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Mount Desert Island Was A Breathless Discovery Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Events Other People Places, Island	LaRue Spiker	8/12/1976		Mount Desert Island Was A Breathless Discovery Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2210 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events Other People Places, Island Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 8/12/1976 Collection: General Collection
Guide book for Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Guidebook	Places, Island	Clara Barnes Martin	1879		Guide book for Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7098 Type: Publication, Guidebook Subject: Places, Island Creator: Clara Barnes Martin Date: 1879 Collection: Special Collection Books Description: Loring, Short & Harmon's illustrated guide book for Mount Desert Island (before Acadia National Park). With 5 mounted photographs. Fourth edition (1879). Sixth edition (1885).
The artist's Mount Desert : American painters on the Maine Coast Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Wilmerding - John Wilmerding	1994		The artist's Mount Desert : American painters on the Maine Coast Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1640 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Wilmerding - John Wilmerding Date: 1994 Description: Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.
Russians and Yankees Battle Mosquitoes on Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping	Places, Island			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Russians and Yankees Battle Mosquitoes on Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.292.2047 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Places, Island Description: Document. Newspaper article, "Russians and Yankees Battle Mosquitoes on Cranberry Isles" Boston Evening Transcript, Saturday, July 28, 1928, page 3. An Expert Leads the Forces and Guarantees to Drive the Pests Out or No Pay; By Karl Schriftgiesser, Northeast Harbor, Me. Article begins: "Eighteen Russians and native Yankees are fighting a desperate battle on the Cranberry Isles that shelter the south side of Mt. Desert from fury of the seas." This sardonic article explains the project to rid the Cranberry Isles of mosquitoes. Mentions Moorfield Storey's role; and Major Edward Skinner was the engineer (founder of the United States Drainage and Irrigation Company); cost $12,000. Article states that "It is the first place anywhere in the State of Maine that mosquito eradication will have been attempted." Mentions several sites to be worked on: a crisscross of trenches will drain a "salt marsh covers between eight and nine hundred acres and is free of all drainage." As well as "The "haith," as it is known locally, is nearly a mile in length. Now a long trench stretches the long way and other transverse ditches help to drain it." And "A dozen or so other swamps and salt marsh areas dot the island." "Deep down into these beaches of rock and gravel and sand wooden outlets have been sunk. In some instances the depth has been from six to twelve feet. The outlets have been constructed of heavy timbers rather than of iron or clay pipes because wood alone can withstand the constant buffeting of heavy rocks tossed hither and yon by a sea that is often in an angry mood. Iron would break, clay would crumble, wood alone can stand the strain." "On Great Cranberry there is a point of ground known locally for years as Pond Point. In this area are (or rather, were) Birlem's pond and the so-called Salt Lakes. Scientific drainage has entirely dissipated Birlem's pond and when the huge twelve-foot drain through a dishearteningly rocky beach has been completely cut the Salt Lakes will have been drained slowly into the sea." Mentions the 70-foot whale that beached itself there during WWII. "Near Green Spot and Long Point other treacherous bogs have been drained. Islesford, as Little Cranberry rather vainly calls itself, is fast being dried up. Sutton, the aristocrat of the small archipelago, is quickly becoming a pestless place." "Some of the native population is skeptical of results. Others, led by such whole-hearted citizens as Mr. and Mrs. John Hamor and Millard Spurling, have done fine work to help Mr. Storey in the war of which he is the prime mover. Summer residents of the islands and nearby harbors, the Cranberry Club, and other organizations have helped considerably." See complete transcript by Bruce Komusin. Article was in a wood and glass frame with cardboard backing, badly deteriorated. Removed from frame 9/18/14. [show more]
Friends of Hitty Newsletters 1995-2002 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Newsletter	People Places, Island			Copyright Not Evaluated	Friends of Hitty Newsletters 1995-2002 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.22.1000 Type: Publication, Newsletter Subject: People Places, Island Description: Collection of "Friends of Hitty Newsletters" Published quarterly by Virginia Ann Heyerdahl. Collection contains each issue from January 1995 - Fall 2002
Who Owned Baker's Island? by Hugh Dwelley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Article	Places, Island			Copyright Not Evaluated	Who Owned Baker's Island? by Hugh Dwelley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2008.141.1084 Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Places, Island Description: Publication. "Who Owned Baker's Island?" Written and compiled by Hugh Dwelley of the Islesford Historical Society
Western Way properties for sale Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping	Places, Island		1993	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Western Way properties for sale Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2765 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Places, Island Date: 1993 Description: (A) Six oceanfront lots for sale by Marr family along the Western Way (southwest coast) on Great Cranberry, July 2, 1970 Bar Harbor Times. (B) Map of lots for sale listing the lots as Cranberry Cove, Spruce Haven, Rockledge, Preble Cove, Western Way, and Roberts (on Long Point).
History of Vinalhaven Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Events Other Places, Island	Albra Josephine Vinal	1900		History of Vinalhaven Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7063 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Events Other Places, Island Creator: Albra Josephine Vinal Date: 1900 Collection: Special Collection Books Description: A brief historical sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven from its earliest known settlement. Prepared by order of the town on the occasion of its One Hundredth Anniversary.
Roque Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Booklet	Other Places, Island	John Peabody Monks	1955		Roque Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7062 Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Other Places, Island Creator: John Peabody Monks Date: 1955 Collection: Special Collection Books Description: A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955.
Mount Desert Island, and the Cranberry Isles. Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Dodge - Ezra Herrick Dodge III (1848-1882)	1871	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Mount Desert Island, and the Cranberry Isles. Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16461 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Dodge - Ezra Herrick Dodge III (1848-1882) Date: 1871
The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters. Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021)	2017-07-09	In Copyright	The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters. Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15377 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Date: 2017-07-09 Description: Historian, Genealogist, Musician, Boat Builder, Author, Raconteur - there is only one Ralph Stanley. Ralph bears many titles and awards, but for the Southwest Harbor Public Library he is, most of all, a friend. Ralph started using the library as a child and continued as an adult, graduated to Trustee, to President of the Trustees, and, in 2013, became our first Trustee Emeritus. Since 2007 he has spent hundreds of hours patiently identifying people, places and vessels in the Digital Archive. He gave the library his vast collection of photographs, The Ralph Warren Stanley Collection, in 2014. For years he has told us stories of his family, friends and adventures on Mount Desert Island. Archivists have written down almost every word and fact – a treasure for the collection and for the community. This is his chef d’oeuvre, The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters, Ralph’s own story, based on his own research and in his own words. To purchase the print version of this book please contact the Southwest Harbor Public Library at archivist@swhplibrary.org or (207) 244-7065. [show more]
John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island	Charles W. Eliot	1967		John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6130 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Businesses, Farming Businesses, Fishery Business People Places, Island Creator: Charles W. Eliot Date: 1967 Collection: Special Collection Books Description: "Originally published in 1899 in The Century Magazine and in book form in 1904 by the American Unitarian Association under the title of: John Gilley, Maine farmer and fisherman."
Right Development of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Businesses, Other Business Places, Island	Charles W. Eliot	1904		Right Development of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6148 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Businesses, Other Business Places, Island Creator: Charles W. Eliot Date: 1904 Collection: Special Collection Books Description: Small essay outlining Mr. Eliot's thoughts about the development of Mount Desert as a pleasure and health resort with regards to environment, marine activity (sailing and fishing), locally grown food, and the economy (creating jobs for locals.)
Down East magazine articles about GCI 2014 and 2015 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Places, Island			In Copyright	Down East magazine articles about GCI 2014 and 2015 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2015.311.2071 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Places, Island Description: Magazine articles. Two articles from Down East Magazine. (1): Down East, December 2014, "Alone Together" p. 73-79, 118-130, by Virginia Wright, photos by Douglas Merriam. Magazine, tear sheets, and scanned copies; digitally as pdf. (see also: http://www.downeast.com/alone-togethe). Storyline - Islesford and Great Cranberry facing the future side by side, with photos and statements by Blair Colby, Tiffany Tate, Beverly Sanborn, Eileen Richards, Phil and Karin Whitney, Tom and Becca Powell, and a cameo photo of Anne Grulich walking in front of the church. (2): Down East, April 2015, "The Secret Lives of Houses" storyline - clues to your old home's age and the people who lived there p. 59, 68, and 70, by Virginia Wright with photos by Brian Vanden Brink. PDF copy and print out. Tells the story of the GCI parsonage house 2014 renovation and how the four concealed shoes in the fireplace wall lead Anne Grulich to research into the house's history, connected it with 7 other cape houses built about the same time, information from other houses, and how to research old houses in general. (There are some mistakes: Bulger didn't live in the Parsonage House. She may have the wrong Enoch Spurling as "ship captain" and owner.) See also www.downeast.com/the-secret-lives-of-houses. [show more]
Poem: I Like a Window Looking Out Upon the Sea" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Poem	Places, Island			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Poem: I Like a Window Looking Out Upon the Sea" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.566 Type: Publication, Literary, Poem Subject: Places, Island Description: Document, 1 handwritten sheet, poem "I Like a Window Looking Out Upon the Sea"
Poem: Beautiful Isle by the old open sea Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Poem	Places, Island		1895	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Poem: Beautiful Isle by the old open sea Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.565 Type: Publication, Literary, Poem Subject: Places, Island Date: 1895 Description: Document, both sides of 1 typewritten sheet, poem composed by ELP for Mrs. CMR (Carrie M. Richardson?) to recite at a concert Oct 1895 in the old Union Meeting House. First line: "Beautiful Isle by the old open sea"
Maine Coast Heritage Trust newsletter Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Newsletter	Organizations, Civic Places, Island		2001	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Maine Coast Heritage Trust newsletter Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.22.572 Type: Publication, Newsletter Subject: Organizations, Civic Places, Island Date: 2001 Description: Brochure, 4 pages, from the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, summer 2001, mentions "Mosquito Cove" and Horton P. Jackson, Jr. putting his 64 acres on GCI into the trust in 1998, retaining title to the land and 2 rustic cabins on it.
"Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950' Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Article	People Places, Island			Copyright Not Evaluated	"Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950' Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.913 Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: People Places, Island Description: Islesford Historical Society publication of "Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950's" By Hugh Dwelley November 1995
Island Reader magazine 2006-1008 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Places, Island			In Copyright	Island Reader magazine 2006-1008 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.935 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Places, Island Description: The Island Reader Volume I: Spring 2006, Volume II: Spring 2007, Volume IV: Spring 2009, Volume III, Spring 2008
Running To Catch Up Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Other Publication	People Places, Island	Edith Favour			Running To Catch Up Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1747 Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Edith Favour Collection: General Collection Description: Personal narratives, wife of Park Ranger, life in Maine and elsewhere.
Lure of the Maine Coast Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	People Places, Island	William Witherle	Oct-88		Lure of the Maine Coast Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2031 Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: People Places, Island Creator: William Witherle Date: Oct-88 Collection: General Collection Description: Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988.
Remembrances of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	Organizations, Religious Other People Places, Island	Charles S. Hamlin	1934-1935		Remembrances of Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1527 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: Organizations, Religious Other People Places, Island Creator: Charles S. Hamlin Date: 1934-1935 Collection: General Collection Description: Typewritten diary of Mrs. Charles Hamlin covers years between 1880's and early 1900's. Much information about Rev. William Doane; other families covered: Gardiner, Corning, Eliot. Social perspective of Northeast Harbor. Info re St. Mary's.
Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Other Publication	Other Places, Island	E. Chardon	February 1877		Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1937 Type: Publication, Other Publication Subject: Other Places, Island Creator: E. Chardon Date: February 1877 Collection: General Collection Description: History, Biography and Literature about the southern coast of Maine esp. MDI. Accompanying this literature are copies of photographs for Mr. Pyle & a copy of "The New Iliad".
Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Booklet	Events Other Places, Island		9/4/1904		Three Hundredth Anniversary of Discovery and Naming of Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1989 Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Events Other Places, Island Date: 9/4/1904 Collection: General Collection Description: Booklet of the 300th Anniversary Service of the discovery and naming of Mount Desert Island by Samuel De Champlain held at the Union Church of Northeast Harbor.
A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Other People Places, Island	Lynne Nelson Manion	2001		A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1997 Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Other People Places, Island Creator: Lynne Nelson Manion Date: 2001 Collection: General Collection Description: Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.

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