Description: A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations.
Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.
Description: Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.
Two antique plates presented to the Northeast Harbor Library by Aimee Lamb. They are in commemoration of the laying of Atlantic Cable by Cyrus Field and were given to Miss Lamb by Rachel Field.
Description: Two antique plates presented to the Northeast Harbor Library by Aimee Lamb. They are in commemoration of the laying of Atlantic Cable by Cyrus Field and were given to Miss Lamb by Rachel Field.
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
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
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
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
Brochure of the exhibition of drawings of Maine architects at the Portland Art Museum entitled "The Maine Perspective; Architectural drawings architects at the Portland Art Museum by O'Gorman and Shuttleworth. This exhibit included a Fred Savage drawing from the library.
Description: Brochure of the exhibition of drawings of Maine architects at the Portland Art Museum entitled "The Maine Perspective; Architectural drawings architects at the Portland Art Museum by O'Gorman and Shuttleworth. This exhibit included a Fred Savage drawing from the library.
A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
Description: A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
Three biographical articles about Francis Hector Clergue of Brewer, Maine who was developing Bar Harbor as a tourist center and who built the Green Mountain Railway.
Description: Three biographical articles about Francis Hector Clergue of Brewer, Maine who was developing Bar Harbor as a tourist center and who built the Green Mountain Railway.
Editor: Ted Welles Published and Copyrighted by the Antique Boat Society, Inc., Manset, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2, 1976 Volume 1, No. 4, 1977 Scan: Cover, first pages only
Description: Editor: Ted Welles Published and Copyrighted by the Antique Boat Society, Inc., Manset, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2, 1976 Volume 1, No. 4, 1977 Scan: Cover, first pages only
Lists of directors and committees, by-laws, budget and operating statement of the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, ME. 2 reports: 1907-1908 and 1908-1909
Description: Lists of directors and committees, by-laws, budget and operating statement of the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, ME. 2 reports: 1907-1908 and 1908-1909
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
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
A petition from the inhabitants of Cranberry Isles requesting that the islands be set apart from the town of Mount Desert as a separate town. James Kelley, constable of Mount Desert
Description: A petition from the inhabitants of Cranberry Isles requesting that the islands be set apart from the town of Mount Desert as a separate town. James Kelley, constable of Mount Desert
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
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]
Islesford Historical Society Transcription of the genealogical notes of William Otis Sawtelle in 4 volumes. These are photocopies of the manuscripts bound in 4 folders: Volume 1: Little Cranberry Island Volume 2: Great Cranberry Island Volume 3: Mount Desert Island Volume 4: Swans Island
Description: Islesford Historical Society Transcription of the genealogical notes of William Otis Sawtelle in 4 volumes. These are photocopies of the manuscripts bound in 4 folders: Volume 1: Little Cranberry Island Volume 2: Great Cranberry Island Volume 3: Mount Desert Island Volume 4: Swans Island
Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor.
Description: Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor.
Letter to Luther Phillips of Orland, Maine from his mother (Thankful Fairfield) and sister (Lydia Phillips) shortly after the death of his 2nd son Andrew of yellow fever in March 1847. Given to Library by Connie Seavey.
Description: Letter to Luther Phillips of Orland, Maine from his mother (Thankful Fairfield) and sister (Lydia Phillips) shortly after the death of his 2nd son Andrew of yellow fever in March 1847. Given to Library by Connie Seavey.
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)
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)