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17242American Kitchen: 1700 to the present ; from hearth to high rise.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Cookery
  • Other, History
  • Other, Kitchens
  • Plante, Ellen M.
  • Facts on File
  • 1995
17130Domestic Views
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architects
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, History
  • Kvalsvic, Erik and William Seale
  • The American Institute of Architects Press
  • 1992
14032Stuart's Atlas of the State of Maine <*Company> <*Address1> <*Address2> <*City>, <*State> <*Zip> Dear : Stuart's Atlas of the State of Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Atlas
  • Other, Counties
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Geology
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • Other, Resorts
  • Other, Stats
  • J.H. Stuart & Co.
  • 1892-3
Description:
Including statistics and descriptions of its history, educational system, geology, rail roads, natural resources, summer resorts and manufacturing interests, compile and drawn from official plans and actual surveys.
2812"Automobile War" on MDI was Long and Spirited
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
  • 1/5/1978
Description:
Two copies of a one page article, illustrated with photographs, describing disputes and court cases in the early 20th century regarding use of automobiles on Mt. Desert Island. One copy of the article has been annotated in pencil. PReviously archived as object Id 012.FIC.034.3
2814Great Automobile War: Part II
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
  • 6/20/1968
Description:
One page article describing the early 20th century disputes on Mt. Desert Island regarding the use of automobiles on Island roads. Part I of article is missing. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.034.1
2813MDI's Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents, 1900-1915
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Diana Abrell writing for Bar Harbor Times
  • 9/6/1984
Description:
Article beginning on p.17 and continued on p.32 describing the disputes on Mt. Desert Island in the early 20th century regarding the use of automobiles on the Island. Addended to the article is a poem, reprinted from Bar Harbor Life, August 23, 1913, entitled "Automobiles, The Mount Desert Town Meeting. Only initials "H.W.S." [Herbert Weir Smyth] identify the author of the poem.
17257A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary 1785-1812.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Ballard, Martha
  • Other, Health
  • Other, History
  • Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
  • Vintage Books
  • 1990.
12575The Story of Bar Harbor: an Informal History Recording One Hundred and Fifty Years In the Life of a Community
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, History
  • Hale, Richard Walden Jr.
  • Ives Washburn Inc.
  • 1949
Description:
History of Bar Harbor from approximately 1800-1950 According to the introduction, this book was written to "find out what had made it [Bar Harbor] what it was". The book was written at the time of the Bar Harbor fire and covers early explorers and claimants, settlers, town of Eden, artists, cottagers, summer colony, and more.
2809Bartlett's Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bartlett's Island
  • Other, History
  • LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
  • 7/28/1966
Description:
One page article discussing history and culture of Bartlett's Island. PReviously archived as object Id 012.FIC.035.3
17289The Story Wall Paper Tells.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Decorations
  • Other, History
  • Franginmore, Catherine Lynn
  • Historic Preservation
17284Customs on the Tabletop.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Food
  • Other, History
  • Sprackling, Helen
  • Sturbridge Village
  • 1966.
17225The Maine Coast:Time of Decision
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • McKee, John
  • Bowdoin College Center for Resouce Studies
  • 1967
17248God’s Pocket: The Story of Captain Samuel Hadlock, Junior of Cranberry Isles, Maine.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cranberry Isles
  • Other, Hadlock, Samuel, Jr.
  • Other, History
  • Field, Rachel
  • The Macmillan Co.
  • 1934.
17250God’s Pocket: The Story of Captain Samuel Hadlock, Junior of Cranberry Isles, Maine.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cranberry Isles
  • Other, Hadlock, Samuel, Jr.
  • Other, History
  • Field, Rachel
  • The Macmillan Company
  • 1934
17278A Collection of Articles about Hall Quarry
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Granite Quarrying
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, History
  • Troy, Bill
  • Unpublished
4425Notes on History of Somesville, Maine
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Historic buildings
  • Other, History
  • Other, Somesville
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Four pages of handwritten notes on the history of Somesville, ME, drawn from the book, "The Living Past" authored by Virginia Somes Sanderson.
1527The Formation of the Union
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, United States
  • D.C. : National Museum Archives
  • 1970.
12427The History of England from the Accession of James I to the Elevation of the House of Hanover Vol I-III.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, England
  • Other, History
  • MaCauley, Catherine
  • 1768.
Description:
First page says, "Loaned by JA Somes" Title page stamped, "JOHN PIPON'S"
12579A History of Little Cranberry Island, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cranberry Islands
  • Other, History
  • Other, Islesford
  • Dwelley, Hugh L.
  • Islandport Press
  • 2000
Description:
The author grew up on Little Cranberry (Islesford). Chapter titles include Pioneer Settler Families (Stanwoods, Stanleys, Gilleys, Bunkers, Spurlings, Hadlocks), Farming and Fishing, Arts and Entertainment, Summer Colony, Winter Living, Great War, World War II, as well as sections on schools, roads, churches, and more.
12582The History of the State of Maine from its first discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive. Vol. II
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • Williamson, William D.
  • Cumberland Press. Original by Glazier
  • 1832
Description:
Facsimile edition; only vol. II is in the collection. The contents are listed chronologically in the Contents section of the front.
12585Maine Beautiful
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • Nutting, Wallace
  • Bonanza Books
  • 1924
Description:
Author explains that in this volume the text/history is secondary to the pictures, except in the case of the "quaint architecture".
12586Mount Desert: A History
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Street, George E.
  • Houghton, Mifflin and Company
  • 1905
12589Maine Province and Court Records Vol. 3
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Law & legal affairs
  • Other, Maine
  • Moody, Robert E., ed.
  • Anundsen Publishing Co.
  • 1947
Description:
Reprint of the first three volumes of six that were published by the Maine Historical Society between 1928 and 1975. Vol. III contains the Province of Maine Records 1680-1692.
12590Maine Province and Court Records Vol. 2
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Law & legal affairs
  • Other, Maine
  • Libby, Charles Thornton, ed.
  • Anundsen Publishing Co.
  • 1931
Description:
Reprint of the first three volumes of six that were published by the Maine Historical Society between 1928 and 1975. Vol. II contains York County Court Records, Colony of Massachusetts Bay: County Court, Vol. I, 1653-1672 County Court, Vol. II, 1672-1679 Court of Associates, 1658-1679 with interruptions by Ferdinando Gorges, Esq. and by the Commissioners of Charles II.
12591Maine Province and Court Records Vol. 1
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Law & legal affairs
  • Other, Maine
  • Maine Historical Society
  • Anundsen Publishing Co.
  • 1928
Description:
Reprint of the first three volumes of six that were published by the Maine Historical Society between 1928 and 1975. Vol. I contains all government and courts not under the contril of Mass; that is, records under a. Sir Ferdinando Gorges and His Councillors (1636-1646; 1652) b. Ferdinando Gorges the Younger (1661-1665) c. the Commission of Charles II (1665-1668)