Black #1: Arthur and Fredrica Black speaking about a family house which was moved several times, catching flounders from shore, salting fish to transport to Gloucestor and beyond. Black #2: Arthur and Fredrica Black speaking about old houses, discussing old photographs they are looking at, critique some park acquisition, tell a story about the hot pursuit of a robber, and discuss treatment of robbers and honesty of Southwest Harbor people.
Description: Black #1: Arthur and Fredrica Black speaking about a family house which was moved several times, catching flounders from shore, salting fish to transport to Gloucestor and beyond. Black #2: Arthur and Fredrica Black speaking about old houses, discussing old photographs they are looking at, critique some park acquisition, tell a story about the hot pursuit of a robber, and discuss treatment of robbers and honesty of Southwest Harbor people.
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.
PDF Contains: Excerpts from History of Penobscot County Maine, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. Excerpts include: Biography of William P. Dickey Map of Bangor, Maine showing the William P. Dickey & Co. Hardware Store and the William Patch Dickey House Receipt from the William P. Dickey & Co. Hardware Store
Description: PDF Contains: Excerpts from History of Penobscot County Maine, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. Excerpts include: Biography of William P. Dickey Map of Bangor, Maine showing the William P. Dickey & Co. Hardware Store and the William Patch Dickey House Receipt from the William P. Dickey & Co. Hardware Store
Carroll family mythology says that Rebecca Carroll made sixteen dolls for her grandchildren – one for each grandchild born while she was alive. Researchers have found evidence of three of the dolls and are looking for the others.
Description: Carroll family mythology says that Rebecca Carroll made sixteen dolls for her grandchildren – one for each grandchild born while she was alive. Researchers have found evidence of three of the dolls and are looking for the others.
PDF Contains: Newspaper article by Herbert T. Silsbuy II, The Ellsworth American, February 1, 2001 Location of the Drs. Fulton house and offices in Ellsworth, Maine, 1881 Annotated map of the city of Ellsworth, Village Plan No 2, Atlas of Hancock County, Maine, published by S.F. Colby & Co., 1881 Two photographs of the Drs. Fulton House and Office in Ellsworth
Description: PDF Contains: Newspaper article by Herbert T. Silsbuy II, The Ellsworth American, February 1, 2001 Location of the Drs. Fulton house and offices in Ellsworth, Maine, 1881 Annotated map of the city of Ellsworth, Village Plan No 2, Atlas of Hancock County, Maine, published by S.F. Colby & Co., 1881 Two photographs of the Drs. Fulton House and Office in Ellsworth
The Don Turner Award from the USS Constitution Museum recognizes a person or team of people, professional or amateur, who have contributed significantly to efforts to preserve important vessels or who have made a significant contributions to our knowledge and understanding of ship design and construction. Ralph Warren Stanley was presented with the award by Anne Grimes Rand, President of the USS Constitution Museum on June 26, 2013.
Description: The Don Turner Award from the USS Constitution Museum recognizes a person or team of people, professional or amateur, who have contributed significantly to efforts to preserve important vessels or who have made a significant contributions to our knowledge and understanding of ship design and construction. Ralph Warren Stanley was presented with the award by Anne Grimes Rand, President of the USS Constitution Museum on June 26, 2013.
This index lists all of the obituaries collected by Mary Elizabeth (Robinson) Allen Rosene (1937-2011). The collection of obituaries was donated to the .Southwest Harbor Public Library by Vanessa Z. (Allen) Stark, her daughter. The Obituaries have been scanned, but not uploaded to this database yet. However, they are available at the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
Description: This index lists all of the obituaries collected by Mary Elizabeth (Robinson) Allen Rosene (1937-2011). The collection of obituaries was donated to the .Southwest Harbor Public Library by Vanessa Z. (Allen) Stark, her daughter. The Obituaries have been scanned, but not uploaded to this database yet. However, they are available at the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.
Description: This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.
This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
Description: This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
This index was kept by Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace. Included are records of marriages, weddings, and other town records from Southwest Harbor, Maine from approximately 1878 to 1907.
Description: This index was kept by Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace. Included are records of marriages, weddings, and other town records from Southwest Harbor, Maine from approximately 1878 to 1907.
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]
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.
In this interview Gladys Butler describes her family history, connections to other families in Southwest Harbor, her father's involvement in helping the Dole company set up canning in Hawaii where Gladys and all her siblings were born, the journey to Mount Desert Island from Hawaii, and of meeting her husband, Farnham Butler, and starting a family.
Description: In this interview Gladys Butler describes her family history, connections to other families in Southwest Harbor, her father's involvement in helping the Dole company set up canning in Hawaii where Gladys and all her siblings were born, the journey to Mount Desert Island from Hawaii, and of meeting her husband, Farnham Butler, and starting a family.
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.