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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 7116 | A Down-East Yankee from the District of Maine |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||
| 6136 | Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent 1745-1827 |
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| Cover-title. Printed for private circulation. Note, p. [4], signed: Winthrop Sargent. |
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Description: Cover-title. Printed for private circulation. Note, p. [4], signed: Winthrop Sargent. | ||
| 6124 | America, Her Grandeur and Her Beauty |
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| 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" |
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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" | |||||
| 6137 | General Andrew B. Spurling and Second Maine Cavalry |
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| Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports. |
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Description: Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports. | ||
| 7065 | In Fair Aroostook |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||
| 6160 | Mount Desert Scrapbook |
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| Articles about MDI pasted into scrapbook. "Mount Desert on the Coast of Maine" (by Clara Barnes Martin), "A Week on Mt. Desert" parts 1-4, poetry, "Mount Desert", "Mount Desert and its Scenery." |
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Description: Articles about MDI pasted into scrapbook. "Mount Desert on the Coast of Maine" (by Clara Barnes Martin), "A Week on Mt. Desert" parts 1-4, poetry, "Mount Desert", "Mount Desert and its Scenery." | ||||
| 6140 | Reminiscences of The Vaughan Family |
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| Booklet containing reminiscences of the Vaughan Family esp. Benjamin Vaughan, LL.D. Read before the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, August 2, 1865. |
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Description: Booklet containing reminiscences of the Vaughan Family esp. Benjamin Vaughan, LL.D. Read before the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, August 2, 1865. | ||
| 7077 | Laws for the suppression of Drinking Houses and Tippling Shops |
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| Published by order of the Legislature. |
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Description: Published by order of the Legislature. | ||
| 7063 | History of Vinalhaven |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||
| 7051 | Waymouth Tercentenary |
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| An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org) |
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Description: An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org) | ||||
| 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) | ||
| 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) | |||
| 7066 | Historical Sketches of Blue Hill, Maine |
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| Written by R. G. F. Candage, Brookline, Mass. Printed for the Blue Hill Historical Society (Scanned copy in part from archive.org) |
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Description: Written by R. G. F. Candage, Brookline, Mass. Printed for the Blue Hill Historical Society (Scanned copy in part from archive.org) | ||
| 7050 | George Folsom, John A. Poor and a Century of Historical Research with reference to Early Colonial Maine |
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| By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine. |
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Description: By Henry S. Burrage, D.D., L.L.D. State Historian of Maine. | ||
| 7060 | Kingfield Register - 1902 |
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| History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961. |
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Description: History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961. | ||
| 7059 | New Vineyard and Strong Register - 1902 |
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| History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961. |
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Description: History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961. | ||
| 7061 | New Portland Register - 1902 |
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| History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961. |
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Description: History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961. | ||
| 7053 | New England Old and New 1620-1920 |
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| 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). |
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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). | ||
| 7062 | Roque Island |
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| A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955. |
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Description: A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955. | ||
| 7049 | Maine Centennial Official Program 1820-1920 |
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| Official program of State celebration for the One Hundredth Anniversary of Maine's entrance into the Union. Portland, June 26-July 5, 1920. Including list to towns to hold local observances and all other information regarding the event. Price 25 cents. |
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Description: Official program of State celebration for the One Hundredth Anniversary of Maine's entrance into the Union. Portland, June 26-July 5, 1920. Including list to towns to hold local observances and all other information regarding the event. Price 25 cents. | ||
| 7057 | Ancient Pemaquid |
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| Read before the Maine Historical Society, February 6, 1903. |
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| 7068 | Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder |
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| A monthly magazine devoted to the history of Maine towns and families. Volume IX, No. 5, May 1898. Two Dollars Per Annum. Single number twenty five cents. |
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Description: A monthly magazine devoted to the history of Maine towns and families. Volume IX, No. 5, May 1898. Two Dollars Per Annum. Single number twenty five cents. | |||
| 6041 | Consecration of the Chapel of St. Mary by the Sea |
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| Purple booklet of service for the blessing of the church chapel in memory of Mary Spring from her husband Edward Newton Perkins. |
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Description: Purple booklet of service for the blessing of the church chapel in memory of Mary Spring from her husband Edward Newton Perkins. | |||
| 6090 | Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire |
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| Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future. |
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Description: Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future. | ||
| 7083 | The Indian of New England |
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| The Indian of New England and the North-Eastern Provinces. A sketch of the life of an Indian hunter, ancient traditions relating to the Etchemin Tribe, their modes of life, fishing, hunting etc. |
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Description: The Indian of New England and the North-Eastern Provinces. A sketch of the life of an Indian hunter, ancient traditions relating to the Etchemin Tribe, their modes of life, fishing, hunting etc. |
