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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1904Re-enacting
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group.
  • Joseph Smith
  • 1983
  • pages 56-59
  • newspaper
Description:
Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group.
2004Who Killed Captain Rumill?
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Events
  • People
Edna Hysom of Pretty Marsh recalls the story of the disappearance of Capt. Edwin Rumill of Pretty Marsh from the schooner Rumill from the schooner "Harry A. Berwind" off the North Carolina coast in 1905. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1989.
  • Nan Lincoln
  • 1989
  • pages 62-88
  • magazine
Description:
Edna Hysom of Pretty Marsh recalls the story of the disappearance of Capt. Edwin Rumill of Pretty Marsh from the schooner Rumill from the schooner "Harry A. Berwind" off the North Carolina coast in 1905. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1989.
1731The Impeccable Gardener
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • People
Biography of Beatrix Farrand including her landscape philosophy and b/w Photographs of many of her works.
  • Julie V. Loving
  • 1986
  • pages 67-77
  • photocopy
Description:
Biography of Beatrix Farrand including her landscape philosophy and b/w Photographs of many of her works.
2015The Redoubtable Lady of Reef Point
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Garden
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.
  • Anne Raver
  • 1985
  • pages 81-92
  • magazine
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.
1744The Redoubtable Lady of Reef Point
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
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.
  • Anne Raver
  • 1985
  • pages 83-92
  • photocopy
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.
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
Description:
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
2036Maine's Rockbound Classic
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989.
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
  • 1989
  • magazine
Description:
Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989.
2050Drawings of some Northeast Harbor residences
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
  • Mark Cole
  • 1985
Description:
Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
2149Books and Papers at Asticou Big House
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
List of books and other papers in collection at Asticou Big House. Private collection of Charles W. Eliot. List of articles and books at the Northeast Harbor Library.
  • Charles W. Eliot II
  • 1987
Description:
List of books and other papers in collection at Asticou Big House. Private collection of Charles W. Eliot. List of articles and books at the Northeast Harbor Library.
2150Student Thank You letters to Mrs. Astor
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Organizations, School Institution
Letters, by class, of the Mt. Desert Elementary School students thanking Mrs. Astor for the addition of the children's room at the Northeast Harbor Library.
  • 1981
Description:
Letters, by class, of the Mt. Desert Elementary School students thanking Mrs. Astor for the addition of the children's room at the Northeast Harbor Library.
2231The Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
This is a weekly newspaper produced since 1914. It is MDI's hometown newspaper. Each issue contains local town news. This copy has great interview with Sen. Mitchell.
  • Richard Saltonstall Jr.
  • 12/25/1980
  • newspaper
Description:
This is a weekly newspaper produced since 1914. It is MDI's hometown newspaper. Each issue contains local town news. This copy has great interview with Sen. Mitchell.
2254Notes from the Azalea Garden
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Garden
June, 1986 September, 1986 April, 1987 October, 1987 April, 1988 November, 1988 December, 1989
  • 1980's
  • typescript, photocopies
Description:
June, 1986 September, 1986 April, 1987 October, 1987 April, 1988 November, 1988 December, 1989
1573God's Tugboat
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Organizations
Article about the origins and purpose of the Maine Seacoast Mission's boat, Sunbeam, which visits outlying islands providing spiritual services.
  • Rev. Stanley Haskell
  • 1984
Description:
Article about the origins and purpose of the Maine Seacoast Mission's boat, Sunbeam, which visits outlying islands providing spiritual services.
1669Notes on the Azalea Gardens
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Garden
Thomas Hall's notes, diagrams, and Photographs of the Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor as chairman of the trustees.
  • Thomas Hall
  • 1989
Description:
Thomas Hall's notes, diagrams, and Photographs of the Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor as chairman of the trustees.
1698Collected Program Notes 1975 To Present
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events, Performance
A soft covered grey booklet describing the programs presented at the Neighborhood House - Main St. Northeast Harbor, ME from 1975 to 1983 by Mt. Desert Festival of Chamber Music.
  • Jean Dane
  • July 1980
  • 1 booklet
Description:
A soft covered grey booklet describing the programs presented at the Neighborhood House - Main St. Northeast Harbor, ME from 1975 to 1983 by Mt. Desert Festival of Chamber Music.
1741Two Women's Legacy - Jekyll and Farrand
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
Professional friendship of landscape architects Gertrude Jeckyll and Beatrix Farrand and their inspirational designs in gardens in the United States and England.
  • Anne Kozak
  • 1989
  • photocopy
Description:
Professional friendship of landscape architects Gertrude Jeckyll and Beatrix Farrand and their inspirational designs in gardens in the United States and England.
7186Mary Parkman Peabody
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
3 articles published in 1981 commemorating Mary Peabody: 1. "Mary Peabody, 89, fighter for rights", The Boston Globe, Saturday, February 7, 1981 2. "Mary Peabody, jailed at 72 for rights protests, is dead", The Hartford Courant 3. "Claremont's Lisa Berdecki recalls Mary Parkman Peabody", Eagle Times, April 20, 1981
  • 1981
  • 3 clippings
  • fair
Description:
3 articles published in 1981 commemorating Mary Peabody: 1. "Mary Peabody, 89, fighter for rights", The Boston Globe, Saturday, February 7, 1981 2. "Mary Peabody, jailed at 72 for rights protests, is dead", The Hartford Courant 3. "Claremont's Lisa Berdecki recalls Mary Parkman Peabody", Eagle Times, April 20, 1981
7213Lighthouses Guides
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
3 Lighthouses Guides: - "Lighthouses", Official Gannett Maine Guide, 1982 - "Lighthouses", Maine Geographic, 1983 - "The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse", Sites 10, 1983 Scans: covers, first pages only.
  • 1982-83
  • 3 booklets
Description:
3 Lighthouses Guides: - "Lighthouses", Official Gannett Maine Guide, 1982 - "Lighthouses", Maine Geographic, 1983 - "The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse", Sites 10, 1983 Scans: covers, first pages only.
7240Memorial Service for Mr. David Scull
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
Program of memorial service for Mr. David Scull conducted by The Reverend Paul E. Gilbert at Saint Mary's by-the-Sea, in Northeast Harbor, on August 6, 1989. Music Director and Organist: Mr. George Emlen.
  • 1989
  • 1 program
  • good
Description:
Program of memorial service for Mr. David Scull conducted by The Reverend Paul E. Gilbert at Saint Mary's by-the-Sea, in Northeast Harbor, on August 6, 1989. Music Director and Organist: Mr. George Emlen.
7257Memorial Service for Mme. Marguerite Yourcenar
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
Program of memorial service for Mme. Marguerite Yourcenar conducted at the Union Church, in Northeast Harbor, on January 16, 1988. Copy of Mme. Marguerite Yourcenar's eulogy given by Mr. Walter Kaiser (presented to the Northeast Harbor Library by Mr. Thomas S. Hall).
  • 1988
  • 1 program, 1 eulogy
  • good
Description:
Program of memorial service for Mme. Marguerite Yourcenar conducted at the Union Church, in Northeast Harbor, on January 16, 1988. Copy of Mme. Marguerite Yourcenar's eulogy given by Mr. Walter Kaiser (presented to the Northeast Harbor Library by Mr. Thomas S. Hall).
2188Iranian Hostage Crisis 1980-1981
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • People
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.
  • 1980-1981
  • newspaper
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.
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
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
2185The Ellsworth American, A Bicentennial Celebration.
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Civic
A newspaper description of how the Bicentennial of the nation & the organization of local government in Hancock County & many of its towns occur at the same time.
  • 8/13/1989
  • newspaper
Description:
A newspaper description of how the Bicentennial of the nation & the organization of local government in Hancock County & many of its towns occur at the same time.
2169Development, Shaping the future of our communities
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
A compilation of articles on the development of the Mount Desert Island area which appeared in the Bar Harbor Times between July 23 and August 27, 1987 (2 copies).
  • David Outerbridge
  • 8/23/1987
  • newspaper
Description:
A compilation of articles on the development of the Mount Desert Island area which appeared in the Bar Harbor Times between July 23 and August 27, 1987 (2 copies).