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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1891Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
  • 1942-1945
  • various
Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
Item:
  • 1891   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Creator:
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
Date:
  • 1942-1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0404
Location:
  • General Collection Box 12
Pages:
  • various
Description:
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
1903Battle of Norwood's Cove
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
Article about the Battle of Norwood's Cove based on a story by Ted Spurling, Sr. Reported as a skirmish between men of Mount Desert Island and the British Navy in the 19th century.
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
  • 2002
  • pages 13-15
  • newspaper
Battle of Norwood's Cove
Item:
  • 1903   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
Date:
  • 2002
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0416
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • pages 13-15
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Article about the Battle of Norwood's Cove based on a story by Ted Spurling, Sr. Reported as a skirmish between men of Mount Desert Island and the British Navy in the 19th century.
1904Re-enacting
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group.
  • Joseph Smith
  • 1983
  • pages 56-59
  • newspaper
Re-enacting
Item:
  • 1904   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Joseph Smith
Date:
  • 1983
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0417
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • pages 56-59
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group.
1911Seaside Inn Reunion
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • People
The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain.
  • Stephen C. Clement
  • 8/22/1996
  • 1 book
Seaside Inn Reunion
Item:
  • 1911   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • People
Creator:
  • Stephen C. Clement
Date:
  • 8/22/1996
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0424
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain.
1938Bicentennial Speech by Robert Suminsby, August 5, 1989
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
  • Robert Suminsby
  • August 5, 1989
  • 7
  • typescript
Bicentennial Speech by Robert Suminsby, August 5, 1989
Item:
  • 1938   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Robert Suminsby
Date:
  • August 5, 1989
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0451
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
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]
1989Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.
  • 9/4/1904
  • 2 books
Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1989   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 9/4/1904
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0502
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Medium:
  • 2 books
Description:
Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.
1992Seal Harbor Bicentennial
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events, Civic
  • Places, Town
Bicentennial letter and brochure about the events of the 200th birthday of Seal Harbor sponsored by the Seal Harbor VIS and Old Timers Club. The event was held at the Village Green; attended by 350+ people.
  • July 2009
  • 2
  • typescript
Seal Harbor Bicentennial
Item:
  • 1992   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • July 2009
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0504 b
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Bicentennial letter and brochure about the events of the 200th birthday of Seal Harbor sponsored by the Seal Harbor VIS and Old Timers Club. The event was held at the Village Green; attended by 350+ people.
1996Bar Harbor Horse Show a Great Success
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
Downloaded copy of a special article in the New York Times about summer events in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor. Included are riding events, yacht races, golf, private dinners, garden parties, dances, and play productions.
  • 8/25/1901
  • 9
  • photocopy
Bar Harbor Horse Show a Great Success
Item:
  • 1996   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
Date:
  • 8/25/1901
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0508
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Downloaded copy of a special article in the New York Times about summer events in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor. Included are riding events, yacht races, golf, private dinners, garden parties, dances, and play productions.
2004Who Killed Captain Rumill?
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Events
  • People
Edna Hysom of Pretty Marsh recalls the story of the disappearance of Capt. Edwin Rumill of Pretty Marsh from the schooner Rumill from the schooner "Harry A. Berwind" off the North Carolina coast in 1905. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1989.
  • Nan Lincoln
  • 1989
  • pages 62-88
  • magazine
Who Killed Captain Rumill?
Item:
  • 2004   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Creator:
  • Nan Lincoln
Date:
  • 1989
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0516
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • pages 62-88
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Edna Hysom of Pretty Marsh recalls the story of the disappearance of Capt. Edwin Rumill of Pretty Marsh from the schooner Rumill from the schooner "Harry A. Berwind" off the North Carolina coast in 1905. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1989.
2010Night Sledding
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Events
Brief sketch of winter and snow sledding in Northeast Harbor published in Down East Magazine. 2 copies.
  • Edith Favour
  • 1991
  • page 80
  • magazine
Night Sledding
Item:
  • 2010   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Edith Favour
Date:
  • 1991
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0522
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • page 80
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Brief sketch of winter and snow sledding in Northeast Harbor published in Down East Magazine. 2 copies.
2039Ruminations of a (Reluctant) B-29 Gunner
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
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
  • Clark Hoyt
  • 11/21/2010
  • 57
  • typescript
Ruminations of a (Reluctant) B-29 Gunner
Item:
  • 2039   
Type:
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Clark Hoyt
Date:
  • 11/21/2010
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0553
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 57
Medium:
  • typescript
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
2045Healing Power of the Wild Provides a Warming Winter Tale
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Events
Rick Savage's story of hunting with his uncles Frank and Red Johnson and the aftermath of Frank's heart attack.
  • Tom Hennessey
  • 1995
  • 2
  • photocopy
Healing Power of the Wild Provides a Warming Winter Tale
Item:
  • 2045   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Tom Hennessey
Date:
  • 1995
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0559
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Rick Savage's story of hunting with his uncles Frank and Red Johnson and the aftermath of Frank's heart attack.
2063Celebrate! 250
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations
  • Other, History
Mount Desert Island Historical Society collaborates with other island organizations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the island. File contains brochures and articles of the planned events.
  • 2011
  • 9
  • newspaper, photocopy
Celebrate! 250
Item:
  • 2063   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations
  • Other, History
Date:
  • 2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0577
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 9
Medium:
  • newspaper, photocopy
Description:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society collaborates with other island organizations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the island. File contains brochures and articles of the planned events.
2077Arms of the Past
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Events, Exhibit
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Book made as a guide to the gun exhibit "Arms of the Past" in March 1999 at the Northeast Harbor Library coordinated by Bob Pyle. The book lists and describes the exhibits, gives a short history of firearms, and has Q and A's.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 1999
Arms of the Past
Item:
  • 2077   
Type:
  • Publication, Guidebook
Subject:
  • Events, Exhibit
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 1999
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0591
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Description:
Book made as a guide to the gun exhibit "Arms of the Past" in March 1999 at the Northeast Harbor Library coordinated by Bob Pyle. The book lists and describes the exhibits, gives a short history of firearms, and has Q and A's.
2084Bicentennial Parade instructions
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events, Civic
Detail of the parade celebrating the Bicentennial of the Town of Mount Desert listing time, assembly area, map of parade route and the parade line-up.
  • Mount Desert Bicentennial Committee
  • 1989
  • 5
  • photocopy
Bicentennial Parade instructions
Item:
  • 2084   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Bicentennial Committee
Date:
  • 1989
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0598
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Detail of the parade celebrating the Bicentennial of the Town of Mount Desert listing time, assembly area, map of parade route and the parade line-up.
2094Clippings
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • People
Edgar L. Roberts C. J Hall Memorial Day
  • 1884
  • 2
  • photocopy
Clippings
Item:
  • 2094   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • People
Date:
  • 1884
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0608
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Edgar L. Roberts C. J Hall Memorial Day
2123Terrorism: Is Retaliation Enough?
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events
Copy of a paper submitted to The Boston Globe for possible addition to the op-ed page.
  • Moorhead C. Kennedy
  • 2003
  • typescript
  • 3 pages
Terrorism: Is Retaliation Enough?
Item:
  • 2123   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Moorhead C. Kennedy
Date:
  • 2003
Street:
  • typescript
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0637
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Medium:
  • 3 pages
Description:
Copy of a paper submitted to The Boston Globe for possible addition to the op-ed page.
2131Administration Blocks Ex-Hostages' Bid for Damages From Iran
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events
Hostages held in Iran from Nov. 1978-Jan. 1980 denied compensation from Iranian assets. Moorhead Kennedy of Mount Desert was among the hostages.
  • Glenn Kessler
  • 2006
  • 4
  • typescript
Administration Blocks Ex-Hostages' Bid for Damages From Iran
Item:
  • 2131   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Glenn Kessler
Date:
  • 2006
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0644
Location:
  • General Collection Box 22
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Hostages held in Iran from Nov. 1978-Jan. 1980 denied compensation from Iranian assets. Moorhead Kennedy of Mount Desert was among the hostages.
2163Fire of 1947
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
  • 1947
  • 5
  • newspaper
  • fair
Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 2163   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0676
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
2164Resort Town War-Minded
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
  • 1943
  • newspaper
  • fair
Resort Town War-Minded
Item:
  • 2164   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0677
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
2165The Big Freeze
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Weather Event
Special section of the Ellsworth American with articles about the devastating ice storm in 1998 and its effect on Hancock and Washington counties.
  • Jeff Tuttle
  • 1/15/1998
  • newspaper
The Big Freeze
Item:
  • 2165   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Weather Event
Creator:
  • Jeff Tuttle
Date:
  • 1/15/1998
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0678
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Special section of the Ellsworth American with articles about the devastating ice storm in 1998 and its effect on Hancock and Washington counties.
2166Old Bangor Newspapers
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
Several front pages from the Bangor Daily News, Bangor Register, the Bangor Daily Whig and Currier Bangor Daily News: June 18, 1889 March 21, 1902 May 1, 1911 April 17, 1912 April 7, 1917 November 12, 1918 August 27, 1920 May 23, 24 and June 11, 1927 Bangor Register April 17, 1823 Bangor Daily Whig and Courier July 2, 1834 April 11, 1865 April 17, 1865 October 1, 1869 July 4, 1876
  • 1823-1927
  • newspaper
Old Bangor Newspapers
Item:
  • 2166   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
Date:
  • 1823-1927
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0679
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Several front pages from the Bangor Daily News, Bangor Register, the Bangor Daily Whig and Currier Bangor Daily News: June 18, 1889 March 21, 1902 May 1, 1911 April 17, 1912 April 7, 1917 November 12, 1918 August 27, 1920 May 23, 24 and June 11, 1927 Bangor Register April 17, 1823 Bangor Daily Whig and Courier July 2, 1834 April 11, 1865 April 17, 1865 October 1, 1869 July 4, 1876
2168Welcome to the Cranberry Isles
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • People
  • Places, Island
Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.
  • 7/3/2003
  • newspaper
Welcome to the Cranberry Isles
Item:
  • 2168   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 7/3/2003
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0681
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Supplement to the Islander and Ellsworth American, this insert is about the people, places, and events on the Great and Little Cranberry Islands.
2170Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)
  • August 1896
  • book
Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition
Item:
  • 2170   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • August 1896
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0683
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • book
Description:
The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)