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12892Living on the Edge: A Guide to Plants of the seaside and salt marsh and animals and algae of tide pools
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Grierson, Ruth Gortner and Thomas F. Vining
  • V.F. Thomas Co.
  • 2003
Description:
Describes the habitats (sand, cobbles, salt marsh, tide pools) of the plants and animals found by the sea; includes photographs, Latin names, and descriptions of the plants, algae, and animals.
17337Working the Sea
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Shellfish, Lobsters
  • Other, Fishing industry
  • Seavey, Wendell
  • North Atlantic Books
  • 2005
2929Basketball on MDI: Hoops Around the Island, a panel discussion, April 16,, 2009, Somesville Firehouse, Somesville, Maine.
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball
  • Recreation, Sports
  • Miller, Kathy
  • 04/16/2009
Description:
A History evening, sponsored by MDI Historical Society, Basketball on MDI:Hoops Around the Island, held on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Somesville Firehouse.
13004Acadia Revealed: Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Kaiser, Jay
  • Papyrus Travel Guides
  • 2000
17104Acadia Trails Treatment Plan: Cultural Landscape Report for the historic hiking trail system of Acadia National Park, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Places, Landscape
  • Barter, Christian S., Margaret Coffin Brown, J. Tracy Stakely, Gary J. Stellpflu
  • Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
  • 2006
16516Bygone Bar Harbor: A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Brechlin, Earl
  • Down East Books
  • 2002
Description:
Postcard tour of Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
16544The Creation and Growth of Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Richardson, Paul
  • 2005
Description:
Copy 1 (for the library) of Paul Richardson's manuscript about Acadia National Park with particular emphasis on the carriage roads and bridges and their construction. Includes a map and pictures and an appendix with a description and technical information on all carriage road bridges. A bibliography and index are included. "A Gift from Paul S. and Dorothy L. Richardson to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society." Fifty copies were given to the Historical Society for distribution locally. [show more]
17131Caring for Your Family Treasures: Heritage Preservation
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Preservation
  • Jane S. Long and Richard W. Long
  • Harry N. Abrams
  • 2000
17140The Maine Perspective: Architectural Drawings, 1800-1980
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Savage, Fred L.
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • O'Gorman, James F. and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
  • Portland Museum of Art
  • 2006
17141The Maine Perspective: Architectural Drawings, 1800-1980
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Savage, Fred L.
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • O'Gorman, James F. and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
  • Portland Museum of Art
  • 2006
17680Architectural drawings dontated to historical society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Architecture
  • 5/18/2000
Description:
Donation of the architectural drawings of Robert Patterson Jr. to the MDI Historical Society. It includes a summary of Patterson’s career.
12941Steam to the Summit: The Green Mountain Railway, Bar Harbor’s Remarkable Cog Railway
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Railroads
  • Bachelder, Peter Dow
  • Breakwater Press
  • 2005
Description:
From 1883 to 1890 a cog railway ran up the slopes of today's Cadillac Mountain; the railway was the inspiration of Francis (Frank) Clerque.
17032Love to All and Eight Hands Around
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Asia
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Eliot, Charles W.
  • Pierce, Roger
  • Self-published
  • [2007]
Description:
Collection of letters and photos. describing journey of Dr. Charles William Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, to the Far East under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
17151Eminent Mainers: Succinct Biographies of Thousands of Amazing Mainers, Mostly Dead, and a Few People from Away Who Have Done something Useful Within the State of Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography]
  • Other, Maine
  • People
  • Stover, Arthur Douglas
  • Tilbury House
  • 2006
17150Continental Liar: From the State of Maine- James G. Blaine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Blaine, James G.
  • Rolde, Neil
  • Tilbury House
  • 2006
12993List of Vessels Built: Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s, and Long Island (Frenchboro)
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Boat industry
  • Other, Cranberry Isles
  • Other, Frenchboro
  • Other, Islands
  • Other, Mt. Desert
  • Stanley, Ralph W.
  • 2003
Description:
Arranged chronologically; gives date, place built, name of vessel, description, and owners
4234Interviews with Lyford Stanley and Jock Williams about boatbuilding on Mt. Desert, conducted on February 2, 2009 at the Somesville Schoolhouse
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Boat building
  • Other, Boats
  • 2009
Description:
Interview and discussion of boat building on the island with Lyford Stanley, Jock Williams, Roxanne Lewis, Janet Strong, Scott Swann. February 4, 2009 75 minutes The audio recording has been copied into this record in a "CDA" format because we were unable to convert the disc format into a MP3 file. Some media players are unable to play a CDA format file.
3061Mount Desert Island Cultural History Project
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Business enterprises
  • Other, Cottages
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Hotels
  • Other, Monuments & memorials
  • Dec. 29 2009
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.
4225Cannery Women: Sardine Cannery Women Workers, 20th century recollections: A Video Panel Discussion, March 24, 2006
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Canneries
  • 03/24/2006
Description:
A videotape of Cannery Women, 3/24/06 SWH Library Video tape recording of a panel discussion and history night at the Southwest Harbor Library, March 24, 2006. Part of the March series of Women in History. Interviews were modertated by Charlotte Singleton, ED of MDI Historical Society. Taped by John Hewlett. Additional copy of the video is located at the Southwest Harbor Library. This video can be viewed from the original disc, located in the Sound Schoolhouse Archival Storage, Box #68 or through the multimedia links to the files provided within this record. There are three multimedia files which currently need to be played in succession. No "autoplay" connects the three separate media files. [show more]
16909Finding Aid for Carroll Farm Collection 1840-1966 (Bulk Dates 1880-1940)
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Carroll family
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Karle, Tim J.
  • National Park Service
  • [2005]
2602Historical Society Takes Tea
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Celebrations
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 8/5/2000
Description:
Bangor Daily News article about the Tea at the Tavern party for girls and their mothers put on by the MDI Historical Society. Also a description of the exhibit at the Sound School House.
18343Oral History Interview with Emma Richards, February 5, 2007
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Childhood & youth
  • Other, Children & adults
  • Other, Children & animals
  • Other, Children doing housework
  • Other, Children dressing
  • Other, Children's clothing & dress
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Families
  • Other, Motion picture theaters
  • Emma Richards
  • 02/05/2007
Description:
Oral History Interview with Emma Richards, February 5, 2007 (2 audio tapes marked 007.6.2a and 007.6.2b) .2a=XR-90 Extended Range (45 minutes) .2b=Maxell UR (60 minutes)
4430Continuation from Dr. Leavitt
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 1/28/2001
Description:
Continuation from Dr. Leavitt Since 1940 --60 Years have passed! History continuting from the Sermon / historical address given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on the history of the Somesville Union Meeting House, U.C.C. by Gail Reiber
2618Tea at the Tavern
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Community Events
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 8/27/2000
Description:
Mount Desert Historical Society has Victorian tea at the historical Mount Desert House now owned by Betty and Bill Reiff. There is a short history of the house.
16518Bar Harbor's Gilded Century: Opulence to Ashes, 1850-1950
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Cottages
  • Other, Rustication
  • Vandenbergh, Lydia Bodman
  • Down East
  • 2009
Description:
Story in words and pictures of everyday people on Mt. Desert Island, and of the rusticators.