Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 8/19/1999. Details about the visit of the North Atlantic Squadron and all the social events that occured.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times. Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 8/26/1999. Annual meeting of the Kebo Valley Club. Plans made to build a new golf club. Fred Savage will design it. Article discussing the need for more building sites for summer residences. Community assured that the area is suitable for summer attraction. Review of the Butler’s Ball
Description: Bar Harbor Record - “Centennial Souvenir Edition, 1796-1896" July 1896. Includes article and photographs of early Bar Harbor, Sullivan, and other places. Pages are brittle and the cover has come detached.
Description: Copy of handwritten account of launching of schooner, "Harry A. Berwind," at Millbridge christened by a Miss Sawyer with sea water, not champagne. Built by Sawyer Bros. yard.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times. Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 5/20/1999. Detailed description of Allie Stafford’s livery and announcment that he and his brother have dissolved their partnership and George is building a livery on Cottage Street.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times. Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 6/3/1999. General information; graduation exercises, arrival of Mr. and Mrs. John Emery who gave the funds for the Bar Harbor Kindergarten. A recorded oral history as told by Eben Hamor` Account of the routes and settlements along his mailroute in 1836. Describes Tremont, Eden, Town Hill and Somesville.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 5/27/1999. Openings of summer hotels; Sanley House, Claremont House. Pure spring water being bottled and sold by the Mt. Desert Spring Water Company, Mr. Doolan manager. Eden Cafe being opened for the summer by owner Dr. E.L. Mason. Memorial Day observed by Grand Army attending church previous Sunday. A detailed description of a Memorial Day in Bar Harbor. [show more]
Description: Originally published in the Century Magazine; the author knew John Gilley well and appreciated his hard work clearing fields, building dwellings, fished, raised a family, etc. He was a "hard-working, stout hearted man".
Description: Appears to be nonfiction. Illustrated. Inscription reads: Miss Meyer's sends her compliments to Mrs. Rumill and wishes her a Merrry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Decb. 15th. 94 Reid Street Bermuda
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
Date:
1892.
Description: "Three Grades for Sunday-Schools, Bible cclasses, Normal Classes, Sunday-School Assemblies, and Institutions of Learning Where the Bible is Taught". Textbook, includes Bible Dictionary and historical map of Palestine. Marked on front pages: "Mary B. Somes, Jan., 1897".
Sankey, Ira D., James McGranahan, and Geo. C. Stebbins
Date:
1896
Description: "Compiled and arranged for use in Gospel Meetings, Sunday Schools, Prayer Meetings, and other Religious Services." Publ. by Biglow & Main Co., NY. Contains title, first line and topical indexes.
Sankey, Ira D., James McGranahan, Geo. C. Stebbins
Date:
1891
Description: Stated on cover: "For Use in Gospel Meetings and Other Religious Sevices." Publ. by The John Church Co., Cincinnati. Contains title, first line and topical indexes. Handwritten in front pages: "Mrs. Lena A Folger, #10 Poplar St, Boston; Mrs. Lettie Rumill".
Description: "A Winnowed Collection for Evangelistic Services, Young People's Societies and Sunday-Schools." Music editors: E.A. Hoffman and J.H. Tenney. Inscribed: Mrs. E. B. Rumill. Includes title, first line and topical indexes.
Description: Originally an article in the Century Magazine, published 50 years prior. this work tells the story of John Gilley, who " by hard toil cleared fields, built dwellings, fished on forgotten waters, reared families and...managed schools and churches and administered self-governing communities." Gilley was born on Cranberry Island and lived most of his life on Baker's Island.