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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
22181999...Looking Back
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Looking back on past 100 years on Mount Desert Island
  • 12/30/1999
  • newspaper
1999...Looking Back
Item:
  • 2218   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 12/30/1999
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0732
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Looking back on past 100 years on Mount Desert Island
19942008 Sutton Island Directory
  • Publication, Directory
  • People
  • Places, Island
List of names, addresses (off season; Sutton), phone numbers and e-mail addresses of residents of Sutton Island.
  • Andy Potter
  • 12/10/2008
  • 1
  • photocopy
2008 Sutton Island Directory
Item:
  • 1994   
Type:
  • Publication, Directory
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Andy Potter
Date:
  • 12/10/2008
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0506
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
List of names, addresses (off season; Sutton), phone numbers and e-mail addresses of residents of Sutton Island.
21932009 Overview; An In-Depth Look at Hancock County Business
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Places, Island
Supplement to the Mount Desert Island focusing on businesses, economic development, population statistics, and government in the county's towns.
  • 2/19/2009
  • newspaper
2009 Overview; An In-Depth Look at Hancock County Business
Item:
  • 2193   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 2/19/2009
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0707
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Supplement to the Mount Desert Island focusing on businesses, economic development, population statistics, and government in the county's towns.
2058A Hiker's Map and Guide to Little Cranberry Island and the Village of Islesford
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Island
Map, directory, and short history of Islesford and Little Cranberry Island to benefit the Islesford Neighborhood House.
  • Islesford Historical Society
  • 2011
  • 1
A Hiker's Map and Guide to Little Cranberry Island and the Village of Islesford
Item:
  • 2058   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Islesford Historical Society
Date:
  • 2011
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0572
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Map, directory, and short history of Islesford and Little Cranberry Island to benefit the Islesford Neighborhood House.
1915A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
A soft covered red notebook containing a copy from Maine State Archives listing (A21IR20:4-8 Box44) settlers on the part of MDI granted to John Bernard. Comments & lists have been copied by R. Pyle
  • 1785
  • 3
  • photocopy
A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard
Item:
  • 1915   
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1785
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0428
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A soft covered red notebook containing a copy from Maine State Archives listing (A21IR20:4-8 Box44) settlers on the part of MDI granted to John Bernard. Comments & lists have been copied by R. Pyle
1997A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.
  • Lynne Nelson Manion
  • 2001
  • 18
  • typescript
A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925
Item:
  • 1997   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Lynne Nelson Manion
Date:
  • 2001
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0509
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 18
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.
1584A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
  • Maureen McFarland
  • 1981
  • 34
  • typescript
A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
Item:
  • 1584   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Maureen McFarland
Date:
  • 1981
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0096
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 34
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
1713Abraham Somes Letters about Mount Desert and Sutton Island
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Island
Letter of Abraham Somes to Eben Parsons Esq. in regard to the Settlement of Mount Desert.
  • 4
  • typescript and photocopy
Abraham Somes Letters about Mount Desert and Sutton Island
Item:
  • 1713   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0225
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript and photocopy
Description:
Letter of Abraham Somes to Eben Parsons Esq. in regard to the Settlement of Mount Desert.
2155Acadia: The Transformation of Mount Desert Island from an Exclusive Resort to a National Park
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents.
  • Eleanor H. Kinney
  • 1990
  • 58
  • photocopy
Acadia: The Transformation of Mount Desert Island from an Exclusive Resort to a National Park
Item:
  • 2155   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Eleanor H. Kinney
Date:
  • 1990
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0668
Location:
  • General Collection Box 23
Pages:
  • 58
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents.
1873Adventures on Mount Desert
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places, Island
Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995
  • John Cole
  • Jul-95
  • pages 74-75, 88-92
  • photocopy
Adventures on Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1873   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • John Cole
Date:
  • Jul-95
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0387
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • pages 74-75, 88-92
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995
1612Allied Whale
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Nature, Animals, Marine Mammals
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
  • Ann Rivers, Steven Mullane
  • 1984
  • 3
  • photocopy
Allied Whale
Item:
  • 1612   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Marine Mammals
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Creator:
  • Ann Rivers, Steven Mullane
Date:
  • 1984
Place:
  • Mount Desert Rock
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0124
Location:
  • General Collection Box 5
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
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.
1999An Abbreviated History of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Small booklet summarizing sections of the book "Mt. Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath.
  • Henry T. Reath
  • 2000
  • 6
  • typescript
An Abbreviated History of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1999   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Henry T. Reath
Date:
  • 2000
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0511
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Small booklet summarizing sections of the book "Mt. Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath.
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]
1489Beals Island
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places, Island
A paper signed Notes of Mary C. Wheelwright September 1947 that highlights her interactions with locals about Beals Island.
  • Mary C. Wheelwright
  • 2
  • typescript
Beals Island
Item:
  • 1489   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Mary C. Wheelwright
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0007 MCW
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A paper signed Notes of Mary C. Wheelwright September 1947 that highlights her interactions with locals about Beals Island.
1540Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
  • Donald W. Norton
  • 1985
  • 2 copies
  • typescript
Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 1540   
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Donald W. Norton
Date:
  • 1985
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0051 DN
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
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.
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.
1604Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Places, Island
Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839.
  • National Archives
  • 1830-1839
Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39
Item:
  • 1604   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • National Archives
Date:
  • 1830-1839
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Greening Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0116
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Description:
Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839.
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
1751Cranberry Isles Sketches
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • People
  • Places, Island
Reminiscences of social life & customs, Cranberry Islands, 1959
  • Louis G. Barrett
  • 82
  • typescript
Cranberry Isles Sketches
Item:
  • 1751   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Louis G. Barrett
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0263
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 82
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Reminiscences of social life & customs, Cranberry Islands, 1959
2057Dancing at the Mill: Celebrating Two Centuries on Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.
  • 8/8/2011
  • 3
Dancing at the Mill: Celebrating Two Centuries on Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 2057   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 8/8/2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0571
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 3
Description:
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.
2169Development, Shaping the future of our communities
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
A compilation of articles on the development of the Mount Desert Island area which appeared in the Bar Harbor Times between July 23 and August 27, 1987 (2 copies).
  • David Outerbridge
  • 8/23/1987
  • newspaper
Development, Shaping the future of our communities
Item:
  • 2169   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • David Outerbridge
Date:
  • 8/23/1987
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0682
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
A compilation of articles on the development of the Mount Desert Island area which appeared in the Bar Harbor Times between July 23 and August 27, 1987 (2 copies).
1575Economic Survey of Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Island
This paper is to add to the summary report released by the Joint Island Industrial Development Committee released a year ago.
  • Stacy May
  • 1950
Economic Survey of Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 1575   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Stacy May
Date:
  • 1950
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0087
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Description:
This paper is to add to the summary report released by the Joint Island Industrial Development Committee released a year ago.
1936Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library.
  • Theodore Spurling Sr.
  • Aug-91
  • 19
  • typescript
Ensign Ben Bunker, Mount Desert, and The Cranberry Isles
Item:
  • 1936   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Theodore Spurling Sr.
Date:
  • Aug-91
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0449
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 19
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
This is a second in a series of Occasional Papers to be published under the auspices of the Islesford Historical Society. It was given to Anne Haynes who gave it to the Northeast Harbor Library.