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2184Special Millennium Edition, The Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
In December 2000, The Bar Harbor Times published this "Special Millennium Edition" in 2 sections: A (cover-8) and B (9-19). Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island.
  • The Bar Harbor Times
  • 12/28/2000
  • newspaper
Special Millennium Edition, The Bar Harbor Times
Item:
  • 2184   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • The Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 12/28/2000
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0698
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
In December 2000, The Bar Harbor Times published this "Special Millennium Edition" in 2 sections: A (cover-8) and B (9-19). Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island.
2171Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Civic
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
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
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
  • 6/28/1984
Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
Item:
  • 2171   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
Date:
  • 6/28/1984
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0684
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
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
7123Ulster County Gazette
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Periodicals
Newspaper printed on January 4, 1800, containing, inter alia, articles about the President of the USA, General George Washington's funeral. Published at Kingston (Ulster County), New York. Vol. II, No. 88.
  • Samuel Freer and Son
  • 1800
  • 4
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Ulster County Gazette
Item:
  • 7123   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Periodicals
Creator:
  • Samuel Freer and Son
Date:
  • 1800
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0798
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fragile
Description:
Newspaper printed on January 4, 1800, containing, inter alia, articles about the President of the USA, General George Washington's funeral. Published at Kingston (Ulster County), New York. Vol. II, No. 88.
2160Columbian Centinel
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other, Periodicals
Boston newspaper published March 3, 1802. No. 1 of Vol. XXXVII.
  • Benjamin Russell
  • 1802
  • 4
  • newspaper
  • very fragile
Columbian Centinel
Item:
  • 2160   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Periodicals
Creator:
  • Benjamin Russell
Date:
  • 1802
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0673
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 1
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • very fragile
Description:
Boston newspaper published March 3, 1802. No. 1 of Vol. XXXVII.
2093Autograph Albums
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Autographs and poems of friends of Cora L. Gilpatrick.
  • 1886
  • 2 books
Autograph Albums
Item:
  • 2093   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Date:
  • 1886
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0607
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Medium:
  • 2 books
Description:
Autographs and poems of friends of Cora L. Gilpatrick.
7356Potluck - Buss Tracy
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
1 Article: "Oatmeal Bread" 2 Poems: "Dear God" and untitled, by Buss (Bussy) Tracy
  • 3
  • typescript
Potluck - Buss Tracy
Item:
  • 7356   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0844
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
1 Article: "Oatmeal Bread" 2 Poems: "Dear God" and untitled, by Buss (Bussy) Tracy
6962Edsel Ford's Bright Idea - Mount Desert joins the War effort
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995.
  • Letitia Baldwin
  • 1995
  • page 52
  • magazine
Edsel Ford's Bright Idea - Mount Desert joins the War effort
Item:
  • 6962   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Letitia Baldwin
Date:
  • 1995
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0792
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • page 52
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995.
2049Manchester and Branscom Family History
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. 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. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Manchester and Branscom Family History
Item:
  • 2049   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0563
Location:
  • CD Box 1, General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Description:
1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. 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. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert [show more]
2261Frank Scalfone, musician, reel-to-reel recording
  • Document, Memorabilia
  • Other, Music
  • People
Frank Scalfone was the son of Dominic Scalfone. He was a folk musician and played at many island venues. CD available in Dropbox.
  • 1972
  • 1 CD
Frank Scalfone, musician, reel-to-reel recording
Item:
  • 2261   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia
Subject:
  • Other, Music
  • People
Date:
  • 1972
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0785
Location:
  • CD Box 1
Pages:
  • 1 CD
Description:
Frank Scalfone was the son of Dominic Scalfone. He was a folk musician and played at many island venues. CD available in Dropbox.
2078Paintings and Sketches by Scott White
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, Image
Scanned images of C. Scott White paintings in collections of Bob & Miriam Pyle, Louise Libby, Gunnar Hansen, and Eleanor Miller (not all images have been uploaded. They are available in our Dropbox as .bmp format) Cover Image: Bermuda 1. Dancerock 2. From Asticou 3. From Head 4. Head by Warren 5. Indian Head 6. Invitation 7. Ocean Drive 8. Poster 9. Schooner 10. Shed on Bakers 11. Tree shetch 12. Trees on Islesford 13. Wreck
  • 2006
  • 1 CD with digital images
Paintings and Sketches by Scott White
Item:
  • 2078   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, Image
Date:
  • 2006
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0592
Location:
  • CD Box 1
Pages:
  • 1 CD with digital images
Description:
Scanned images of C. Scott White paintings in collections of Bob & Miriam Pyle, Louise Libby, Gunnar Hansen, and Eleanor Miller (not all images have been uploaded. They are available in our Dropbox as .bmp format) Cover Image: Bermuda 1. Dancerock 2. From Asticou 3. From Head 4. Head by Warren 5. Indian Head 6. Invitation 7. Ocean Drive 8. Poster 9. Schooner 10. Shed on Bakers 11. Tree shetch 12. Trees on Islesford 13. Wreck [show more]
7260Marguerite Yourcenar: After 300 years, a woman writer (from Maine, "Mon Dieu"), joins "The Immortals" of France
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Article about writer Marguerite Yourcenar's acceptance as first woman into the Académie Française. Published in People Magazine, May 5, 1980.
  • Magda Palacci Bleier
  • 1980
  • pages 44-45
  • magazine
Marguerite Yourcenar: After 300 years, a woman writer (from Maine, "Mon Dieu"), joins "The Immortals" of France
Item:
  • 7260   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Creator:
  • Magda Palacci Bleier
Date:
  • 1980
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0835
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • pages 44-45
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article about writer Marguerite Yourcenar's acceptance as first woman into the Académie Française. Published in People Magazine, May 5, 1980.
2009Maine's Little-Known 'Immortal"
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Short article about French Academy writer Marguerite Yourcenar's quiet life in Northeast Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1982.
  • Jordan Pecile
  • 1982
  • pages 36-54
  • magazine
Maine's Little-Known 'Immortal"
Item:
  • 2009   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Creator:
  • Jordan Pecile
Date:
  • 1982
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0521
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • pages 36-54
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Short article about French Academy writer Marguerite Yourcenar's quiet life in Northeast Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1982.
1727Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine
  • Document, List
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Other, History
  • People
Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine.
  • Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
  • 1987
  • 12
  • 1 original, 1 photocopy
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine
Item:
  • 1727   
Type:
  • Document, List
Subject:
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Other, History
  • People
Creator:
  • Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
Date:
  • 1987
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0240
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • 1 original, 1 photocopy
Description:
Historical Checklist of landscape architects in Maine.
1584A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
  • Maureen McFarland
  • 1981
  • 34
  • typescript
A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
Item:
  • 1584   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Maureen McFarland
Date:
  • 1981
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0096
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 34
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
7127Genealogy of the Gamble Family
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
Two publications regarding the genealogy of the Gamble Family: 1. Knox County Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1895. 2. Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley
  • 1895
  • 2 clippings
  • fair
Genealogy of the Gamble Family
Item:
  • 7127   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
Date:
  • 1895
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0801
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Medium:
  • 2 clippings
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Two publications regarding the genealogy of the Gamble Family: 1. Knox County Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1895. 2. Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley
7074Maine in the Civil War
  • Publication, Catalog
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
A list of material in the Maine State Library
  • Maine State Library
  • 1961
  • 13
  • typescript
  • good
Maine in the Civil War
Item:
  • 7074   
Type:
  • Publication, Catalog
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
Creator:
  • Maine State Library
Date:
  • 1961
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0795
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A list of material in the Maine State Library
1910Comparison of 1900 Northeast Harbor with 1982 Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
  • David Renault
  • 1982
  • typescript
Comparison of 1900 Northeast Harbor with 1982 Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 1910   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • David Renault
Date:
  • 1982
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0423
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
1882Our Phillips Family, Reminiscences of Fredrick I. Phillips
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
Genealogy of Phillips family, Ames family, Noyes family, and Jewett family.
  • Frederick Illsley Phillips
  • 23
  • photocopy
Our Phillips Family, Reminiscences of Fredrick I. Phillips
Item:
  • 1882   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
Creator:
  • Frederick Illsley Phillips
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0396
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Genealogy of Phillips family, Ames family, Noyes family, and Jewett family.
1896Letters to Ada Emerson
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
  • Henry Kelley
  • 1859-1864
  • photocopy
Letters to Ada Emerson
Item:
  • 1896   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Henry Kelley
Date:
  • 1859-1864
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0409
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
1879Manchester Family
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
History of the Manchester family from 1650's in Rhode Island to 1931 in Maine.
  • Minnie Manchester
  • 12
  • typescript
Manchester Family
Item:
  • 1879   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
Creator:
  • Minnie Manchester
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0393
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
History of the Manchester family from 1650's in Rhode Island to 1931 in Maine.
1701That Man Gently
  • Publication, Literary, Script
  • Other, Literature
Script of a three act play, "That Man Gently" written by Mrs. August Belmont (Eleanor) in 1935.
  • Eleanor Robson Belmont, first Library Chairman
  • 1961
  • Act I 45 pages, Act II 35 pages, Act III 50 pages
  • typescript
That Man Gently
Item:
  • 1701   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Script
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
Creator:
  • Eleanor Robson Belmont, first Library Chairman
Date:
  • 1961
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0213
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • Act I 45 pages, Act II 35 pages, Act III 50 pages
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Script of a three act play, "That Man Gently" written by Mrs. August Belmont (Eleanor) in 1935.
1891Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
  • 1942-1945
  • various
Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
Item:
  • 1891   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Creator:
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
Date:
  • 1942-1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0404
Location:
  • General Collection Box 12
Pages:
  • various
Description:
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
1986List of Civil War Soldiers from the town of Mount Desert
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
  • Jonathan Hamor
  • 1-2-1869
  • 1
  • manuscript (original and 2 photocopies)
List of Civil War Soldiers from the town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1986   
Type:
  • Document, List
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Jonathan Hamor
Date:
  • 1-2-1869
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0499
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript (original and 2 photocopies)
Description:
Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869.
1901Honor Roll of War Dead from the Mount Desert during Civil War
  • Document, List
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
A list of war dead from Mount Desert 1861, 1973. Compiled from municipal records
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 4
  • typescript
Honor Roll of War Dead from the Mount Desert during Civil War
Item:
  • 1901   
Type:
  • Document, List
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0414
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
A list of war dead from Mount Desert 1861, 1973. Compiled from municipal records
1838Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II.
  • 1943
  • 5
  • photocopy (2 copies)
Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves
Item:
  • 1838   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Date:
  • 1943
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0351
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy (2 copies)
Description:
Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II.