Description: A paper about the Duck Islands (Great Duck and Little Duck) off the southern shore of Mount Desert Island. Written by Emily Phillip Reynolds for a presentation to the Woman's Literary Club in 1930.
Description: The History of Sutton (or Sutton's) Island, 32 pages, by Anne Namnoum of Sutton; a draft manuscript (also see item #86); with historical narrative, and descriptions and photos of the houses: The Richardson House "twin Tops", Moore House, Bunker House (the old Post Office) built by William Richardson, The Boathouse, White Hen owned by Lancasters and Rices, Gilley House a.k.a. Lyman, A.C. Fernald House, Harvard/Kendall House owned by Albion Moore, The Schoolhouse, Bunchberry Bungalow or cottage owned by Woodworth and Fernald, Windemere owned by Burnham and Stimsons, Rice Cottage, Church/Lange House owned by Charles Church, Memhard and Chatfields; The Teahouse owned by Wheelrights, Rockefeller and Hopkins, Farmhouse owned by Wilbert Rice; Rachel Field House, Afterglow, The Log Cabin, The Cow Barn, Harvard/Paine House, Little Gilley/Lyman House, Fir-Lee, Talley House, Lamb House/Sunset Point, The Dory, Twin Tops II. Additional documents discovered July 2015 and added to folder: about 50 pages of printed text about houses on Sutton no dates or names of author(s). [show more]
Description: Typed pages of Mabel Cromwell's presentation of a talk on National Parks, including Acadia National Park, to members of the Garden Club of Mount Desert, August 23, 1951. Mrs. Cromwell was chairman of the conservation committee.
Description: Explaining formation of towns & dates these occurred. It also gives a more detailed description of the Town of Mount Desert & services offered.
Description: Industry in Mount Desert in 1850 & 1870. The name of business stated, capital invested, wages, kind of power used, number of employees & annual product.