital images of pages.
6103Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
  • 1906
  • 1 book
Description:
Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
612212 Walks on Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Hiking Trail
Pocket guide to several hiking trails on Mount Desert Island; maps included
  • Earl Brechlin
  • 1980
  • 30
  • 1 book
Description:
Pocket guide to several hiking trails on Mount Desert Island; maps included
6124America, Her Grandeur and Her Beauty
  • Publication, Book
  • Places
12" x 13.5" book. Chapter "The Coast of Maine" from the Book "America, her grandeur and her beauty." Inscribed on inside cover "To Aunt Fran and nostalgia with love, Wendy"
  • 1905
  • book
Description:
12" x 13.5" book. Chapter "The Coast of Maine" from the Book "America, her grandeur and her beauty." Inscribed on inside cover "To Aunt Fran and nostalgia with love, Wendy"
6130John Gilley of Baker's Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • People
  • Places, Island
"Originally published in 1899 in The Century Magazine and in book form in 1904 by the American Unitarian Association under the title of: John Gilley, Maine farmer and fisherman."
  • Charles W. Eliot
  • 1967
  • 72
  • 1 booklet
Description:
"Originally published in 1899 in The Century Magazine and in book form in 1904 by the American Unitarian Association under the title of: John Gilley, Maine farmer and fisherman."
6145Sir Francis Bernard and his Grant of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Land
  • People
  • Places
About Francis Bernard, governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts, his interest in the boundary question between the U.S. and Nova Scotia, and his grant of 100, 00 acres of land. Built a summer home in part of SW Harbor.
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1922
  • 65
  • 1 book
Description:
About Francis Bernard, governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts, his interest in the boundary question between the U.S. and Nova Scotia, and his grant of 100, 00 acres of land. Built a summer home in part of SW Harbor.
6148Right Development of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places, Island
Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.)
  • Charles W. Eliot
  • 1904
  • 14
  • 1 book
Description:
Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.)
6151One Man's Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
The story of the Islesford Historical Museum.
  • Meg Fernald
  • 1990
  • 16
  • pamphlet
Description:
The story of the Islesford Historical Museum.
6157Sprague's journal of Maine history
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Sprague’s Journal of Maine History. 1920 Vol. 7 No. 4 – William Gilley, an early settler of MDI by William O. Sawtelle (p.192-193) 1920 Vol. 8 No. 1 1922 Vol. 10 No. 4 – Father Pierre Biard, Superior of the Mount Desert Jesuit Mission of Saint Sauveur by William O. Sawtelle (p.179-191) 1923 Vol. 11 No. 1 – note on p.41 on Seth Llewellyn Milliken a Representative from Maine, 1857-58 US Congress 1923 Vol. 11 No. 3 1923 Vol. 11 No. 4 1924 Vol. 12 No. 1 1924 Vol. 12 No. 2 1924 Vol. 12 No. 3 1924 Vol. 12 No. 4 (2) – Sir Samuel Argall by William O. Sawtelle (p. 201-221) 1925 Vol. 13 No. 1 1925 Vol. 13 No. 2 1925 Vol. 13 No. 3 1925 Vol. 13 No. 4 1926 Vol. 14 No. 1 1926 Vol. 14 No. 3 1926 Vo. 14 No. 4 – Pioneers of Mount Desert by William O. Sawtelle (p.179-187) Compiled 11/14/2012 by H. Stevens – The Island of Mount Desert by William O. Sawtelle (p.127-144) – 2 copies – Antoinette de Pons by William O. Sawtelle (p.188-195) – The Gilley Family Part One by William O. Sawtelle (p.6-15) – The Gilley Family Part Two by William O. Sawtelle (p.77-84) – Talleyrand’s Oath of Allegiance by William O. Sawtelle (p.147-148) – Sir Samuel Argall by William O. Sawtelle (p.201-221) – The Islesford Historical Collection by Wilfred A. Hennessy – Mount Desert: Champlain to Bernard by William O. Sawtelle (p.131-186) – Historical Thanksgiving at Southwest Harbor (p.27)
Description:
Sprague’s Journal of Maine History. 1920 Vol. 7 No. 4 – William Gilley, an early settler of MDI by William O. Sawtelle (p.192-193) 1920 Vol. 8 No. 1 1922 Vol. 10 No. 4 – Father Pierre Biard, Superior of the Mount Desert Jesuit Mission of Saint Sauveur by William O. Sawtelle (p.179-191) 1923 Vol. 11 No. 1 – note on p.41 on Seth Llewellyn Milliken a Representative from Maine, 1857-58 US Congress 1923 Vol. 11 No. 3 1923 Vol. 11 No. 4 1924 Vol. 12 No. 1 1924 Vol. 12 No. 2 1924 Vol. 12 No. 3 1924 Vol. 12 No. 4 (2) – Sir Samuel Argall by William O. Sawtelle (p. 201-221) 1925 Vol. 13 No. 1 1925 Vol. 13 No. 2 1925 Vol. 13 No. 3 1925 Vol. 13 No. 4 1926 Vol. 14 No. 1 1926 Vol. 14 No. 3 1926 Vo. 14 No. 4 – Pioneers of Mount Desert by William O. Sawtelle (p.179-187) Compiled 11/14/2012 by H. Stevens – The Island of Mount Desert by William O. Sawtelle (p.127-144) – 2 copies – Antoinette de Pons by William O. Sawtelle (p.188-195) – The Gilley Family Part One by William O. Sawtelle (p.6-15) – The Gilley Family Part Two by William O. Sawtelle (p.77-84) – Talleyrand’s Oath of Allegiance by William O. Sawtelle (p.147-148) – Sir Samuel Argall by William O. Sawtelle (p.201-221) – The Islesford Historical Collection by Wilfred A. Hennessy – Mount Desert: Champlain to Bernard by William O. Sawtelle (p.131-186) – Historical Thanksgiving at Southwest Harbor (p.27) [show more]
6159Sequel to Bar Harbor in its heydays
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Town
Signed copy. Illustrated with old photographs and postcards from the author's collection. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Maxwell G. Woodward
  • 1984
  • 24
  • 1 book
Description:
Signed copy. Illustrated with old photographs and postcards from the author's collection. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
6160Mount Desert Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Places, Island
Articles about MDI pasted into scrapbook. "Mount Desert on the Coast of Maine" (by Clara Barnes Martin), "A Week on Mt. Desert" parts 1-4, poetry, "Mount Desert", "Mount Desert and its Scenery."
  • ca. 1867
  • Light brown notebook with articles pasted to pages
  • fair
Description:
Articles about MDI pasted into scrapbook. "Mount Desert on the Coast of Maine" (by Clara Barnes Martin), "A Week on Mt. Desert" parts 1-4, poetry, "Mount Desert", "Mount Desert and its Scenery."
7047Maine: Her place in history
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations
  • Places
Address delivered at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, November 4, 1876 and in convention of the Legislature of Maine, February 6, 1877, by Joshua L. Chamberlain; with a communication from the governor and the Report of the Centennial Commission. Published by order of the Legislature of Maine of February 7, 1877. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
  • 1877
  • 131
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
Address delivered at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, November 4, 1876 and in convention of the Legislature of Maine, February 6, 1877, by Joshua L. Chamberlain; with a communication from the governor and the Report of the Centennial Commission. Published by order of the Legislature of Maine of February 7, 1877. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
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
Description:
By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine.
7051Waymouth 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
Description:
An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
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
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)
7057Ancient Pemaquid
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places
Read before the Maine Historical Society, February 6, 1903.
  • Rev. Henry O. Thayer
  • 1903
  • 15
  • 1 booklet
  • fair
Description:
Read before the Maine Historical Society, February 6, 1903.
7058The Story of Ancient Pemaquid - Metropolis of the "New World"
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
  • Harold W. Castner
  • 1953
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
7059New Vineyard and Strong Register - 1902
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
  • H. E. Mitchell, E. K. Woodard
  • 1902
  • 47
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
7060Kingfield Register - 1902
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
  • H. E. Mitchell
  • 1902
  • 30
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
7061New Portland Register - 1902
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places
History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
  • H. E. Mitchell
  • 1902
  • 33
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
7062Roque Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955.
  • John Peabody Monks
  • 1955
  • 11
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955.