Description: A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations.
Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994.
Description: Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994.
Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
Description: Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
Article about Bass Harbor Lighthouse published in "The Islander Magazine", July 1982 Item also contains a chronology of Bass Harbor Head Light (photocopy).
Description: Article about Bass Harbor Lighthouse published in "The Islander Magazine", July 1982 Item also contains a chronology of Bass Harbor Head Light (photocopy).
A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.
Description: A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family. The Manchesters were first to establish a permanent home in Northeast Harbor.
Former Northeast Harbor residence "Blueberry Ledge" (designed by Peabody & Harvard President Charles Eliot Sterns) of by new Gwathmey & Siegel house. Demolition project was controversial. President Charles Eliot, Mrs. Peter Jay and Mrs. Susan Alsop is replaced by new Gwathmey & Siegel house.
Description: Former Northeast Harbor residence "Blueberry Ledge" (designed by Peabody & Harvard President Charles Eliot Sterns) of by new Gwathmey & Siegel house. Demolition project was controversial. President Charles Eliot, Mrs. Peter Jay and Mrs. Susan Alsop is replaced by new Gwathmey & Siegel house.
Copies of articles about the development of Otter Creek Congregational Church as part of Mt. Desert Larger Parish through the efforts of Rev. Alexander McDonald and support of the "Aid Society of Otter Creek."
Description: Copies of articles about the development of Otter Creek Congregational Church as part of Mt. Desert Larger Parish through the efforts of Rev. Alexander McDonald and support of the "Aid Society of Otter Creek."
Brochure (photocopy) of the Kimball House and its cottages, with a map of the area and photographs of the individual structures. Newspaper clipping (The Bar Harbor Times, December 12, 1974) with 2 photographs: the Kimball House and the Steam Boat Wharf in Northeast Harbor in 1897.
Description: Brochure (photocopy) of the Kimball House and its cottages, with a map of the area and photographs of the individual structures. Newspaper clipping (The Bar Harbor Times, December 12, 1974) with 2 photographs: the Kimball House and the Steam Boat Wharf in Northeast Harbor in 1897.
Copies of newspaper articles (Parts I and II) about the history of the Kimball House prior to before being demolished in the fall of 1966. Also a copy of the public auction flyer listing furnishings for sale in Aug. 1966. Nancy Ho has the originals.
Description: Copies of newspaper articles (Parts I and II) about the history of the Kimball House prior to before being demolished in the fall of 1966. Also a copy of the public auction flyer listing furnishings for sale in Aug. 1966. Nancy Ho has the originals.
Public Health contributions by the summer residents of Mount Desert Island, specifically Mary Dows Dunham, in 1910-1930 regarding the safety of the milk supply. Article published in "Research Reports from the Rockefeller Archive Center", Fall 2002 (p. 10-14).
Description: Public Health contributions by the summer residents of Mount Desert Island, specifically Mary Dows Dunham, in 1910-1930 regarding the safety of the milk supply. Article published in "Research Reports from the Rockefeller Archive Center", Fall 2002 (p. 10-14).
Several publications regarding the Shore Village Museum in Rockland, Maine: - "Lighthouse Keeper's Lament", by Ken Black, May 7, 1981 - "The Pilot Psalm", by Ken Black - "Rockland Museum displays Petit Manan Light lens", by Ken Black, March 6, 1983 - "Maine's Lighthouse Museum", by Bill Caldwell, Portland Press Herald, April 3, 1983 - "Lighthouse postcard collection 'mushrooming', says museum here", by Ivy W. Dodd, The Courier Gazette, September 3, 1983
Description: Several publications regarding the Shore Village Museum in Rockland, Maine: - "Lighthouse Keeper's Lament", by Ken Black, May 7, 1981 - "The Pilot Psalm", by Ken Black - "Rockland Museum displays Petit Manan Light lens", by Ken Black, March 6, 1983 - "Maine's Lighthouse Museum", by Bill Caldwell, Portland Press Herald, April 3, 1983 - "Lighthouse postcard collection 'mushrooming', says museum here", by Ivy W. Dodd, The Courier Gazette, September 3, 1983 [show more]
Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822)
Description: Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822)
Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
Description: Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor.
Detailed, illustrated description of the W. A. M. Burden house in Northeast Harbor, burned in August 1999. Ref.: Wallace K. Harrison, architect; Isamu Nagouchi, artist.
Description: Detailed, illustrated description of the W. A. M. Burden house in Northeast Harbor, burned in August 1999. Ref.: Wallace K. Harrison, architect; Isamu Nagouchi, artist.
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
Description: Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
Description: Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717)
Description: Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717)