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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 1711 | Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass |
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| Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass. |
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Description: Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass. | ||||
| 1911 | Seaside Inn Reunion |
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| The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain. |
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Description: The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain. | ||||
| 2216 | 1898 - 1998 "The Knowles Co. of Northeast Harbor" |
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| Building Partnerships for a century, the Knowles Company celebrates 100 Years in the Real Estate business. This insert describes the beginning of the Co. until 1998. See Item 2177 |
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Description: Building Partnerships for a century, the Knowles Company celebrates 100 Years in the Real Estate business. This insert describes the beginning of the Co. until 1998. See Item 2177 | ||||
| 2177 | Knowles Company |
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| The Knowles Company of Northeast Harbor celebrates 100 Years in Real Estate business. 100 years ago Belle Smallidge worked at the library. She gave this up to form The Knowles Co. Same as Item 2216 |
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Description: The Knowles Company of Northeast Harbor celebrates 100 Years in Real Estate business. 100 years ago Belle Smallidge worked at the library. She gave this up to form The Knowles Co. Same as Item 2216 | ||||
| 2024 | Serious Seafood |
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| The "Burning Tree Restaurant" owned by Elmer Beal and his wife Alison Martin in Otter Creek flaunts elegant seafood and vegetarian meals. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1996. |
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Description: The "Burning Tree Restaurant" owned by Elmer Beal and his wife Alison Martin in Otter Creek flaunts elegant seafood and vegetarian meals. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1996. | |||
| 2039 | Ruminations of a (Reluctant) B-29 Gunner |
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| World War II diary of Hoyt Clark from training camp Feb. 1944 until discharge Nov. 1945. Serving on Guam and Tinian Islands in the Pacific, he describes bombing raids over Japan |
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Description: World War II diary of Hoyt Clark from training camp Feb. 1944 until discharge Nov. 1945. Serving on Guam and Tinian Islands in the Pacific, he describes bombing raids over Japan | |||
| 2207 | Bar Harbor Record |
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| Feature article is death of Rev. Leffingwell. Paper includes international and national articles, e.g. the Boer War; also includes many advertisements of local businesses. |
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Description: Feature article is death of Rev. Leffingwell. Paper includes international and national articles, e.g. the Boer War; also includes many advertisements of local businesses. | |||||
| 2188 | Iranian Hostage Crisis 1980-1981 |
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| Series of articles about the Iranian hostages, including Moorhead Kennedy, and events surrounding their release in January 1981. Louisa Kennedy became spokeswoman for hostage families in attempts to gain release. |
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Description: Series of articles about the Iranian hostages, including Moorhead Kennedy, and events surrounding their release in January 1981. Louisa Kennedy became spokeswoman for hostage families in attempts to gain release. | |||||
| 2222 | "Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church. |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||||
| 1556 | The Maine Fire Story |
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| Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. |
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Description: Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. | |||||
| 2221 | Island graduate takes all honors |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||||
| 2235 | Island graduation a rite of passage to mainland |
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| Little Cranberry Isle, Maine, the only graduate of Islesford Elementary School, on Little Cranberry Island is Katrina Pickering this year. |
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Description: Little Cranberry Isle, Maine, the only graduate of Islesford Elementary School, on Little Cranberry Island is Katrina Pickering this year. | |||||
| 1723 | Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam |
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| Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings. |
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Description: Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings. | |||
| 2230 | Hurricane Wave Sweeps Family into Sea |
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| Seven people on the rocks near Thunder Hole were swept into the churning sea in the wake of Hurricane Dan off the coast. One child was found 3 hours later by the Coast Guard and pronounced dead at MDI Hospital. |
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Description: Seven people on the rocks near Thunder Hole were swept into the churning sea in the wake of Hurricane Dan off the coast. One child was found 3 hours later by the Coast Guard and pronounced dead at MDI Hospital. | |||||
| 1561 | Northeast Harbor Jeweler has Collected Rare Clocks for More Than Forty Years |
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| August 20, 1938 Percy P. Hill and his store in Northeast Harbor, Maine. |
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Description: August 20, 1938 Percy P. Hill and his store in Northeast Harbor, Maine. | |||
| 2022 | From Champlain to Tomorrow |
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| Article about the inception of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust largely inspired by Peggy Rockefeller to protect, conserve private lands along the Maine coast. Published in Down East Magazine, 1974. |
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Description: Article about the inception of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust largely inspired by Peggy Rockefeller to protect, conserve private lands along the Maine coast. Published in Down East Magazine, 1974. | |||
| 2137 | Maine Heritage, The Newsletter of Maine Coast Heritage Trust |
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| A small newsletter representing MCHT, that is dedicated to protecting land essential to the character of Maine. "A Tribute to Bob Suminsby" of Northeast Harbor is in this copy. |
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Description: A small newsletter representing MCHT, that is dedicated to protecting land essential to the character of Maine. "A Tribute to Bob Suminsby" of Northeast Harbor is in this copy. | ||||
| 2047 | The Sea Nurse |
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| Nurse Sharon Daley provides health care to off-islands via Maine Seacoast Mission's Sunbeam with the help of the telemedicine program. |
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Description: Nurse Sharon Daley provides health care to off-islands via Maine Seacoast Mission's Sunbeam with the help of the telemedicine program. | |||
| 1543 | Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian |
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| Soft-cover publication of the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, a profile of the museum's purpose and objectives preserving the culture of the Navaho people. Among Exhibit includes the sand painting textiles of Hosteen Klah. |
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Description: Soft-cover publication of the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, a profile of the museum's purpose and objectives preserving the culture of the Navaho people. Among Exhibit includes the sand painting textiles of Hosteen Klah. | ||||||
| 2191 | Maine Pilgrims Followed Prophet to Holy Land |
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| Article about the "Church of the Messiah" sect, lead by G. J. Adams, in Indian River, ME, their pilgrimage to Jaffa in 1866. Material from Carl Kelley |
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Description: Article about the "Church of the Messiah" sect, lead by G. J. Adams, in Indian River, ME, their pilgrimage to Jaffa in 1866. Material from Carl Kelley | |||||
| 1716 | Collection of poetry by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. |
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| a + b: Collection of poems written by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. c + d: Memoir and Obituary of Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. e: 103rd Annual Dinner of the Shakespeare Society of Philadelphia Dr. Fraley was the very pattern of a proper Philadelphian, from his birth in 1876 until his death at the age of 83. He was educated there, practiced medicine there & in Northeast Harbor. Offprint from The Pennsylvania Magazine of Hist. & Biog. |
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Description: a + b: Collection of poems written by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. c + d: Memoir and Obituary of Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. e: 103rd Annual Dinner of the Shakespeare Society of Philadelphia Dr. Fraley was the very pattern of a proper Philadelphian, from his birth in 1876 until his death at the age of 83. He was educated there, practiced medicine there & in Northeast Harbor. Offprint from The Pennsylvania Magazine of Hist. & Biog. | ||||
| 6962 | Edsel Ford's Bright Idea - Mount Desert joins the War effort |
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| Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. |
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Description: Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. | |||
| 6996 | Mrs. Brooke Astor |
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| Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012. |
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Description: Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012. | ||||||
| 7372 | Mrs. Brooke Astor's 90th Birthday Celebration |
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| Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor. |
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Description: Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor. | |||||
| 1864 | Four Special Summer Places: 1 Northeast Harbor, Maine's snuggest harbor |
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| 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. |
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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. |
