Description: Newspaper clipping of Charles "Ted" Smith obituary (1980), age 63, of Bangor, Maine. Corresponding article remembering him as a "Veteran of News" - he worked for forty-five years for the Bangor Daily News as a Linotype machine operator.
Description: Article on one page with photographs describing the inclusion of the photographic works of Henry L. Rand in an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Rand (1862-1945) was a photographer working in the luminist style; he was first a summer and later year round resident of Mt. Desert Island. The exhibit at the National Gallery of Art was entitled "American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875. Previously archived as object id 012.fic.047.29 [show more]
Description: Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times, each including several artices, pertaining to development in the towns of Mt. Desert Island and Trenton. Tremont, a Small Town Experiences Growing Pressure Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.043.4
Description: Article describing myths which have been reported regarding an unexplained light seen at night off the coast of Mt. Desert Island in Placentia Bay. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.043.15
Description: Three page article describing the history of the construction of the carriage roads, bridges and gatehouses of Acadia National Park on Mt. Desert Island.
Description: Article beginning on p.17 and continued on p.32 describing the disputes on Mt. Desert Island in the early 20th century regarding the use of automobiles on the Island. Addended to the article is a poem, reprinted from Bar Harbor Life, August 23, 1913, entitled "Automobiles, The Mount Desert Town Meeting. Only initials "H.W.S." [Herbert Weir Smyth] identify the author of the poem.
Description: Articles, one page each, are parts 2 and 3 of three part series describing the geologic forces which formed the island of Mount Desert Island. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.029.6
Description: Article describes results and subsequent action of a 1987 study of sources of pollution in the Bass Harbor Marsh and Marshall Brook. The Worcester Landfill was determined to be a source of leachate. An associate article , "The marsh has been the subject of many studies" follows.
Description: Newspaper clipping from "Bangor Daily News" of July 13, 1981 describing construction of new museum building for the MDI Historical Society on Rte. 102 in Somesville. The building and its planned use are described.
Description: This Bar Harbor Times newspaper clipping describes plans for the construction of a new museum building by the MDI Historical Society. The building to be located on Rt. 102 at the intersection of Oak Hill Road in Somesville was designed by Roc Caivano. A photograph of four unnamed members of the Building Committee is included. Dated May 14, 1981.
Description: "Old Yellow Building" more recently known as the Higgins Store, anitiques store (as of 2011). History of the building, handwritten by unknown person. original copies of newspaper story.
Description: St Mary's by the Sea original newspaper clipping. A wooden frame church 1883 picture of it. First stone portion added 1899. Excerpt from A Common House, a book about St. Mary's Previously archived as object Id 011.FIC.66.3
Description: Recipe book orginally printed in 1903 and reprinted in 1981 by MDI Historical Society. Contains recipes contributed by local women who belonged to OES (Order of the Eastern Star) and many advertisements by local businesses.
Description: Southwest Harbor -Tremont Chamber of Commerce Brochure, The Quiet Side of Acadia on Mount Desert Island, summer of 1984, includes schedule of events, map, and business advertisements
Description: 1980 32 page Hancock County Four Seasons Guide to Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Ellsworth, Bucksport, and Trenton. Eastern Sunshine Guide, with color photographs, map and business advertisements.
Description: Service of Ordination to Christian Ministry and Installation to Service in the Mount Desert larger Parish, U.C.C. of Joanne E. Stoughton, William Bigelow, Rosemary Denman, Marvin Ellison, Kenneth Ferguson, Donald Gow, Chrisina Hamor,Wesley Haynes, Charles Heslam, Susan Ingham, Keta Jones, Olive Lockhart, Lydia Lyman, Charles Pugh, Ansley Throckmorton
Description: Three obituary notices of the death of Willis H. Ballard, May 25, 1980. From Bar Harbor Times, Portland Press Herald, and Bangor Daily News. Facsimile copies of each.
Description: Building Permit (one page) and Land Use Permit (one page) issued by the Town of Mount Desert, Maine, to the MDI Historical Society for construction of a new museum building in Somesville, ME.
Description: Six sheets containing five bids by various contractors for construction of new museum building in Somesville for the MDI Historical Society.
Description: Photocopy of three page typewritten report from the MDI Historical Society Board of Directors to the Building Committee describing the purpose, physical requirements and cost factors associated with construction of a new museum building.
Description: Building and land use permit applications and building permit for construction of footbridge between two MDI Historical Society buildings in Somesville.