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7116A Down-East Yankee from the District of Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • People
A biography of John Neal (August 25, 1793 – June 20, 1876), the first American writer to represent "The United States of North America" in the British Quarterlies.
  • Windsor P. Daggett
  • 1920
  • 80
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
A biography of John Neal (August 25, 1793 – June 20, 1876), the first American writer to represent "The United States of North America" in the British Quarterlies.
6136Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent 1745-1827
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • People
Cover-title. Printed for private circulation. Note, p. [4], signed: Winthrop Sargent.
  • Winthrop Sargent
  • 1920
  • 46
  • pamphlet
  • fair
Description:
Cover-title. Printed for private circulation. Note, p. [4], signed: Winthrop Sargent.
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"
6137General Andrew B. Spurling and Second Maine Cavalry
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports.
  • C. C. Roberts
  • 1904
  • 91
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports.
7065In Fair Aroostook
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places
  • Places, Landscape
Where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty. Reprinted under the auspices of the Madawaska Historical Society, 1973.
  • Clarence Pullen
  • 1902
  • 94
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
Where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty. Reprinted under the auspices of the Madawaska Historical Society, 1973.
6140Reminiscences of The Vaughan Family
  • Publication, Book
  • People
Booklet containing reminiscences of the Vaughan Family esp. Benjamin Vaughan, LL.D. Read before the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, August 2, 1865.
  • John H. Sheppard
  • 1865
  • 40
  • 1 book
  • fragile
Description:
Booklet containing reminiscences of the Vaughan Family esp. Benjamin Vaughan, LL.D. Read before the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, August 2, 1865.
7063History of Vinalhaven
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
A brief historical sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven from its earliest known settlement. Prepared by order of the town on the occasion of its One Hundredth Anniversary.
  • Albra Josephine Vinal
  • 1900
  • 84
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
A brief historical sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven from its earliest known settlement. Prepared by order of the town on the occasion of its One Hundredth Anniversary.
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)
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)
7066Historical Sketches of Blue Hill, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Written by R. G. F. Candage, Brookline, Mass. Printed for the Blue Hill Historical Society (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
  • R. G. F. Candage
  • 1905
  • 83
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
Written by R. G. F. Candage, Brookline, Mass. Printed for the Blue Hill Historical Society (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.
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
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).
6041Consecration of the Chapel of St. Mary by the Sea
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, Religious
Purple booklet of service for the blessing of the church chapel in memory of Mary Spring from her husband Edward Newton Perkins.
  • 1882
  • 15
  • 1 book
  • fragile
Description:
Purple booklet of service for the blessing of the church chapel in memory of Mary Spring from her husband Edward Newton Perkins.
7097Richard Cary's Letter to the Society for propagating the Gospel
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
Red box containing a folded hard cover with a booklet inside.
  • Richard Cary
  • 1789
  • 9
  • 1 boxed book
  • good
Description:
Red box containing a folded hard cover with a booklet inside.
7297The Harbor Club - A History
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places, Yacht Club
Preface by R. Anderson Pew
  • August Heckscher
  • 1995
  • 55
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
Preface by R. Anderson Pew
6149John D. Rockefeller Jr.: Godfather to Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
A gray soft covered booklet, describing the vision of the richest man in the United States of America for Mount Desert Island. His foresight, patience, perseverance and action saved MDI.
  • Alice Stewart Eno
  • 52
  • 1 booklet
Description:
A gray soft covered booklet, describing the vision of the richest man in the United States of America for Mount Desert Island. His foresight, patience, perseverance and action saved MDI.
6114A Brief History of the Bar Harbor Yacht Club 1885-1982
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
  • Other, History
  • People
History of the Bar Harbor Yacht Club and list of Commodores.
  • 1982
  • 7
  • 1 book
Description:
History of the Bar Harbor Yacht Club and list of Commodores.
6110History on Birchbark
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • People
Through the exhibition "History on Birchbark : The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy", the Haffenreffer Museum presents Native Americans with their cultural objects.
  • Joan A. Lester
  • 1993
Description:
Through the exhibition "History on Birchbark : The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy", the Haffenreffer Museum presents Native Americans with their cultural objects.
7296A History of Bartlett's Island, Mount Desert, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Dedicated to Christopher Bartlett and his wife, Freelove Razee Bartlett, and to the spirits of their descendants who lived and worked on Bartlett's Island.
  • Esther Binnewies and Murial Davisson
  • 1981
  • 164
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
Dedicated to Christopher Bartlett and his wife, Freelove Razee Bartlett, and to the spirits of their descendants who lived and worked on Bartlett's Island.
6119Cuckoos on the Hearth
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Literature
Script of a three-act play by Parker Fennelly of New York and Northeast Harbor. It was staged at the Morosco Theater in NY in October 1941 under direction of Antoinette Perry. 1st copyright title " Two Story House" 1941; Cuckoos on the Hearth 1942. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Parker Fennelly
  • 1941
  • 112
  • 1 book
Description:
Script of a three-act play by Parker Fennelly of New York and Northeast Harbor. It was staged at the Morosco Theater in NY in October 1941 under direction of Antoinette Perry. 1st copyright title " Two Story House" 1941; Cuckoos on the Hearth 1942. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
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.
6150The Bar Harbor Directory
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Cottage directory. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • F. C. Fearing
  • 1947
  • 91
  • 1 book
Description:
Cottage directory. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
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."
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.)