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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
6994Larry Wescott Postcard Collection
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Other, Aerial
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • Vessels, Boat
...The Ashland road to the east of 2440' Mount Chase points north. Aerial photograph. 2...The Burnham Tavern, built in 1770 by Job Burnham is the oldest building in eastern Maine and the only one with Revolutionary history...Highway One, this view across Frenchman Bay shows part of the Mount Desert Hills. 1532 foot Cadillac Mountain, center, in Bar Harbor, is the highest land...Main Street points north, east of Mount Chase. Aerial photograph. 40...
  • Augustus D. Phillips, Robert Charlton, John Veltri, Margot Heugebauer, Donald B. Phillips, Luther Phillips
  • 62 Postcards
Description:
...The Ashland road to the east of 2440' Mount Chase points north. Aerial photograph. 2...The Burnham Tavern, built in 1770 by Job Burnham is the oldest building in eastern Maine and the only one with Revolutionary history...Highway One, this view across Frenchman Bay shows part of the Mount Desert Hills. 1532 foot Cadillac Mountain, center, in Bar Harbor, is the highest land...Main Street points north, east of Mount Chase. Aerial photograph. 40...
3923A Book of Gifts
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Catalog of library gifts
  • Charles K. Savage
  • 1968
  • Antique pink textured book
Description:
Catalog of library gifts


File Attachment:
NEHL 0054.pdf
…HISTORICAL MAP OF MOUNT DESERT by Joseph P. …Paris, 1605 This interesting little reprint relating to the activities of the Frenchmen at Saint Croix Island is of decided interest for Mount Desert. …Desert Island already occupy a place of equal importance to the older histories. …It identifies various types which occur on certain of the nearby islands beaches but which are not ordinarily seen on the Mount Desert beaches.
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)
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...
  • Connie Jellison
  • 1990
  • 5
  • photocopy
Description:
...Copy of book section about the history of Mount Desert, specifically Seal Harbor. Many Photographs: J. D...
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
Description:
...Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs...
1937Mount Desert
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
...History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr...
  • E. Chardon
  • February 1877
  • photocopy
  • poor
Description:
...History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr...
6185Eben M. Hamor Manuscript - Books 1 & 2
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • People
...From Raymond Strout collection. records of the Plantation and Town of Mount Desert and Bar Harbor to 1825. Typescript...
  • Eben M. Hamor
Description:
...From Raymond Strout collection. records of the Plantation and Town of Mount Desert and Bar Harbor to 1825. Typescript...


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6185 bk. 1.pdf
…reeholdera and othe1'1 inhabitants .or the Island of Mount Desert and ths Oranberry and Placentia Islands, to assemble and meet together at the House …s Island and Doech Island together with the Inhabitants thereof be and they are hereby Inoorpor.ated into a Town by the name or Mount Desert, and Whereas …Aonsier and Madame De Gregoire all auch parts and parcels of the Island of Mount Desert, and tho other Islands and tracts of land particularly descri …Kittridge 1Ls the only Physician on the Island of Mount Desert.

6185 bk. 2.pdf
…When I commenced looking up the history or Uount Desert and den, I found this Old Record Book in tho /Mount Desert Clerk's office in bad condition, …some othera, early residents or the Island of Mount Desert. …Mount Desert as follows. …incorporated into the tow of Ede the island of Mount Desert lying mentioned Bar Island, Green Islands, Black Island, Thompson's Isl hd and Sheep Porcupine
5409Bart Dyer on defense cannon at Schooner Head
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War I
  • People
B/W photograph of Bart Dyer sitting on a coastal defense cannon at Schooner Head. The cannon, and another on Egg Rock, were in place during WWI.
  • Fred Pervear
  • 1938
Description:
B/W photograph of Bart Dyer sitting on a coastal defense cannon at Schooner Head. The cannon, and another on Egg Rock, were in place during WWI.
6102Sieur De Monts National Monument - The White Mountain National Forest
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Park
...Article provides history and descriptions of the area covered under the U.S. Monuments Act of 1906. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)...
  • George B. Dorr
  • 1917
  • 64
  • good
Description:
...Article provides history and descriptions of the area covered under the U.S. Monuments Act of 1906. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)...


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SCB 719 DORR.pdf
Desert Island on the coast of Maine, whose crowning glory in a resort and scenic sense that island is and has been for the last half century. …the Champlain made his first landing within this on Mount Desert Island, close to Bar Harbor seaward side wherever he first found safe beaching …Desert Island, seem to me to describe a plan of comprehensive and striking interest. …Two National Monuments: the Desert and the Ocean Front. XV. Natural Bird Gardens on Mount Desert Island. XVI.
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
Description:
...Typescript about the history of the village improvement society in Seal Harbor, Maine...
1999An Abbreviated History of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
...Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath...
  • Henry T. Reath
  • 2000
  • 6
  • typescript
Description:
...Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath...
3734Historical Map of Mount Desert Island
  • Map
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Limited edition map. Edition was 100 copies. This is number 36. Hand colored. Adhered to artist board and lacquered. Includes historical notes and drawings.
  • Joseph P. Sims
  • 1928
  • 1
  • MAP
Description:
Limited edition map. Edition was 100 copies. This is number 36. Hand colored. Adhered to artist board and lacquered. Includes historical notes and drawings.
1944Public and Private Realms on Mount Desert.
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
...Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel 8/10/2000, to share some thoughts about the history of Mount Desert and the interaction of Tourists and Residents...
  • Judith S. Goldstein
  • 2000
  • 16
  • typescript
Description:
...Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel 8/10/2000, to share some thoughts about the history of Mount Desert and the interaction of Tourists and Residents...
1997A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
...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
Description:
...Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert...Island...
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)


File Attachment:
SCB 974.1 POP.pdf
…as Popham's fort was This permission was granted, and subse- quently the War Department cal Society a sufficient the yard of Fort donated to the Histori …Captain John Smith until the arrival of reinforcements fi-om England but even then, only a year and eight months after spirit of ; the northern colony deserted …The " Fair English town " too " of fifty houses, with its church and fort mounted and entrenched " has dwindled to fifteen buildings of all kinds, the …It is the recognition of an interesting and significant event in colonial history, and a tribute to the memory of men whose enterprise and bravery are
1958Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Town
...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...Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives...
  • Mark Condon
  • 2001
  • 48
  • magazine
Description:
...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...Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives...
1584A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
...Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper...
  • Maureen McFarland
  • 1981
  • 34
  • typescript
Description:
...Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper...
2264Preliminary Timeline Mount Desert History
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
...An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971...
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 26 typed sheets
  • paper
  • good
Description:
...An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971...
2080History of Town of Mount Desert via 1881 Colby & Stuart Map
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
...History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map...Several maps show all the island's towns...
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2003
  • 21
Description:
...History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map...Several maps show all the island's towns...
1971Town of Mount Desert Listing of Historical Events
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
See also Item 2264
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2010
  • 13
  • typescript
Description:
See also Item 2264
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
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.
6444Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • People
Attributed to Ezra A. Dodge. Downloaded from archive.org. NEHL has a spiral bound photocopy of poor quality
  • N. K. Sawyer
  • 1871
Description:
Attributed to Ezra A. Dodge. Downloaded from archive.org. NEHL has a spiral bound photocopy of poor quality


File Attachment:
6444.pdf
Desert." SITUATION AND CONNECTION OF THE ISLAND. Mt. Desert Island is situated on the eastern coast of Maine, in Lat. 44deg. 15 min. …HISTORY OF MT. …Mount It is evident the Des-ert. …MODERN HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES. The "Modern History" of Mt.
2044Shipbuilding on Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
...Copy of Stanley's "History of Shipbuilding on MDI "with a list of vessels built between 1782 and 1902...
  • Ralph Stanley
  • 2010
  • 94
  • typescript
Description:
...Copy of Stanley's "History of Shipbuilding on MDI "with a list of vessels built between 1782 and 1902...
6194Salisbury genealogy
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • People
...Photocopies of the Mount Desert Island Salisbury families. Taken from the Salisbury family records. Available at Jesup Library...
  • Robert Perry Salisbury
Description:
...Photocopies of the Mount Desert Island Salisbury families. Taken from the Salisbury family records. Available at Jesup Library...


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6194 a.pdf
…The two daughter's married and remained at Sackville, while Ebenezer and his three sons removed to Mount Desert Island 1764. …He was the first Salsbury that settled on this Island of Mount Desert. "Old Uncle Ebenezer Salsbury" died about 1786. …Reuben Salsbury (1750-1816) married Abigail Bunker, they lived at MDI, were for a time on Ironbound Island, and died at Lamoine; they had 7 children.

6194 b.pdf
Desert Island, ME, about 1772. Changed spelling of his surname to Salsbury. 0330 Joseph. b. 17 Jan 1705/6 at Rehoboth, MA. m. …Desert Island, ME, about 1772. d. 12 Feb 1816. m. Abigail, dau of Benjamin, Sr., & Abigail (Adams) Bunker, on 30 Jun 1777 at Mt. Desert, ME. …NOTE: From "VITAL RECORDS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND .... 1776-1820" May ye 31st 1777 X Ebenezer Salsburys Cattles marks a hole in ye right ear May ye 31st …Ebenezer's daughters, Suzannah and Bathsheba both married other settlers and remained behind when the family relocated to Mount Desert It Island, Maine
1726Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
...Chapters 2 and 3 of Samuel Drake's book which deals with the history, geography, and ecology of Mount Desert Island. Many photographs included...
  • Samuel Adams Drake
  • 1875
  • 19
  • photocopy
Description:
...Chapters 2 and 3 of Samuel Drake's book which deals with the history, geography, and ecology of Mount Desert Island. Many photographs included...