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3036Article About Rich and Grindle Boatbuilders
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)
  • 2005-07-07
Adapted from an article by Meredith Rich Hutchins for the Mount Desert Islander – July 7, 2005
Article About Rich and Grindle Boatbuilders
Item:
  • 3036   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)
Date:
  • 2005-07-07
State:
  • ME
Description:
Adapted from an article by Meredith Rich Hutchins for the Mount Desert Islander – July 7, 2005
15402The Hinckley Story
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Hinckley - Benjamin B. Hinckley, Jr.
  • Pilot Press, Dedham, Massachusetts
  • 1997
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Henry R. Hinckley Company and Southwest Boat Corporation. ISBN-10: 0963566822 ISBN-13: 978-0963566829
The Hinckley Story
Item:
  • 15402   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Hinckley - Benjamin B. Hinckley, Jr.
Publisher:
  • Pilot Press, Dedham, Massachusetts
Date:
  • 1997
Description:
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Henry R. Hinckley Company and Southwest Boat Corporation. ISBN-10: 0963566822 ISBN-13: 978-0963566829
15403Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Voulgaris - Nick Voulgaris III
  • Rizzoli (April 29, 2014)
Several images from the Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive appear in this book. Hardcover: 224 pages ISBN-10: 9780847842155 ISBN-13: 978-0847842155
Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon
Item:
  • 15403   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Voulgaris - Nick Voulgaris III
Publisher:
  • Rizzoli (April 29, 2014)
Description:
Several images from the Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive appear in this book. Hardcover: 224 pages ISBN-10: 9780847842155 ISBN-13: 978-0847842155
15404Maine Yard Building Sixty-Foot Yachts
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • The New York Times
  • 1950-02-11
The clipping reads: "MANSET, Me., Feb. 10 (AP) Yacht builders of Manset have resumed an art dormant since pre-war days, the fashioning of king-sized pleasure craft on Mount Desert Island. Of "two sixty-footers now building, one is a future. Bermuda race contender ordered by Harry G. Haskell Jr. of Wilmington, Del. and Northeast Harbor. The other will fly the flag of Cummins Catherwood of Philadelphia. The yachts are. on ways of Henry R. Hinckley & Co. Shipwrights expect Mr. Haskell's craft will be launched in April or May. The tentative date for the other launching is June 17." The Catherwood boat was the Valhalla. The Haskell boat was the Nirvana.
Maine Yard Building Sixty-Foot Yachts
Item:
  • 15404   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Publisher:
  • The New York Times
Date:
  • 1950-02-11
Description:
The clipping reads: "MANSET, Me., Feb. 10 (AP) Yacht builders of Manset have resumed an art dormant since pre-war days, the fashioning of king-sized pleasure craft on Mount Desert Island. Of "two sixty-footers now building, one is a future. Bermuda race contender ordered by Harry G. Haskell Jr. of Wilmington, Del. and Northeast Harbor. The other will fly the flag of Cummins Catherwood of Philadelphia. The yachts are. on ways of Henry R. Hinckley & Co. Shipwrights expect Mr. Haskell's craft will be launched in April or May. The tentative date for the other launching is June 17." The Catherwood boat was the Valhalla. The Haskell boat was the Nirvana. [show more]
15405Alden Yawls Nirvana and Valhalla
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • 1951
Floor and sail plans for two yawls, the Nirvana and the Valhalla, designed by John G. Alden in 1948 and built by the Henry R. Hinckley company in 1949-1950.
Alden Yawls Nirvana and Valhalla
Item:
  • 15405   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Date:
  • 1951
Source:
  • David Vieira
Description:
Floor and sail plans for two yawls, the Nirvana and the Valhalla, designed by John G. Alden in 1948 and built by the Henry R. Hinckley company in 1949-1950.
12797Building Demolition Changes SWH Landscape
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1986-10-23
Bar Harbor Times, October 23, 1986
Building Demolition Changes SWH Landscape
Item:
  • 12797   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • Businesses, Service Business
Creator:
  • Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 1986-10-23
Description:
Bar Harbor Times, October 23, 1986
13628The Last U.S. Sardine Factory Shutting Its Doors
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • Associated Press
  • 2010-04-14
Describes the closing of the Stinson Seafood plant
The Last U.S. Sardine Factory Shutting Its Doors
Item:
  • 13628   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
Creator:
  • Associated Press
Date:
  • 2010-04-14
Description:
Describes the closing of the Stinson Seafood plant
3021Hall Quarry
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Quarry Operation
  • Johnson - Mercy Johnson
  • 1979
Hall Quarry
Item:
  • 3021   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Businesses, Quarry Operation
Creator:
  • Johnson - Mercy Johnson
Date:
  • 1979
12776The Rugged Maine Coast Produces a Hard-Working Breed of Mankind
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • People
  • 1980-09-28
from the Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 28, 1980, pg 18-A
The Rugged Maine Coast Produces a Hard-Working Breed of Mankind
Item:
  • 12776   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • People
Date:
  • 1980-09-28
Description:
from the Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 28, 1980, pg 18-A
12814Eagle's Perch Tea House Advertisement
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1932-08-31
Eagle's Perch Tea House at the Edward Sumner Macomber Cottage
Eagle's Perch Tea House Advertisement
Item:
  • 12814   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Creator:
  • Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 1932-08-31
Description:
Eagle's Perch Tea House at the Edward Sumner Macomber Cottage
3445Sawyer's Market 60th Anniversary
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • 2006
An 8 page supplement to the Mount Desert Islander dated October 2006.
Sawyer's Market 60th Anniversary
Item:
  • 3445   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 2006
Description:
An 8 page supplement to the Mount Desert Islander dated October 2006.
14835The Battle of Norwood's Cove: Southwest Harbor's Victory over the British in the War of 1812
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)
  • Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill
  • The Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • 2014-08
Published in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Norwood's Cove which took place on August 9, 1914. The book describes how the events appeared to those Mainers who participated in the battle, and how those events became part of the local historical narrative.
The Battle of Norwood's Cove: Southwest Harbor's Victory over the British in the War of 1812
Item:
  • 14835   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)
  • Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill
Publisher:
  • The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Date:
  • 2014-08
Description:
Published in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Norwood's Cove which took place on August 9, 1914. The book describes how the events appeared to those Mainers who participated in the battle, and how those events became part of the local historical narrative.
13330Halloween Fun Planned for SWH Library
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Mount Desert Islander
  • 2016-10-20
A newspaper clipping promoting the annual pumpkin carving and story telling event to be held at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 1 - 5 p.m.
Halloween Fun Planned for SWH Library
Item:
  • 13330   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Islander
Date:
  • 2016-10-20
Description:
A newspaper clipping promoting the annual pumpkin carving and story telling event to be held at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 1 - 5 p.m.
13450Advertisement for Mrs. Tom Thumb
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Bar Harbor Record
  • 1896-07-29
Mrs. Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, aka Lavinia Warren, the wife of General Tom Thumb, continued to tour after her husband's death. In this advertisement, the newspaper misprinted her name as Gevena in the announcement for her visit to Bar Harbor in 1896.
Advertisement for Mrs. Tom Thumb
Item:
  • 13450   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events
Publisher:
  • Bar Harbor Record
Date:
  • 1896-07-29
Description:
Mrs. Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, aka Lavinia Warren, the wife of General Tom Thumb, continued to tour after her husband's death. In this advertisement, the newspaper misprinted her name as Gevena in the announcement for her visit to Bar Harbor in 1896.
12833Sleeping Homecomers Victims of Rear-end Collision
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1913-09-13
Describes the crash of the Bar Harbor Express and the White Mountain Express on Sept. 2, 1913. 21 people were killed and 50 were injured.
Sleeping Homecomers Victims of Rear-end Collision
Item:
  • 12833   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1913-09-13
Description:
Describes the crash of the Bar Harbor Express and the White Mountain Express on Sept. 2, 1913. 21 people were killed and 50 were injured.
12775Fire, Obliteration, Mission 66, and Park Trails Program, 1943-2003
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Brown - Margaret Coffin Brown
  • Vekasi - Jim Vekasi
  • 2006
Excerpt from Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island, pgs. 149-156
Fire, Obliteration, Mission 66, and Park Trails Program, 1943-2003
Item:
  • 12775   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Hiking Trail
Creator:
  • Brown - Margaret Coffin Brown
  • Vekasi - Jim Vekasi
Date:
  • 2006
Description:
Excerpt from Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island, pgs. 149-156
12811Capt. Thurston's Death Recalls Old Shipwreck
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • The Ellsworth American
  • 1936-01-22
The Ellsworth American
Capt. Thurston's Death Recalls Old Shipwreck
Item:
  • 12811   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • The Ellsworth American
Date:
  • 1936-01-22
Description:
The Ellsworth American
13637Recovered - Friendship Sloop-Maine Sloop Boat
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
  • Robicheau - Leanne M. Robicheau
  • Trotter - Bill Trotter
  • Bangor Daily News
Recovered - Friendship Sloop-Maine Sloop Boat
Item:
  • 13637   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
Creator:
  • Robicheau - Leanne M. Robicheau
  • Trotter - Bill Trotter
Publisher:
  • Bangor Daily News
13639Sloop Sinks During Race
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Dunkle - Daniel Dunkle
  • Rzasa - Steve Rzasa
Sloop Sinks During Race
Item:
  • 13639   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
Creator:
  • Dunkle - Daniel Dunkle
  • Rzasa - Steve Rzasa
13640Wind Gusts Sink Sloop
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Schreiber - Laurie Schreiber
  • 2001-07-26
Wind Gusts Sink Sloop
Item:
  • 13640   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
Creator:
  • Schreiber - Laurie Schreiber
Date:
  • 2001-07-26
13641Friendship Sloop Sinks, Five Aboard Rescued
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • 2001
Friendship Sloop Sinks, Five Aboard Rescued
Item:
  • 13641   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
Date:
  • 2001
13645Seabells Account of Endeavor Incident
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Seabells
  • 2001
Seabells Account of Endeavor Incident
Item:
  • 13645   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
Creator:
  • Seabells
Date:
  • 2001
13646Safe Racing
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 2001
Safe Racing
Item:
  • 13646   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
Publisher:
  • Bangor Daily News
Date:
  • 2001
14867Bud Long's Birding Notebook from 1949
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
  • 1949
In this journal Bud Long recorded his bird sightings on Mount Desert Island, Maine from January 8, 1949 through August 1st 1949.
Bud Long's Birding Notebook from 1949
Item:
  • 14867   
Type:
  • Publication, Book, Journal, Diary
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
Date:
  • 1949
Description:
In this journal Bud Long recorded his bird sightings on Mount Desert Island, Maine from January 8, 1949 through August 1st 1949.
14868Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history."
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 14868   
Type:
  • Publication, Guidebook
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
Description:
This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history." [show more]