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You searched for: Date: 2000sType: Document
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
17564Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • Stewart, Martha
  • Martha Stewart Living Television
  • 2000
Description:
A videotape of show #8475, Martha Stewart Living, television, created July 19, 2000.
17333Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Landscaping plans
  • Brown, Margaret Coffin
  • Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
  • 2006
17334Acadia Trails Treatment Plan: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Acadia National Park, Maine
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Landscaping plans
  • Barter, Christian S., et al.
  • Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
  • 2006
17548Peapods of the Maine Coast
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • Bennett, Juliet
  • Peapod Productions
  • 2005
Description:
A DVD that contains interviews with 12 individuals who have knowledge of the Peapod, a small Maine built wooden skiff. The DVD also contains photographs, plans, slideshows, construction information, and records of many of the existing wooden skiffs.
3456Marathon Advertising Card
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
  • 2008
Description:
4x9 card to advertise marathon. Thank you to 2012 contributors
3583Galley Family of Mount Desert, Maine and Allied Families
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Rebecca Dow Burnham
  • 2006
Description:
Genealogy of Galley, Richardson, Gott, Hadlock and Norton families, with sources and supporting materials and information on Crockett's Point Cemetery and Relationships. RESTRICTED MATERIAL - DO NOT COPY OR USE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.
3762Canneries of MDI
  • Document, Document File
  • 2006
Description:
Includes notice of oral history program on Canning Industry on Mount Desert, information about a slide lecture and round table discussion about Women in the Canning Industry. Photographs of exterior and interior of (Stinson?) Canning factory, Prospect Harbor, Underwood's Sardine Factory, McKinley ME. Photocopies of Masts and Masters, a brief history of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen by John D. Gilman; Sardine History by John D. Toft. Biographical info. about Mary Louise Mitchell by her granddaughter Carol Reed Walsh. Mrs. Mitchell worked in the sardine factory. Obituary of Rachel Gott Francis, fish packer, by Nan Lincoln. List of packers, managers, and other employees at Underwood. [show more]
3764Granite Motions: Quarrying History on Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Reprographic Copy, Photocopy
  • 2001
Description:
Background info., planning notes, photographs of exhibit, photocopy of Tombstones and Paving Blocks: the History of the Maine Granite Industry by Roger L. Grindle, photocopy of the Granites of Maine by T. Nelson Dale, photocopy of 1902 annual report of the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics for the State of Maine, other exhibit notes.
3844Events 2009
  • Document, Document File
  • 2009
Description:
Women in Conversation, Mar. 26, 2009: Turning Dreams into Practical Conservation Projects. Hoops Around the Island, April 16, 2009, Basketball on MDI with Jack Gilley, Ray (Razor) Gray, Dennis Damon, Steve Parady, Burt Barker, Melissa Gott; Bill Baker, moderator. School Consolidation, One of MDI's Great Controversies, April 28, 2009 Ledgelawn Cemetery, with Tom Vining, June 7, 2009. Bastille Day, Among Fabulous Antique Cars, with Seal Cove Auto Museum, July 14, 2009. Inside Seal Harbor: Guided Tours of Cottages, Clubs & Church, July 20 and Aug. 7, 2009: St. Judes's, Harbor Club, Long Pond, "Wayside," library, "Sea Bench," Yacht Club. Boat Building Industry: Can it Survive? July 22, 2009. With panelists Ralph Stanley, Phil Bennett (Hinckley), Jock Williams, Lee Wilbur, Cuyler Morris and Alan Sprague, co-host of Boat Talk on WERU Radio. Boat Builders Tour: 8 Boat Yards, Aug. 14, 2009 Charles A. Townsend's Mount Desert: Early 20th Century Real-Photo Postcards of the Island, Sept. 15, 2009. Talk by Earle G. Shettleworth. Annual Meeting: Dr. David Hackett Fischer, "Islanders in Time: Family, Friends and Neighbors on MDI--How Our Associations Have Changed, Aug. 23, 2009. Acadia's Carriage Roads and Bridges, July 27, 2009, with Paul Richardson [show more]
3845Events 2008
  • Document, Document File
  • 2008
Description:
Two Island Gardens: Asticou Azalea and Thuya, May 18, 2008. Women in the Fishing Industry (with SW Harbor Library), Mar. 27, 2008: Kristina Stanley, Stephanie Alley, Val Peacock, Linda Musson, Peg Morse, Holly Smallidge, Holly Masterson, Juanita Stanley, Kim Young, Wilhelmina Brouwer, Genealogy Workshop with Thomas Vining, Ralph Stanley, Elaine Fernald, Sheldon Goldthwait, Patti Leland-Hanson, Patricia Ray. Panel and workshop. June 29, 2008 Cemetery Walk, Forest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harabor, July 20, 2008. Inside Seal Harbor, July 24, 2008: Harbor Club, Holy Family Church, "Wayside," Library, Seal Harbor Yacht Club, "Craig Knowe," with Anne Funderburk. Mount Desert Rocks with Geologist Bill Clark, July 27, 2008. (Geology) Petite Plaisance, July 29, 2008. (Marguerite Yourcenar) Gott's Island, Aug. 16, 23. Home of Ruth Moore. God's Many Corners, the Churches of MDI, Aug. 22, 2008. Diving for Urchins, Scallops &Other Treasures with 'Diver Ed." Aug. 17, 2008 Louisa VAughan Conrad Garden Dedication, Aug. 20, 2008, Somesville Museum Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Aug. 21, 2008 [show more]
3846Events 2007
  • Document, Document File
  • 2007
Description:
Somesville and Its Secrets (walking tour of historic homes, buildings, Brookside Cemetery; dams and mills), Aug. 11 Fishing and the Future of Island Communities, with Ted Ames, Mar. 25 "Us and Them": Summer People and the Mainers Who Worked for Them, April 29 with Pamela Dean, Archivist, U of Maine, April 29, Somesville Firehouse Continental Liar from the State of Maine: James G. Blaine, a conversation with Neil Rolde, May 23. Fire of ;47, June 24 Movie Nights with Bill Baker, Hollywood inthe 1930s, Aug. 17: End of the Silent Era, Top Hat with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Footage from Fire of 1947, Bar Harbor Express and Hancock Ferries, Easy Street with Charlie Chaplin, June 23, with Bill Baker Field Trip to Great Duck Island with Peter Blanchard, Agu. 21 Historic Homes Tour- August Gardens of Kykuit, slide-lecture by Ann Rockefeller Roberts and Mary Louise Pierson, in honor of Louisa Kennedy, August 23 Exploring MDI's Past, Acadia Senior College Class, Fall 2007: Gilded Age, Island Industries, Landscapes and Gardens, Places that Aren't, Biological Research on MDI, Acadia National Park Discover Hall Quarry, Sept. 29 Three Historic Homes: Seal Harbor (Craigstone), Pretty Marsh, Somesville, Oct. 5. [show more]
3848Events 2006
  • Document, Document File
  • 2006
Description:
Excursions to Placentia and Pond Islands, Aug. 14 & Aug. 23, with Peter Blanchard. Also on Sept.17. (See 013.FIC.36B.14 for photos of this program trip) Steam to the Summit, Green Mountain Railway, with Peter Dow Bachelder, Aug. 12 Corner with a Past (Peabody Drive and Route 198, Northeast Harbor), Feb. 24 Barn Tour, Aug. 5 Early Broadsides and Mass Advertising, July 28, Jerry Miller and Raymond Strout, held at Union Church, NE Harbor Annual Meeting, David Hales, new COA Presidenet, Sept. 13, and photograph exhibit Good Fences: Stories and Pictures of New England's Stone Walls, William Hubell, Oct. 7, Somesville Firehouse Christmas Readings at Port in a Storm, by Moorhead Kennedy,December [show more]
3849Events 2005
  • Document, Document File
  • 2005
Description:
Moonlit Graveyard Walk, Aug. 16, Brookside Cemetery with Thomas Vining Wildlife of MDI with Ruth Grierson, Feb. 4 Creating a Timeline Garden, Master Gardener Lee Fay, June 17 Planting a Period Garden: Kitchen and Ornamental Gardens of the Early 19th Century, Christie Higginbottom of Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. Fred Savage Homes (in connection with publication of book by John Bryan) With Port in a Storm bookstore. Art Exhibition (Acadia Summer Art Program) and Fiddle Concert with Ralph Stanley & Friends, Aug. 4 "Hard Work": Maine's Working Women in the 19th Century, brown bag lunchtime film (by Jim Sharkey) and discussion, Feb. 18 Collecting American Art: A Personal History, John Wilmerding, Sept. 6 Fernald Point Picnic and Annual Meeting, Sept. 25 [show more]
4250B. J. Morison Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Criterion Theater
  • Other, Obituary
  • 9/13/2001
Description:
B.J. Morison died Sept. 3, 01. The owner of the Criterion theatre. Article describes her early life. (Betty Jane)
4251Joseph Test Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • Other, Restaurants
  • 9/20/2001
Description:
Joseph Test, age 90. Well known restaurateur in Bar Harbor. The article describes his early life and how he came to Bar Harbor as well as current details.
4252Helen Harte Thompson Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 9/27/2001
Description:
Helen Harte Thompson, died Sept 15, 01 at the age of 102. The obituary gives a detailed account of her life both in Pa. and NE harbor.
4253John Heliker Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Artists
  • Other, Obituary
  • 2/22/2000
Description:
John Heliker, renowned painter and teacher, died at 91 at Sonogee Estates. The article goes into detail about his art and career.
4255Julia S. Smith Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 3/20/2000
Description:
Julia B. Smith, 86died March 25, 2000. Last surviving sibling of Samual and Effie Bryant. Began her working career as cook for Mrs. John Somes.
4256Anna Scott Kennedy Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 4/4/2000
Description:
Anna Scott Kennedy, schoolteacher and MDI summer resident, died April 28, 2000. Lived at Lilac Hill in NE Harbor with her husband Morehead Kennedy. Article goes into detail about her life.
4257Joan Staats Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Obituary
  • Other, Science
  • 4/20/2000
Description:
Joan Staats, scientist and librarian, died at 78 on April 13, 2000. Joined the Jackson Laboratory as science technician in 1949 and became its librarian . She had to rebuild the library of resource materials after the fire of ‘47 and until her death was an invaluable resource of knowledge for the staff. She was active in AAUW, served on various community committees. The article is very detailed.
4258Ann Flagg Johnston Wellington Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 2/29/2000
Description:
Anna Flagg Johnston Wellington died on Feb. 29,2000 at her home in Southwest Harbor. She was active in sports, tennis and golf and served on the board of the SPCA shelter in Southwest Harbor.
4259George Garver Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 3/9/2000
Description:
Duard Garver, age 72 died March 1, 2000. he spent most of his life painting water tanks. He also worked as a varnisher, deckhand and rigger. He and his wife lived in Manset and during retirement he worked at the Somesville One Stop.
4260Mary Diane Carroll Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 2/24/2000
Description:
Mary Diane Carroll, 59 died Feb.15.2000. She was a landscaper at Deer Meadow.
4261Mary Diane Carroll Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 2/24/2000
Description:
Mary Diane Carroll, 59 died Feb.15.2000. She was a landscaper at Deer Meadow.
4262Mary Diane Carroll Obituary
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Other, Obituary
  • 2/24/2000
Description:
Mary Diane Carroll, 59 died Feb.15.2000. She was a landscaper at Deer Meadow.