Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
Description: Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
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)
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)
Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.)
Description: Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.)
Soft blue binder pertaining to the economic structure of MDI. This was prepared in response to the state's call for comprehensive planning. Reports address current conditions.
Description: Soft blue binder pertaining to the economic structure of MDI. This was prepared in response to the state's call for comprehensive planning. Reports address current conditions.
A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Description: A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Description: History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
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.
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.
Description: History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
Published quarterly by the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. Volume XVII, No. 4, October 1919. Of special interest is the first article: "The Physiography of Mount Desert" by F. Bascom (p. 117-130). Attached is a detailed map of Mount Desert Island by William H. Munroe (Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston). See also item 6084.
Description: Published quarterly by the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. Volume XVII, No. 4, October 1919. Of special interest is the first article: "The Physiography of Mount Desert" by F. Bascom (p. 117-130). Attached is a detailed map of Mount Desert Island by William H. Munroe (Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston). See also item 6084.
Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph)
Description: Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph) [show more]
Description: History-census reprinted and distributed by the Western Somerset Historical Society, David Bishop, President, Box 92, North New Portland, Maine 04961.
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)