Description: Two photocopies of excerpt from document or book, possibly "History of MDI" by George Street. Lists the children of Abraham and Hannah Somes.
Description: Farm Ledger, Bartlett's Island Farm (approx. 1910-1933). Records kept by Augustus P. Loring. Includes animals, supplies, employees, work undertaken, crop yields and disappointments, thefts, etc, Leather bound, outside says Bartlett's island
Description: Report on a survey of the educational programs and facilities of the schools on Mount Desert Island taken in 1948, including trends in enrollment, school housing needs, finances, and transportation. The survey recommends the establishment of a consolidated, regional school for grades 7-12.
Description: Letter to Mr. Stanley indicating "unsettled accounts for a number of years" for a total of $59.35. Bain Russell & Co. are Ship Stores and Ship Chandlery in Portland, Maine; Mr. Stanley's father had recently died, apparently at sea, for mention is made in the letter of recovering the body.
Description: Booklet of 32 pp. detailing powers, responsibilities and governance of the Town of Bar Harbor. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as Object id 012.FIC.062.1
Description: Program for 1974 Bar Harbor Festival includes brief history of the festival, list of personnel, list of donors, names of performers, performances, and advertisements from local businesses.
Description: Poster ad. for Fiddle and Chains, Music and Mystery. Bar Harbor Legacy of the Arts Festival, year unknown. Minor tears and adhesive tape on poster.
Description: Seven page oversized document detailing proposed land subdivision standards for the town of Bar Harbor. The document was to be reviewed at a public hearing in January, 1974. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.062.3
Description: Five typed pages of vital statistic records on Abraham and Hannah Somes and their children. These records, drawn from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File, include some birth, death and marriage dates.
Description: Facsimile copy, Topsider questions and answers, House and alterations for Mrs. Palmer Thorne, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1970 Created by Bartoli and Brady Enterprises, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C.
Description: describing the project of renovating the Bass Harbor Memorial Library. Includes information on the mission of the organization, what community needs they hope to address, and how the plan will be completed. Appendices describe the services offered by the library and the history. Undated, but mentions that the project began in 2014.
Description: ...Containing a collection of new designs of carpentry and architecture which will be particularly useful to country workmen in general. Originally published in 1797
Description: A DVD that contains interviews with 12 individuals who have knowledge of the Peapod, a small Maine built wooden skiff. The DVD also contains photographs, plans, slideshows, construction information, and records of many of the existing wooden skiffs.