Three articles in the Thursday, October 4, 1928 edition of The Bath Independent (price three cents) about the luxury yacht Vanda. The main article is about the boat's launching, the second is about its brass fittings, and the third is about its comfort. The third article continues on page three which was not available from the source. Also attached to this item is what appears to be an advertisement from Bath Iron Works which includes a photo of Vanda in the upper right.
Description: Three articles in the Thursday, October 4, 1928 edition of The Bath Independent (price three cents) about the luxury yacht Vanda. The main article is about the boat's launching, the second is about its brass fittings, and the third is about its comfort. The third article continues on page three which was not available from the source. Also attached to this item is what appears to be an advertisement from Bath Iron Works which includes a photo of Vanda in the upper right. [show more]
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.
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.
This book of W.H. Ballard photographs, from the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library, compiles images from the Ballard exhibit displayed in the library from June 30, 2013 - July 26, 2013. The book images that are less well known than Ballard's famous postcards and scenic views of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Written and edited by Meredith Hutchins Designed and produced by Charlotte R. Morrill Research by Meredith Hutchins and Charlotte R. Morrill
Description: This book of W.H. Ballard photographs, from the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library, compiles images from the Ballard exhibit displayed in the library from June 30, 2013 - July 26, 2013. The book images that are less well known than Ballard's famous postcards and scenic views of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Written and edited by Meredith Hutchins Designed and produced by Charlotte R. Morrill Research by Meredith Hutchins and Charlotte R. Morrill [show more]
Historian, Genealogist, Musician, Boat Builder, Author, Raconteur - there is only one Ralph Stanley. Ralph bears many titles and awards, but for the Southwest Harbor Public Library he is, most of all, a friend. Ralph started using the library as a child and continued as an adult, graduated to Trustee, to President of the Trustees, and, in 2013, became our first Trustee Emeritus. Since 2007 he has spent hundreds of hours patiently identifying people, places and vessels in the Digital Archive. He gave the library his vast collection of photographs, The Ralph Warren Stanley Collection, in 2014. For years he has told us stories of his family, friends and adventures on Mount Desert Island. Archivists have written down almost every word and fact – a treasure for the collection and for the community. This is his chef d’oeuvre, The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters, Ralph’s own story, based on his own research and in his own words. To purchase the print version of this book please contact the Southwest Harbor Public Library at archivist@swhplibrary.org or (207) 244-7065.
Description: Historian, Genealogist, Musician, Boat Builder, Author, Raconteur - there is only one Ralph Stanley. Ralph bears many titles and awards, but for the Southwest Harbor Public Library he is, most of all, a friend. Ralph started using the library as a child and continued as an adult, graduated to Trustee, to President of the Trustees, and, in 2013, became our first Trustee Emeritus. Since 2007 he has spent hundreds of hours patiently identifying people, places and vessels in the Digital Archive. He gave the library his vast collection of photographs, The Ralph Warren Stanley Collection, in 2014. For years he has told us stories of his family, friends and adventures on Mount Desert Island. Archivists have written down almost every word and fact – a treasure for the collection and for the community. This is his chef d’oeuvre, The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters, Ralph’s own story, based on his own research and in his own words. To purchase the print version of this book please contact the Southwest Harbor Public Library at archivist@swhplibrary.org or (207) 244-7065. [show more]
The Clinkard house was featured in "Walks On Mount Desert Island" by Harold Peabody and Charles H. Grandgent, printed in 1928 and copyrighted 1928 by Harold Peabody, Boston, Mass.
Description: The Clinkard house was featured in "Walks On Mount Desert Island" by Harold Peabody and Charles H. Grandgent, printed in 1928 and copyrighted 1928 by Harold Peabody, Boston, Mass.
An account of the third “Coit Family” steamer excursion from Worcester, Massachusetts, this third trip does not seem to have involved the family though known by their name as they had started the excursions in earlier years. Descriptions of stops made by the steamer were written by various authors.
Description: An account of the third “Coit Family” steamer excursion from Worcester, Massachusetts, this third trip does not seem to have involved the family though known by their name as they had started the excursions in earlier years. Descriptions of stops made by the steamer were written by various authors.
Harry Alexander Ogden's famous drawing of the S.S. Cambria. The article begins: "In the landlocked waters of Southwest Harbor lies the now muchly talked of Cambria. A more adroit selection for a quiet berth could scarcely have been made; and when we came to take a glance at the trim and taut-looking vessel, we felt inclined to wonder, as with the fly in amber, "how the deuce she got there?” Southwest Harbor is about twenty-three miles from Ellsworth, Maine. To reach it, recalls those tortuous times when our forefathers ventured forth at rare intervals, their wills made, their flasks full, and their powder dry. The journey from New York to Boston, and from thence to Bangor, savors of the nineteenth century, but from Bangor to Ellsworth, and from Ellsworth to Southwest Harbor, speaks loudly of the eighteenth."
Description: Harry Alexander Ogden's famous drawing of the S.S. Cambria. The article begins: "In the landlocked waters of Southwest Harbor lies the now muchly talked of Cambria. A more adroit selection for a quiet berth could scarcely have been made; and when we came to take a glance at the trim and taut-looking vessel, we felt inclined to wonder, as with the fly in amber, "how the deuce she got there?” Southwest Harbor is about twenty-three miles from Ellsworth, Maine. To reach it, recalls those tortuous times when our forefathers ventured forth at rare intervals, their wills made, their flasks full, and their powder dry. The journey from New York to Boston, and from thence to Bangor, savors of the nineteenth century, but from Bangor to Ellsworth, and from Ellsworth to Southwest Harbor, speaks loudly of the eighteenth." [show more]
Newspaper article about the Bowdoin Cottage, known as La Rochelle, when it was being constructed on West Street in Bar Harbor in 1902. A transcription of the article is also attached to this item.
Digital Archives of the Friends of Island History
https://islandhistory.newspaperarchive.com/bar-harbor-record/1902-07-16/
Description: Newspaper article about the Bowdoin Cottage, known as La Rochelle, when it was being constructed on West Street in Bar Harbor in 1902. A transcription of the article is also attached to this item.