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| 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 }. .. | |||||
| 7052 | Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec river |
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| 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) |
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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 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 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... | |||||
| 6102 | Sieur De Monts National Monument - The White Mountain National Forest |
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| ...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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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)... File Attachment: 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. | |||
| 7184 | Rivers Clippings Collection Alphabetical Files |
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| ...Bar Harbor Bar Harbor Airlines Bar Harbor Yacht Club Bartlett, Irene Bartlett Island Bass, Robert Beal & Bunker Ferry Beal, David A...Boyden Gray, Inez Great Duck Island Green, Joe Green Mountain Railway H Hadlock, Elmer Hadlock, Wendell S. Hagberg, Karol Hall, Thomas S...Merrill Haynes, Richard Heckscher, August Heckshire, Claude Higgins, Victor & Ruby Hill, Gerald Hill, Percey History Holmes, Bernard (Bun) Housing...Mason Mount Desert Mount Desert Boys in WWII Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Public Health Murphy, Maitland... |
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Description: ...Bar Harbor Bar Harbor Airlines Bar Harbor Yacht Club Bartlett, Irene Bartlett Island Bass, Robert Beal & Bunker Ferry Beal, David A...Boyden Gray, Inez Great Duck Island Green, Joe Green Mountain Railway H Hadlock, Elmer Hadlock, Wendell S. Hagberg, Karol Hall, Thomas S...Merrill Haynes, Richard Heckscher, August Heckshire, Claude Higgins, Victor & Ruby Hill, Gerald Hill, Percey History Holmes, Bernard (Bun) Housing...Mason Mount Desert Mount Desert Boys in WWII Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Public Health Murphy, Maitland... File Attachment: Rivers Clippings Alphabetical Files b.pdf …Mason Morfit named COA trustee , April 6, 1989 Mount Desert - People around Mount Desert Island: Donald McPheters , The Bar Harbor Times, November …Desert Island Mount Desert Public Health - Mount Desert Island , scenes, buildings etc. …Desert Island , The Ellsworth American, August 29, 1985 - CCC left permanent mark on Mount Desert Island , The Ellsworth American, December 5, 1985 …of Mount Desert Rock , The Islander Magazine, August 1983 (Vol. | |||||
| 5716 | Bar Harbor Maine's Great Coast Resort Gateway to Lafayette National Park |
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| ...Summer Homes as seen from Bar Island 18. The Gorge Road 19. Pleasure boats, Jackies Landing from a Warship 20...Church of the Holy Redeemer, Mount Desert Street 43. Newport House 44. DeGregoire Hotel 45. View of Somes Sound 46. St...Saviour's Episcopal Church, Mount Desert Street 47. The Ovens on the Bay Shore 48. Eagle Lake, source of Bar Harbor's water supply 49...Peonies in bloom at the Mount Desert nurseries... |
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Description: ...Summer Homes as seen from Bar Island 18. The Gorge Road 19. Pleasure boats, Jackies Landing from a Warship 20...Church of the Holy Redeemer, Mount Desert Street 43. Newport House 44. DeGregoire Hotel 45. View of Somes Sound 46. St...Saviour's Episcopal Church, Mount Desert Street 47. The Ovens on the Bay Shore 48. Eagle Lake, source of Bar Harbor's water supply 49...Peonies in bloom at the Mount Desert nurseries... | |||||
| 5423 | Local Civil War Soldiers |
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| Scanned photographs of area Maine Militia and Civil War soldiers. Photo 1829 a: Colonel William Edwin Hadlock, Little Cranberry Isle Photo 1829 b: Samuel T. Savage, enlisted 8-21-1862 Photo 1829 c: Augustus Chase Savage, Acting Lieutenant, US Navy 1864-1865 Photo 1829 d: Thomas Savage, 1842-1865 (from a tintype) See item 2051/GEN 0565 |
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Description: Scanned photographs of area Maine Militia and Civil War soldiers. Photo 1829 a: Colonel William Edwin Hadlock, Little Cranberry Isle Photo 1829 b: Samuel T. Savage, enlisted 8-21-1862 Photo 1829 c: Augustus Chase Savage, Acting Lieutenant, US Navy 1864-1865 Photo 1829 d: Thomas Savage, 1842-1865 (from a tintype) See item 2051/GEN 0565 | ||||||
| 5409 | Bart Dyer on defense cannon at Schooner Head |
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| 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. |
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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. | |||||
| 3923 | A Book of 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. | ||||
| 7355 | Maine Federation of Women's Clubs Yearbooks 1910-1917, Programs 1912, 1918, 1987 - Woman's Literary Club Collection Box 9 |
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| MFWC Yearbooks 1910 - 1917 1. Yearbook 1910-1911 2. Yearbook 1911-1912 3. Yearbook 1912-1913 4. Yearbook 1913-1914 5. Yearbook 1915-1916 6. Yearbook 1916-1917 MFWC Programs 1912, 1918, 1987 7. Program 1912 8. Program 1918 9. Program 1987 These items belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 9 (Item 7334). |
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Description: MFWC Yearbooks 1910 - 1917 1. Yearbook 1910-1911 2. Yearbook 1911-1912 3. Yearbook 1912-1913 4. Yearbook 1913-1914 5. Yearbook 1915-1916 6. Yearbook 1916-1917 MFWC Programs 1912, 1918, 1987 7. Program 1912 8. Program 1918 9. Program 1987 These items belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 9 (Item 7334). File Attachments: MFWC.pdf …BOX 9 (record carton box) Programs and Booklets WLC Programs 1908-2000 Mount Desert Island Federation of Women s Clubs Programs 1925-1979 Maine Federation MFWC YB 1910-1911.pdf …., by invitation of the Rhode Island Federation. …Katahdin regions and headwaters of Maine rivers, to be known as the Appalachian Forest Reserve, Whiite Mountain Forest Reserve and Mount Katahdin Forest …History Club. Organized 1892. ,J Members, 22. President, Mrs. Mary F. …Norcross Study-History, Local History. Browning. Special Work-Philanthropy, Arts and Crafts. SOt;TI[ !'ARTS. Seneca Club. Sorosis. Organized 1886. MFWC YB 1911-1912.pdf …Pinc l\eecllc Club of Island Falls, Teachers Club of Bangor, Faneuil Club of Portland. and the Excelsior Literary Club of Westbrook. …Study-Japan N ezinscot History Club Members, 35. George H. Hersey Bertrand \V. Allen Eugene O. …ISLAND FALLS HARTLAND Outlook Club Organized 1899. Maine Fe/ aeration of /,(/omen's Clubs Members, 22. President, Mrs. J. H. …Simpson Study---English History and Contemporaneous Literature. HOULTON KENNEBUNKPORT Organized 190.4. Members, 20. MFWC YB 1912-1913.pdf …Total mount for postage, $9.36. . In i\Iay about the tiwe of the annual meetings, reuests for data were sent to all of the clubs. …Never before iu the history or womankind have woiuen cnred so much for other women. …The libraries in Maine history, and libraries relating to JMuine, are especially popular. …Gray Members 170 22 Highland Avenue Federated 1904 Organized 1904 ISLAND FALLS PINE NEEDLE CLUB President, Mrs. Delmont Emerson Secretary, Mrs. MFWC YB 1913-1914.pdf …BUREAU NEEDS Magazine Articles and Press Clippings on every phase of club work or allied interests Books for the Loan Collections Year Books and Club History …Center; Friday Club, Auburn; Hypatia Club, Limestone; Mothers' Club, Cranberry Isles; Augusta Study Club, Augusta; Wednesday Morning Club, Lewiston; History …Croix Valley Parliamentary Club Calais Katahdin Club Island Falls N. E. W. S. …Rumford Center Hypatia Club Limestone Auburn Friday Club Wednesday Morning Club Lewiston and Auburn History Club Lewiston and Auburn Augusta Study Club MFWC YB 1915-1916.pdf …A fitting close to a perfect day, was the Reciprocity Evening at Island Falls, the clubs of the town, and teacher club women guests who came on from the …of schools for the best essays written on Conservation and several of the clubs thruout the State have endorsed the forming of a bird study station at Mount …Desert which was brought to the attention of the clubs through the efforts of one o1 f, our committee, Mrs. …Knowles, the follow- ' Mount Desert Island is considered by scientists to be the most unique spot on the Atlantic coast for such a sanctuary." | ||||||
| 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... | ||||||
| 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. | |||
| 3577 | Guide Map to Acadia National Park |
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| ...On the back of the map is text concerning the history of the Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park... |
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Description: ...On the back of the map is text concerning the history of the Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park... | ||||
| 6994 | Larry Wescott Postcard Collection |
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| ...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... |
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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... | |||||
| 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... | |||||||
| 2276 | Geology of Mount Desert Island |
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| Collection of information about the geology of MDI compiled by Vernon Gray in 1976. |
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Description: Collection of information about the geology of MDI compiled by Vernon Gray in 1976. File Attachments: Geology of Mount Desert Island.pdf …Nount Desert Geology. No.39 1953 Chapsan,Carleton A, Cauldron substance at Nount Desert Island,im . . 4fl ,v ].i in p!. …Desert!Island! Available!at!Jesup!Library!in!Bar!Harbor!! 1880H82! ! ! ! ! Crosby,!W.!O.! Geology!of!Frenchman s!Bay!Just!East!of!Mount!Desert! …Mount!Desert!Island! Geological!Society!of!America!v.56,!p.1152! 1929! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Brown,!Charles!W.! Correlation!of!Cambrian!Sediments!at!Nahat! …Mount!Desert!Island! NOT!INCLUDED! ! ! ! 1977! ! ! ! ! ! Butcher,!Russell! Field!Guide!to!Acadia! Readers!Digest!Press!p.28H37! 1968! ! Toogood,! | ||||
| 7191 | Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954 |
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| ...Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert... |
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Description: ...Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert... | |||
| 2264 | Preliminary Timeline Mount Desert History |
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| ...An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971... |
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Description: ...An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971... | |||
| 2202 | Island Herald |
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| ...This issue includes the history of Jordan Pond House... |
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| 2184 | Special Millennium Edition, The Bar Harbor Times |
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| ...Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island... |
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Description: ...Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island... | ||||
| 2172 | The American Century |
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| ...A history of the last 100 years from the pages of the "Ellsworth American", which is a weekly paper produced in Ellsworth, Maine... |
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Description: ...A history of the last 100 years from the pages of the "Ellsworth American", which is a weekly paper produced in Ellsworth, Maine... File Attachment: GEN 0685.pdf …-EA, Nov. 16, 1949 MOUNT DESERT ISLAND 1/ISTORICAL SOCIETY Mount Desert Island High School Basketball Team, 1934-35. …off the south shore of Mount Desert Island, saw what he described as a "gray ghost." …MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY Steamer Mount Desert leaving Island House dock, Southwest Harbor, early in the century. …She first came to Mount Desert Island in 1942 and it was on the island that she completed "Memoirs of Hadrian" (1951). |
