Description: On the Guadalupe in Texas. Had been at the Aransas Wildlife Refuge.Went over the border to Mexico. Was searched. Spot drug checks. Heading back to Louisiana
Description: Charlotte Thorne letter collection: 23 letters, one news item. Letters range from 1951-1953 and were written by students at Eastern prep schools (primarily males) who summered in Bar Harbor to Charlotte Thorne a student at school in Bedford, NY. The majority of the letters were written by someone named "Gill, presumably Gil Mallinckrodt, and someone named "Pete Palmer". Letters and one newspaper clipping are marked 002.42.1a-x. Empty envelopes have also been included in the file. [show more]
Description: 1. Letter from Joseph G. Fogg to Nancy Harris with enclosed donation, December 4th, 1987. 2. Letter from William R. Wister, Jr. to the Northeast Harbor Golf Club with encolsed donation, December 21st, 1988.
Description: March 3, 1999 Letter- Informing members of the outcome and history of the litigation between the club and former president Nancy Harris. May 1, 2002 Letter- Reminding member of golf club rules concerning the pace of play, Other notes on what they plan to do to limit congestion on the course during busy times. January 20, 2004 Letter- informing members on construction improvements and the information on the capital campaign. (2 copies one letter missing page 2) January 15, 2005 Letter- Noting the amount of money raised by the club for the Water Company Land Project administered by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Outcome of the visit from the Greens Section of the USGA, reminder to send in dues. April 11, 2005 Letter- Reminder that dues are due by April 20th and membership form February 2007 Letter- Reminder that memberships are due, Report about the new Greens Cpmmittee, Drainage improvements to course holes, purchase of right of way along abutting properties, notice from NEH Golf Club Membership Committee on Junior Subscribers. February 5, 2008 Letter- Completion of course drainage improvements, Board of Directors converting from a Taxable C Corporation to a not-for -profit, Membership Corporation, notes on Clubhouse staff, request for donations. February 3, 2009 Letter- Suspention of projects slated for 2009, structure of play reducing congestion, request that membership dues be sent in soon. February 2010 Letter- Improvement projects for 2010, mention of returning staff, 2010 Guest policy, list of comments heard about the club/course, list of projects undertaken by Grounds Crew in the off season. [show more]
Description: Rev. Davie was pastor of the churches on both Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry Islands, His files and library were discovered in the house of the late Rev. Paul Olander at Islesford in 2002. The files were turned over to the Islesford Church and by them to the Islesford Historical Society. These documents record the difficulties that the Church on Great Cranberry was having involving ownershipof pews and the conversion from a Christian meeting house to a Congregational church with open pews. The original documents have been given to the GCI Historical Society. [show more]
Description: Letter from Annie R. Spurling, Cranberry Isles, Dec. 13? to "Dear Sister" ... she is glad to know she has one friend left down there; speaks of family matters, mother and father, and latter day saints. [Possibly late 19th century handwriting and ink].
Description: Letter, official, from Dept. of Commerce, 3 Dec 1918, to Lewis G. Stanley, awarding number "B437" to 29 foot open launch, and explaining how to mount the number
Description: Letter, from Elvie Holmes 10 Aug, [unk yr] to Mrs. (Carrie Stanley) Richardson, Mt. Desert, enclosing old deed that Mrs. Richardson asked about. Then someone (probably Mrs. ?Carrie? Richardson) further wrote a curious note about this business. Transcribed.
Description: Letter, from Carrie Richardson to her father (Enoch Stanley), on Saturday morning Nov. 18 [18]76. Transcribed. Subjects: price of Hake sounds at .75 cents a pound (hake fish swim-bladders used in isinglass - a transparent gelatin used as a clarifying agent.); various family and Islanders whereabouts including Robert Spurling, Preble, Holmes, Reverend Augustus Smith, George Gilley, Ed Bunker, Asa, Hayes, Tilden, and Ed Truworthy giving her lessons on Mary's Melodeon (a small organ or possibly accordion). She mentions her husband Meltiah Richardson (Mell) in New York and how she may not go on the next trip unless he takes a load of Coal on somewhere. [show more]
Description: Letter, handwritten, from Carrie Richardson to the Editor of "The Enterprise", 6 May 1897, asking him to insert a memorial tribute to Rev. Charles Elliot Harwood in his paper for free. The letter contains her copy of the tribute to be inserted, written by Rev. Joseph R. Norwood of Northeast Harbor. The last 1/3 of the tribute (probably one page of the letter) is missing. However, it appears to be the same text as item 133. (See scan in 2000>photos>Hazel Brooke Peterson.) [show more]
Description: Letter, handwritten, 1 sheet of paper, to Rev. C.N. Davie, Cranberry Isles, 4 Jun 1900, from C.M. Richardson (Carrie Richardson), 4 pages, about history of the Union Meeting House