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9297The Ladies Home Companion June 15, 1887 Vol XIV # 14
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Periodicals
  • 1887
Description:
The Ladies Home Companion June 15, 1887 Vol XIV # 14.
13906New England Fireside
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 1888
Description:
Christmas edition. Includes advertisements for stamping patterns, paper hangings, tooth powder, liniment, and more. Also Illustrations and stories.
13909Ladies Home Companion
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 1887
Description:
Only 16 pps., probably not entire issue. Contains articles about poultry raising, painting on china, making honey, remedy for moths, practical housekeeping, summer millinery, fancy work, and advertisement for baking powder, rug machine, magic lantern, razor-steel knife, and more.
2629Newspaper supplemetn: Adamson’s Cough Balsam Advertising Book
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Other, Advertising
  • 1884
Description:
“Adamson’s Cough Balsam Advertising Book”. Includes notes on cures, population and other trivia. Nine pages.Circa 1884.
13923Mount Desert Herald, Julne 21, 1883
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • 1883
Description:
Single issue for June; contains local news as well as advertisements and summaries of national news.
16985High School Reporter Newsletter
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • March 1889
Description:
The High School Reporter Newsletter, Southwest Harbor, March 1889, talks about the whereabouts of alumni of the Southwest Harbor High School. There are also articles from different alumni, reports of what they are doing now, present Tremont High School business, stories, ads, and grammar lessons.
14777Mount Desert Herald-7/26/1883
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • 1883
13905Face To Face, Trifet's Monthly Galaxy of Music
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Sheet Music
  • 1887ca.
Description:
Sheet music for listed titles; also "The World's Method for Cornet and Sax-horn". "Face to Face" is by Herbert Johnson
4006Summary
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Eliot, Charles
  • 1881
Description:
A single sheet summary of early explorers of the New England Coast 1498-1759. This sheet was found in "Charles Eliot's notes on the early explorers of the New England coast." item 005.17.19
2732Kidd's Treasure: Is it Buried at Fernald's Point?
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Pirates
  • Other, Treasure-trove
  • Mt. Desert Herald
  • 8/22/1882
Description:
One page article describing the legend of the location of Capt. Kidd's treasures in the area of Flying Mountain on Mt. Desert Island. This legend was put forward by a Capt. Henry. Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.048.2
2644Bar Harbor Record: “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part II”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • 1889
Description:
Bar Harbor Record: “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part II” by O.H. Fernald February 28, 1889. Previously accessioned as **0880, Object Id 012.FIC.043.6
2643Bar Harbor Record: “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part III”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • 1889
Description:
Bar Harbor Record “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part III” by O.H. Fernald March 1889. Previously accessioned as **0881, Object Id 012.FIC.043.6
2645Newsclipping: "Memoirs of Mount Desert"
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • 1889
Description:
Bar Harbor Record “Memoirs of Mount Desert” by O.H. Fernald February 21, 1889. Previously accessioned as **0879, Object Id 012.FIC.043.6
2642Bar Harbor Record: “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part IV”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • 1889
Description:
Bar Harbor Record “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part IV” by O.H. Fernald March 14, 1889. Previously acessioned as **0882, Object Id 012.FIC.043.6
2640Bar Harbor Record: “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part VII”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • 1889
Description:
Bar Harbor Record “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part VII” by O.H. Fernald. Perviously accessioned as **0884, object Id 012.FIC.043.6
2641Bar Harbor Record “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part VI”
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • 1889
Description:
Bar Harbor Record “Memoirs of Mount Desert Part VI” by O.H. Fernald. Previously accessioned as **0883, Object Id 012.FIC.043.6
2827The Haunted Ship, a Strange Legend of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • Mount Desert Herald
  • 9/14/1882
Description:
Article describes a Mexican ship and its fate of being run aground near Mt. Desert Island in 1814. Previously archived as 012.FIC.022.5
2823The Sea Serpent, His Visit to Southwest Harbor
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Legends
  • Other, Sea monsters
  • Mount Desert Herald
  • 10/25/1883
Description:
Article describes legend of a sea serpent purportedly seen in waters of Mt. Desert Island near Southwest Harbor, in the 19th century.
2844Bar Harbor Tourist paper, Aug 11, 1880
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Hotels
  • Other, Parks
  • Other, Tourists
  • 1880
Description:
List of tourists staying at the various hotels and city or state they are from, the lack of a park in Bar Harbor, list of railroad representatives staying in Bar Harbor, raising money for the Bar Harbor Libary, List of prominent people staying in Bar Harbor,
2843Mt Desert Herald 1/18/1883
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Acadians
  • Other, Catholics
  • Other, Hermits
  • 1883
Description:
Article for Mt Desert Herald regarding Acadian treatment in NS in 1755, specifically regarding Emile LeBlanc; some history of Jimmie Welsh, Hermit of Southwest Harbor.
2893Frank Robinson
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Amputation
  • Other, Drinking (alcohol)
  • Other, Liquor
  • 1886
Description:
Transcription of Bar Harbor Record Frank Robinson went to Bar Harbor to sell flounders, got drunk and almost froze on return in evening. Had to have some fingers amputated
16417Journal of Voyage to the Island of Mt Desart
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • 1887
Description:
Complete article from Bangor Historical Magazine, Journal of Voyage to the Island of Mt. Desart, 1762 by Sir Francis Bernard
18736Notes on the Champlain Society
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • Unknown
  • 1880, 1884
Description:
5 hand witten pages Diary of events from March 31, 1880, May 6, 1880, July 26-29, 1884 Aug 1-23, 1884. Personal diary of unknown author detalining leaving Mount Desert Island and returning to Cambridge and then the return to Camp a few days later.
9049Picturesque Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • M.F. Sweetser
  • 1880
Description:
Copy of M.F. Sweetser's Picturesque Maine, 1880. Primarily text detailing the major cities and natural features of Maine.
1537Holy Bible
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bibles
  • Other, Genealogy
  • 1886
Description:
Very large family Bible with names and descendants of Palmer and Gilley families. Includes marriages, births, deaths. Places for photos in back includes just one photo of Ruth Laraway (?) 1st. Inscribed "Christmas Gift from Mother and Father Palmer to Harry and Ida, December 25th 1887." Includes hand-written notes on stationery of Eunice Gilley, Jan. 1, 1978.