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| 1471 | Oral History: John Kief on dairy faming |
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Description: Oral history interview of John Kief about his family's dairy farm. | ||||
| 2308 | History of Mt. Desert |
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Description: History of Mount Desert recounted with important dates and descriptions of the events. Includes additional sections "Manners & Customs", "Population", and "The Church". In pencil is written "From Somesville + Southwest Harbor", some additional notes in pencil are made in the margins. Undated. | ||||
| 2314 | A Bright Boy |
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Description: Story about boy counting chickens and fooling Father. No date or author given. | ||||
| 2420 | David Rockefeller, Interview, September 9, 2010 |
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Description: A videorecording, on DVD format, disc, of an excerpt from an interview with David Rockefeller by Kathy Miller, Sept. 9, 2010 This is an excerpt from the full interview, 011.003.001. This excerpt was played at the Annual Meeting, August, 2011 Interview took place at Seal Harbor home, Ringing Point, of David Rockefeller | |||
| 2523 | The Bloomfield Smith House |
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Description: Document explaining the history of the Bloomfield Smith House, written by Richard Allen. Includes an image of the house. | ||
| 2927 | Caretakers and Cooks: A panel discussion, April, 2003 |
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Description: Caretakers and Cooks 2 discs. April 2003 This is an audio recording of a speech or panel discussion probably held at the Southwest Harbor Library or the MDI Historical Society. Ralph Stanley is involved in some way. This recording is very faint. | |||
| 2930 | Irma Jo Gott |
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Description: Audio recording of interview with Irma Gott 4-19-94, conducted by the Southwest Harbor Oral History Society at the Library in 1994. An additional copy of this interview is in the Southwest Harbor Library collections. | |||
| 2931 | Jessica Getchell |
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Description: Audio recording of Interview of Jessica Getchell, 5--17-94 Interviewed at the Southwest Harbor Library as part of the colleciton of oral histories located at the Library. Copy of the interview made for the MDI Historical Society archives with permission of the SWH Library. | |||
| 2958 | Odd Fellows and Rebekah Officer Biographical Sketches |
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Description: MDI officers of Odd Fellows and Rebekah biographical sketches | ||||
| 2959 | Odd Fellows Cadillac Mountain Memorial Services |
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| 3027 | History of Mt. Desert Lodge, No. 140, of Free and Accepted Masons, Mt. Desert, Maine from February 14, 1867 - February 14, 1871 |
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Description: History of the Mt. Desert Masonic Ledge from 1867-1871 by E.M. Hamor. Published in Portland by Stephen Berry, Printer in 1871. Includes history of the Lodge's origins, roll of original members, and a list of members. | ||
| 3038 | Mount Desert Larger Parish in Maine, 1925-1950, Twenty-five Years Together |
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Description: 13-page booklet describing history of the "larger parish" formed in 1925 when churches in Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor were without pastors at same time. John D. Rockefeller Jr. influential in establishing this concept. | ||||
| 3045 | Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations: An Historical Sketch and a Record... |
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Description: of the Holdings of the Trustees. Gives brief record of origin and activities of the Hancock Co. Trustees of Public reservations; trustees include Incorporators George B. Dorr, Luere B. Deasy, John S. Kennedy, George L. Stebbins, Edward B. Mears, Lea McI. Luquer, Charles W. Eliot, Loren E. Kimball | |||
| 3051 | John Gilley of Baker's Island |
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Description: Biography of John Gilley and story of Baker's Island; 72 pps; 4.5" X 5.5" | ||
| 3052 | Acadia National Park: Random Notes on the Significance of the Name |
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Description: Discusses the change from Lafayette National Park to Acadia National Park so that the name describes the area more accurately, reflecting popular ideas about the park. | ||
| 3076 | Hike On: Poems of Mount Desert Island by Thomas Peter Beckett |
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| 3082 | The Town of the Five Islands: A Thumbnail Sketch of Cranberry Isles, Maine |
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Description: Essays on the settlement, history and way of life on Great Cranberry, Little Cranberry, Sutton, Baker and Green Islands. Graphics by Rose Russo Crooker. Lists early settler families. Describes the visit of the Russian vessel Cimbria in 1878. | ||
| 3117 | These Hundred Years |
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Description: History of The Hancock Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers (1825-1925) | |||
| 3734 | The Beth and the 1947 Fire |
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Description: Account by Jane Thompson Sumner of "The Beth," which she says was once the Islesboro ferry and which was on the water at the time of the 1947 fire. Donor (Sturgis Haskins) says it was not the Islesbor ferry, but rather a private yacht that was used to pick-up and deliver guests from Lincolnville to Islesboro. | |||
| 3775 | Biographies of Carrie Esther Higgins and Son, Charles Leslie Rinaldo |
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Description: Photocopy of brief biographical entries on Carrie Esther Higgins and her son, Charles Leslie Rinaldo. | ||||
| 3984 | History of the Eden Baptist Church, 1799-1949 |
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Description: Photocopies of the History of the Eden Baptist Church, 1799-1949, by Mrs. Francis Clark Grindle (which includes copies of handwritten church records). Names in the history include: Young, Emery, Grindle, Mayo, Leland, Eaton, Higgins, Hull, Hamor, Thomas, Hadley, Lord, Merrill, Huntting, Gilkley, Cary, Rich, Herrick, DeLaittre, Paine, Hamilton, Rockefeller, Hodgkins, Snow, Case, Murphy, Smallidge, Stanwood, Haynes, Thompson, Wasgatt, Stetson, Jackson, Swett, and Salisbury. [show more] | ||||
| 4006 | Summary |
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Description: A single sheet summary of early explorers of the New England Coast 1498-1759. This sheet was found in "Charles Eliot's notes on the early explorers of the New England coast." item 005.17.19 | ||
| 4186 | Boat Building on MDI: Can it survive?, July 22, 2009 |
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Description: A video recording of a panel discussion and program, sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, July 22, 2009. Moderated by Kathy Miller, Board president. With panelists Ralph Stanley, Phil Bennett (Hinckley), Jock Williams (Williams Yacht Yard), Lee Wilbur (Wilbur Yachts), Cuyler Morris (Morris Yachts) and Alan Sprague, co-host of Boat Talk on WERU Radio. Video can not be uploaded to Past Perfect database with current technology. DVD is only record. [show more] | |||
| 4190 | Oral History Interview, Roger Cunningham, Fire of 1947, 1997 |
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Description: Written transcript of oral history, Roger Cunningham, recorded at 85 Ledgelawn, Bar Harbor, Fire of 1957, 1997 Recorded by Mary C. Yarborough Audio recording of this interview is unavailable. | ||
| 4191 | Oral History of Josephine and John Richardson, Fire of 1947, 1996 |
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Description: Written transcript of oral history interview of John and Josephine Richardson, location unknown, Fire of 1947, 1996 Recorded by Mary C. Yarborough Audio recording of this oral history unavailable. |
