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| 2252 | Publication "The History Journal of MDIHS Volume II 1999" |
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| 2253 | Farmer's Almanac, Vol. 175 for 1992, Vol. 182 for 1999 and Vol. 183 for 2000 |
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| 2254 | Book "Mount Desert - A History" by George E. Street. |
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Description: Reprint of the book originally published in 1905. Includes material about the Cranberry Isles | ||||
| 2255 | Sustaining Island Communities |
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Description: The report of a study conducted by the Island Institute. Average of the Cranberry Islands begins on page 56. | ||||
| 2258 | Architectural drawings for the summer cottage built for Gustavo Shermer |
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Description: A.J. Bryant was head carpenter on this cottage | ||||
| 2260 | Branding Iron |
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Description: Iron used by Lawrence Beal to brand his name LOBeal and his license number onto wooden lobster traps and buoys. | ||||
| 2261 | Investigation of the facts regarding the downing of the US Naval airship "k-14" off the coast of Maine on July 2, 1944, and dissemination of the naval records pertaining to the same. May 1998. |
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Description: The downing and salvage of the K-14 is the subject of Islesford Historical Society Occaisional Paper #3 published in July 1992. This latest report concludes, as did the IHS paper, that the K-14 was sgit diwb vy a German submarine not wrecked due to "pilot error" as the Navy concluded. Mr. Greg Brooks was one of the authors of this report, contacted Hugh Dwelley in 1997 and sent a copy of the IHS Iccasional Paper, The IHS paper is not credited in the report. 2 Copies [show more] | ||||
| 2262 | Book "The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines" by Margaret Vandercook |
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Description: The book appears to have been given to the Islesford School by the Sea Coast Mission in 1939. It is of interest because it contains numerous autographs of Islesford students from 1939-1949. The autographs often include comments on the weather such as "Agood day", "A slippery day", etc. | ||||
| 2263 | Milk Bucket |
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Description: Irving Spurling was the island's last farmer and his mother, Aunt Nell, used to use buckets like this in processing the milk for sale. | ||||
| 2220 | VHS "Our Stories" series of 5 TV programs first aired in May 1998. A - The Cranberry Report, Islesford, Maine B - Healing Woods, Indian Township, Maine C - At the Center of Things, Bethel, Maine D - Harvest of Hope, Fort Kent, Maine E - The Big Picture: A Call-in Show. |
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Description: 141A - A Cranberry Report VHS currently missing from Historical Society Roomn | ||||
| 2221 | VHS "Co-management: The New England town meeting goes to sea" |
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| 2222 | VHS "Maine's Golden School Days 1890-1930 A reminiscent Video" |
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Description: The schooling described in this video is similar to the teaching styles on Islesford during the 1920's and 1930's | ||||
| 2223 | Book "Washington's Farewell Address - to the people of the United States" |
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| 2224 | Book "Memories of a Maine Island" by Marie Locke and Nancy Montgomery |
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Description: This book is based on interviews by Marie Locke with her grandmother, Irene Bartlett, and with glass plate photographs by Irene's father Fred Morse of Islesford. The Islesford Historical Society served as a fiscal agent for the project. Irene Bartlett died on June 27, 1998 and a copy of her obituary has been inserted in the book | ||||
| 2225 | Publication "The History Journal of MDIHS Volume I 1998" |
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| 2226 | Booklet - "Mount Desert 1872" by George Ward Nichols |
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| 2227 | "The Handicrafts of the Modern Indians of Maine" by Fannie Hardy Eckstrom |
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Description: Dedicated to Wendell S. Hadlock of Islesford | ||||
| 2228 | "Reflections of Dr. Mary Lee Edward" by Mary Lee Edward |
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Description: Dr. Edward was a guest at Woodlawn for many years in the 1940's and 1950's | ||||
| 2229 | "The Story of New England 1620-1920" by Edward Oliver Skelton, member of the New England Historical Society. |
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| 2230 | Book "Time Out of Mind By Rachel Field |
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Description: Rachel Field is a local author who used to live on Sutton's Island. She is also the author of "God's Pocket" and "Calico Bush" which have references to the Cranberry Isles | ||||
| 2231 | VHS " Earliest Maine Films: Trout Fishing, Logging, Canoeing, Potato Farming" |
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| 2232 | VHS "Maine America's Coast with Jack Perkins" |
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| 2233 | VHS "Bob Elliot's Profiles of Maine" |
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| 2234 | 1990 Islesford Historical Program |
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| 2235 | VHS taped at Islesford in summer 1989 including: Wits and Nitwits, Masquerade, Cultural Evening, Schooners & Library Dedication |
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