Description: Although a very early and interesting book, the condition is so poor that it should be considered for de-accession. Collections Committee on January 2016, considered de-accession, however, voted to keep due to age and belonging to Mrs. Wiggins There is a card inside with Mrs. ?? Wiggin Mt. Desert Maine written on it.
Description: Illustrated with over 250 engravings, maps and charts. Stated in front: "Presented to Mount Desert Island Museum by Mrs. Abbie Thomas Richardson."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
Description: As the author says in the preamble, " This is the story...of the first permanent settlement on Mount Desert Island..." ?At one time Somesville had seven mills, five shipyards, four blacksmith shops, two stores, and ...serv[ed] the entire area and outlying islands."
Description: A compilation of all records of the Probate Courts of Maine: wills, administrations, estate divisions, estate accounts, guardianships, and other acts for 1775-1800.
Description: A compilation of all records of the Probate Courts of Maine: wills, administrations, estate divisions, estate accounts, guardianships, and other acts for 1687-1775.
Description: This is a "food history" book that incorporates a social history of preparing and eating food; it includes recipes, many from old cookbooks.
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.