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1470Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Other, Gardens
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1934
Description:
Yellow bound yearbook program with pencil reading Garden Club of Mt. Desert. Cover has black and white photograph of a sailboat in the Sound and reads: Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America July 11,12,13, 1934 Garden Club of Mt. Desert Included several other items to follow Also 2 newspaper clippings that confirmed these items belonged to Mrs.Joseph W.Wilshire of Wilshire Farm of GreenwichCT
1504Favorite Recipes of Mount Desert Chapter Order of Eastern Star
  • Document, Instructional, Recipe, Cookbook
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Cookbook
  • Other, Food
  • Other, Order of Eastern Star (O.E.S.)
  • Other, Recipes
  • People
  • 1930
Description:
Favorite Recipes compiled by members of the Mount Desert Chapter, No. 20, O.E.S. Advertising support by John Carter’s Chickens, Highland Farms, Somes House, R.L. Hodgkins, Hamor and Stanley etc. printed by the American Print, Ellsworth According to Chebacco article, 2018, the booklet was printed in 1930. Helen Fernald, Lillian Somes, and Ada Leland collected the recipes
2061Woman’s Literary Club of Mount Desert Maine
  • Document, Program
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Women's History
  • 1/1/1937
Description:
Small Purple booklet with photograph of the Selectman’s building, Somesville. List of meetings, programs, people
2068The Eyrie Garden
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Other, Gardens
  • Other, History - Seal Harbor
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1934
Description:
leaflet from the Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America July 11,12,13, 1934 Garden Club of Mt. Desert with description of the Eyrie Garden of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and illustration of the Garden.
2648Newspaper article: "Coldest Wave in Years Visits Mount Desert Island"
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Environment
  • 1934
Description:
Bar Harbor Times “Coldest Wave in Years Visits Mount Desert Island” January 3, 1934.
2675Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Miscellaneous
  • 1939
Description:
Bar Harbor Times front page. Thursday, March 2, 1939. “Mount Desert High School Basketball Season Is Closed.”
2775Coldest Wave in Years Visits Mt. Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Cold
  • Other, Weather
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1/3/1934
Description:
Article describes extremely cold weather in the winter of 1934.
2830Hollis G. Reed Has Made Good in Home State; Capt. J.M. Gray, 71, Lighthouse Keeper Two-score Years
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Lighthouse keepers
  • Henry Buxton
  • 1938
Description:
Two articles written by Henry Buxton for unnamed newspaper Previously archived as 012.FIC.022.2.
2851Dorothy Paris
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Poetry
  • 1937
Description:
Photograph of Dorothy Paris, Swans Island, artist. Picture of her in Athens Greece Previously archived as Object Id 011.FIC.77.2
2870Memories of Somesville area, Indian Point by Mrs. Brown, ca.1860-1890
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Maybaskets
  • Other, Sewing Circle
  • Other, Ships
  • 1937
Description:
Fannie Brown recalled her memories of growing up in Indian Point on a farm and in Somesville after her marriage. She was a Pray. Mentions Town Hill Church Many names mentioned, school in Indian Point, clothing worn, boats launched, balls held. Boats launched/built in Somesville: Adelle Pray, George B. Somes, John Somes, A.J.Whiting, Ella Eudora, Clara D. Sawyer, Built in Hulls Cove: Kate L Pray, E.T. Hamor, Alice M. Leland Schooner Bloomer (not sure built in Somesville) [show more]
2885Museum at Somesville is Credit to Enterprise of Women's Club
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bells
  • Other, Museums
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • 1937
Description:
Articles on museum in Somesville -sewing circle helped create (2 copies one mouned on card board.) These articles are from the Lewston Journal Illustrated Magazine. Previously archived as 011.FIC.57.1
3001Ceremony for Draping of Charter Independent Order of Oddfellows
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, History - Northeast Harbor
  • People
  • 1/1/1939
Description:
6 page Grey Booklet of Ceremony for Draping of Charter I.O.O.F. with stamp: Ocean Lodge, #140, I.O.O.F. Northeast Harbor Maine
3074Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Dept. of Interior
  • 1934
Description:
Dept of Interior General information booklet 1934, regarding Acadia National Park, Maine .. Open all year June 15 to October 15.
3110The Mount Desert Larger Parish Historic and Descriptive Manual
  • Document, Instructional, Manual
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 1/1/1932
Description:
Historic and Descriptive Manual of the First Seven Years of the Organization: The Mount Desert Larger Parish 1925 -1932 the communities: Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Town Hill, Salisbury Cove
3145Acadia National Park, Maine Brochure
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tourism
  • Recreation
  • 1933
Description:
Acadia National Park, Maine. General Information regarding Acadia National Park, Maine, written by the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, distrubuted at the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce. Published by The United States Government Printing Office. Washington, 1933. 20 pages. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.1
3596Appointment of administrator of John J. Somes estate
  • Document, Personnel Record
  • Other, Estates
  • Nov 12, 1930
Description:
Appointment of Eva E. Somes as adminstrator
3601Questionnaire Covering Real Estate of Baker Island
  • Document, Questionnaire
  • Other, Baker's Island
  • Other, Lighthouses
  • Other, appraisal
  • 1930
Description:
National Archive copy of ownership of the lighthouse identifying deed of Baring Bros, London England, original cost, appraised value, number of property LH-lb
3885Kimball House Menu for costume party
  • Document, List, Menu
  • Other, Costumes
  • Other, Hotels
  • Other, Kimball House
  • Other, Menus
  • 1934
Description:
Extensive, multi-course menu; "prize awards at 11 P.M." Drawing on cover.
4382Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society Annual Reports
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • Other, Village Improvement Society
  • 4/30/1915 1937
Description:
1937, 1950, 1957, 1958 Village Improvment Society Annual Reports
4434Diploma and Awards of LaRue Spiker
  • Object, Award, Achievement Certificate, Diploma
  • Other, Awards
  • Other, Diplomas
  • 1933
Description:
Bacherlor's and Master's Diplomas of LaRue Spiker Maine Press Association awards for LaRue Spiker and Bar Harbor Times Editorial Previoulsy archived as 012.FIC.052.1.a-d, **1359, **1360
4643loose minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Eastern Star
  • Other, Friday Club
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Literary Circle
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Hospital Auxiliary
  • Other, Museums
  • Other, Opportunity Farm
  • 12/31/1934
Description:
Loose minutes of the Friday Club 1947 - 1948 Discussed Hamlet at one meeting Donated to the Opportunity Farm, home for at-risk boys founded in 1910 Sent delegate to MDI Hospital Auxiliary
5300Hand-Written Poem
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Maine
  • Other, Poetry
  • Walter E. Guthrie
  • 1932
Description:
Hand-written poem, "Maine"
5448Painting S.S. Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Unknown
  • 1932
Description:
The last brush of paint. Workmen putting finishing touches to the S.S. Acadia, the new Eastern Steamship liner, just before launching at he Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia on Saturday last, February 13, 1932. Note the giant blades and shaft projecting from the hull of one of the twin screws.
5679Selectmen's Building with Ladder
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • 1935
Description:
Front view of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen's Building Museum. Shutters closed, ladder leaning against door with saw horse to the left. Brook in background.
5680Sheep Island Panorama
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Sheep Island
  • 1937
Description:
Panoramic view of Sheep Island. Evergreens line rock shore with small ledge extending into a small cove. Two photographs attached together to create panorama.