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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
Resort Town War-Minded
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • 1943
  • Mount Desert
Resort Town War-Minded
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Several clipped articles about the 1943 war time activity in the Town of Mount Desert. Focus on residents: Wilma Clark Eaton, Herbert Thomas (town manager), servicemen Fred Ralph, James McElroy, Ray Young, and Charles Stover.
Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Frederic Kidder
  • 1865
Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell and his encounters with the Indians; including a particular account of the Pequauket Battle, with a history of that Tribe; and a reprint of Rev. Thomas Symmes Sermon.
Waymouth Tercentenary
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Places
Waymouth Tercentenary
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
An account of the celebration of the landing of George Waymouth on the coast of Maine. (Scanned copy in part from archive.org)
New England Old and New 1620-1920
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Places
  • Maine Historical Society
  • 1920
  • New England
New England Old and New 1620-1920
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
A brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of Promise. Published by the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, commemorating the Tercentenary of the First Landing at Plymouth in 1620 (MCMXX).
"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Horace H. Leavitt
  • 1940
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Description:
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
Letters to Ada Emerson
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Henry Kelley
  • 1859-1864
Letters to Ada Emerson
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
Group at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (1)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Group of unidentified people at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Group at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (2)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Group of unidentified women and children at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Two Girls at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Two unidentified girls at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Group at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (3)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Group of unidentified men at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Two Men at Launching of Vinalhaven II Negative, 1943
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1943
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Two Men at Launching of Vinalhaven II Negative, 1943
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two unidentified men stand next to the boat hull at the launching of Vinalhaven II in 1943 at Southwest Harbor, ME. Black and white
Bottle Break at Launching of Vinalhaven II Negative, 1943
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1943
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Bottle Break at Launching of Vinalhaven II Negative, 1943
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
An unidentified man breaks a bottle against the hull of Vinalhaven II at the boat's launching in 1943 at Southwest Harbor, ME. Black and white
Launching of Vinalhaven II Negative, 1943
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1943
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Launching of Vinalhaven II Negative, 1943
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Vinalhaven II is launched in 1943 at Southwest Harbor, ME. Black and white
Iola Klaas and LaRue Spiker on Their Position in Regard to the Stockholm Resolution of Peace Statement, c. 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Declaration
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Klaas, Iola
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950 c.
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Iola Klaas and LaRue Spiker explain the background and importance of the Stockholm Resolution of Peace, which was passed at the World Committee in Defense of Peace. They emphasize the dangers of atomic warfare, particularly for children, and advocate for the outlawing of the atomic bomb. People Mentioned: O. John Rogge, Rockwell Kent, Albert Kahn, Johannes Steel, W. E. B. DuBois
LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (1)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Declaration
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950-07-08
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
LaRue Spiker provides a statement regarding her activities of July 7, 1950. She relates a conversation with reporter Ed Cotton about a communist petition she had allegedly distributed. People Mentioned: Ed Cotton, Iola Klaas, Maurice O. Hunt
LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (2)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Declaration
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950-07-08
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
LaRue Spiker provides a statement regarding her activities of July 6, 1950. She explains that she was attempting to get signatures on petition from the Civil Rights Congress about the Stockholm Resolution for Peace when she was stopped and questioned by police officers.
Collection of poetry by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr.
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Frederick Fraley Sr.
  • from 1904 on
Description:
a + b: Collection of poems written by Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. c + d: Memoir and Obituary of Dr. Frederick Fraley Sr. e: 103rd Annual Dinner of the Shakespeare Society of Philadelphia Dr. Fraley was the very pattern of a proper Philadelphian, from his birth in 1876 until his death at the age of 83. He was educated there, practiced medicine there & in Northeast Harbor. Offprint from The Pennsylvania Magazine of Hist. & Biog.
Cape Cod, Its People and their History
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Places
  • Henry C. Kittredge
  • 1930
Description:
History of first settlers; How the early settlers lived; Civil and Military history to 1775; The Revolution.
The American Loyalists
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Lorenzo Sabine
  • 1847
The American Loyalists
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Biographical Sketches of Adherents to the British Crown in War of the American Revolution.
Ruminations of a (Reluctant) B-29 Gunner
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Clark Hoyt
  • 11/21/2010
Description:
World War II diary of Hoyt Clark from training camp Feb. 1944 until discharge Nov. 1945. Serving on Guam and Tinian Islands in the Pacific, he describes bombing raids over Japan
Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Adney Boothby
  • 1863
Description:
Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863.
Re-enacting
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Joseph Smith
  • 1983
Re-enacting
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group.
Bar Harbor, Celebrating 200 Years in Eden
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Town
  • Mark Condon
  • 2001
  • Bar Harbor
Description:
"It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. [show more]
King Philip's War
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • George Madison Bodge, A.B.
  • 1906
  • New England
King Philip's War
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
List of Illus. Index of Names. Concise History of the Indian Wars of New England from 1620 to 1677.