Description: 11 handwritten pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages are notes on a variety of topics: town of Eden back in 1798, the voyage of an unknown vessel, the death of a sailor.
Description: 3 handwritten pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages concern the visit of Henry Hudson to the Island.
Description: 1 handwritten page Letter from Eben M. Hannors to Rev. George E. Street offering to send genealogies of some of the early families of Mount Desert. These will not include the Abraham and John Somes' families. He will also furnish, if needed, a biographical sketch of himself along with a photograph.
Description: 5 typed pages. Manuscript of information on the flora and soil type of Mount Desert Island. There is also mention of the benefit to vitiators of leaving a section of the Island unchanged so that it may contain all of the original plants and animals and allow visitors to nature unchanged. Notation on top of page reads: Not Included in Second Edition. Offers information on Lafayette National Park and how preserving the landscape will inform and inspire visitors. Notation on top of page reads: See pg 211 revised edition. [show more]
Description: Mayo genealogy records from various sources. Includes children of Joseph Mayo and Ruth Snow Mayo, originally of Eastham, MA, and later of Mount Desert, ME.
Description: Obituary of Marian Lawrence Peabody, author of "To Be Young was Very Heaven," and summer resident of Bar Harbor and Beech Hill. Doesn't mention when she died
Description: 3 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages document twelve lots of 100 acres each of various people in the town of Bar Harbor.
Description: Newspaper clipping of wedding announcement (date unknown - 1960-1980's?) of Smith-Daigle marriage. Bernadette Daigle and Charles T. Smith of Bangor, Maine. Charles is the son of the late M/M Lowell F. Smith of Bangor
Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Letter from the Seal Harbor Library to library partrons giving an update of the past winter, summer hours, special events, call for volunteers, request for donations. Two copies of the letter.
Description: Report to the Town of Mount Desert from the Pretty Marsh Association members on proposed planns to change/ammend the land use ordinences in the Town of Mount Desert. Enclosure 2 is a marked up copy of the draft of ordinance changes proposed by the Town of Mount Desert. This document is 53 typed pages.
Description: Article in Maine Life by Doris Grant of Hall Quarry: The Paving Cutter and His Trade. (Part of photograph and article has been cut out.) Glossary of paving cutter's tools.
Description: Letter from Virginia Somes Sanderson to Robert K. McInnis requesting permission to use a summary of his history of the Causeway Club in the newsletter of the MDI Historical Society. Attached is the draft article. His response is written on her letter.
Description: Two page computer typed copy of a letter written by ACS to his wife dated September 29, 1864. He writes to his wife to let her know he is well and of the battles fought near by. He also pledges to send her more money after he has a chance to buy some replacement clothes. Talks of Captain H.H. Savage who thinks they maybe related. Hopes his wife is well and sends his love.
Description: This is a two page letter written on four sides to May from E.S. Dana. The date on the letter is Sept. 13, 1931. The letterhead reads EDGECLIFF, Seal Harbor, Maine. and envelope with the orchid pictures
Description: Sale for $1.00 1/2 of the interest in unidentified real estate in Hancock County by Harriet S. Sanderson Notes on original from 1982. Original and photocopy