Description: Hand-drawn plan of the Carroll Farm showing boundaries, pasture-land, road, house, barn ruins, meadow, fence, ledge, logging area. 8.5" X 9.5"
Description: LaRue Spiker and an unidentified friend sit in a docked boat for a picnic on Little Cranberry Island. A note on the back of the photograph from the photographer George Daniell to Spiker explains the excursion. Daniell also invites Spiker to view other photographs and works of art when she comes to visit him. Inscription on back is a message to LaRue Spiker from the photographer, George Daniell, in red pen. People Depicted: LaRue Spiker Black and white [show more]
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.
Emma Richards, Secretary, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Collection:
MDI Historical Society
Date:
1982
Description: Letter from the MDI Historical Society to Virginia Somes Sanderson thanking Sanderson for her gift of funds for construction of an arched footbridge between two buildings of the Historical Society in Somesville.. A resolution of the Society commending Dr. Sanderson and her book, "The Living Past" is also discussed in the letter.
Description: Deed 1975 and letters of conveyance documenting the sale of land in Somesville, ME, from Emily Grindle to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society on April 23, 1981.
Description: Robert La Hotan, artist on Great Cranberry Island, 1984. Lover, life partner, of artist John Heliker. Age 40+ standing next to large still life. Wearing Long sleeve tailored shirt, white shorts and white sneakers. Hold cigarette in hand. Circular staircase to right. Gift of George Daniell.
Description: Artist John Heliker in his studio. Man age 65+ seated in wicker chair in front of large painting of hills and village. Wears glasses, short sleeved plaid shirt unbuttoned at top. Gift of George Daniell. Written on the back of the photo: "John Heliker in his studio on Cranberry Island. 1984"
Description: Gives information about the more than 400 families living in Maine in 1790, according to that year's census. At that time the District of Maine had just five counties and was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Members of the various Indian tribes were not inclded in this census.
Description: A historical account of St. Mary's-by-the-Sea, a gothic church in Northeast Harbor. Begins with preface written by the Reverend Douglas M. Morrill and in the main text covers the history of the church beginning in 1879 and continuing through to 1981. The book also includes an appendix with sections listing gifts to the church and St. Jude's Church, visiting clergy, memorial windows, gifts, and plaques, the vestry, and centennial committee. [show more]