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13707WWII War Bond Drive
  • Reference
  • Events
WWII War Bond Drive
Item:
  • 13707   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events
13693Way Back - Gay Nineties Balls
  • Reference
  • Events, Gala
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 237 Seawall Road
The Way Back Balls were held between 1948 and 1957, and possibly before. SWHPL #14597 shows a ticket to the Way Bak Ball in 1928 - note the different spelling. The twenty-five Sou'Westers held a Way Back (gay nineties) ball in the spring of each year during the 1950's at the VIA (Village Improvement Association) hall in Manset (the Thibodeau home in 2006). Miles Grindle talks about Wayback Balls in his recount of growing up in Northeast Harbor in the 1930's: “’Wayback Balls’ were held, when everyone dressed in old fashioned clothes, tux and top hats, long dresses, or overalls with plaid shirts. These dances were by invitation only, restricted to voting age, by a member of chartered ‘Waybackers’. The main snack, provided during intermission, was dry fish. Probably most people reading this journal have not experienced the joy of occasionally eating a piece of dry fish. The local fishermen would catch small codfish, and let the wind dry them on their boats, then strip the fish off the skin, and put them in jars. Alcohol was not allowed on the premises, but those who indulged kept their bottles in their cars.” - “The Local Boy: Growing up in Northeast Harbor, Maine in the 1930’s” by Miles Grindle, p. 29 – n.d. [2006] – Privately published – in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
Way Back - Gay Nineties Balls
Item:
  • 13693   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 237 Seawall Road
Description:
The Way Back Balls were held between 1948 and 1957, and possibly before. SWHPL #14597 shows a ticket to the Way Bak Ball in 1928 - note the different spelling. The twenty-five Sou'Westers held a Way Back (gay nineties) ball in the spring of each year during the 1950's at the VIA (Village Improvement Association) hall in Manset (the Thibodeau home in 2006). Miles Grindle talks about Wayback Balls in his recount of growing up in Northeast Harbor in the 1930's: “’Wayback Balls’ were held, when everyone dressed in old fashioned clothes, tux and top hats, long dresses, or overalls with plaid shirts. These dances were by invitation only, restricted to voting age, by a member of chartered ‘Waybackers’. The main snack, provided during intermission, was dry fish. Probably most people reading this journal have not experienced the joy of occasionally eating a piece of dry fish. The local fishermen would catch small codfish, and let the wind dry them on their boats, then strip the fish off the skin, and put them in jars. Alcohol was not allowed on the premises, but those who indulged kept their bottles in their cars.” - “The Local Boy: Growing up in Northeast Harbor, Maine in the 1930’s” by Miles Grindle, p. 29 – n.d. [2006] – Privately published – in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library. [show more]
12692The Mayflower and Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events
  • Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021)
  • Plymouth MA
Ralph Stanley has researched the people he knew on Mount Desert Island and their common ancestors who were Mayflower passengers and their descendents.
The Mayflower and Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 12692   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events
Creator:
  • Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021)
Place:
  • Plymouth MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Courtesy of Ralph Stanley
Description:
Ralph Stanley has researched the people he knew on Mount Desert Island and their common ancestors who were Mayflower passengers and their descendents.
13659The Jordan Pond House After the Fire of 1979
  • Set
  • Events, Fire
  • Acadia National Park
  • Jordan Pond
The Jordan Pond House After the Fire of 1979
Item:
  • 13659   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Jordan Pond
13577The Jacob William Carroll Family Fourth of July Parties
  • Set
  • Events
The Carroll family celebrated the Fourth of July every year with a picnic at their old family home, The Mountain House, on Carroll hill in Southwest Harbor.
The Jacob William Carroll Family Fourth of July Parties
Item:
  • 13577   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Events
Description:
The Carroll family celebrated the Fourth of July every year with a picnic at their old family home, The Mountain House, on Carroll hill in Southwest Harbor.
7405The Horse Show at Robin Hood Park
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Places
  • Bar Harbor
The Horse Show at Robin Hood Park
Item:
  • 7405   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • Places
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Tags:
horse, people
12784The Dollar Social at Southwest Harbor
  • Reference
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
In 1892 the ladies of Southwest Harbor gathered together to raise money for land upon which to build a library building and then reported how they raised their dollar..The Dollar Social was the first fundraising event held for the Southwest Harbor Public Library and the poem describing it was famous in the community for many years.
The Dollar Social at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 12784   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Description:
In 1892 the ladies of Southwest Harbor gathered together to raise money for land upon which to build a library building and then reported how they raised their dollar..The Dollar Social was the first fundraising event held for the Southwest Harbor Public Library and the poem describing it was famous in the community for many years.
13692Stanley Fisheries Fire of 1967
  • Set
  • Events, Fire
Stanley Fisheries Fire of 1967
Item:
  • 13692   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
14742Southwest Harbor Visions 2016 Cover Poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Events
Southwest Harbor Visions 2016 Cover Poster
Item:
  • 14742   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Events
14728Southwest Harbor Then & Now 2015 Cover Poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Events
This is the poster for the 2015 Then & Now Exhibit at the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
Southwest Harbor Then & Now 2015 Cover Poster
Item:
  • 14728   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Events
Description:
This is the poster for the 2015 Then & Now Exhibit at the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
14974Southwest Harbor Flamingo Festival
  • Reference
  • Events
  • Southwest Harbor
The annual Harbor House Flamingo Festival is whimsical, lighthearted and decidedly pink, this fun filled family festival truly has something for everyone. The four day festival celebrates the plastic flamingo lawn ornament and features flocks of residents and visitors decked out in pink. The event kicks off with a lobster dinner on Friday evening. Saturday starts with a pancake breakfast prepared by volunteers from the U.S. Coast Guard followed by the Flamingo Parade down Main Street. Other activities include a craft fair and kids carnival, open house at the Coast Guard Station, and a 4 mile fun run.
Southwest Harbor Flamingo Festival
Item:
  • 14974   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The annual Harbor House Flamingo Festival is whimsical, lighthearted and decidedly pink, this fun filled family festival truly has something for everyone. The four day festival celebrates the plastic flamingo lawn ornament and features flocks of residents and visitors decked out in pink. The event kicks off with a lobster dinner on Friday evening. Saturday starts with a pancake breakfast prepared by volunteers from the U.S. Coast Guard followed by the Flamingo Parade down Main Street. Other activities include a craft fair and kids carnival, open house at the Coast Guard Station, and a 4 mile fun run. [show more]
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
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
13198Ralph Warren Stanley's 80th Birthday Party
  • Set
  • Events, Gala
  • Southwest Harbor
At the American Legion Hall.
Ralph Warren Stanley's 80th Birthday Party
Item:
  • 13198   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
At the American Legion Hall.
11988Ralph Stanley at Pemetic Class Reunion, October 22, 2012
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
Ralph Stanley at Pemetic Class Reunion, October 22, 2012
Item:
  • 11988   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
State:
  • ME
13788Raising the Flagpole at TopGallant
  • Set
  • Events
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 11 Waterview Lane
Raising the Flagpole at TopGallant
Item:
  • 13788   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Events
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 11 Waterview Lane
16725Photos from Searls' 5 & 10 store and 1962 Gay Nineties Ball
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Events
Photos from Searls' 5 & 10 store and 1962 Gay Nineties Ball
Item:
  • 16725   
Accession #:
  • 1083
Type:
  • Uncurated Accession
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Events
11006Pemetic High School Class of 1953 Reunion
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
This photograph was taken at Demuro's Top of the Hill Restaurant at 1 Main Street (Route 102), Southwest Harbor, Maine Back Row - Standing Left to Right: Man Beverly Louise (Hill) Stanek, Mrs Howard G. Stanek (1934-) Man Man Jack Hadlock Gilley (1933-) Jay J. Boomer (1935-) Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone Audrey June( Wass) Estvanik, Mrs. Stephen Estvanik (1935-1917) Judith May (Carroll) Stockbridge, Mrs. Joseph T. Stockbridge Jr. (1935-) Jeffery Allen Robbins (1960-) - son of Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone Front Row - Seated Left to Right: Marguerite Mae (Hamblen) Murphy Bernstein, Mrs. Seldon E. Bernstein (1935-2004) Elizabeth B. (Emerson) Kelley, Mrs. Shirley R. Kelley (1934-) Janet (Newman) Cutliffe, Mrs. Dawson Ronald Cutliffe (1935-) Nancy (Dunbar) Bulger, Mrs. Richard H. Bulger (1935-2004) Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley
Pemetic High School Class of 1953 Reunion
Item:
  • 11006   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
This photograph was taken at Demuro's Top of the Hill Restaurant at 1 Main Street (Route 102), Southwest Harbor, Maine Back Row - Standing Left to Right: Man Beverly Louise (Hill) Stanek, Mrs Howard G. Stanek (1934-) Man Man Jack Hadlock Gilley (1933-) Jay J. Boomer (1935-) Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone Audrey June( Wass) Estvanik, Mrs. Stephen Estvanik (1935-1917) Judith May (Carroll) Stockbridge, Mrs. Joseph T. Stockbridge Jr. (1935-) Jeffery Allen Robbins (1960-) - son of Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone Front Row - Seated Left to Right: Marguerite Mae (Hamblen) Murphy Bernstein, Mrs. Seldon E. Bernstein (1935-2004) Elizabeth B. (Emerson) Kelley, Mrs. Shirley R. Kelley (1934-) Janet (Newman) Cutliffe, Mrs. Dawson Ronald Cutliffe (1935-) Nancy (Dunbar) Bulger, Mrs. Richard H. Bulger (1935-2004) Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley [show more]
7255Old Masonic Hall
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 353 Main Street
Old Masonic Hall
Item:
  • 7255   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 353 Main Street
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
14264Nell and Seth Thornton's Travels Between Southwest Harbor and Houlton, Maine
  • Reference
  • Events
Nell and Seth Thornton's Travels Between Southwest Harbor and Houlton, Maine
Item:
  • 14264   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events
5952Lemont Building Destroyed by Fire in 1955
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • Southwest Harbor
Lemont Building Destroyed by Fire in 1955
Item:
  • 5952   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
6953Joseph C. Lawlor at the Blue Hill Fair Horse Pulling Contest
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Joseph C. Lawlor at the Blue Hill Fair Horse Pulling Contest
Item:
  • 6953   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of William J. Lawlor
16253J. L. Stanley Wharf Fire of 1918
  • Set
  • Events, Fire
“…the fire started on December 2, 1918, which destroyed the buildings on the waterfront, swept away the fish wharves, the cold storage plant, a restaurant and several small buildings. J. L. Stanley and Sons were heavy losers in this fire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 186-7.
J. L. Stanley Wharf Fire of 1918
Item:
  • 16253   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Description:
“…the fire started on December 2, 1918, which destroyed the buildings on the waterfront, swept away the fish wharves, the cold storage plant, a restaurant and several small buildings. J. L. Stanley and Sons were heavy losers in this fire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 186-7.
13690Hurricane Edna - 1954
  • Reference
  • Events
Hurricane Edna - 1954
Item:
  • 13690   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events
13839Henry Lathrop Rand's European Trip in 1896
  • Reference
  • Events
Photographer Henry L. Rand and his cousin Julius Ross Wakefield traveled to Europe together in the summer and fall of 1896. Henry, as usual, documented the trip with a map and 87 photographs, found principally in Volume 10 of the Henry L. Rand Collection. The photographs are numbered in their titles in the order in which they appear in Rand's album. Henry drew the Continental Route of the trip, as evidenced by his distinctive handwriting, and then photographed the map and pasted it into Volume 10 as his number 1143. He probably copied the map from a printed one and added the longitude and latitude lines that can faintly be seen in the photograph. Henry and Julius took the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II to Naples, Italy and then proceeded by water to Genoa. From there they went to Milan and took a side trip to Verona and Venice, returning to Milan. From Milan they went to Lake Como, Italy staying at the Grand Hotel Bellagio and on to Lake Lugano at the border between Italy and Switzerland, to Brieg by way of Simplon and over the Rhone Glacier to Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. They parted at Lucerne as can be seen from Henry’s tiny arrows and initials on the route from there. Julius went to Zurich, Lake Constance, and to Munich, Nuremberg and Frankfort, Germany to meet Henry in the old city of Mainz, Germany. Henry went from Lucerne to Basel, Switzerland and up the Rhine River to Heidelberg to meet Julius in Mainz. They continued up the Rhine together to Cologne. Julius headed through Belgium toward Paris from Cologne, meeting Henry over the border in France. Henry went from Cologne to Amsterdam, Holland to Haarlem and Katwyn on the North Sea and then down to the Hague by way of Leyden. He then went inland to Rotterdam and Brussels on his way to their rendezvous in France where they both continued to Paris. Henry at least then visited and photographed Salisbury, England before returning home. Henry Lathrop Rand arrived in New York aboard "Columbia" on August 21, 1896 from Southampton, England.
Henry Lathrop Rand's European Trip in 1896
Item:
  • 13839   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events
Description:
Photographer Henry L. Rand and his cousin Julius Ross Wakefield traveled to Europe together in the summer and fall of 1896. Henry, as usual, documented the trip with a map and 87 photographs, found principally in Volume 10 of the Henry L. Rand Collection. The photographs are numbered in their titles in the order in which they appear in Rand's album. Henry drew the Continental Route of the trip, as evidenced by his distinctive handwriting, and then photographed the map and pasted it into Volume 10 as his number 1143. He probably copied the map from a printed one and added the longitude and latitude lines that can faintly be seen in the photograph. Henry and Julius took the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II to Naples, Italy and then proceeded by water to Genoa. From there they went to Milan and took a side trip to Verona and Venice, returning to Milan. From Milan they went to Lake Como, Italy staying at the Grand Hotel Bellagio and on to Lake Lugano at the border between Italy and Switzerland, to Brieg by way of Simplon and over the Rhone Glacier to Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. They parted at Lucerne as can be seen from Henry’s tiny arrows and initials on the route from there. Julius went to Zurich, Lake Constance, and to Munich, Nuremberg and Frankfort, Germany to meet Henry in the old city of Mainz, Germany. Henry went from Lucerne to Basel, Switzerland and up the Rhine River to Heidelberg to meet Julius in Mainz. They continued up the Rhine together to Cologne. Julius headed through Belgium toward Paris from Cologne, meeting Henry over the border in France. Henry went from Cologne to Amsterdam, Holland to Haarlem and Katwyn on the North Sea and then down to the Hague by way of Leyden. He then went inland to Rotterdam and Brussels on his way to their rendezvous in France where they both continued to Paris. Henry at least then visited and photographed Salisbury, England before returning home. Henry Lathrop Rand arrived in New York aboard "Columbia" on August 21, 1896 from Southampton, England. [show more]