Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
12098	Letter to Amasa Higgins	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Deer Isle	?, Richard H.		1849	Letter to Amasa Higgins Item: 12098    Object ID: 008.007.001 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Deer Isle Creator: ?, Richard H. Collection: Amasa Higgins Date: 1849 Description: Letter Amasa Higgins (could also be Ana Higgins) Deer Isle from Richard Warren, Gouldsboro, Deer Isle re: purchase of mill logs and shingle wood.
2795	Cooperative craft shop planned by Penobscot Indian Enterprises	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Crafts Other, Indians	A. Jay Higgins writing for Bangor Daily News		6/18/1976	Cooperative craft shop planned by Penobscot Indian Enterprises Item: 2795    Object ID: 1997.1039 Catalog: Archives Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Crafts Other, Indians Creator: A. Jay Higgins writing for Bangor Daily News Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 6/18/1976 Description: Article announcing the opening of the Penobscot Indian Craft Shop in Bar Harbor. The shop is for the purpose of selling crafts of Maine Penobscot Indians as well Western American Indian tribes. Previously archived as 012.FIC.040.4
12962	Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats	Publication, Book	Other, Home Economics	A Lady of Philadelphia	Munroe and Francis	1828	Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats Item: 12962    Object ID: 015.FIC.457.1 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Home Economics Creator: A Lady of Philadelphia Publisher: Munroe and Francis Date: 1828 Description: This is a facsimile of the original 1828 publication. The writer is really Eliza Lislie
14183	Unknown man, child, woman	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Portrait	A. Newman			Unknown man, child, woman Item: 14183    Object ID: 997-473-639 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Portrait Creator: A. Newman Description: Unknown man with no legs (only feet) standing on covered table or stool. Curly hair with receding hairline. Wears dark suit with velvet collar, white shirt, black silk tie. Child in center, age 5-9, blond curly hair parted on side. Wears dark sailor type top, buttons down center with bow tie, knee pants and dark boots. Unknown woman (mother?) sits to right. Hair worn close to head, tight curls flat on forhead. Wears small earings. Dark dress with stripe pattern forming squares. Ruffles above skirt hem. Vertical ruffles down front of skirt. Same trim on cuffs. Large buttons down center of bodice. Wide white collar nearly reaching shoulders lays flat. Marked on back, “Eli Bowen, Wife and Child. A. Newman Photographer. Ground floor Skylight 228 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia. [show more]
12381	Blanche Holmes Magnant, infant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Portrait photographs	Abell, G.L. Wellesley		1911	Blanche Holmes Magnant, infant Item: 12381    Object ID: 008.097.2 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Portrait photographs Creator: Abell, G.L. Wellesley Collection: Allen-Holmes-Smith photographs and other materials Date: 1911 Description: Black and white photograph of Blanche Holmes Magnant, July 17, 1911. Infant in white dress with black shoes.
17540	Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver	Document, Recording, Video Recording	Object, Woodworking Other, Wood carvings	Adams, Richard W.		1981	Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver Item: 17540    Object ID: 014.FIC.017.001 Catalog: Library Type: Document, Recording, Video Recording Subject: Object, Woodworking Other, Wood carvings Creator: Adams, Richard W. Collection: Audio Visual History Collection Date: 1981 Description: A film on DVD about Wendell Gilley, master carver from Southwest Harbor. Title: Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver. A documentary story filmed during the construction of the museum built in his honor in 1981. Film by Richard W. Adams, with a 2004 update on the 25th anniversary of the Museum and the centennial of the birth of Wendell Gilley. Running time of 25 minutes.
13873	Letter to MDI Historical Society Inquiring about Stanley Genealogy	Document, Correspondence	Other, Genealogy	Adrian O. Stanley		1996	Letter to MDI Historical Society Inquiring about Stanley Genealogy Item: 13873    Object ID: 011.FIC.69.3 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Genealogy Creator: Adrian O. Stanley Collection: Stanley Genealogy Date: 1996 Description: Letter inquiring about Stanley genealogy, particularly regarding William Stanley of Tremont and his wife Ruth Gott.
4578	Descendants of George Stanley	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Other, Genealogy	Adrian O. Stanley		1997	Descendants of George Stanley Item: 4578    Object ID: 011.FIC.69.2 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Other, Genealogy Creator: Adrian O. Stanley Collection: Stanley Genealogy Date: 1997 Description: Seven typewritten pages detailing the descendants of George Stanley (about 1650-1715) and his wife Bethiah Lovett Stanley (1652-1736).
4579	Stanley Family Group Sheet	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Other, Genealogy	Adrian Stanley		1997	Stanley Family Group Sheet Item: 4579    Object ID: 011.FIC.69.1 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Other, Genealogy Creator: Adrian Stanley Collection: Stanley Genealogy Date: 1997 Description: Four typewritten pages of vital statistics on the families of George and Bethiah Stanley and the family of their son, Sans Stanley and grandson Sans Stanley.
13942	Seaside Studies in Natural History: Marine animals of Massachusetts Bay: Radiates	Publication, Book	Other, Marine Animals	Agassiz, Elizabeth and Alexander	Houghton Mifflin	1865	Seaside Studies in Natural History: Marine animals of Massachusetts Bay: Radiates Item: 13942    Object ID: 002.60 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Marine Animals Creator: Agassiz, Elizabeth and Alexander Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Date: 1865 Description: Description of Radiates, the Marine animals of Massachusetts Bay, Book marked as belonging to the library of the Harbor Cottages. Inscription on front inside page : Purchased from the proceeds of a concert given by Mr. Hamilton J. Orr of Philadelphia and Mrs. Chas. W. Eliot, July 26, 1890."
17029	Memories of my Childhood	Document, Pamphlet	Other, Bar Harbor Other, Biography	Agnese, Jackie Hodgkins	Self-published	n.d.	Memories of my Childhood Item: 17029    Object ID: 008.030 Catalog: Library Type: Document, Pamphlet Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Other, Biography Creator: Agnese, Jackie Hodgkins Publisher: Self-published Date: n.d. Description: Personal memoir
12885	English Present and Past	Publication, Book	Other, Education Other, Grammar Other, Schools	Aiken, Janet Rankin, Ph.D.	Ronald Press Co.	1930	English Present and Past Item: 12885    Object ID: 015.FIC.532 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Education Other, Grammar Other, Schools Creator: Aiken, Janet Rankin, Ph.D. Publisher: Ronald Press Co. Date: 1930 Description: Addresses changes in content of current English language and in attitude toward the language including its nature and history, elements, and underlying principles of current usage.
16418	Letter Pertaining to Identity of Harriet S. Somes	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Genealogy	Aime Tyne		1968	Letter Pertaining to Identity of Harriet S. Somes Item: 16418    Object ID: 011.FIC.29.59 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Genealogy Creator: Aime Tyne Collection: Somes Genealogy Date: 1968 Description: Letter to Ms. Sanderson questioning the identity of Harriet S. Somes and her relationship to Adelma Somes.
17235	Path Through Deep Waters	Publication, Book	Other, Fiction	Alexander, Betsy	Windswept House	1998	Path Through Deep Waters Item: 17235    Object ID: 001-134 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Fiction Creator: Alexander, Betsy Publisher: Windswept House Date: 1998 Description: Fictitious tale, love story,
14169	The Columbian Dictionary of the English Language:	Publication, Book	Other, Dictionary Other, English	Alexander, Caleb	Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews	August 1800.	The Columbian Dictionary of the English Language: Item: 14169    Object ID: 996-31-31 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Dictionary Other, English Creator: Alexander, Caleb Publisher: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews Collection: Books in Archival Storage Date: August 1800.
4465	Abraham Somes Biography and List of Abraham Somes' Biography and List of Children	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Other, Biography Other, Genealogy	Alice MacDonald Long			Abraham Somes Biography and List of Abraham Somes' Biography and List of Children Item: 4465    Object ID: 011.FIC.29.74 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Other, Biography Other, Genealogy Creator: Alice MacDonald Long Collection: Somes Genealogy Description: Photocopy of text, possibly from "Maine Families in 1970" in the Maine Genealogical Society. Content is information on Abraham Somes, settler of Somesville, ME.
14642	The Steamer J. T. Morse: Her History and Adventures.	Publication, Book	Other, History Other, Steamboats	Allen, Jr., Joseph	Southworth-Anthoensen Press	1937.	The Steamer J. T. Morse: Her History and Adventures. Item: 14642    Object ID: 000-7-277 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, History Other, Steamboats Creator: Allen, Jr., Joseph Publisher: Southworth-Anthoensen Press Date: 1937. Description: Story of the last side-wheel steamer; route was Rockland to Bar Harbor, Maine, from 1904-1933.
12082	History of Someville Museum by Marie Bordeaux Allen -1958	Document, Manuscript	Other, Mount Desert Historical Society Other, Woman's Club	Allen, Marie Bordeaux		1958	History of Someville Museum by Marie Bordeaux Allen -1958 Item: 12082    Object ID: 008.12.1 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Other, Mount Desert Historical Society Other, Woman's Club Creator: Allen, Marie Bordeaux Collection: History of Someville Museum Date: 1958 Description: Composition on Someville Museum by Marie Bordeaux Allen -1958 Mentions many names in relationship to the museum. States at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. John Allen Somes on June 19th, 1929, the Woman's Club decided to sponsor the Mount Desert Historical Society and find a location for the museum. Decided to invite other Woman's Clubs. Mr John A. Somes offered a building holding the colllection, the former Selectmen's office Discussion of Dr. Kittredge practice. His saddle bags and his English Bullseye watch, and a drawing of Sarah Kittredge were in the museum Titled "What Interests Me Most and Why". Envelpe from Allan to Mrs. Marjory Hayward [show more]
8563	Somesville School, Aerial View	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Other, Somesville School House	American Aerial Scenes			Somesville School, Aerial View Item: 8563    Object ID: 004-3.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Other, Somesville School House Creator: American Aerial Scenes Description: 11 X 14 color aerial photograph in a cardboard mat showing the Somesville School after conversion to condominiums. Documentation on back: American Aerial Scenes, PO Box 239, Shea Rd., Pompey, NY. Reorder # 171-232.
2503	Genealogy of Benjamin Somes of Gloucester, Massachusetts	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Other, Genealogy	American Ancestry		1890	Genealogy of Benjamin Somes of Gloucester, Massachusetts Item: 2503    Object ID: 011.FIC.29.51 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Other, Genealogy Creator: American Ancestry Collection: Somes Genealogy Date: 1890 Description: Photocopy of entry in "American Ancestry", Vol.5, 1890, detailing genealogy of Benjamin Somes (1733-1805) of Gloucester, Mass.
17236	The Last Resorts	Publication, Book	Other, Bar Harbor Recreation	Amory, Cleveland	Harper and Brothers	1948.	The Last Resorts Item: 17236    Object ID: 001-128 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Recreation Creator: Amory, Cleveland Publisher: Harper and Brothers Date: 1948. Description: Describes how the great resorts have fallen
12864	Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 5	Publication, Book	Other, Genealogy Other, Maine	Anderson, Joseph Crook II, ed.	Picton Press	1996	Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 5 Item: 12864    Object ID: 000-20-290 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Genealogy Other, Maine Creator: Anderson, Joseph Crook II, ed. Publisher: Picton Press Date: 1996 Description: Gives information about the more than 400 families living in Maine in 1790, according to that year's census. At that time the District of Maine had just five counties and was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Members of the various Indian tribes were not inclded in this census.
12865	Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 4	Publication, Book	Other, Genealogy Other, Maine	Anderson, Joseph Crook II, ed.	Picton Press	1994	Maine Families in 1790 Vol. 4 Item: 12865    Object ID: 000-21-291 Catalog: Library Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Genealogy Other, Maine Creator: Anderson, Joseph Crook II, ed. Publisher: Picton Press Date: 1994 Description: Gives information about the more than 400 families living in Maine in 1790, according to that year's census. At that time the District of Maine had just five counties and was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Members of the various Indian tribes were not inclded in this census.
16428	Letter regarding Harriet Seavey Somes and her Letter regarding Family of Harriet Seavey Somes	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Genealogy	Anne Griswold Tyng			Letter regarding Harriet Seavey Somes and her Letter regarding Family of Harriet Seavey Somes Item: 16428    Object ID: 011.FIC.29.50 Catalog: Archives Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Genealogy Creator: Anne Griswold Tyng Collection: Somes Genealogy Description: Handwritten letter from Anne Griswold Tyng to Anne ? regarding Somes genealogy, particularly the family of Harriet Seavey Somes.
7217	Pooler Barn, Route 3, Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Other, Barns Other, Dairy farming	Annette Carvajal		05/15/2006	Pooler Barn, Route 3, Bar Harbor Item: 7217    Object ID: 006.33.2 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Other, Barns Other, Dairy farming Creator: Annette Carvajal Date: 05/15/2006 Description: Photograph of the gambrel-roofed Pooler Barn, formerly a working dairy barn, located on Route 3 in Bar Harbor 1.9 miles east of traffic light at the head of the island. Photograph taken in May 2006. The farm originally had 200-plus acres behind and beside the Victorian house to the left of the barn. Northeast Creek runs through the original farm fields. The property was divided in 2006 between land for affordable housing and the remaining house and barn. In August 2006, there were still stanchions and cages in the main barn building. [show more]

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