Description: Harry Spurling , watercolorist, life long resident of Little Cranberry, died Oct. 1, 2000 at 97. He became the chief curator of the Little Cranberry museum.
Description: Roscoe Salisbury age 66 died in Cambridge.Ma. and was brought home to Somesville to be buried by his daughter Mr. Hollis Hysom Bar Harbor Times
Description: Roscoe Salisbury age 66 died in Cambridge.Ma. and was brought home to Somesville to be buried by his daughter Mr. Hollis Hysom Bar Harbor Times
Description: A lengthy obituary by Nan Lincoln about Harold Walls, 87. One of the last of the Otter Creek fishermen who could recall hand-lining cod and seining herring by torchlight.
Description: Robert Blum, envionmentalist, philanthropist , civic leader and businessman died OCt. 22 at age 100. The article goes into great detail about his life and contributions.
Description: Charlton Yarnall, age 68, resident of Bryn Mawr, Pa. and Northeast Harbor died Oct. 9, 2000. An investment banker and graduate of Philps Exeter academy and Wharton School.
Description: Wedding announcement. “Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Hall announce the marriage of their daughter Martha Louise to Mr. Clinton G. Ferguson.” January 1, 1891. Atlanta, Georgia. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.e
Description: Wedding announcement. “Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Cushman announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Frances and Mr. John Andrew Peters, Jr.” November 20, 1889. Ellsworth, Maine. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.F
Description: Wedding announcement card: Hollis Roscoe Hysom and Edith Etta Salisbury, married November 30, 1893. At home in Mt. Desert, Maine. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Jack Harkins, 71 was a mason who helped build the stone bridges of Acadia national park. The article includes stories of his very full life.
Description: Death notice of Daniel Somes, 1803-1882, copied from the Mount Desert Herald of January 18, 1883. Includes biographical information on Somes.
Description: Wedding announcement card: Frank W. Cadwell and Mabel L. Moore married November 8, 1895 in San Francisco. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Ardia Tarbell, 94 was the first secretary for Acadia National park.She came to the island at 25 and never left. She was highly respected by the administration and became administrative assistant before she retired in 1970.
Description: Arthur Foote, 88 , retired Unitarian minister died in December of 1999 at his home in SW Harbor. He was the gandson of Henry Wilder Foote, minister of Kings Chapel in Boston for much of the 19th century. He was married to Rebecca Carroll Clark. Article goes into detail regarding his life. Bar Harbor Times
Description: Wedding announcement card. Addie Myra Swazey and Thomas Knowles, Jr. Married December 2, 1896. Seal Cove, ME. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2