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16610Nancy (Dunbar) Bulger interviewed by David Spurling
  • Document, Oral History
  • People
  • 1994-10-18
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
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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.
16628Interview of Elene Dolliver
  • Document, Oral History
  • People
  • 1992-06-22
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
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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.
16709Interview of Eleanor Gilley
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • People
  • 1991-12-02
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
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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. [show more]
16711Interview of Ruth Grindle
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • People
  • 1992-01-06
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
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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. [show more]
16712Interview of Henry and Elizabeth Guthrie
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • People
  • 1991-08-31
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
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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. [show more]
16714Interview of Andrew Herrick
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • People
  • 1991-02-07
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
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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. [show more]
16716Interview of Nelson Herrick
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • People
  • 1991-02-10
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
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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. [show more]
11188United States Coast Guard Base, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
  • Homand - Mary Guild Leighton (Homand) Jones (1937-2014)
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
3246Old Burying Ground
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 16 High Road
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0826 Oldest burial ground on Mount Desert Island. Established by the Rev. Ebenezer Eaton, pastor of the First Congregational Church, in his own field. Eaton was called in 1801, was not ordained until 1823, and was active until 1834. Many burials have been removed.
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0826 Oldest burial ground on Mount Desert Island. Established by the Rev. Ebenezer Eaton, pastor of the First Congregational Church, in his own field. Eaton was called in 1801, was not ordained until 1823, and was active until 1834. Many burials have been removed.
3296Lurvey Burying Ground
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 8 Woodie Drive
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0877
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0877
3328Carroll Hill Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0909
Carroll Hill Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0909
12364Aerial View of Southwest Harbor - Head of the Harbor and Clark Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • 1998
  • Southwest Harbor
11192Clark Point from Manset - 01
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Homand - Mary Guild Leighton (Homand) Jones (1937-2014)
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
11193Clark Point from Manset - 02
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Homand - Mary Guild Leighton (Homand) Jones (1937-2014)
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
3256Mount Desert Congregational Church of Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Union Church
Southwest Harbor Congregational Church
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 29 High Road
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0836
Mount Desert Congregational Church of Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Union Church
Southwest Harbor Congregational Church
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0836
3099St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1998
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 315 Main Street
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0078
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0078
11575Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • 1990
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
3048Southwest Harbor Public Library, MHPC Survey
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1998
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0001
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0001
3156J. T. R. Freeman House
Penury Hall
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 374 Main Street
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0136
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0136
3165James Robinson House
Harbor Woods
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 410 Main Street
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0145
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0145
3175Dr. Hyman D. Millstein (1910-1960) House
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 385 Main Street
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0155
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0155
3178Anson I. Holmes Cottage
Kingsleigh Inn
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 373 Main Street
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0158
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0158
3233Island House Cottage (Annex)
Harbor Cottage Inn
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 9 Dirigo Road
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0813
Description:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0813
3203Lindens
Lindenwood Inn
Capt. and Mrs. O.L. Mills House
  • Document, MHPC Survey
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Thompson - Deborah Thompson
  • 1999
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 118 Clark Point Road
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0783
Lindens
Lindenwood Inn
Capt. and Mrs. O.L. Mills House
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Building/Structure Survey #405-0783
16625Newspaper Clippings featuring the Claremont Hotel
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1994
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 22 Claremont Road
"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
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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 [show more]