Description: Magazine article from Antiques Magazine? April 1985 depicting life and work of Beatrix Ferrand. Color photographs of gardens and black and white photo of Ferrand. Text has been high-lighted in several places with a yellow marker.
Description: Portion of Maine Historical Society Prize Essay, 1976, pertaining to 1770 incident between crew member of a Royal Navy ship and a local Bunker young woman.
Description: Singe page photocopy of partial article from "Sprague's Journal of Maine History", Vol. 14. Text describes the settlement of Mount Desert Island by Abraham Somes.
Description: 1. Articles about demise of Kimball House (1966). 2. Article, "Summer Hotel Work Good Experience For Girls." (no source, no date) 3. Photo. of Kimball House Hotel.
Description: Script from Rebekah Assembly session held in Houlton, Maine, the first time at that location. Includes handwritten notes by Constance J. Robbins, president of the Assembly
Description: Audior recording of an interview with T.Smith about her Early Remembrances of Somesville. No date or interviewer mentioned on the recording. Interview sounds like one conducted by Pamela Dean
Maine Department of Economic Development Commissioner James K. Keefe
Collection:
LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
1/21/1969
Description: Letter from Kenneth P. MacLeod to LaRue Spiker about the volume of letters recieved in connection with the new environmental bills enacted in the State of Maine. Statements of Governor Kenneth Curtis and Economic Development Commissioner James Keefe made at meeting in Trenton. The meeting was to discuss the possible development of an atomic power plant and aluminum reduction facility by TEPCO ans its environmental implications. Transmittal letter is also included. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection. Previously archived as 012.FIC.055.1 Letter from Kenneth P. MCleod previously accessioned as **1671, object ID **1671 [show more]
Description: Publication entirely about an event in Peekskill, NY. A concert was stopped from occurring by a racist mob and the police took very little action. LaRue Spiker collection.
Description: Mount Desert Island Cultural History Project: Website Listings as of 29 December, 2009, compiled by Thomas Vining (www.vfthomas.com) White loose-leaf binder references businesses and professions, cottages, deeds, hotels and borading houses, markers, monuments, and memorials. Information through mid-1900s; gives references to advertisements in local newspapers.
Description: 7-page typewritten booklet, written by "the hotel." Mentions other hotels on MDI at time, how travelers got there, first owners Jesse and Grace Clark Pease, subsequent owner Dr. J.D. Phillips, then his son Lawrence Phillips
Description: Essay describing the life of Rev. John Mayo, emigrant from England to Massachusetts, and photocopied photos of locations related to his life.
Description: Booklet photocopy with historical and biographical information on Middleton-Cheney, Northamptonshire, England, origin of ancestors of the Mayo Family.
Description: These Hundred Years History of the Hancock Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers 1825 -1925 Compiled by George S. BrookesIncludes the history of Congregational Churches on Mount Desert Island Two Copies
Description: -Notes regarding the participation of of Constance Robbins in the rebekah Assembly of maine written by Bill Skocpol. Interesting poem welcoming Connie Robbins as warden of RA 1963. Introduction of Connie Robbins by Adelma McFarland Richardson. May 1968 letter describing Past President's meting with mentiton of Eugene Robbins getting orders to go to Vietnam. Official photo of Rebekah officers 1964-1965
Description: One page back-to-back handwritten tale of character called "Old Peter" and his wife Peggy. Stated to be part of LaRue Spiker Collection, from file marked "Mrs. Dorr."
Description: Joint Statement of position of LaRue Spiker on the Stockholm Agreement. As child welfare workers they cannot see rebuilding a world after the atomic bomb. Must actively oppose the bomb. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.15.10