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| 6114 | A Brief History of the Bar Harbor Yacht Club 1885-1982 |
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| History of the Bar Harbor Yacht Club and list of Commodores. |
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Description: History of the Bar Harbor Yacht Club and list of Commodores. | ||||
| 7088 | A Canoe from the Penobscot River |
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| Reprinted from "The American Neptune", Vol. VIII, No. 4, 1948. |
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Description: Reprinted from "The American Neptune", Vol. VIII, No. 4, 1948. | ||
| 7296 | A History of Bartlett's Island, Mount Desert, Maine |
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| Dedicated to Christopher Bartlett and his wife, Freelove Razee Bartlett, and to the spirits of their descendants who lived and worked on Bartlett's Island. |
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Description: Dedicated to Christopher Bartlett and his wife, Freelove Razee Bartlett, and to the spirits of their descendants who lived and worked on Bartlett's Island. | ||
| 7108 | A Study of Navajo Symbolism |
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| Published as part of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. XXXII, No. 3. Line drawings by Lloyd Moylan. |
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Description: Published as part of the Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. XXXII, No. 3. Line drawings by Lloyd Moylan. | ||
| 7057 | Ancient Pemaquid |
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| Read before the Maine Historical Society, February 6, 1903. |
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| 7081 | Cherokee-Iroquois Little People |
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| Reprinted from "Journal of American Folklore", October-December 1946. |
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Description: Reprinted from "Journal of American Folklore", October-December 1946. | ||
| 7106 | Collection of Navajo Myths and Chants |
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| Collection of 11 bulletins published by the Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art from 1938 to 1958, and by The House of Navajo Religion, 1962. Stories/Chants are told by Hasteen Klah, Yohe Hatrale, Hasteen Gahni, Yuinth-Nezi, Yoh Hatrali, Hasteen de Johly, Estsan Hatrali B'yash, and retold in shorter form by Mary C. Wheelwright. 1. Tleji or Yehbechai Myth, bulletin No. 1, 1938 2. Wind Chant and Feather Chant, bulletin No. 4, 1946 (2) 3. Astah or Eagle Catching Myth and Yohe or Bead Myth, bulletin No. 3, 1949 4. Myth of Mountain Chant and Beauty Chant, bulletin No. 5, 1951 (2) 5. Navajo Creation Myth, bulletin No. 6, 1953 6. Myths of the Sontso and Ma-ih (Big Star and Coyote Chants), bulletin No. 2, 1957 (2) 7. Red Ant Myth (Willa Chee) and Shooting Chant, bulletin No. 7, 1958 8. Eagle Catching Myth and Bead Myth (told by Beyal Begay). Published by The House of Navajo Religion, 1962 |
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Description: Collection of 11 bulletins published by the Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art from 1938 to 1958, and by The House of Navajo Religion, 1962. Stories/Chants are told by Hasteen Klah, Yohe Hatrale, Hasteen Gahni, Yuinth-Nezi, Yoh Hatrali, Hasteen de Johly, Estsan Hatrali B'yash, and retold in shorter form by Mary C. Wheelwright. 1. Tleji or Yehbechai Myth, bulletin No. 1, 1938 2. Wind Chant and Feather Chant, bulletin No. 4, 1946 (2) 3. Astah or Eagle Catching Myth and Yohe or Bead Myth, bulletin No. 3, 1949 4. Myth of Mountain Chant and Beauty Chant, bulletin No. 5, 1951 (2) 5. Navajo Creation Myth, bulletin No. 6, 1953 6. Myths of the Sontso and Ma-ih (Big Star and Coyote Chants), bulletin No. 2, 1957 (2) 7. Red Ant Myth (Willa Chee) and Shooting Chant, bulletin No. 7, 1958 8. Eagle Catching Myth and Bead Myth (told by Beyal Begay). Published by The House of Navajo Religion, 1962 [show more] | |||
| 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. | ||
| 7082 | Eastern Algonkian Block-Stamp decoration: A New World original or an acculturated art |
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| Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler. |
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Description: Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler. | ||
| 6142 | Eleazer Higgins 1768 (?)-1840 Thomas Kelley 1745(?)-1813 |
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| Booklet complied by a member of Mayflower Society of Maine, Daughters of the American Revolution & a member of the Bangor Historical Society. Other families mentioned: Beal, Hilton, Mayo, Ames and Watts. |
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Description: Booklet complied by a member of Mayflower Society of Maine, Daughters of the American Revolution & a member of the Bangor Historical Society. Other families mentioned: Beal, Hilton, Mayo, Ames and Watts. | |||
| 7111 | Emergence Myth |
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| According to the Hanelthnayhe or Upward-reaching rite. Recorded by Father Berard Haile, O. F. M. Rewritten by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 13 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb, Mrs. John Wetherell and Mrs. Laura A. Armer. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. III. |
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Description: According to the Hanelthnayhe or Upward-reaching rite. Recorded by Father Berard Haile, O. F. M. Rewritten by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 13 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb, Mrs. John Wetherell and Mrs. Laura A. Armer. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. III. | ||
| 7095 | Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell |
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| The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell and his encounters with the Indians; including a particular account of the Pequauket Battle, with a history of that Tribe; and a reprint of Rev. Thomas Symmes Sermon. |
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Description: The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell and his encounters with the Indians; including a particular account of the Pequauket Battle, with a history of that Tribe; and a reprint of Rev. Thomas Symmes Sermon. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 7109 | Hail Chant and Water Chant |
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| Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. II. |
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Description: Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. II. | ||
| 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) | ||
| 7096 | History of the District of Maine |
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| Illustrated by a new correct Map of the District. |
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| 7064 | History of the Town of Palermo |
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| Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis. |
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Description: Town of Palermo, incorporated 1804. With an introductory poem by Rev. George B. Davis. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 6110 | History on Birchbark |
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| Through the exhibition "History on Birchbark : The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy", the Haffenreffer Museum presents Native Americans with their cultural objects. |
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Description: Through the exhibition "History on Birchbark : The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy", the Haffenreffer Museum presents Native Americans with their cultural objects. | |||||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | |||
| 6032 | Maine History News |
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| Quarterly journal featuring historic articles of people, places, and events throughout the state of Maine. |
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Description: Quarterly journal featuring historic articles of people, places, and events throughout the state of Maine. | ||||||
| 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. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included. |
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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. | |||||
| 7107 | Navajo Creation Myth |
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| The Story of the Emergence, told by Hasteen Klah, recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. I. |
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Description: The Story of the Emergence, told by Hasteen Klah, recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. I. |
