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1913, Picture Of Marcia, Marcia Ruth Joslin

Joslin Family First World War correspondence

The Joslin Family First World War Correspondence contains letters from brothers Lincoln and Grant Joslin to their mother. The Joslin brothers wrote the letters while stationed in France. Also included are photographs of Grant and their mother, Marcia Ruth Joslin.

Eastern Maine Real Estate Company Meeting Minutes; May 25, 1911 - Dec 26, 1917, Eastern Maine Real Estate Company

Eastern Real Estate Company Archives

Meeting minutes from the Eastern Maine Real Estate Company, covering May 25, 1911 through December 26, 1917.

July 23, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets about her vacation trip from where she was staying in Tokyo to several different places around Japan. She writes of her stay in a Japanese style hotel. She also writes about the scenery around her, and about how long it takes her by rail to get to her travel destinations. She also writes of a traveling companion named George, and how she has invited Abbie to come and visit her and meet George.

April 11, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets about life in Japan. She writes about the climate, and how she finds she cannot do as much due to the "enervating" nature of the climate there. She describes a "sword walking" ceremony, in which one climbs a ladder made of swords. She then writes of the beginnings of spring in Japan and how there is a fair coming to Japan, "the largest ever held in Japan."

January 18, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Abbie writes to Mrs. Tibbets about the "glorious" scenery where she is staying. She writes of the mountains, streams, tall oak trees, and blossoms as the season changes from winter to spring.

December 26, 1906, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets to thank her for the Christmas gifts. She describes the table that they set for a traditional western-style Christmas. They invited a Japanese couple, who were described by Cora to be very fascinated with the Christmas decor. She also tells Mrs. Tibetts about her coming vacation with George to Oshima, as there is a volcano there that they are intending to climb.

A History Of Swan's Island, Maine, Herman Wesley Small M.D.

Maine Collection

A History of Swan's Island, Maine

by H.W. Small, M.D. (1865-1937)

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction - Aborigines - Discovery, 2. Purchase - Settlement and Land Titles, 3. A Sketch of the Life of Col. James Swan, 4. Biographical Sketches of early Settlers, 5. Gott's Island, 6. The Fishing Industry, 7. Synopsis of the Municipal Records, 8. Miscellaneous - Index of First Settlers

The Story Of New Sweden As Told At The Quarter Centennial Celebration Of The Founding Of The Swedish Colony In The Woods Of Maine, June 25, 1895, Stanley J. Estes

Maine Collection

The Story of New Sweden as Told at the Quarter Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Swedish Colony in the Woods of Maine, June 25, 1895

Edited by Stanley J. Estes

Bar Harbor, F. Marion Crawford

Maine Collection

Bar Harbor

by Francis Marion Crawford. Illustrated by C.S. Reinhart.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1896.

American Summer Resorts

Illustrated History Of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 (Vol.2), Henry D. Kingsbury, Simeon L. Deyo

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 - Volume II

Editors: Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo

Second bound volume comprises pages 601-1273.

"Edition Limited to 1600 Prints"- Copyrighted 1892.

637 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Illustrated History Of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 (Vol.1), Henry D. Kingsbury, Simeon L. Deyo

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 - Volume I.

Editors: Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo.

First bound volume comprises pages 1-600.

"Edition Limited to 1600 Prints"- Copyrighted 1892.

600 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

History Of Androscoggin County, Maine (Illustrated), Georgia Drew Merrill (Ed.)

Osher Map Library Rare Books

History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Illustrated)

Editor: Georgia Drew Merrill

Copyright, 1891

W.A. Fergusson & Co., Boston, Mass. (Journal Press, Lewiston, Me.)

879 p.: ill., ports.; 26 cm

Glenn Springs, So. Ca. : Its Location, Discovery, History, Personal Sketches Of Its Habitues, What It Will Cure, &C., Trimmier's Printing Office And Book Store, Simpson & Simpson

Local History

From Introduction:

"[....][Y]ou will find this an interesting little volume, containing a romance of the discovery of Glenn Springs in the time of the Indians; its re-discovery by the white man, and its history, with personal sketches of some of South Carolina's distinguished men, who were constant visitors at this fountain of health; and other description of Glenn Springs as a Summer Resort and accounts of the wonderful results from the use of this water."

1786-1886 Centennial Celebration - An Account Of The Municipal Celebration Of The One Hundredth Anniversary Of The Incorporation Of The Town Of Portland , July 4th, 5th And 6th, 1886, John T. Hull

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Title Page: "1786-1886 Centennial Celebration - An Account of the Municipal Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Portland , July 4th, 5th and 6th, 1886".

"Edited by John T. Hull under the direction of the Publication Committee of the City Council."

Blue fabric hard cover debossed in gold with "Centennial Celebration 1786 - 1886. Portland, Me." and with black ornamental trim.

379 pages, illustrations

The New Gloucester Centennial, September 7, 1874, T. H. Haskell

Maine Collection

The New Gloucester Centennial, September 7, 1874

by T.H. Haskell

Appendix Lists: " Votes of the Town During the Revolution", "Roll of Capt. Parsons' Company", "Polls and Estates", "Aged People" etc.

Annals Of Calais, Maine, And St. Stephen, New Brunswick; Including The Village Of Milltown, Me., And The Present Town Of Milltown, N.B., Isaac Case Knowlton

Maine Collection

Annals of Calais, Maine, and St. Stephen, New Brunswick; Including the Village of Milltown, Me., and the Present Town of Milltown, N.B.

by Rev. Issac Case Knowlton

Index Includes Chapter Titles: "Aborigines", "The Beginning", "Primeval Age--1790 to 1800", "The Bar", "Physicians", "Benevolent Societies", "Shipping", "Newspapers", "New Churches", "Smuggling", "Cemeteries", etc. 33 Chapters with Appendix.

1865-02-16, James To Mother And Sister, James D. Marshall

James D. Marshall Civil War correspondence

This collection contains two letters written by Cpl. James D. Marshall of the Union Army to his mother and sister during the Civil War.

1864-11-12, James To Mother, James D. Marshall

James D. Marshall Civil War correspondence

This collection contains two letters written by Cpl. James D. Marshall of the Union Army to his mother and sister during the Civil War.

Harriet Newell Thompson (Mcvay) Portrait, Unknown

Homer McVay Civil War correspondence

Digital scans of the letters and photographs of Homer McVay during the Civil War. Homer McVay was a Presbyterian minister who volunteered for the U.S. Christian Commission and served at the hospitals during the Civil War.

Homer Mcvay Portrait, Unknown

Homer McVay Civil War correspondence

Digital scans of the letters and photographs of Homer McVay during the Civil War. Homer McVay was a Presbyterian minister who volunteered for the U.S. Christian Commission and served at the hospitals during the Civil War.

Carte-De-Visite, Full Portrait Of Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" In Their Wedding Costume, 1863, By Matthew Brady., Matthew B. Brady, E. & H.T. Anthony

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Sherwood Stratton (whose stage name was "General Tom Thumb" in P.T. Barnum's productions) is pictured with his wife Lavinia Stratton (maiden name: Warren). Stratton and Warren were married on February 10, 1863. Verso of CDV includes mimeographed inscriptions by the couple.

1861-10-07, Nathaniel To Mariah, Nathaniel E. Douglas

Nathaniel E. Douglas Civil War correspondence

No abstract provided.

Fall 1984, Wmpg 90.9 Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for fall 1984.

Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.