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Gotts Island, Maine, Jane M. Holmes Jan 1953

Gotts Island, Maine, Jane M. Holmes

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A brief history of Gotts Island and surrounding areas of Mount Desert Island. Summarizes history from 1604 to the 1800s and provides anecdotes of island life from the 1920s and 1930s.


The Everyday Life Of The Maine Colonists In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries, Linnea Beatrice Westin Apr 1940

The Everyday Life Of The Maine Colonists In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries, Linnea Beatrice Westin

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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors in History, April, 1940.

Author's abstract: The everyday life of the colonists who settled in Maine is a field in which very little work has been done as yet. Formerly historians placed the emphasis upon political events and wars; only recently has there been interest taken in all the facts which influence life and make history. The life they lived from day to day, their intellectual, moral and spiritual aspirations, the houses in which they lived, the food they ate and the clothes they wore, the occupations in which …


A Life Of Service And An Easter Meditation, Grace Coburn Smith Jan 1931

A Life Of Service And An Easter Meditation, Grace Coburn Smith

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Eulogy written for Sarah Abby Libby Hanson (1844-1929) and poems written for Easter in 1928, printed in 1931.


The Bar Harbor Club: Bar Harbor, Maine, Bar Harbor Club Jan 1931

The Bar Harbor Club: Bar Harbor, Maine, Bar Harbor Club

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No abstract provided.


Bird Notes From Mount Desert, Eleanora Semmes Morgan Jan 1928

Bird Notes From Mount Desert, Eleanora Semmes Morgan

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No abstract provided.


The Black Mansion, Ellsworth, Maine, Mrs. Axel Eliason Jan 1928

The Black Mansion, Ellsworth, Maine, Mrs. Axel Eliason

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A script of the tour of the Black Mansion, now known as the Woodlawn Museum, circa 1928, describing the furnishings in the Ellsworth, Maine home.


The Pot And Kettle, Bar Harbor, Maine: 1926 By-Laws, Pot And Kettle (Bar Harbor, Me.) Jan 1926

The Pot And Kettle, Bar Harbor, Maine: 1926 By-Laws, Pot And Kettle (Bar Harbor, Me.)

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The 1926 by-laws and list of members of a Bar Harbor organization "incorporated in 1899 under the laws of the state of Maine."


Fourth Annual Chauffeurs' Ball At The Casino, Bar Harbor, Friday Evening, August 22, 1919, Committee Of Chauffeurs Jan 1919

Fourth Annual Chauffeurs' Ball At The Casino, Bar Harbor, Friday Evening, August 22, 1919, Committee Of Chauffeurs

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The souvenir program from a charity ball in Bar Harbor, Maine, hosted by an organization known as the Committee of Chauffeurs.


Mt. Desert Reading Room, Bar Harbor, Maine, Mt. Desert Reading Room (Bar Harbor, Me.) Jan 1902

Mt. Desert Reading Room, Bar Harbor, Maine, Mt. Desert Reading Room (Bar Harbor, Me.)

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No abstract provided.


Scenic Gems Of Bath, G. W. Morris, Publisher Jan 1900

Scenic Gems Of Bath, G. W. Morris, Publisher

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A 40-page booklet of photographs of attractions around Bath, Maine, circa 1900. Cover title: Scenic gems of Bath, Boothbay Harbor, So. Bristol, Squirrel Island, Christmas Cove, Pemaquid, and other points of interest.


Bar Harbor Life, Wilbur Morse Jul 1896

Bar Harbor Life, Wilbur Morse

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The July 2, 1896 edition of "a weekly journal devoted to the doings of society at Bar Harbor and adjacent summer resorts." This is the only issue held by Fogler Library.


An Idyl Of Bar Harbor, Frederick W. Pearson Jan 1888

An Idyl Of Bar Harbor, Frederick W. Pearson

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A romantic poem published as a part of "The Elite Library" series and dedicated to Miss Nannie Garnett Emory.


Constitution And By-Laws Of South Branch Grange No. 142 Of Prospect, Maine, South Branch Grange Jan 1884

Constitution And By-Laws Of South Branch Grange No. 142 Of Prospect, Maine, South Branch Grange

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No abstract provided.


Summer School Of Philosophy At Mt. Desert, John Ames Mitchell Dec 1880

Summer School Of Philosophy At Mt. Desert, John Ames Mitchell

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No abstract provided.


Mt. Desert In 1873, Portrayed In Crayon And Quill, J. R. Osgood And Company Jan 1873

Mt. Desert In 1873, Portrayed In Crayon And Quill, J. R. Osgood And Company

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No abstract provided.