Leslie “Les” Frank White Sr. (1891-1967) was born on August 23, 1891 to Willis J. White and Katie (Hatch) White in Jonesport, Maine. Leslie married first Aquaie Florence Richardson (1886-1950), daughter of Arthur T. Richardson and Ida M.(Ash) Richardson, on July 20, 1914 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. They were the parents of six children, among them, Leslie Frank White Jr. (1921-2010). Leslie married second Margaret Brewer (1894-1983), daughter of Everett Kimball Brewer and Nellie Josephine (Leland) Brewer, on May 22, 1953 in Bar Harbor. Leslie Frank White Sr. died on May 14, 1967 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. “Les” White built the original Harbor View Motel. Among his other business enterprises Leslie owned the Gordon & White Garage with Earl W. Gordon (1893-1964) at 322-326-330 Main Street.
Description: Leslie “Les” Frank White Sr. (1891-1967) was born on August 23, 1891 to Willis J. White and Katie (Hatch) White in Jonesport, Maine. Leslie married first Aquaie Florence Richardson (1886-1950), daughter of Arthur T. Richardson and Ida M.(Ash) Richardson, on July 20, 1914 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. They were the parents of six children, among them, Leslie Frank White Jr. (1921-2010). Leslie married second Margaret Brewer (1894-1983), daughter of Everett Kimball Brewer and Nellie Josephine (Leland) Brewer, on May 22, 1953 in Bar Harbor. Leslie Frank White Sr. died on May 14, 1967 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. “Les” White built the original Harbor View Motel. Among his other business enterprises Leslie owned the Gordon & White Garage with Earl W. Gordon (1893-1964) at 322-326-330 Main Street. [show more]
Nathan and Mercy are the patriarch and matriarch of the Clark family of the western half of Mount Desert Island. Archivists have found no images of them, but their second house, overlooking the harbor, represents them in Southwest Harbor today.
Description: Nathan and Mercy are the patriarch and matriarch of the Clark family of the western half of Mount Desert Island. Archivists have found no images of them, but their second house, overlooking the harbor, represents them in Southwest Harbor today.
For a fascinating description of Deacon Clark and the Island House, written by a man who knew him as a child, see “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 29-32, manuscript, 1955 - Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page. Deacon Clark was what has come to be called in the 21st Century an "Alpha Male." In 1871 in Southwest Harbor, Maine, he filled these functions: Insurance Agent, Steamboat Agent, Herring Dealer, Proprietor of the Island House Hotel, Owner of the Telegraph concession, Justice of the Peace. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 50-55 - 1871.
Description: For a fascinating description of Deacon Clark and the Island House, written by a man who knew him as a child, see “Recollections of Southwest Harbor, Maine 1885-1894” by Jesse L. Parker, p. 29-32, manuscript, 1955 - Jesse Lindon Parker (1881-1966) This valuable manuscript is a narrative of the early history of the town by an eyewitness. There are largely unknown or unreported facts on almost every page. Deacon Clark was what has come to be called in the 21st Century an "Alpha Male." In 1871 in Southwest Harbor, Maine, he filled these functions: Insurance Agent, Steamboat Agent, Herring Dealer, Proprietor of the Island House Hotel, Owner of the Telegraph concession, Justice of the Peace. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 50-55 - 1871. [show more]
Back Row - Left to Right: Esther A. Thurston (1907-2005) - later Mrs. William G. Williams Elizabeth M. Thurston (1905-2009) - later Mrs. Stanwood Hart King Center: Eugene Shubal Thurston (1881-1961) Front Row - Left to Right: Ruth Mae Thurston (1915-2008) - later Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle Mary E. Thurston (1912-1979) - later Mrs. Paul E. Fleming
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Esther A. Thurston (1907-2005) - later Mrs. William G. Williams Elizabeth M. Thurston (1905-2009) - later Mrs. Stanwood Hart King Center: Eugene Shubal Thurston (1881-1961) Front Row - Left to Right: Ruth Mae Thurston (1915-2008) - later Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle Mary E. Thurston (1912-1979) - later Mrs. Paul E. Fleming
Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Foss (1918-1979) Benjamin Murphy Hamblen (1919-1990) Arthur Hodgkins Brown (1918-2000) Wesley Candage Roberts (1917-1988) Herschel A. Norwood (1919-) Lawrence Berry (1920-1996) Gilbert Finney Hall (1918-1998) Paul Merrill Robinson (1918-2011) Second Row - Left to Right: Pauline O. White (1919-1974) - later Mrs. William J. Curran Jr. Rebecca K. Dunbar (1918-1978) - later Mrs. Almon Frank Ramsdell Jr. Arlington "Arlie" H. Bickford (1918-1983) Harold Otis Worcester (1917-2005) Herbert McKinley Leighton Jr. (1918-1979) Back Row - Left to Right: Eleanor Ruth Mayo (1920-1981) Alice Mildred Roberts (1920-1974) - later Mrs. Volney M. Phillips Pauline Carolyn Nason (1912-1993) - later Mrs. Charles A. Benak Prudence Mary Joy (1920-1998) - later Mrs. John Pervear Fannie L. Billings (1917-1996) - later Mrs. Frank Fiorentino Mary I. Bennett (1921-1982) - later Mrs. Lionel Joseph Madore Alice L. Mitchell (1918-1972) - later Mrs. Normand Joseph Bouchard Ida White (1920-2000) - later Mrs. Boynton Lewis Stanley and Mrs. William L. Lockhart Faith A. Whitmore (1919-2000) - later Mrs. Ralph L. Ramsdell Teacher - Miss Fernald
Description: Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Foss (1918-1979) Benjamin Murphy Hamblen (1919-1990) Arthur Hodgkins Brown (1918-2000) Wesley Candage Roberts (1917-1988) Herschel A. Norwood (1919-) Lawrence Berry (1920-1996) Gilbert Finney Hall (1918-1998) Paul Merrill Robinson (1918-2011) Second Row - Left to Right: Pauline O. White (1919-1974) - later Mrs. William J. Curran Jr. Rebecca K. Dunbar (1918-1978) - later Mrs. Almon Frank Ramsdell Jr. Arlington "Arlie" H. Bickford (1918-1983) Harold Otis Worcester (1917-2005) Herbert McKinley Leighton Jr. (1918-1979) Back Row - Left to Right: Eleanor Ruth Mayo (1920-1981) Alice Mildred Roberts (1920-1974) - later Mrs. Volney M. Phillips Pauline Carolyn Nason (1912-1993) - later Mrs. Charles A. Benak Prudence Mary Joy (1920-1998) - later Mrs. John Pervear Fannie L. Billings (1917-1996) - later Mrs. Frank Fiorentino Mary I. Bennett (1921-1982) - later Mrs. Lionel Joseph Madore Alice L. Mitchell (1918-1972) - later Mrs. Normand Joseph Bouchard Ida White (1920-2000) - later Mrs. Boynton Lewis Stanley and Mrs. William L. Lockhart Faith A. Whitmore (1919-2000) - later Mrs. Ralph L. Ramsdell Teacher - Miss Fernald [show more]
Left to Right: Esther A. (Thurston) Williams, Mrs. William G. Williams (1907-2005) Elizabeth M. (Thurston) King, Mrs. Stanwood Hart King (1905-2009) - owner of the Dirigo Hotel. Mary E. (Thurston) Fleming, Mrs. Paul E. Fleming (1912-1979) Ruth May (Thurston) Grindle, Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) - the head waitress at the hotel.
Description: Left to Right: Esther A. (Thurston) Williams, Mrs. William G. Williams (1907-2005) Elizabeth M. (Thurston) King, Mrs. Stanwood Hart King (1905-2009) - owner of the Dirigo Hotel. Mary E. (Thurston) Fleming, Mrs. Paul E. Fleming (1912-1979) Ruth May (Thurston) Grindle, Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) - the head waitress at the hotel.
Left to Right: Eleanor Rebecca (Hodgkins) Carlson aka Becky Lynne Marie Birlem Donna Lee (Miller) Chick (1938-2017) Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016) Mary Elizabeth (Grindle) Berry Densmore (1938-2005) aka Betsy
Description: Left to Right: Eleanor Rebecca (Hodgkins) Carlson aka Becky Lynne Marie Birlem Donna Lee (Miller) Chick (1938-2017) Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016) Mary Elizabeth (Grindle) Berry Densmore (1938-2005) aka Betsy
"Landing The Prize… Scott Worcester of Southwest Harbor receives congratulations from Sallie Hinckley of the Southwest Harbor [Public] Library after winning an acre of land in the recent fund-raising effort of the library and the Harbor House. The 20-year old business administration student at University of Maine at Orono says he plans to hang onto the land, which was donated by Conley Worcester of Southwest Harbor. Margo Stanley, at left, holds the copy of Thornton’s History of Somesville and Southwest Harbor that was won by the Southwest Harbor branch of the First National Bank of Bar Harbor. The second prize, a free, round-trip on Bar Harbor Airlines was won by Vaughn Marshall of Machias. The raffle raised $9,400 to be divided between the Harbor House and the library." – The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, September 8, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 13.
Description: "Landing The Prize… Scott Worcester of Southwest Harbor receives congratulations from Sallie Hinckley of the Southwest Harbor [Public] Library after winning an acre of land in the recent fund-raising effort of the library and the Harbor House. The 20-year old business administration student at University of Maine at Orono says he plans to hang onto the land, which was donated by Conley Worcester of Southwest Harbor. Margo Stanley, at left, holds the copy of Thornton’s History of Somesville and Southwest Harbor that was won by the Southwest Harbor branch of the First National Bank of Bar Harbor. The second prize, a free, round-trip on Bar Harbor Airlines was won by Vaughn Marshall of Machias. The raffle raised $9,400 to be divided between the Harbor House and the library." – The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, September 8, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 13. [show more]