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| 2067 | Article on Beatrix Ferrand April 1985 |
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Description: Magazine article from Antiques Magazine? April 1985 depicting life and work of Beatrix Ferrand. Color photographs of gardens and black and white photo of Ferrand. Text has been high-lighted in several places with a yellow marker. | ||
| 2531 | Ralph Richardson- Tending to the Rich |
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Description: “Ralph Richardson - Tending to the rich: a lifetime of caretaking.” Article from Days and Nights on Mt. Desert Island. June 1992. Story about Richardson, a caretaker for wealthy summer residents for 43 years. | ||
| 2631 | Bar Harbor Times “Visitor to MDI Provides Private Bird Sanctuary’” |
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Description: Bar Harbor Times “Visitor to MDI Provides Private Bird Sanctuary’” by LaRue Spiker September 28, 1961.Lisa Von Borowsky. Previously accessioned as **0946, Object Id 012.FIC.047.33 | ||
| 2632 | Bar Harbor Times “Personality Profile: John Noyes of Manset Pursues Active Retirement Following Fifty Years of Work on Fish Wharfs” |
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Description: Bar Harbor Times “Personality Profile: John Noyes of Manset Pursues Active Retirement Following Fifty Years of Work on Fish Wharfs” LaRue Spiker December 10, 1964. Previously accessioned as **0933, object Id 012.FIC.047.19 | ||
| 2634 | Ellsworth American “Constructing a Pretty Pluck Living” |
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Description: Ellsworth American “Constructing a Pretty Pluck Living” by LaRue Spiker. Harpsichord. Previously accessioned as **0914, Object Id 012.FIC.047.5 | |||
| 2669 | In Search of another’s garden |
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Description: In the Bangor Daily News.Detailed history of Beatrix Farrand and what Catherine and Bob Barrett have done to preserve and restore her horticultural contributions to Mt. Desert. Miscellaneous Bar Harbor Times articles Overcliff, one of oldest Northeast Harbor summer cottages built by Longfellow and Harlow for John Prentiss Hopkinson, brother in law of Charles W. Eliot and presently owned by Peter Bell was heavily damaged by fire. Overcliff was the final home of Eleanor Robson Belmont, a famous Flora Dora girl. Two page article ND Michael Graves paintings at Birdsnest Gallery July 27 2000 Mount Desert Island Historical Society tea at tavern Eden Baptist Church Design Review Rules, Bar Harbor [show more] | |||
| 2672 | The Courier-Journal Magazine |
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Description: An article titled "The Vanishing Herb Gatherer" by LaRue Spiker, and also a small piece about LaRue herself. Her article is about the work of Sim Brackett, one of the few remaining people in 1957 who still gathered herbs in the local area, to sell. 3 copies of the newspaper. | ||
| 3491 | Biography notes re: Constance Joy Robbins |
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Description: -Notes regarding the participation of of Constance Robbins in the rebekah Assembly of maine written by Bill Skocpol. Interesting poem welcoming Connie Robbins as warden of RA 1963. Introduction of Connie Robbins by Adelma McFarland Richardson. May 1968 letter describing Past President's meting with mentiton of Eugene Robbins getting orders to go to Vietnam. Official photo of Rebekah officers 1964-1965 | |||
| 4124 | Sea-Going Policeman are Fisherman’s Friend |
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Description: By George H. Taylor: Sea Going Policeman are Fisherman’s Friends ; part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.32 | |
| 4126 | Rudolf Condon Scuptor and Rug Maker |
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Description: Rudolf Condon: Sculptor and Rug Maker by LaRue Spiker. 5 pages. Previously archived as accession #**1231, Object Id **1231 and 013.FIC.30.7 | ||
| 4152 | Gov. James Longley |
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Description: Annotated draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. Gov. James Long;ey by LaRue Spiker. 9 pages. Previously accessioned as **1190, object Id **1190 and 013.FIC.30.18 | ||
| 4164 | Crowing Hens and Voting Women |
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Description: Crowing Hens and Voting Women by LaRue Spiker. 8 pages. | ||
| 4270 | Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview of Emily Rich Trask (1884-1981) |
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Description: Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview of Emily Rich Trask (1884-1981) . The interview took place on January 20, 1975. Emily Trask was the daughter of John M. and Charlotte Kelley Rich, and the sister of Lillian Rich Reed. | |
| 4430 | Continuation from Dr. Leavitt |
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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 | ||
| 4644 | Friday Club Mother Daughter Banguet Speech |
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Description: portion of speech given by Lillis P. Joy, Secretary of the Friday Club on the occassion of a Mother/Daughter Banquet. | ||
| 10607 | Newsclipping: “Somesville Woman Elected President of AAUW Monday” April 27, 1967. |
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Description: Newsclipping: “Somesville Woman Elected President of AAUW Monday” April 27, 1967. Virginia Somes Sanderson. Previously accessioned as **0746, Object ID 011.FIC.77.3 | ||
| 10610 | Newsclipping: “Summer daughter of Maine, Elinor Wylie, wrote Mount Desert beauty into immortal literature” August 7, 1937 |
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Description: Newsclipping: Lewiston Journal Illustrated Magazine “Summer daughter of Maine, Elinor Wylie, wrote Mount Desert beauty into immortal literature” August 7, 1937. Photocopy. Previously accessioned as **0741, Object Id 011.FIC.77.2 | ||
| 11247 | Newsclipping: Ellsworth American “Linwood Richardson: A Smithy for Rockefeller and MDI” December 22, 1972 |
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Description: Newsclipping: Ellsworth American “Linwood Richardson: A Smithy for Rockefeller and MDI” LaRue Spiker December 22, 1972. Previously accessioned as **0725, Object Id 011.FIC.77.4 | |||
| 12282 | Islander |
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Description: Mount Desert Island High School Yearbook 1978. Photographic cover of a carriage path in the fall | |||
| 12593 | John D. Rockefeller 1839-1937 Industrial Pioneer and Man |
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Description: A Biography of John D. Rockefeller 32 pages for the Newcomen Society of England in North America by W. Trevor Holliday | ||
| 12767 | Diary 1921 |
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Description: small diary: owner unknown- found in the attic of Roths’ home on Indian Pt. Road Names: Numerous names mentioned including Leighton Smith, Fraley, Disston. Only a few dates have activities such as chop wood, go skating. Also has prices of goods | ||
| 13444 | Historical Address at the Somesville Union Meeting House |
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Description: Copy of a speech given entitled “Between the Hills’ and Its 100-year old Church” given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on July 14, 1940 13 pages | |||
| 13549 | Keepsake Autograph Album |
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Description: Tiny red autograph/keepsake album with silver writing and many local Seal Cove names including Heath, Minnie Fuller, Rachel Fuller, Belle Salisbury, Wilhemena Sprague, Flora Reed, Becky Greene, May Dodge, Deacon Stubbs, Vildie Robbins, John Knowlton, Laurie Stickney, Billings, Delhi Harper, Albert Carver, Bertha Hinkley, Amanda and Charlie Sawyer, Florence Drummond, Almira Barlett, Whitmore, Ober. Appears to have belonged to Willie Heath. | ||
| 14658 | The Pemetic 1933 |
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Description: 1933 yearbook from Southwest Harbor High School, red cover with PHS design | ||
| 14703 | Oral History Interview of Louise Sawtelle Libby |
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Description: Written transcript of interview with Louise Sawtelle Libby, born 1/20/1907 in Cambridge Mass., regarding the history of Islesford; Duck Island; and many stories about growing up in the mid 1900s and summering on the coast of MDI, Coast Guard, Bangor fire in 1911, small bit about MDI fire of 1947 |
