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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1527Remembrances of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Typewritten diary of Mrs. Charles Hamlin covers years between 1880's and early 1900's. Much information about Rev. William Doane; other families covered: Gardiner, Corning, Eliot. Social perspective of Northeast Harbor. Info re St. Mary's.
  • Charles S. Hamlin
  • 1934-1935
  • 41
  • typescript (2 copies)
Remembrances of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1527   
Type:
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Charles S. Hamlin
Date:
  • 1934-1935
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0036 CSH
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 41
Medium:
  • typescript (2 copies)
Description:
Typewritten diary of Mrs. Charles Hamlin covers years between 1880's and early 1900's. Much information about Rev. William Doane; other families covered: Gardiner, Corning, Eliot. Social perspective of Northeast Harbor. Info re St. Mary's.
2041Hancock County... a Rockbound Paradise
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Copy of book section about the history of Mount Desert, specifically Seal Harbor. Many Photographs: J. D. Rockefeller Jr. riding in car, building sidewalk at Seal Harbor Village Green, Otter Creek Sewing Circle, Hollis Wright's fur trapping barn.
  • Connie Jellison
  • 1990
  • 5
  • photocopy
Hancock County... a Rockbound Paradise
Item:
  • 2041   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Connie Jellison
Date:
  • 1990
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0555
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of book section about the history of Mount Desert, specifically Seal Harbor. Many Photographs: J. D. Rockefeller Jr. riding in car, building sidewalk at Seal Harbor Village Green, Otter Creek Sewing Circle, Hollis Wright's fur trapping barn.
1508Early Years of the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Typescript about the history of the village improvement society in Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • Edward K. Dunham
  • 4
  • typescript
Early Years of the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society
Item:
  • 1508   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Edward K. Dunham
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0020 EKD
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Typescript about the history of the village improvement society in Seal Harbor, Maine.
7224Neighborhood House Letter of Appeal
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by Frederick F. Brown, president of the Neighborhood House, in order to raise $25,000 to meet a challenge gift of $100,000 to renovate the building. Included is a brochure.
  • Frederick F. Brown
  • 1986
  • 2
  • 1 letter, 1 brochure
Neighborhood House Letter of Appeal
Item:
  • 7224   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Frederick F. Brown
Date:
  • 1986
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0826
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • 1 letter, 1 brochure
Description:
Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by Frederick F. Brown, president of the Neighborhood House, in order to raise $25,000 to meet a challenge gift of $100,000 to renovate the building. Included is a brochure.
2033Cranberry Chronicle
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney
  • GCI Historical Society
  • Nov-09
  • 4
  • typescript
Cranberry Chronicle
Item:
  • 2033   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • GCI Historical Society
Date:
  • Nov-09
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0545
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
News of Cranberry House and the GCI Historical Society. President: Phil Whitney
1509Random Notes on the Early History and Development as a Summer Resort of Mount Desert Island and Particularly Seal Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Typescript about the history of the village improvement society in Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • George L. Stebbins
  • Aug-38
  • 11
  • typescript
Random Notes on the Early History and Development as a Summer Resort of Mount Desert Island and Particularly Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 1509   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • George L. Stebbins
Date:
  • Aug-38
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0021 GLS
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Typescript about the history of the village improvement society in Seal Harbor, Maine.
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.
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.
6973First Class Mail
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994.
  • Letitia Baldwin
  • 1994
  • magazine
First Class Mail
Item:
  • 6973   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Creator:
  • Letitia Baldwin
Date:
  • 1994
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0549
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994.
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.
1501Shore Path Rutween Ingrams Point & Hunters Beach
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Shore
Typescript about the history of Seal Harbor, Maine.
  • Lewis H. Gordon
  • 1967
  • 3
  • typescript
Shore Path Rutween Ingrams Point & Hunters Beach
Item:
  • 1501   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Lewis H. Gordon
Date:
  • 1967
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0016 LHG
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Typescript about the history of Seal Harbor, Maine.
1864Four Special Summer Places: 1 Northeast Harbor, Maine's snuggest harbor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Organizations
  • People
  • Places, Town
Article about many Northeast Harbor summer and year-round families (Mellon, Milliken, Peabody, Strawbridge), organizations (Cranberry Club) and places in town. Published in Town & Country, July 1985.
  • Lorna Livingston
  • 1985
  • pages 105-115
  • magazine
Four Special Summer Places: 1 Northeast Harbor, Maine's snuggest harbor
Item:
  • 1864   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Lorna Livingston
Date:
  • 1985
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0378
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • pages 105-115
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article about many Northeast Harbor summer and year-round families (Mellon, Milliken, Peabody, Strawbridge), organizations (Cranberry Club) and places in town. Published in Town & Country, July 1985.
1618Brief Record of Origin and Activities of Hancock County Trustees of Public Preserves
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations
  • Places
Newspaper article from Bar Harbor Times and copy of manuscript written by Samuel Eliot about the origin and activities of the Hancock County Trustees leading to the development of Lafayette National Monument (Acadia National Park).
  • Samuel A. Eliot
  • 11/11/1937
  • 10
  • typescript and newspaper clipping
Brief Record of Origin and Activities of Hancock County Trustees of Public Preserves
Item:
  • 1618   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Places
Creator:
  • Samuel A. Eliot
Date:
  • 11/11/1937
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0130
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • 10
Medium:
  • typescript and newspaper clipping
Description:
Newspaper article from Bar Harbor Times and copy of manuscript written by Samuel Eliot about the origin and activities of the Hancock County Trustees leading to the development of Lafayette National Monument (Acadia National Park).
2105School District No. 1 Assessment 1875
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Places, Town
A small booklet listing residents and non-residents in School District No. 1 regarding taxes on real estate. The selectmen of MD authorized Jonathan Hamor as tax collector.
  • Selectmen of Mount Desert
  • 1874
School District No. 1 Assessment 1875
Item:
  • 2105   
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Selectmen of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1874
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0619
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Description:
A small booklet listing residents and non-residents in School District No. 1 regarding taxes on real estate. The selectmen of MD authorized Jonathan Hamor as tax collector.
2219Class Dismissed
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Places, Island
Great Cranberry Island bids farewell to what could be its last two pupils. Keith & Heath Wedge were the only two students attending school there & Keith graduated.
  • Shawn O'Leary
  • 6/12/2000
  • newspaper
Class Dismissed
Item:
  • 2219   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Shawn O'Leary
Date:
  • 6/12/2000
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0733
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Great Cranberry Island bids farewell to what could be its last two pupils. Keith & Heath Wedge were the only two students attending school there & Keith graduated.
2154A Town Warrant for 9/13/1824 for Town of Mount Desert.
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations
  • Places, Town
A warrant for MD Town Meeting & results of the Town Meeting & a warrant written on 2/8/1825 with list of agenda for Town Meeting 3/1/1825.
  • Simeon Milliken, William W. Thomas
  • 8-25-1824
  • 2
  • photocopy
A Town Warrant for 9/13/1824 for Town of Mount Desert.
Item:
  • 2154   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Simeon Milliken, William W. Thomas
Date:
  • 8-25-1824
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0667
Location:
  • General Collection Box 23
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A warrant for MD Town Meeting & results of the Town Meeting & a warrant written on 2/8/1825 with list of agenda for Town Meeting 3/1/1825.
1949Northeast Harbor Dredging Project
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
A special town meeting has been called to vote, allowing the town to proceed with harbor development in Northeast Harbor.
  • The Harbor Committee
  • 1
  • typescript
Northeast Harbor Dredging Project
Item:
  • 1949   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • The Harbor Committee
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0462
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A special town meeting has been called to vote, allowing the town to proceed with harbor development in Northeast Harbor.
2083Letter to Citizens of Town of Eden
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Letter from T. Searles for the Eden Board of Selectmen to the residents of the Town of Eden denying that M. C. Morrison, selectman, was intoxicated at an Automobile Hearing before the judiciary committee in Augusta.
  • Thomas Searles
  • 1913
  • 1
Letter to Citizens of Town of Eden
Item:
  • 2083   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Thomas Searles
Date:
  • 1913
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Eden
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0597
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Letter from T. Searles for the Eden Board of Selectmen to the residents of the Town of Eden denying that M. C. Morrison, selectman, was intoxicated at an Automobile Hearing before the judiciary committee in Augusta.
2114Champlain Project
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Organizations
  • Places, Island
Copy of web page describing the "Champlain Project" influenced by the 1880 Champlain Society. Its purpose is to assemble and present information about MDI's natural resources.
  • Thomas Vining
  • 2010
  • 17
Champlain Project
Item:
  • 2114   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Thomas Vining
Date:
  • 2010
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0628
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 17
Description:
Copy of web page describing the "Champlain Project" influenced by the 1880 Champlain Society. Its purpose is to assemble and present information about MDI's natural resources.
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.
2076Fire Control Plan
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Park
Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger)
  • William E. Parsons, Paul G. Favour Jr.
  • 1941
  • 40
  • typescript
Fire Control Plan
Item:
  • 2076   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • William E. Parsons, Paul G. Favour Jr.
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0590
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 40
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger)
1945Gardiner Information
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
  • ca. 1900
  • 13
  • typescript, manuscript
  • fair
Gardiner Information
Item:
  • 1945   
Type:
  • Document, Administrative Records
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Date:
  • ca. 1900
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0458
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript, manuscript
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
1948Town of Mount Desert Town Meeting and 1990 Budget
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
An explanation of 1990 Budget and March 5th Town Meeting, including The Warrant, a Comprehensive Plan Committee, Sewer Use Fees & Property Tax Exemptions.
  • 2
  • typescript
Town of Mount Desert Town Meeting and 1990 Budget
Item:
  • 1948   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0461
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
An explanation of 1990 Budget and March 5th Town Meeting, including The Warrant, a Comprehensive Plan Committee, Sewer Use Fees & Property Tax Exemptions.
1962Notes on construction in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Construction
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
Chronological notes on building (private and business) construction and land development in Northeast Harbor from 1925-1929
  • 7
  • manuscript
Notes on construction in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Item:
  • 1962   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Construction
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0475
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Chronological notes on building (private and business) construction and land development in Northeast Harbor from 1925-1929
2070Eben Hamor's Record Book
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations
  • Places, Town
Copy of the organizations and proceedings of the Plantation of Mount Desert as recorded by Eben Hamor. Select copies of marriage/birth/death records from the "Old Mt. Desert Record Book". From original in Raymond Strout Collection. Scanned is also an excerpt of "The Oath of Allegiance" from 1789.
  • 1900
  • 217
  • photocopy
Eben Hamor's Record Book
Item:
  • 2070   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1900
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0584
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 217
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of the organizations and proceedings of the Plantation of Mount Desert as recorded by Eben Hamor. Select copies of marriage/birth/death records from the "Old Mt. Desert Record Book". From original in Raymond Strout Collection. Scanned is also an excerpt of "The Oath of Allegiance" from 1789.