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| 16709 | Interview of Eleanor Gilley |
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| Eleanor Hadlock Gilley, born at Seawall, talks about growing up on the island and her family's history in the area. She walked to school and says it wasn't too bad until she had to go to Southwest Harbor for high school; she remembers getting caught in a blizzard in during a commute in 1922. She stopped at a friends home in Manset and was stuck for two days. Growing up, her father had a penchant for travelling and the family often lost track of him. After high school, Eleanor would go on to teach in the area, spending a total of seventeen years between Trenton, Tremont, and Southwest Harbor. Her husband, who she met in high school, was a lifelong basketball fan and worked for the Hinckley company as a painter. Her grandmother worked in the Manset hotels doing laundry. She also talks about her great-great grandfather who was married to "The Prussian Lady" and would later die at sea. She tells stories from the Great Depression and eating "salmon loaf," as it was the only food available. | 
Description: Eleanor Hadlock Gilley, born at Seawall, talks about growing up on the island and her family's history in the area. She walked to school and says it wasn't too bad until she had to go to Southwest Harbor for high school; she remembers getting caught in a blizzard in during a commute in 1922. She stopped at a friends home in Manset and was stuck for two days. Growing up, her father had a penchant for travelling and the family often lost track of him. After high school, Eleanor would go on to teach in the area, spending a total of seventeen years between Trenton, Tremont, and Southwest Harbor. Her husband, who she met in high school, was a lifelong basketball fan and worked for the Hinckley company as a painter. Her grandmother worked in the Manset hotels doing laundry. She also talks about her great-great grandfather who was married to "The Prussian Lady" and would later die at sea. She tells stories from the Great Depression and eating "salmon loaf," as it was the only food available. [show more] | ||
| 16711 | Interview of Ruth Grindle |
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| Esther Rodick interviews Ruth Grindle who talks about her life in Southwest Harbor. Neither of her parents were originally from the area, but her father moved to Bar Harbor to work in a jewelry story before moving to Southwest Harbor to open his own store. In 1921, he became the town Postmaster, but was dismissed in 1933 when FDR was elected-back then, the Postmaster was tied to the political party in power. Ruth talks about how she loved watching the JT Morris steamship come to town and seeing the workers running on and off with the freight. She remembers fires in town, and horse stable, and ice storage. Ruth met her husband at Echo Lake, where she went for recreation. She worked at the Dirigo Hotel and her husband worked as a boatbuilder. After recovering from Guillan-Barre syndrome, the two opened a store in the 1950s which sold a wide variety of things. Finally, she tells of how she finagled her way into meeting FDR when he visited Southwest Harbor. |
Description: Esther Rodick interviews Ruth Grindle who talks about her life in Southwest Harbor. Neither of her parents were originally from the area, but her father moved to Bar Harbor to work in a jewelry story before moving to Southwest Harbor to open his own store. In 1921, he became the town Postmaster, but was dismissed in 1933 when FDR was elected-back then, the Postmaster was tied to the political party in power. Ruth talks about how she loved watching the JT Morris steamship come to town and seeing the workers running on and off with the freight. She remembers fires in town, and horse stable, and ice storage. Ruth met her husband at Echo Lake, where she went for recreation. She worked at the Dirigo Hotel and her husband worked as a boatbuilder. After recovering from Guillan-Barre syndrome, the two opened a store in the 1950s which sold a wide variety of things. Finally, she tells of how she finagled her way into meeting FDR when he visited Southwest Harbor. [show more] | ||
| 16712 | Interview of Henry and Elizabeth Guthrie |
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| Esther Rodick interviews Henry and Elizabeth Guthrie. Originally, the couple lived together in New York City where Henry worked as a lawyer at a very big firm. They came to MDI in 1933 after being invited to the house party of a friend, and soon began coming regularly. They usually chartered a boat from Farnham Butler, but eventually bought the boat "Snowflake" outright after enjoying it so much. Elizabeth recalled a conversation between Farnham Butler and Henry Hinckley about the future of boatbuilding. She also talks about taking the "Bar Harbor Express," a train from Washington D.C. up to a ferry which would complete the journey to Bar Harbor. The Guthries were always just summer people, but felt that they belonged in Southwest Harbor and were very complimentary of the people they met in town. They talk about how they would spend time in SWH every summer because of the great dancing and restaurants. She talks about sailing up and down the coast of Maine, her love of ecology, donating land to the local college for research and studies, and their extensive travelling. They took the first passenger ship to England after World War Two ended. She finishes by telling a story of a passenger fixing a Douglass DC-3 plane with a screwdriver; he was an expert mechanic after working on them during World War Two. |
Description: Esther Rodick interviews Henry and Elizabeth Guthrie. Originally, the couple lived together in New York City where Henry worked as a lawyer at a very big firm. They came to MDI in 1933 after being invited to the house party of a friend, and soon began coming regularly. They usually chartered a boat from Farnham Butler, but eventually bought the boat "Snowflake" outright after enjoying it so much. Elizabeth recalled a conversation between Farnham Butler and Henry Hinckley about the future of boatbuilding. She also talks about taking the "Bar Harbor Express," a train from Washington D.C. up to a ferry which would complete the journey to Bar Harbor. The Guthries were always just summer people, but felt that they belonged in Southwest Harbor and were very complimentary of the people they met in town. They talk about how they would spend time in SWH every summer because of the great dancing and restaurants. She talks about sailing up and down the coast of Maine, her love of ecology, donating land to the local college for research and studies, and their extensive travelling. They took the first passenger ship to England after World War Two ended. She finishes by telling a story of a passenger fixing a Douglass DC-3 plane with a screwdriver; he was an expert mechanic after working on them during World War Two. [show more] | ||
| 16714 | Interview of Andrew Herrick |
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| A woman interviews Andrew Herrick, who begins by listing off al his male ancestors from memory. The earliest Herrick came to America around the Revolutionary War and built a log cabin at the head of Somes Sound, but he did not stay. The first Herrick to stay was Isaac who ran a tide mill in Southwest Harbor. Andrew grew up in the house that Isaac built. He served in the Army during the first World War for the final 18 days of the war, though even those were grueling and horrifying. After service, he returned to marry Hulda Hodgkins, with whom he had a daughter. Andrew drove a truck for a gas company, living in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth but was forced to stop that work in 1952 following a shoulder injury. He has many stories from his time in Southwest Harbor; the first car in the town, Beech Mountain priginally being called Herrick Mountain, finding bootleg booze in Summer People's houses. He talks about his ancestor William Herrick who was feared by the British. Andrew also had several stories about Billy Tot, a man who worked as a cabin boy for Captain Norwood and eventually lived a primitive life on the edges of society near Southwest Harbor. |
Description: A woman interviews Andrew Herrick, who begins by listing off al his male ancestors from memory. The earliest Herrick came to America around the Revolutionary War and built a log cabin at the head of Somes Sound, but he did not stay. The first Herrick to stay was Isaac who ran a tide mill in Southwest Harbor. Andrew grew up in the house that Isaac built. He served in the Army during the first World War for the final 18 days of the war, though even those were grueling and horrifying. After service, he returned to marry Hulda Hodgkins, with whom he had a daughter. Andrew drove a truck for a gas company, living in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth but was forced to stop that work in 1952 following a shoulder injury. He has many stories from his time in Southwest Harbor; the first car in the town, Beech Mountain priginally being called Herrick Mountain, finding bootleg booze in Summer People's houses. He talks about his ancestor William Herrick who was feared by the British. Andrew also had several stories about Billy Tot, a man who worked as a cabin boy for Captain Norwood and eventually lived a primitive life on the edges of society near Southwest Harbor. [show more] | ||
| 16716 | Interview of Nelson Herrick |
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| In the second part of this interview, Nelson Herrick continues to talk about being a draftee during World War One but being saved from service by the signing of the armistice. He tells the story of meeting his wife by giving her a ride in his truck. At the time she was a widow with two children and he was delivering milk and farm products. Nelson tells the story of a carnival coming to town and offering $300 to a farmer for his land, not telling him what they planned to use it for. He also claims that he was the first volunteer firefighter after the town acquired a fire engine. Reluctant to tell more, he admits to remembering rum running during Prohibition. Many locals took part and kids found booze in the cellars of Summer People's homes. He also remembers Wabanaki people(Indians) living in a village at the Somesville end of Long Pond and harvesting materials to make baskets. He talks about clamming on the island, how they were processed, and how they were used to help people walk across muddy ground in the spring. He answers questions about his ancestors during the Civil War, telling the story of an ancestor who hired a Russian to take his place in the Army. Then he talks about his time as a teamster working with horses and wagons delivering hay to Ellsworth. He also tells a story about delivering old stones to be used as garden decorations. | 
Description: In the second part of this interview, Nelson Herrick continues to talk about being a draftee during World War One but being saved from service by the signing of the armistice. He tells the story of meeting his wife by giving her a ride in his truck. At the time she was a widow with two children and he was delivering milk and farm products. Nelson tells the story of a carnival coming to town and offering $300 to a farmer for his land, not telling him what they planned to use it for. He also claims that he was the first volunteer firefighter after the town acquired a fire engine. Reluctant to tell more, he admits to remembering rum running during Prohibition. Many locals took part and kids found booze in the cellars of Summer People's homes. He also remembers Wabanaki people(Indians) living in a village at the Somesville end of Long Pond and harvesting materials to make baskets. He talks about clamming on the island, how they were processed, and how they were used to help people walk across muddy ground in the spring. He answers questions about his ancestors during the Civil War, telling the story of an ancestor who hired a Russian to take his place in the Army. Then he talks about his time as a teamster working with horses and wagons delivering hay to Ellsworth. He also tells a story about delivering old stones to be used as garden decorations. [show more] | ||
| 15391 | Photos from the making of Stephen King's Storm of the Century |
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| Anny Seavey who took these photographs said “The film crew was here in Jan of ’98. It was a lot of fun for all of us.” In the main image above, notice the 55 lb bags of Canadian instant mashed potato flakes used to make snow. This item contains 44 of the 55 snapshots Anny took. Images that were nearly identical to others have been omitted. | 
Description: Anny Seavey who took these photographs said “The film crew was here in Jan of ’98. It was a lot of fun for all of us.” In the main image above, notice the 55 lb bags of Canadian instant mashed potato flakes used to make snow. This item contains 44 of the 55 snapshots Anny took. Images that were nearly identical to others have been omitted. | |
| 16625 | Newspaper Clippings featuring the Claremont Hotel |
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| "At inn overlooking the sea, tradition has a capital T" from The Globe and Mail - September 21, 1994 "Claremont spruces up for another century" from The Bar Harbor Times - August 18, 1994 "Visitor's guide to a lush Maine isle" from The New York Sunday Times -August 9, 1989 A write up by Charles C. Calhoun in MAINE - 1994 "An escape to Acadia Park when the crowds have gone" in The Inquirer "Edwardian Elegance, Regal Comfort" in The Times Record - August 30, 2002 | 
Description: "At inn overlooking the sea, tradition has a capital T" from The Globe and Mail - September 21, 1994 "Claremont spruces up for another century" from The Bar Harbor Times - August 18, 1994 "Visitor's guide to a lush Maine isle" from The New York Sunday Times -August 9, 1989 A write up by Charles C. Calhoun in MAINE - 1994 "An escape to Acadia Park when the crowds have gone" in The Inquirer "Edwardian Elegance, Regal Comfort" in The Times Record - August 30, 2002 [show more] | ||
| 16628 | Interview of Elene Dolliver |
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| The beginning of the tape (up until minute 2:30) includes Esther Rodick interviewing Ralph Stanley about lost graveyard. The rest centers on Elene Dolliver talking about growing up in Southwest Harbor, steamboat journeys, the life of her mother and grandfather on Mt Desert Rock (he was an assistant lighthouse keeper), her husband and children, seeing Wabanaki making and selling baskets, and war veterans returning home. |
Description: The beginning of the tape (up until minute 2:30) includes Esther Rodick interviewing Ralph Stanley about lost graveyard. The rest centers on Elene Dolliver talking about growing up in Southwest Harbor, steamboat journeys, the life of her mother and grandfather on Mt Desert Rock (he was an assistant lighthouse keeper), her husband and children, seeing Wabanaki making and selling baskets, and war veterans returning home. | ||
| 16610 | Nancy (Dunbar) Bulger interviewed by David Spurling |
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| In the interview Nancy (Dunbar) Bulger talks about her uncle, Wendel Gilley, stories of waitressing at a local restaurant, the fire at the fish wharf, and a series of pranks against her Crosley automobile. |
Description: In the interview Nancy (Dunbar) Bulger talks about her uncle, Wendel Gilley, stories of waitressing at a local restaurant, the fire at the fish wharf, and a series of pranks against her Crosley automobile. | ||
| 16609 | Beatrice M. Seavey Black interviewed by David Spurling |
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| In this interview Beatrice M. Seavey Black talks about her personal history working at a fish canning factory and living before automobiles were in use. |
Description: In this interview Beatrice M. Seavey Black talks about her personal history working at a fish canning factory and living before automobiles were in use. | ||
| 16608 | Carl Bennett interviewed by David Spurling |
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| In this interview, Carl Bennet describes his early family life, painting buildings in Southwest Harbor and on Cranberry Island, and rum running. |
Description: In this interview, Carl Bennet describes his early family life, painting buildings in Southwest Harbor and on Cranberry Island, and rum running. | ||
| 16607 | Interview of Harold R. Beal |
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| In this interview Harold R. Beal talks about the early history of the Beal family, his experience in the U.S. Navy during World War II (including stories about the preparation and invasion of Omaha Beach), and life in Southwest Harbor before and after World War II. |
Description: In this interview Harold R. Beal talks about the early history of the Beal family, his experience in the U.S. Navy during World War II (including stories about the preparation and invasion of Omaha Beach), and life in Southwest Harbor before and after World War II. | ||
| 16606 | Interview of Elmer "Buzzy" Lawrence Beal |
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| In this interview, Elmer "Buzzy" Lawrence Beal talks about his family history on Cranberry and Manset islands, fishing, steam ship service, working at a Coast Guard station, the beginning of Beal's Lobster Warf, his grandparents life on Mt. Desert Rock, and life during World War II in Southwest Harbor. |
Description: In this interview, Elmer "Buzzy" Lawrence Beal talks about his family history on Cranberry and Manset islands, fishing, steam ship service, working at a Coast Guard station, the beginning of Beal's Lobster Warf, his grandparents life on Mt. Desert Rock, and life during World War II in Southwest Harbor. | ||
| 16604 | Interview of Calvin and Edna Alley |
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| In this interview Calvin Carroll Alley and Edna E. (Bagley) Alley speak about their early life (without electric power) in Jonesport, Southwest Harbor, Ilseford (Little Cranberry Island), life on their farm, a career in the Coast Guard, and running a restaurant together in Southwest Harbor. |
Description: In this interview Calvin Carroll Alley and Edna E. (Bagley) Alley speak about their early life (without electric power) in Jonesport, Southwest Harbor, Ilseford (Little Cranberry Island), life on their farm, a career in the Coast Guard, and running a restaurant together in Southwest Harbor. | ||
| 16601 | A series of interviews of Ralph Stanley conducted by David Spurling |
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| David Spurling interviewing Ralph Stanley about his life. Interview 1: Stories of boatbuilding, family life, voyages, and historical events. Interview 2: Details of shipbuilding, historic events, details of lost seamen, and Southwest Harbor specific historical events. Interview 3A: Stanley family history, details of other Southwest Harbor families, specific vessel details, and stories of foreign voyages including being on the pepper trade from India. Interview 3B: Stories of sailing, navigating a dangerous rock at Cranberry Island using dories, stories about Admiral Byrd of Arctic exploring fame, stories of rum running, and a story about Christopher Lawler. Interview 4: Stories of the Robinson and Nickerson families, a story about Emily Robinson. Interview 4: A story about a Cole Robinson sailing disaster and reading of several newspaper accounts of Mount Desert Island citizens. |
Description: David Spurling interviewing Ralph Stanley about his life. Interview 1: Stories of boatbuilding, family life, voyages, and historical events. Interview 2: Details of shipbuilding, historic events, details of lost seamen, and Southwest Harbor specific historical events. Interview 3A: Stanley family history, details of other Southwest Harbor families, specific vessel details, and stories of foreign voyages including being on the pepper trade from India. Interview 3B: Stories of sailing, navigating a dangerous rock at Cranberry Island using dories, stories about Admiral Byrd of Arctic exploring fame, stories of rum running, and a story about Christopher Lawler. Interview 4: Stories of the Robinson and Nickerson families, a story about Emily Robinson. Interview 4: A story about a Cole Robinson sailing disaster and reading of several newspaper accounts of Mount Desert Island citizens. [show more] | ||
| 16602 | Interviews of Richard Carroll about the Carroll family |
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| In these interviews, Richard Carroll recollects his own childhood on the Carroll homestead as well as describes the Carroll family's journey from Ireland and their establishment in Southwest Harbor. |
Description: In these interviews, Richard Carroll recollects his own childhood on the Carroll homestead as well as describes the Carroll family's journey from Ireland and their establishment in Southwest Harbor. | ||
| 3291 | William H. Rea House Arthur Robinson House |
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| Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0872 |  William H. Rea House Arthur Robinson House
Description: Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0872 | |
| 3304 | John Manchester Gilley Farmhouse Causeway Club House |
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| Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0885 |  John Manchester Gilley Farmhouse Causeway Club House
Description: Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0885 | |
| 11571 | Volunteer Elizabeth Betsey (Reid) Pfeiffer Counting Money at the Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| 15390 | Stephen King's Storm of the Century |
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| Parts of this TV miniseries were filmed in Southwest Harbor, Maine which was called Little Tall Island, Maine in the film. The story was not based upon a Stephen King novel—King wrote it as a screenplay from the beginning. | 
Description: Parts of this TV miniseries were filmed in Southwest Harbor, Maine which was called Little Tall Island, Maine in the film. The story was not based upon a Stephen King novel—King wrote it as a screenplay from the beginning. | |||
| 11569 | Librarian Lorraine (Allen) Saunders with Staff and Children at the Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Back Row – Left to Right: Candyce Donahue (Keown) Emlen, Mrs. Jay Cooke Emlen Rae Chalmers, Mrs. Richard Vander Zanden Elizabeth "Betsy" Jackson, Mrs. John Hewlett Ann Moore Markham (1950-), Mrs. H. Lee Judd Ellen Mercer, Mrs. Victor Mercer Jane E. Tawney (1950-), then Mrs. Samuel A. Shaw Anne Elizabeth (LaHines) Wells, Mrs. Edward Randolph Welles III Loraine (Allen) Saunders, Mrs. Joseph G. Saunders (1933-) Front Row - Left to Right: Emily Henry? Lauren Vander Zanden Alison Vander Zanden Lucy Shaw Hannah Shaw | 
Description: Back Row – Left to Right: Candyce Donahue (Keown) Emlen, Mrs. Jay Cooke Emlen Rae Chalmers, Mrs. Richard Vander Zanden Elizabeth "Betsy" Jackson, Mrs. John Hewlett Ann Moore Markham (1950-), Mrs. H. Lee Judd Ellen Mercer, Mrs. Victor Mercer Jane E. Tawney (1950-), then Mrs. Samuel A. Shaw Anne Elizabeth (LaHines) Wells, Mrs. Edward Randolph Welles III Loraine (Allen) Saunders, Mrs. Joseph G. Saunders (1933-) Front Row - Left to Right: Emily Henry? Lauren Vander Zanden Alison Vander Zanden Lucy Shaw Hannah Shaw [show more] | ||
| 11447 | David Brazer Benson's Southwest Shoppes |
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| "The liquor store, left, was built first. The next building to the right was the second one built - originally a fish market and then Barbara Strubell's hair salon." | 
Description: "The liquor store, left, was built first. The next building to the right was the second one built - originally a fish market and then Barbara Strubell's hair salon." | ||
| 3089 | William Gilley House |
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| Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0068 | 
Description: Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0068 | |
| 3096 | Thomas Lawton House |
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| Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0075 | 
Description: Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0075 | |
| 3082 | Joseph E. Brown Cottage |
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| Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0052 | 
Description: Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0052 |
