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12972A Day’s Work: A Sampler of Historic Maine Photographs 1860-1920 Part I
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • Other, Photographs
  • Bunting, W.H.
  • Tilbury House
  • 1997
Description:
Photographs from about the Civil War times to about the time of the First World War relating to economic activity in the state. Activities include agriculture, lumbering, boat building, and more. Photo credits are given.
12922A Delight to All Who Knew It: The Maine Summer Architecture of William R. Emerson
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Emerson, William R.
  • Reed, Roger G.
  • Maine Citizens for Historic Preservation
  • 1995
Description:
The author is an architectural historian and has gathered information about the architects and builders of hotels and cottages, along with their clients, beginning in the late 19th century and continuing to today. This work focuses on the work of William R. Emerson.
12581A Geneaolgy and Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Plimpton family
  • Chase, Levi B.
  • Plimpton Mfg. Co.
  • 1884
Description:
Handwritten notes by Virginia Somes Sanderson in front.
17315A Glance at the Nations.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Geography
  • Russell
  • Odiorne, and Metcalf, 18
12907A Graded Spelling Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Spelling
  • Other, Textbook
  • Harrington, H.F.
  • Harper & Brothers
  • 1883
Description:
"Being a Complete Course in Spelling for Primary and Grammar Schools."
3063A Historical Sketch of Rev. John Mayo
  • Publication, Literary, Biography
  • Other, Eastham, MA
  • Other, Plymouth Colony
  • Kingsbury, Anna C and William Emery Nickerson
  • 1923
Description:
Biographical sketch of Rev. John Mayo of Plymouth Colony, and his descendants.
17092A History of Bartlett’s Island, Mount Desert, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bartlett’s Island
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Binnewies, Esther and Muriel Davisson
  • Peggy and David Rockefeller
  • 1981
Description:
History of Barlett’s Island from approximately 1800s-1970s
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.
12996A History of the Houses of West Tremont, Maine, Vol. One: Richtown Road to “Upper” Clark’s Point Road
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Tremont
  • Robbins, Raymond E., Jr.
  • 1994
Description:
A two-volune history of these houses, arranged by location Volume One: Richtown Road to "Upper" Clark's Point Road Volume Two: Andrew Lopaus House (Kelleytown Road) to James Moulden/Bill Robinson House Inscribed by the author to the MDI Historical Society
16390A History of the Houses of West Tremont, Maine Vol. One: Richtown Road to "Upper" Clark's Point Road
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Tremont
  • Robbins, Raymond E., Jr.
  • 1994c.
Description:
Inscribed by the author to the MDI Historical Society.
12995A History of the Houses of West Tremont, Maine Vol. Two: Andrew Lopaus House (Kelleytown Road) to James Moulden/Bill Robinson House
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Tremont
  • Robbins, Raymond E., Jr.
  • 1997
Description:
History of these houses, arranged by location.
13852A Key to the National Arithmetic Exhibiting the Operation of the More Difficult Questions in that Work: For the Use of Teachers Only
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Arithmetic
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Other, Textbook
  • Greenleaf, Benjamin
  • Robert S. Davis & Co.
  • 1854
Description:
Guide for teachers; appears to cover almost all grades, but method also seems obscure. Inscribed on front cover, Lyman Smith.
12604A Latin Reader for the Second Year
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Readers
  • Rolfe, John C. and Walter Dennison
Description:
Selections from Caesar's Civil War, the Story of the Argonauts with a view to improving students' working vocabulary and principles of grammar. Includes a Grammatical Appendix and a Vocabulary section as well as notes throughout the text. Illlustrated. Inside front cover: John W. Somes, 4 Eaton Cottage, Andover, Mass.
18603A lobster is a lobster on when native to the northeast----especially Maine, LaRue Spiker
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Lighthouse keepers
  • Henry Buxton
  • 1938
Description:
Article wirtten by LaRue Spiker about lobsters and the lobster fishing industry for the Bar Harbor Times. Previously archived as 012.FIC.022.1
17309A Maine Town in the Civil War.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Civil wars
  • Other, Deer Isle
  • Hutchinson, Vernal
  • The Bond Wheelwright Co.
  • 1957.
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.
11457A Narrative of the Captivity, Suffering,and Removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Colonies
  • Other, History
  • Other, y
  • Rowlandson, Mary
  • S. Hall
  • Hall, 1794.
Description:
Story of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, taken prisoner by the Indians.
13777A New System of Domestic Cookery.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Cookery
  • By a Lady
  • Andrews and Cummings and L. Blake
  • 1807.
13818A New System of Mercantile Arithmetic
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Other, Merchants
  • Walsh, Michael, AM
  • Cushing and Appleton
  • 1820.
Description:
Sections on Numeration: tables of money, weights, measures; practical questions, bills of parcels, vulgar fractions, simple interest, insurance, and more. Inscribed in front "Haskell Norwood" and Wm. Burnett (?) Ellsworth, 1838 and in back "Haskell lNorwook Mt Desert", also Nathan Salsbury (?) Esq. (?)
17115A One-Room School
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, History
  • Other, Schools
  • Kalman, Bobbie
  • Crabtree Pub. Co.
  • 1994
17116A One-Room School
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, History
  • Other, Schools
  • Kalman, Bobbie
  • Crabtree Publishing
  • 1994
17031A Pictorial Guide to American Spinning Wheels
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Spinning
  • Pennington, David A. and Michael B. Taylor
  • Shaker Press
  • 1975
Description:
Photos and descriptions of spinning wheels.
12898A Pictorial History of the State of Maine on the occasion of its 150th Birthday 1970
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • Griffiths, Thomas Morgan and Arthur Morgan Griffiths, eds.
  • Twin City Printery
  • 1970
Description:
Black and white photographs illustrating history, industry, animals, etc. of the state.
2502A Pioneer Family: The Richardsons of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Marriage
  • Hamblen, Charles F
  • 1976
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.
12908A Practical English Grammar...
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Grammar
  • Raub, Albert N.
  • Porter and Coates
  • 1880.
Description:
Grammar rules with exercises. written on back page: We went down by about half past three, there was a gray headed man with him. I did not know who it was untill he spoke. I was out side of the road picking flowers, as I did not have anything else to do. I got all ready to go to S. School. Why didn't you go. Because is would not change my dress again. Mother said it was going to rain and I could not ware (sic) my gray dress.