Description: The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain.
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: 1834-1841 Out of the woods 1842-1872 Boom town 1873-1895 Turning the tide 1896-1911 A new century 1912-1931 Out of the ashes 1932-1945 The lean years 1946-1968 Prosperous peace 1969-1984 Building on past
Description: This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: 1834-1841 Out of the woods 1842-1872 Boom town 1873-1895 Turning the tide 1896-1911 A new century 1912-1931 Out of the ashes 1932-1945 The lean years 1946-1968 Prosperous peace 1969-1984 Building on past
A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
Description: A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day.
Description: BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. [show more]
Series of articles about the Iranian hostages, including Moorhead Kennedy, and events surrounding their release in January 1981. Louisa Kennedy became spokeswoman for hostage families in attempts to gain release.
Description: Series of articles about the Iranian hostages, including Moorhead Kennedy, and events surrounding their release in January 1981. Louisa Kennedy became spokeswoman for hostage families in attempts to gain release.
Full page article published in the Bar Harbor Times, entitled " Sunday in the Parish", featuring clergy and parishioners to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the parish. Several b/w photographs.
Description: Full page article published in the Bar Harbor Times, entitled " Sunday in the Parish", featuring clergy and parishioners to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the parish. Several b/w photographs.
Insert in the Bar Harbor Times announcing the opening of the new Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company in Northeast Harbor. Featured articles include Julia Manchester, manager of the bank for many years. Photographs included.
Description: Insert in the Bar Harbor Times announcing the opening of the new Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company in Northeast Harbor. Featured articles include Julia Manchester, manager of the bank for many years. Photographs included.
Several magazine articles featuring architect Roc R. Caivano's work. Cover: House & Garden Building, Summer 1978 (excerpt) 1. At Home in the Sun: An Open-House tour of solar homes in the United States (Norah Deakin Davis and Linda Lindsey), 1979 2. L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Juin 1980 3. Process: Architecture No. 21 - "Solar and Underground Houses" - 1981 4. Down East Magazine, October 1988 (article by Norah Deakin Davis about the Wendell Gilley Museum) 5. Down East Magazine, July 2001 (article by Paul Doiron) 6. Maine Boats & Harbors, Autumn 2002 (article by Edgar Allen Beem) 7. Custom Home, November/December 2002 8. Fine Homebuilding, Houses Annual Issue, Summer 2003 (article by Roc Caivano) 9. Down East Magazine, March 2004 (article by James Schwartz) 10. Down East Magazine, September 2007 (article by Kim Ridley) 11. Fine Homebuilding, Houses Annual Issue, Summer 2008 (article by Roc Caivano) 12. Down East Magazine, Home & Garden Issue, April 2011 (article by Edgar Allen Beem) 13. The Somesville Bridge (Roc Caivano), 2017. Published in Chebacco, The Magazine of the Mount Desert Historical Society, Volume XVIII, 2017
Description: Several magazine articles featuring architect Roc R. Caivano's work. Cover: House & Garden Building, Summer 1978 (excerpt) 1. At Home in the Sun: An Open-House tour of solar homes in the United States (Norah Deakin Davis and Linda Lindsey), 1979 2. L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Juin 1980 3. Process: Architecture No. 21 - "Solar and Underground Houses" - 1981 4. Down East Magazine, October 1988 (article by Norah Deakin Davis about the Wendell Gilley Museum) 5. Down East Magazine, July 2001 (article by Paul Doiron) 6. Maine Boats & Harbors, Autumn 2002 (article by Edgar Allen Beem) 7. Custom Home, November/December 2002 8. Fine Homebuilding, Houses Annual Issue, Summer 2003 (article by Roc Caivano) 9. Down East Magazine, March 2004 (article by James Schwartz) 10. Down East Magazine, September 2007 (article by Kim Ridley) 11. Fine Homebuilding, Houses Annual Issue, Summer 2008 (article by Roc Caivano) 12. Down East Magazine, Home & Garden Issue, April 2011 (article by Edgar Allen Beem) 13. The Somesville Bridge (Roc Caivano), 2017. Published in Chebacco, The Magazine of the Mount Desert Historical Society, Volume XVIII, 2017 [show more]
Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings.
Description: Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings.
Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages. Several exterior and interior photographs of the inn, the surrounding buildings and areas and of the island are included.
Description: Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages. Several exterior and interior photographs of the inn, the surrounding buildings and areas and of the island are included.
History of Mount Desert Lodge No. 140 - Free and Accepted Masons at Mount Desert, Maine. 2 booklets: Cover: From February 14, 1871 to February 14, 1892 (1892) 1. From February 14, 1892 to February 14, 1910 (1910)
Description: History of Mount Desert Lodge No. 140 - Free and Accepted Masons at Mount Desert, Maine. 2 booklets: Cover: From February 14, 1871 to February 14, 1892 (1892) 1. From February 14, 1892 to February 14, 1910 (1910)
In this biography of David, Duke of Windsor, aka Edward VIII, Mrs. Dillon adds details of her encounters with the Duke, now Governor of the Bahamas, when she and her 1st husband, Ted Bassett, spent several months there in 1941. Many photographs. Missing pages: 38, 40, 42. Scan: cover, first pages only
Description: In this biography of David, Duke of Windsor, aka Edward VIII, Mrs. Dillon adds details of her encounters with the Duke, now Governor of the Bahamas, when she and her 1st husband, Ted Bassett, spent several months there in 1941. Many photographs. Missing pages: 38, 40, 42. Scan: cover, first pages only
Description: Contains accounts of a trip to Japan, where Susan Dillon & her husband had a audience with Emperor Hirohito. Scan: cover, first pages only
Short autobiographical sketches of contacts with notables as Claus von Bulow. Somerset Maugham, Sir Harry Oakes, Clement Freud, and a nameless bootlegger. Scan: cover, first pages only
Description: Short autobiographical sketches of contacts with notables as Claus von Bulow. Somerset Maugham, Sir Harry Oakes, Clement Freud, and a nameless bootlegger. Scan: cover, first pages only
Autobiographical account of a trip to Venice, staying at the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal (with 3 photographs). Scan: cover, first pages only
Description: Autobiographical account of a trip to Venice, staying at the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal (with 3 photographs). Scan: cover, first pages only