Description: Many photographs of 19th century Bar Harbor "cottages" and views. Also includes advertisements and two pages of narrative. No publisher indicated. A reproduction of this book may be found at 008.029.
Description: How to start an oral history project, conduct interviews, use oral history in research and writing, videotape oral history, preserve it in archives and libraries, and teach and present oral history.
Description: This book is the story of Maine public education in the 20th century; it traces the history from small community schoolhouses to a "seamless statewide system" with the attendant tensions that accompany this transition.
Description: Contains Old and New Testaments, helps to Bible study, a new concordance, elementary introductions to the Hebrew and Greek languages, and an indexed Bible Atlas. Inscribed W.H. Whitmore, Emma A. Whitmore Paper inserted contains recipe for mock apple pie written on receipt of W.H. Whitmore "dry and fancy goods" store.
Description: "Translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised with Canne's marginal notes and references" Inside cover marked: "Loaned by Mrs. A.F. Joy, No.64" Following page inscribed: "1730, David Seavey". Inside back cover marked: "Catharine Seavy".
Description: Illustrated with over 250 engravings, maps and charts. Stated in front: "Presented to Mount Desert Island Museum by Mrs. Abbie Thomas Richardson."
Description: "Together with the Apocrypha: Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised." Somes family bible. Somes family birth, marriage and death records recorded on included pages between the Old and New Testaments. Envelopes containing the following objects stored inside Bible: Undated obituary of Dr. S.B. Brinkerhoff; ribbon with raised stitchery panel - Judith Somes; needlework panel with words "Holy Bible". [show more]
Description: Bible of Robbins and Grindle families. Inscribed in the front: "Your father's bible, Dr. R.L. Grindle, Mt. Desert, Maine." Includes marriage and death names and dates on included pages between Old and New Testaments.
Description: "Translated out of the original tongues, together with the Apocrypha, Concordance and Psalms, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised." Inscribed in front: "Sylvina J. Gilmore, Belfast, Me. Presented by Mrs. Martha J. Gilmore, July 21, 1856."
Gillette, Mrs. F. L. and Hugo Ziemann, Steward of the White House
Publisher:
N.D. Thompson
Date:
1897
Description: " Cooking, toilet, and household recipes; menus, dinner-giving, table etiquette; care of the sick, health suggestions; facts worth knowing, etc. etc." "A comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home" Full-page photographs of Frances Folsom Cleveland and Carrie Scott Harrison in front. Written in pencil on front page: Miss (?) Mary H. Whitmore Inserted with in book are a floral card that reads, "Love, Honour, Hope & JoyFill Every Year of Thine" and a small "affectionate greeting" from Joseph Whitmore. [show more]
Description: 1856,1857,1858,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1871,1872,1874,1875,1877,1878,1879,1880,1882, 1913,1914 All items "adopted by Caroline Pryor" (except 1913 and 1914) per 1999 catalog records which have been replaced by this one record. The 1913 and 1914 issues were donated by Stephen Ashley (AB).
Description: Small leather covered birthday book given to Grace Spiker from Mary L Stearns. Book is in poor condition with detached cover. It is contained in a leather wallet labeled "La Rue Spiker Building Papers." Part of La Rue Spiker collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.067.14
Description: Few pages copied (?) from Chisholm's Mount-Desert Guide-Book by M.F. Sweetser, 1888, primarily about Somes Sound, Somesville, Beech Hill,. Typewritten copy of advertisement by J. Darling for canoes to rent and other amenities at Eagle Lake, Bubbles, Jordan Pond.