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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
2130The Cole Family of businesses, Serving ME. & N.E. for 72 years
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
A booklet containing an address, dealing with the history of Coles Express & A. J. Cole & sons, was delivered at a "1989 Maine meeting of the Newcomen Society held in Bangor". Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Galen L. Cole
  • 7/14/1989
  • 28
  • 1 booklet
  • excellent
Description:
A booklet containing an address, dealing with the history of Coles Express & A. J. Cole & sons, was delivered at a "1989 Maine meeting of the Newcomen Society held in Bangor". Scan: Cover, first pages only.
1945Gardiner Information
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
  • ca. 1900
  • 13
  • typescript, manuscript
  • fair
Description:
Gardiner Information regarding the Northeast Harbor Water Co., the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool, Sound Road and other information of the early 1900's in Northeast Harbor.
2159Youth's Companion
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Other, Periodicals
Two copies: No. 18, September 14, 1939, and No. 31, December 13, 1939, of the Youth's Companion. Vol. XIII. Published weekly at the Office of the Boston Recorder.
  • Nathaniel Willis
  • 1839
  • 4
  • newspaper
  • fair
Description:
Two copies: No. 18, September 14, 1939, and No. 31, December 13, 1939, of the Youth's Companion. Vol. XIII. Published weekly at the Office of the Boston Recorder.
1589Road from Somesville to Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Road
Handwritten description/survey of the road, currently Route 198, between Somesville and Northeast Harbor for the Board of County Commissioners.
  • 1909
  • 25
  • fair
Description:
Handwritten description/survey of the road, currently Route 198, between Somesville and Northeast Harbor for the Board of County Commissioners.
7122The Saturday Evening Post
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Periodicals
The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 223, No. 37, March 10, 1951. In this issue: 4 short stories, 1 novelette, 7 articles, 2 serials, other features (letters, editorials, post scripts, verse, keeping posted). Of special interest is the following article: "The cities of America: Bangor, Maine", by George Sessions Perry, pag. 24.
  • Ben Hibbs, editor
  • 1951
  • 144
  • 1 magazine
  • fair
Description:
The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 223, No. 37, March 10, 1951. In this issue: 4 short stories, 1 novelette, 7 articles, 2 serials, other features (letters, editorials, post scripts, verse, keeping posted). Of special interest is the following article: "The cities of America: Bangor, Maine", by George Sessions Perry, pag. 24.
7125Southwest Harbor man gave up family business to become "Whittling" artist
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
Article published in the Bar Harbor Times (date unknown) about Wendell Gilley and his bird carvings.
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1970's
  • 1
  • newspaper
  • fair
Description:
Article published in the Bar Harbor Times (date unknown) about Wendell Gilley and his bird carvings.
7127Genealogy of the Gamble Family
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Other, History
  • People
Two publications regarding the genealogy of the Gamble Family: 1. Knox County Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1895. 2. Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley
  • 1895
  • 2 clippings
  • fair
Description:
Two publications regarding the genealogy of the Gamble Family: 1. Knox County Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1895. 2. Excerpt of "The Mount Desert Widow - Genealogy of the Gamble Family", by Greenleaf and Jonathan P. Cilley
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
7187Endicott (Chub) Peabody
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
2 articles about Endicott "Chub" Peabody: 1. "Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "'Chub' Peabody is dead at 77", December 1997
  • 2 clippings
  • fair
Description:
2 articles about Endicott "Chub" Peabody: 1. "Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "'Chub' Peabody is dead at 77", December 1997
7188Peabody Women - 3 Generations
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
4 articles about three generations of Peabody Women: Frances Fitzgerald, her mother Maretta Tree and her grandmother, Mary Parkman Peabody. 1. "Genteel dissension among 3 generations of Peabody women"Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "Naughy Marietta", Newsweek, May 14, 1979 3. "'American Women, a film by a Peabody", Washington Star, April 26, 1979 4. "Those Peabody Women...'The Female Line'", Boston Herald American, April 28, 1979
  • 1979
  • 4 clippings
  • fair
Description:
4 articles about three generations of Peabody Women: Frances Fitzgerald, her mother Maretta Tree and her grandmother, Mary Parkman Peabody. 1. "Genteel dissension among 3 generations of Peabody women"Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "Naughy Marietta", Newsweek, May 14, 1979 3. "'American Women, a film by a Peabody", Washington Star, April 26, 1979 4. "Those Peabody Women...'The Female Line'", Boston Herald American, April 28, 1979 [show more]
7302From Father to Son - Review by Carl Little
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations
  • People
Review by Carl Little of the book "Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect", written by his father, Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard College and one of the first summer resident of Northeast Harbor. The book was originally published in 1902. Also mentioned is the Champlain Society of which Charles Eliot was a member. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 5, 2000.
  • Carl Little
  • 2000
  • 1 clipping
  • fair
Description:
Review by Carl Little of the book "Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect", written by his father, Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard College and one of the first summer resident of Northeast Harbor. The book was originally published in 1902. Also mentioned is the Champlain Society of which Charles Eliot was a member. Published in the "Bar Harbor Times" on October 5, 2000.
7312Stetson Grammar School Diploma, Alva Lloyd Reed Jr.
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Alva Lloyd Reed Jr.'s diploma from the Stetson Grammar School, Mount Desert. June 6, 1918.
  • 1918
  • 1
  • paper
  • fair
Description:
Alva Lloyd Reed Jr.'s diploma from the Stetson Grammar School, Mount Desert. June 6, 1918.
2239The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
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
  • Diana F. Abrell
  • 1987
  • 15
  • newspaper
  • fair
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
2240Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Island
Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies.
  • 1964
  • 1
  • newspaper
  • fair
Description:
Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies.
2241Entire Island Menaced by Fire
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Island
Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
  • 1967
  • 12
  • newspaper
  • fair
Description:
Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
2163Fire of 1947
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
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)
  • 1947
  • 5
  • newspaper
  • fair
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)
2183God's Offshore Delivery System
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat
Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990.
  • Gary Cox
  • 1990
  • 3
  • newspaper
  • fair
Description:
Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990.
2164Resort Town War-Minded
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
  • 1943
  • newspaper
  • fair
Description:
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
7396The Forest Hill Society Ledger Book
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Organizations
  • Places, Cemetery
The Forest Hill Society was a women's group mainly focused on raising money to help defray costs at the Forest Hill Cemetery. This ledger covers a period of 13 years, between March 1958 and January 1971.
  • 1958-1971
  • 180
  • 1 ledger book
  • fair
Description:
The Forest Hill Society was a women's group mainly focused on raising money to help defray costs at the Forest Hill Cemetery. This ledger covers a period of 13 years, between March 1958 and January 1971.
22631641 Manuscript
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Organizations
  • Other, History
  • People
Inscription: A gift from: Cicely Saunders St. Christopher's Hospice Sydenham, London, England July 1970 To: Evelyn R. ... & Robert who had World Health Fellowship to do study, work and research at the Hospice for the terminally ill cancer patient
  • 1641
  • 1 folded booklet, 1 transcript
  • fair/delicate
Description:
Inscription: A gift from: Cicely Saunders St. Christopher's Hospice Sydenham, London, England July 1970 To: Evelyn R. ... & Robert who had World Health Fellowship to do study, work and research at the Hospice for the terminally ill cancer patient
2262Northeast and Seal Harbor
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Places, Town
Photo booklets of Northeast and Seal Harbor, ca. 1900s Red and tan paper booklets with photographs and narratives. See also photo 0372 - Item 4362
  • ca. 1903
  • 2 booklets
  • fragile
Description:
Photo booklets of Northeast and Seal Harbor, ca. 1900s Red and tan paper booklets with photographs and narratives. See also photo 0372 - Item 4362
7212Maine List for Conserving Wild Flowers
  • Document, List
  • Nature
  • Organizations, Civic
Article published by the New England Wild Flower Preservation Society, Inc., Horticultural Hall, 300 Massachusetts Ave. Boston, Mass. No. 7, 1938.
  • 1938
  • 4
  • fragile
Description:
Article published by the New England Wild Flower Preservation Society, Inc., Horticultural Hall, 300 Massachusetts Ave. Boston, Mass. No. 7, 1938.
2242Maine Fire Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
  • 1947
  • 16
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Description:
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
7123Ulster County Gazette
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Periodicals
Newspaper printed on January 4, 1800, containing, inter alia, articles about the President of the USA, General George Washington's funeral. Published at Kingston (Ulster County), New York. Vol. II, No. 88.
  • Samuel Freer and Son
  • 1800
  • 4
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Description:
Newspaper printed on January 4, 1800, containing, inter alia, articles about the President of the USA, General George Washington's funeral. Published at Kingston (Ulster County), New York. Vol. II, No. 88.
2161What Stebbins Brothers Are Like Away From "Mike"
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
Biographical sketches of Parker Fennelly and Arthur Allen, radio's "Stebbins Brothers."
  • Hazel Canning
  • 6/19/1932
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Description:
Biographical sketches of Parker Fennelly and Arthur Allen, radio's "Stebbins Brothers."