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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 3923 | A Book of Gifts |
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| Catalog of library gifts |
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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. | ||||
| 1997 | A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925 |
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| ...Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert...Island... |
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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... | |||
| 1584 | A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands |
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| ...Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper... |
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Description: ...Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper... | |||
| 2052 | American Civil War at Mount Desert |
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| 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. |
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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. | |||
| 1999 | An Abbreviated History of Mount Desert Island |
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| ...Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath... |
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Description: ...Desert - An Informal History (ed. by Gunnar Hansen) and embellished with personal observations of Henry Reath... | |||
| 1540 | Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| ...Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs... |
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Description: ...Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs... | |||
| 6228 | Bunker's Genealogy |
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| "Bunker Genealogy: Descendants of James Bunker of Dover, N. H.", by Moran Jr. Edward Carleton Moran Jr. Bunker, from Sawtelle Records. Archive copy: phocopied by Louise Pyle, original owned by Robert Pyle. Uploaded copy: from archive.org | 
Description: "Bunker Genealogy: Descendants of James Bunker of Dover, N. H.", by Moran Jr. Edward Carleton Moran Jr. Bunker, from Sawtelle Records. Archive copy: phocopied by Louise Pyle, original owned by Robert Pyle. Uploaded copy: from archive.org File Attachments: 6228.pdf …On 27 Feb. 1762 the Massachusetts General Court granted the whole island of Mount Desert to Governor Francis Bernard, who made a genealogically valuable …of Mount Desert, 1762 (Sparks Manu scripts in Harvard College Library; Bangor Historical Magazine 2:186; Street s Mt. …At Mount Desert Town Meeting 11 April 1780, he was chosen member of Committee of Corres pondence, Inspection and Safety (Mt. Desert T.R.). …Desert, Me., Town Rec. 1 :20 ; Street: History Mt. | |||||||
| 6026 | Catalog of Woodcarvings and other designs by Charles Savage 1918-1970 |
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| Photographs and descriptions of the carvings of Charles K. Savage. |
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Description: Photographs and descriptions of the carvings of Charles K. Savage. File Attachment: Scrapbook 2 CS.pdf …suitable design for a bronze table which would be placed on the then new Mount Desert Island Narrows bridge to honor the "Soldiers, Sailors and Marines …MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BRIDGE TABLET Photograph of the original sepia rendering on Bristol board, 1918. …Have you seen Mount Desert in October? …It has become a noteworthy feature of the Mount Desert Island region, the reservation being adjacent to Acadia National Park. :x82 }. .. | |||||
| 2063 | Celebrate! 250 |
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| ...Mount Desert Island Historical Society collaborates with other island organizations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the island... |
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Description: ...Mount Desert Island Historical Society collaborates with other island organizations to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the island... | ||||
| 6185 | Eben M. Hamor Manuscript - Books 1 & 2 |
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| ...From Raymond Strout collection. records of the Plantation and Town of Mount Desert and Bar Harbor to 1825. Typescript... |
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Description: ...From Raymond Strout collection. records of the Plantation and Town of Mount Desert and Bar Harbor to 1825. Typescript... File Attachments: 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 | ||||||
| 3839 | Eighth Grade Research Papers on Maine Topics |
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| ...Students of Jan Church in MDES 8th grade research history topics at NEHL: 1. The Gilley Family 2. Glooskap - Indian Legend 3...The Early History of Mount Desert Island 5. Fred L. Savage & Wallace K. Harrison, 2 architects in Northeast Harbor 6. Maine's harbor seals 7... |
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Description: ...Students of Jan Church in MDES 8th grade research history topics at NEHL: 1. The Gilley Family 2. Glooskap - Indian Legend 3...The Early History of Mount Desert Island 5. Fred L. Savage & Wallace K. Harrison, 2 architects in Northeast Harbor 6. Maine's harbor seals 7... | ||||||
| 6181 | Geology of Mount Desert Island |
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| ...Stapled excerpt from SECOND ANNUAL REPORT UPON THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF MAINE (in this collection), plus indexes & reading lists... | 
Description: ...Stapled excerpt from SECOND ANNUAL REPORT UPON THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE STATE OF MAINE (in this collection), plus indexes & reading lists... | |||||||
| 2674 | GXS Collection |
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| ...This collection is an assortment of ephemera relating to coastal Maine, Maine history, and inns, motels, hotels and homes on Mount Desert Island and in... | 
Description: ...This collection is an assortment of ephemera relating to coastal Maine, Maine history, and inns, motels, hotels and homes on Mount Desert Island and in... File Attachment: GXS Collection Finding Aid-August 2023.pdf …, and inns, motels, hotels, and homes on Mount Desert Island and Hancock County. …Folder 30 Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, by W. B. Lapham, 1887. …Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. …Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. | |||||||
| 6982 | GXS Collection - Books and Souvenir Booklets |
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| ...Folder 2 A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Maine, 190?, W. H. Sherman, 68 pages : chiefly illustrations...Folder 3 (not yet scanned) Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, 1888, William Berry Lapham, 72 pages: illustrations...Folder 30 Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, by W. B. Lapham, 1887...Folder 51 Mount Desert on the coast of Maine, by Mrs. Clara Barnes Martin, 1870 (very fragile)... | 
Description: ...Folder 2 A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Maine, 190?, W. H. Sherman, 68 pages : chiefly illustrations...Folder 3 (not yet scanned) Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, 1888, William Berry Lapham, 72 pages: illustrations...Folder 30 Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, by W. B. Lapham, 1887...Folder 51 Mount Desert on the coast of Maine, by Mrs. Clara Barnes Martin, 1870 (very fragile)... File Attachments: GXS Books Folder 32.pdf …Among the islands named by him are Matinicus (Orsenes Isles), Isle au Haut, Mount Desert Island, Petit Manan (Menanan), and, farther east, Great Wass Island …DESERT ISLAND Clara B. Martin. Mount Desert, on the Coast of Maine. Portland, 1874. G 67 Descriptive booklets such as Mrs. …G The light station on Mount Desert Rock, about 20 miles from the mainland, was built in 1830. …P., 116 Morton, Oliver P., 54 Moulton, Louise Chandler, 99 Mount Desert Island, 1, 71, 114-117, 122 Mount Desert Rock Light, 123 Mowat, Henry, 26, 27 Munjoy | |||||||
| 6981 | GXS Collection - Ephemera |
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| ...Folder 26 Mount Desert Island Real Estate Co., share certificate for Geo. C. Ming dated August 23, 1888 for fifteen shares in capital stock...Folder 39 Article on early history of Mount Desert Island...Island" by Diane White...The island in question is Frenchboro... | 
Description: ...Folder 26 Mount Desert Island Real Estate Co., share certificate for Geo. C. Ming dated August 23, 1888 for fifteen shares in capital stock...Folder 39 Article on early history of Mount Desert Island...Island" by Diane White...The island in question is Frenchboro... | |||||||
| 6980 | GXS Collection - Hotels, Inns, Schools, Homes, Buildings |
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| ...Seal Harbor Folder 13 The Glen Cove, Seal Harbor, brochure about the house and surrounding area, includes map of the island, undated...Folder 54 Inn at Canoe Point, brochure, 1987 Southwest Harbor Folder 55 The Island House, bed & breakfast inn on Mount Desert Island, brochure...Folder 58 Historic Lewiston: A self-guided tour of our history, architecture and culture, brochure of historic buildings and sites with map, 2001... | 
Description: ...Seal Harbor Folder 13 The Glen Cove, Seal Harbor, brochure about the house and surrounding area, includes map of the island, undated...Folder 54 Inn at Canoe Point, brochure, 1987 Southwest Harbor Folder 55 The Island House, bed & breakfast inn on Mount Desert Island, brochure...Folder 58 Historic Lewiston: A self-guided tour of our history, architecture and culture, brochure of historic buildings and sites with map, 2001... | |||||||
| 3734 | Historical Map of Mount Desert Island |
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| Limited edition map. Edition was 100 copies. This is number 36. Hand colored. Adhered to artist board and lacquered. Includes historical notes and drawings. |
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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. | |||
| 2080 | History of Town of Mount Desert via 1881 Colby & Stuart Map |
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| ...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... |
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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... | ||||
| 6290 | Hoyt, Simon |
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| ...Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight & Hight Families, by Hoyt, David W. Genealogical Researcher, by Kincaid, Peter A... | 
Description: ...Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight & Hight Families, by Hoyt, David W. Genealogical Researcher, by Kincaid, Peter A... File Attachments: 6290 l.pdf …They were forced to flee from Connecticut across Long Island Sound to Lloyd's Neck. Here on Long Island they joined many other loyal refugees. …I would also like to thank Judith Baxter for permission to use her pencil sketch of Mount Pleasant prior to its restoration. …He returned to England and died on the Island of Guernsey in 1857. …Perley, Esq. concluded his lectures on the Early History of New Brunswick 20 R. S. 6290 m.pdf …Newport, Rhode Island........ do. do. .. . Eaton's Neck, Lung Island .. do. do. .. .. …, and that at some future period the vast and northern deserts of Acadia and Canada will give laws to all North America. …Frost found an asylum at Lloyd's Neck, Long Island. …Half after eleven. we are brought to by the guard ship at City Island. | |||||||
| 1897 | It Could Have Been Mount Mansell Island! |
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| ...Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery... |
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Description: ...Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery... | |||
| 7047 | Maine: Her place in history |
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| 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) |
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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) File Attachment: SCB 974.1 CH.pdf …and found a Khode Island bower lives 17 The attempt of Erik's sons* new Northland here, belongs Leif's buldir history. …above Mount Katahdiii and the city of Montreal. Champlain accompanied him on voyage. …Desert. Tiii-y named their station St. …Desert. | |||
| 2049 | Manchester and Branscom Family History |
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| ...Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount...Desert area: 1...Steamer Mount Desert... |
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Description: ...Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount...Desert area: 1...Steamer Mount Desert... | ||||||
| 6189 | MDI History |
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| ...Mount Desert Island, from "Traditions and Records", Nellie C. Thornton 4. Excerpts of "The European Discovery of America", S. E. Morison 5...Morison "The Story of Mount Desert Island" 14. "The European Discovery", excerpted from S. E...Morison "The Story of Mount Desert Island" 15. unspecified 16...Records of the First Church of Mount Desert, 1792-1867 21. Valuation Notes 1831-1880 22. Meeting notes, West Eden May 7, 189? 23... | 
Description: ...Mount Desert Island, from "Traditions and Records", Nellie C. Thornton 4. Excerpts of "The European Discovery of America", S. E. Morison 5...Morison "The Story of Mount Desert Island" 14. "The European Discovery", excerpted from S. E...Morison "The Story of Mount Desert Island" 15. unspecified 16...Records of the First Church of Mount Desert, 1792-1867 21. Valuation Notes 1831-1880 22. Meeting notes, West Eden May 7, 189? 23... | |||||||
| 6103 | Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904 |
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| ...Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island... |
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Description: ...Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island... | |||||
| 1937 | Mount Desert |
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| ...History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr... |
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Description: ...History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr... |
