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Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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1609 | Bar Harbor, The Swimming Club |
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| A hard bound booklet containing information about Bar Harbor Swimming Club, list of members, many copies of advertisements and photographs pertaining to summer colony. |
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| Description: A hard bound booklet containing information about Bar Harbor Swimming Club, list of members, many copies of advertisements and photographs pertaining to summer colony. | |||||
2163 | Fire of 1947 |
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| Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4) |
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| Description: Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4) | |||
1736 | Heather Time at Reef Point |
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| Brief descriptive tour of the Reef Point Gardens of Beatrix Farrand in Bar Harbor. |
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| Description: Brief descriptive tour of the Reef Point Gardens of Beatrix Farrand in Bar Harbor. | |||
2240 | Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster |
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| Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies. |
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| Description: Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies. | |||
2241 | Entire Island Menaced by Fire |
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| Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies. |
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| Description: Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies. | |||
2027 | Personal Glimpses of Bar Harbor's Lush Era |
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| Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969. |
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| Description: Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969. | |||
1746 | Beatrix Farrand's Plans on Exhibit at Hist. Soc. |
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| Beatrix Farrand to present landscape plans at Village Improvement Society meeting in Bar Harbor. |
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| Description: Beatrix Farrand to present landscape plans at Village Improvement Society meeting in Bar Harbor. | ||||
2015 | The Redoubtable Lady of Reef Point |
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| Short biography of Beatrix Farrand - her family background, her education, her focus on her Reef Point Gardens in Bar Harbor, and her landscape projects, including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller garden in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1985. |
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| Description: Short biography of Beatrix Farrand - her family background, her education, her focus on her Reef Point Gardens in Bar Harbor, and her landscape projects, including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller garden in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1985. | |||
1744 | The Redoubtable Lady of Reef Point |
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| Biography of Beatrix Farrand with focus on the development Reef Point gardens, her summer home in Bar Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine in July 1985. |
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| Description: Biography of Beatrix Farrand with focus on the development Reef Point gardens, her summer home in Bar Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine in July 1985. | |||
2239 | The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later |
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| Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel |
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| Description: Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel | ||
1490 | The Bar Harbor Fire: |
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| Ruth Donnell Coombs, switchboard operator at Seal Harbor recalls the fire of 1947 that burned Bar Harbor. |
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| Description: Ruth Donnell Coombs, switchboard operator at Seal Harbor recalls the fire of 1947 that burned Bar Harbor. | |||
1683 | Re-User Friendly |
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| "Breakwater", a Fred Savage designed summer cottage in Bar Harbor, originally built for John E. Kane in l904,is turned into a bed and breakfast home. |
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| Description: "Breakwater", a Fred Savage designed summer cottage in Bar Harbor, originally built for John E. Kane in l904,is turned into a bed and breakfast home. | |||
1663 | 1947 Fire |
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| 1: Bar Harbor Burning. Reprint of a letter from U. Maine, Orono, student to his father in NJ about the l947 Bar Harbor fire which he and fraternity brothers helped fight. 2: The Big Fire by Parson Williams and Mrs. Williams 3: Bar Harbor 40 Years Later |
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| Description: 1: Bar Harbor Burning. Reprint of a letter from U. Maine, Orono, student to his father in NJ about the l947 Bar Harbor fire which he and fraternity brothers helped fight. 2: The Big Fire by Parson Williams and Mrs. Williams 3: Bar Harbor 40 Years Later | ||||
2225 | In search of another's garden |
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| "Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999. |
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| Description: "Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999. | ||||
1958 | Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden |
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| "It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. |
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| Description: "It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. [show more] | |||
1789 | The Sonogee Grapevine |
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| Louise Libby--Article in the monthly newsletter of the Sonogee Rehab & Living Center about Louise Libby of Northeast Harbor, mother of Library Director Robert Pyle. This is a brief biographical sketch of her life, family, and interests. Bernice Pierce--Biographical profile of Bernice (Bunny) Pierce, Sonogee Resident |
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| Description: Louise Libby--Article in the monthly newsletter of the Sonogee Rehab & Living Center about Louise Libby of Northeast Harbor, mother of Library Director Robert Pyle. This is a brief biographical sketch of her life, family, and interests. Bernice Pierce--Biographical profile of Bernice (Bunny) Pierce, Sonogee Resident | |||||
1587 | The Bar Harbor Treasure Ship |
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| Article in Discover Maine, Maine's History Magazine, for Washington & Hancock County about the German ship Kronprinzessin Cecilie and the Revenue Cutter, Androscoggin, confrontation in Frenchman's Bay in 1914. vol. 3, no. 7 |
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| Description: Article in Discover Maine, Maine's History Magazine, for Washington & Hancock County about the German ship Kronprinzessin Cecilie and the Revenue Cutter, Androscoggin, confrontation in Frenchman's Bay in 1914. vol. 3, no. 7 | ||||
2134 | Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church |
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| History of Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church in Bar Harbor with brief mentions of missions in Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, and Winter Harbor. |
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| Description: History of Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church in Bar Harbor with brief mentions of missions in Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, and Winter Harbor. | |||
2207 | Bar Harbor Record |
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| Feature article is death of Rev. Leffingwell. Paper includes international and national articles, e.g. the Boer War; also includes many advertisements of local businesses. |
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| Description: Feature article is death of Rev. Leffingwell. Paper includes international and national articles, e.g. the Boer War; also includes many advertisements of local businesses. | |||||
1996 | Bar Harbor Horse Show a Great Success |
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| Downloaded copy of a special article in the New York Times about summer events in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor. Included are riding events, yacht races, golf, private dinners, garden parties, dances, and play productions. |
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| Description: Downloaded copy of a special article in the New York Times about summer events in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor. Included are riding events, yacht races, golf, private dinners, garden parties, dances, and play productions. | ||||
2170 | Bar Harbor Record, 1796-1896 Centennial Souvenir Edition |
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| The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton) |
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| Description: The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton) | |||||
1492 | The Bar Harbor Fire |
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| Christine B Rowell recalls the 1947 Bar Harbor fire and her escape. |
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1556 | The Maine Fire Story |
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| Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. |
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| Description: Article about the 1947 fire that destroyed Bar Harbor. Includes photocopies of 2 awards given to the Employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. |