Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
16630	Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound Sawyer's Lobster Pound	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Businesses, Restaurant Business	Soules - George John Soules		2022-08-14	Southwest Harbor, Seawall	465 Seawall Road	Charlotte Gill (posing in the photo above) grew up in Southwest Harbor. In 2011, she took over a dilapidated ice cream stand (known by some as Frosty Bob's) located between Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park’s Seawall Campground. She opened Sawyer’s Lobster Pound, named after a former beau. When the relationship broke up, Gill renamed the place after herself.	Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound Sawyer's Lobster Pound Item: 16630    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2022-08-14 Place: Southwest Harbor, Seawall State: ME Address: 465 Seawall Road Description: Charlotte Gill (posing in the photo above) grew up in Southwest Harbor. In 2011, she took over a dilapidated ice cream stand (known by some as Frosty Bob's) located between Southwest Harbor and Acadia National Park’s Seawall Campground. She opened Sawyer’s Lobster Pound, named after a former beau. When the relationship broke up, Gill renamed the place after herself.
16599	Grulich - Anne Theresa Grulich (1954 -2022)	Document, Announcement, Obituary	People	Soules - George John Soules		2022-03-09			Anne Grulich was one of the most ardent supporters of the Digital Archive. As an archivist for the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society, she was one of the first to adopt the Digital Archive for her organization, and later worked hard to convince other organizations to adopt it as well. As one of the first users of the technology, she made numerous contributions to its development in the form of ideas for how to make it better. She was fierce in her efforts to see the Digital Archive succeed and deserves much credit for its eventual success. Anne was sweet, kind, and thoughtful and a pleasure to work with. Her obituary from the Mount Dessert Islander follows. Anne Grulich died on March 6, 2022, in Durango, Colo. She was born Jan. 24, 1954, the seventh of eight children, and grew up with her cheerful, active family in Crestwood, N.Y., and Greenwich, Conn. During her husband’s service in the Navy, Anne created happy homes for her own young family in Hawaii and Italy. She was a wonderful and loving mother to her sons, Luke and Andrew. Upon return to the States, the family eventually settled in Eastern Maryland, where Anne graduated, summa cum laude, with a degree in anthropology/archaeology from St Mary’s College, followed by an MA in American studies with material culture and museum studies certificates from the University of Maryland. Her subsequent work spanned a full spectrum of hands-on art and artifact processing to policy, planning, systems development, research, writing, education, communications and publications for museums and other collections in Maryland and New Mexico. Anne and her husband moved to Mount Desert Island in 2011. She enhanced the archives, coordinated grants, conducted research, designed exhibits and contributed to publications at the Cranberry Island Historical Society as well as consulting with other area organizations. She was deeply pleased to learn that the Cranberry Island Historical Society has named its archive in her honor. Anne and Gerald relocated to Durango, Colo., in 2020, where her bright and outgoing personality won her a host of new friends, and where the landscape allowed her to hike, bike and cross-country ski to her heart’s content. Anne was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the end of January of this year. She died at her home in Durango. She is survived by her son Andrew, brothers Patrick Dowling and Bill Dowling, sister Margaret Wells and her husband, John, sister-in-law Barbara Meyers and numerous loving cousins. Her family and friends mourn her passing and miss her dearly.	Grulich - Anne Theresa Grulich (1954 -2022) Item: 16599    Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: People Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2022-03-09 Description: Anne Grulich was one of the most ardent supporters of the Digital Archive. As an archivist for the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society, she was one of the first to adopt the Digital Archive for her organization, and later worked hard to convince other organizations to adopt it as well. As one of the first users of the technology, she made numerous contributions to its development in the form of ideas for how to make it better. She was fierce in her efforts to see the Digital Archive succeed and deserves much credit for its eventual success. Anne was sweet, kind, and thoughtful and a pleasure to work with. Her obituary from the Mount Dessert Islander follows. Anne Grulich died on March 6, 2022, in Durango, Colo. She was born Jan. 24, 1954, the seventh of eight children, and grew up with her cheerful, active family in Crestwood, N.Y., and Greenwich, Conn. During her husband’s service in the Navy, Anne created happy homes for her own young family in Hawaii and Italy. She was a wonderful and loving mother to her sons, Luke and Andrew. Upon return to the States, the family eventually settled in Eastern Maryland, where Anne graduated, summa cum laude, with a degree in anthropology/archaeology from St Mary’s College, followed by an MA in American studies with material culture and museum studies certificates from the University of Maryland. Her subsequent work spanned a full spectrum of hands-on art and artifact processing to policy, planning, systems development, research, writing, education, communications and publications for museums and other collections in Maryland and New Mexico. Anne and her husband moved to Mount Desert Island in 2011. She enhanced the archives, coordinated grants, conducted research, designed exhibits and contributed to publications at the Cranberry Island Historical Society as well as consulting with other area organizations. She was deeply pleased to learn that the Cranberry Island Historical Society has named its archive in her honor. Anne and Gerald relocated to Durango, Colo., in 2020, where her bright and outgoing personality won her a host of new friends, and where the landscape allowed her to hike, bike and cross-country ski to her heart’s content. Anne was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the end of January of this year. She died at her home in Durango. She is survived by her son Andrew, brothers Patrick Dowling and Bill Dowling, sister Margaret Wells and her husband, John, sister-in-law Barbara Meyers and numerous loving cousins. Her family and friends mourn her passing and miss her dearly. [show more]
16271	Claremont Hotel renovations 2020	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Soules - George John Soules		2020-09-30	Southwest Harbor		This picture was taken on a foggy morning from the entrance to the construction site during renovations to the hotel shortly after its purchase by Tim Harrington in September 2020. The photo shows the building in the process of being painted white. The top of the tower in the upper right is still painted yellow, the hotel's signature color for many years.	Claremont Hotel renovations 2020 Item: 16271    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2020-09-30 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: This picture was taken on a foggy morning from the entrance to the construction site during renovations to the hotel shortly after its purchase by Tim Harrington in September 2020. The photo shows the building in the process of being painted white. The top of the tower in the upper right is still painted yellow, the hotel's signature color for many years.
16270	Kennebunkport hotelier buys the Claremont Hotel	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		Mount Desert Islander	2020-09-24	Southwest Harbor			Kennebunkport hotelier buys the Claremont Hotel Item: 16270    Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: Mount Desert Islander Date: 2020-09-24 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
15948	Gott's Store Celebrates 75 Years	Publication, Newspaper	Businesses, Store Business	Hinckley - Sarah Hinckley	Mount Desert Islander	2019-10-16	Southwest Harbor		Newspaper article about Gott's Store in Southwest Harbor, Maine on its 75 year aniversary.	Gott's Store Celebrates 75 Years Item: 15948    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Businesses, Store Business Creator: Hinckley - Sarah Hinckley Publisher: Mount Desert Islander Date: 2019-10-16 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: Newspaper article about Gott's Store in Southwest Harbor, Maine on its 75 year aniversary.
15622	Newman's legacy, and his boats, will sail on	Publication, Literary, Article	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People	Hinckley - Sarah Hinckley	Mount Desert Islander	2019-09-11			Article about legendary boatbuilder Jarvis Newman.	Newman's legacy, and his boats, will sail on Item: 15622    Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People Creator: Hinckley - Sarah Hinckley Publisher: Mount Desert Islander Date: 2019-09-11 Description: Article about legendary boatbuilder Jarvis Newman.
15623	Obituary for Jarvis W. Newman	Document, Announcement, Obituary	People			2019-09-04				Obituary for Jarvis W. Newman Item: 15623    Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: People Date: 2019-09-04 Source: Mount Desert Islander
15613	Hieronymus wins 2019 Friendship sloop races	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop	Soules - George John Soules		2019-07-13	Southwest Harbor		The photo above was taken from the dock of the Claremont Hotel. Greening Island is visible in the background. Image 1, taken 40 seconds later, shows Hieronymus tacking among the other boats. Image 2, taken 35 minutes before the start of the race, shows Hieronymus sailing out of Southwest Harbor toward Greening Island with the tip of Clark Point in the foreground. Crew: Joe Neilson, Spencer Nighman, Mary Kate Murray, Mel Steinberg, and Greg & Marc Crossley (on starboard side). The description that follows is from an Ellsworth American article on July 17, 2019 by Stephen Rappaport (see link below). ### At 2 p.m., about an hour after the cruising division began its race past Sutton Island, 15 Friendship sloops lined up between Clark Point and Greening Island for a race that would carry the fleet out into Great Harbor, to Spurling Rock off the corner of Great Cranberry Island, then to Bear Island off Northeast Harbor, the can buoy at the entrance to Somes Sound and back to a finish where the race began. A light sea breeze picked up as the race progressed then died with the fleet packed together off Bear Island, race committee chairman Scott Martin said Monday morning. As the tide turned, the breeze picked up giving the fleet a good race to the finish. About two hours after the start, first across the finish line was a local boat, Albert Neilson’s Hieronymous, built by Ralph Stanley in 1962 and still homeported in Southwest Harbor. Close behind was another local boat, Alice E, believed to have been launched in 1899 and sailed daily by Downeast Friendship Sloop Charters in Southwest Harbor. The Woods Hole, Mass.-based Hegira, launched in 1980, finished third. According to Martin, who raced on his own Eden, Mount Desert Island is home to the largest fleet of Friendship sloops — about a half-dozen — anywhere. “We’re blessed,” he said Monday. Martin hopes to start a regular series of Wednesday afternoon races for Friendship sloops after the upcoming Rockland rendezvous. “It will be very informal,” he said. “No handicaps.”	Hieronymus wins 2019 Friendship sloop races Item: 15613    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2019-07-13 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: The photo above was taken from the dock of the Claremont Hotel. Greening Island is visible in the background. Image 1, taken 40 seconds later, shows Hieronymus tacking among the other boats. Image 2, taken 35 minutes before the start of the race, shows Hieronymus sailing out of Southwest Harbor toward Greening Island with the tip of Clark Point in the foreground. Crew: Joe Neilson, Spencer Nighman, Mary Kate Murray, Mel Steinberg, and Greg & Marc Crossley (on starboard side). The description that follows is from an Ellsworth American article on July 17, 2019 by Stephen Rappaport (see link below). ### At 2 p.m., about an hour after the cruising division began its race past Sutton Island, 15 Friendship sloops lined up between Clark Point and Greening Island for a race that would carry the fleet out into Great Harbor, to Spurling Rock off the corner of Great Cranberry Island, then to Bear Island off Northeast Harbor, the can buoy at the entrance to Somes Sound and back to a finish where the race began. A light sea breeze picked up as the race progressed then died with the fleet packed together off Bear Island, race committee chairman Scott Martin said Monday morning. As the tide turned, the breeze picked up giving the fleet a good race to the finish. About two hours after the start, first across the finish line was a local boat, Albert Neilson’s Hieronymous, built by Ralph Stanley in 1962 and still homeported in Southwest Harbor. Close behind was another local boat, Alice E, believed to have been launched in 1899 and sailed daily by Downeast Friendship Sloop Charters in Southwest Harbor. The Woods Hole, Mass.-based Hegira, launched in 1980, finished third. According to Martin, who raced on his own Eden, Mount Desert Island is home to the largest fleet of Friendship sloops — about a half-dozen — anywhere. “We’re blessed,” he said Monday. Martin hopes to start a regular series of Wednesday afternoon races for Friendship sloops after the upcoming Rockland rendezvous. “It will be very informal,” he said. “No handicaps.” [show more]
16691	Digital Archive posters created by COA students	Document, Advertising, Poster	Organizations, Civic, Public Library			2019-02			In 2019 graphic arts students at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor created these posters to promote the Digital Archive. The students were: - Mark F. Riewestahl (Take a trip down the rabbit hole) - Rosemary Santoro (Discover the history that connects us) - Alissar Chaar (Local history is just a click away) - Anita van Dam (Connect the dots to discover history in a click).	Digital Archive posters created by COA students Item: 16691    Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Organizations, Civic, Public Library Date: 2019-02 Description: In 2019 graphic arts students at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor created these posters to promote the Digital Archive. The students were: - Mark F. Riewestahl (Take a trip down the rabbit hole) - Rosemary Santoro (Discover the history that connects us) - Alissar Chaar (Local history is just a click away) - Anita van Dam (Connect the dots to discover history in a click).
15615	A Cheese-shaped Building	Publication, Literary, Article	Structures, Commercial, Store	Sambides - Nick Sambides Jr.	Bangor Daily News	2019-01-09	Trenton ME	874 Bar Harbor Road (Route 3)	A Bangor Daily News article about an urban legend hiding in plain sight.	A Cheese-shaped Building Item: 15615    Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Sambides - Nick Sambides Jr. Publisher: Bangor Daily News Date: 2019-01-09 Place: Trenton ME State: ME Address: 874 Bar Harbor Road (Route 3) Description: A Bangor Daily News article about an urban legend hiding in plain sight.
15602	Waldron Bates Memorial on Gorham Mountain	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Places, Hiking Trail	Soules - George John Soules		2019-01-02			This memorial to Waldron Bates is located on the south side of Gorham Mountain in Acadia National Park at the intersection of the Gorham Mountain Trail and the Cadillac Cliffs Path. This bronze plaque, attached to a granite wall, was designed by New York sculptor and Bar Harbor summer resident William Ordway Partridge. It was installed in September 1910 and reads: 1856-1909, WALDRON BATES IN MEMORIAM MCMX, PATHMAKER	Waldron Bates Memorial on Gorham Mountain Item: 15602    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Places, Hiking Trail Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2019-01-02 Description: This memorial to Waldron Bates is located on the south side of Gorham Mountain in Acadia National Park at the intersection of the Gorham Mountain Trail and the Cadillac Cliffs Path. This bronze plaque, attached to a granite wall, was designed by New York sculptor and Bar Harbor summer resident William Ordway Partridge. It was installed in September 1910 and reads: 1856-1909, WALDRON BATES IN MEMORIAM MCMX, PATHMAKER
15385	The Carroll Sargent Tyson Jr. Cottage	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Soules - George John Soules		2018-11-24	Southwest Harbor, Manset	37 Shore Road		The Carroll Sargent Tyson Jr. Cottage Item: 15385    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2018-11-24 Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 37 Shore Road
15503	Bedrock Geology of Mount Desert Island	Map, Base Map	Places	Braun - Duane D. Braun	Maine Geological Survey	2018	Mount Desert Island		Maine Geological Survey, Geologic Map 18-16. To download or purchase this map, visit the DigitalMaine Repository (click the Web Resource link below).	Bedrock Geology of Mount Desert Island Item: 15503    Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: Braun - Duane D. Braun Publisher: Maine Geological Survey Date: 2018 Place: Mount Desert Island State: ME Description: Maine Geological Survey, Geologic Map 18-16. To download or purchase this map, visit the DigitalMaine Repository (click the Web Resource link below).
14858	Peterson - Neil Stanley Peterson (1917-1979) aka Doc	Reference	People	Charlotte R. Morrill		2017-11-09				Peterson - Neil Stanley Peterson (1917-1979) aka Doc Item: 14858    Type: Reference Subject: People Creator: Charlotte R. Morrill Date: 2017-11-09
15379	Dodge - Abigail (Dodge) Lurvey (1795-1887)	Reference	People	Charlotte R. Morrill		2017-11-09			Abigail, born in 1795, had a long life. She died at the age of 91, the mother of seven children.	Dodge - Abigail (Dodge) Lurvey (1795-1887) Item: 15379    Type: Reference Subject: People Creator: Charlotte R. Morrill Date: 2017-11-09 State: ME Description: Abigail, born in 1795, had a long life. She died at the age of 91, the mother of seven children.
15600	HCTPR - Acadia National Park's Newest Memorial	Reference	Places, Park	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan		2017-09-30				HCTPR - Acadia National Park's Newest Memorial Item: 15600    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Park Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2017-09-30
15377	The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters.	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021)	Southwest Harbor Public Library	2017-07-09			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.	The Stanleys of Cranberry Isles…and Other Colorful Characters. Item: 15377    Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Publisher: Southwest Harbor Public Library Date: 2017-07-09 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]
15520	Digital Archive Debut	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Events People	Milner - Craig Milner		2017-07-09	Southwest Harbor		From left to right, George Soules, Ralph Stanley, and Charlotte Morrill pose for this photo following George and Charlotte's presentation of the debut of the Digital Archive in the Holmes Room at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The second photo is of George during his presentation.	Digital Archive Debut Item: 15520    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Events People Creator: Milner - Craig Milner Date: 2017-07-09 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: From left to right, George Soules, Ralph Stanley, and Charlotte Morrill pose for this photo following George and Charlotte's presentation of the debut of the Digital Archive in the Holmes Room at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The second photo is of George during his presentation.
14970	Matinicus	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Places, Island	Motenko - Howie Motenko		2017-06-07	Matinicus ME		Illuminated by 24 volunteer light painters. Traditionally, a flake yard is where the fisherman dried the cod they caught. Today the Flake Yard is where many of the Matinicus lobsterman's fish houses are located and their sternmen live.	Matinicus Item: 14970    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Places, Island Creator: Motenko - Howie Motenko Date: 2017-06-07 Place: Matinicus ME State: ME Description: Illuminated by 24 volunteer light painters. Traditionally, a flake yard is where the fisherman dried the cod they caught. Today the Flake Yard is where many of the Matinicus lobsterman's fish houses are located and their sternmen live.
14945	Portrait of George Soules	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	People	Soules - George John Soules		2017-06				Portrait of George Soules Item: 14945    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: People Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2017-06
14968	Whaleback, Peaks Island	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Places, Island	Motenko - Howie Motenko		2017-05-19	Portland ME, Peaks Island		Illuminated by 85 volunteer light painters. A favorite local gathering spot with a unique rock formation. One would never know this area was once farmland used by the local soldiers stationed on Peaks Island.	Whaleback, Peaks Island Item: 14968    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Places, Island Creator: Motenko - Howie Motenko Date: 2017-05-19 Place: Portland ME, Peaks Island State: ME Description: Illuminated by 85 volunteer light painters. A favorite local gathering spot with a unique rock formation. One would never know this area was once farmland used by the local soldiers stationed on Peaks Island.
15599	Drexel - Katharine Drexel (1858 - 1955)	Reference	People	Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan		2017-03-17				Drexel - Katharine Drexel (1858 - 1955) Item: 15599    Type: Reference Subject: People Creator: Lenahan - Donald Patrick Lenahan Date: 2017-03-17
15441	Fagans - Lester Fagans (1901-1964)	Reference	People	Knauth - Steve Knauth		2017-03-16			The following comes from an article in Soundings by Steve Knauth. Lester Fagans was a top commercial illustrator and painter through three decades, honored by the American Merchant Marine Institute as “one of the country’s leading contemporary marine artists.” Fagans was known early on for his detailed boat portraits. A 1939 work, Breezy Day, shows Henry Gibson’s powerboat Vesta, built by Hubert Johnson’s yard in Bay Head, New Jersey. After serving in the South Pacific during World War II, Fagans began a career in commercial art, working for a variety of companies. He did road maps for Esso (Standard Oil); illustrated articles for Popular Science (one on “How to Drive” required Fagans to do extensive study of accident photographs); and a series of cutaway drawings of a centrifuge (for an article on supersonic aviation). His finely done posters for the shipping companies Moore-McCormack, Grace Lines and American Export Lines helped publicize their new fleets of ocean liners. But he’s perhaps best known for his work in the recreational boating field. The boating business was booming in the 1950s and ’60s, with new boats, new designs and new technology to excite the buying public. Fagans helped show it all off through his magazine article illustrations and covers. He also did drawings for the so-called “Bible of Boating,” Chapman Piloting: Seamanship and Small Boat Handing. Self-effacing, Fagans worked with what he called “quick sketches” and “no ideas.” He described himself as a guy who has to work “pretty hard” and “once in a while receives a check.” He was active as an artist in the Chatham, Massachusetts, community that was his home. Countless entries in the Chatham Press announced lessons and demonstrations for civic groups and schoolchildren. Fagans died in 1964. To those with whom he worked, he was known for his draftsmanship and attention to detail. As an illustrator, one publication noted, Lester Fagans was a “popular choice.” This article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue.	Fagans - Lester Fagans (1901-1964) Item: 15441    Type: Reference Subject: People Creator: Knauth - Steve Knauth Date: 2017-03-16 Source: Soundings Description: The following comes from an article in Soundings by Steve Knauth. Lester Fagans was a top commercial illustrator and painter through three decades, honored by the American Merchant Marine Institute as “one of the country’s leading contemporary marine artists.” Fagans was known early on for his detailed boat portraits. A 1939 work, Breezy Day, shows Henry Gibson’s powerboat Vesta, built by Hubert Johnson’s yard in Bay Head, New Jersey. After serving in the South Pacific during World War II, Fagans began a career in commercial art, working for a variety of companies. He did road maps for Esso (Standard Oil); illustrated articles for Popular Science (one on “How to Drive” required Fagans to do extensive study of accident photographs); and a series of cutaway drawings of a centrifuge (for an article on supersonic aviation). His finely done posters for the shipping companies Moore-McCormack, Grace Lines and American Export Lines helped publicize their new fleets of ocean liners. But he’s perhaps best known for his work in the recreational boating field. The boating business was booming in the 1950s and ’60s, with new boats, new designs and new technology to excite the buying public. Fagans helped show it all off through his magazine article illustrations and covers. He also did drawings for the so-called “Bible of Boating,” Chapman Piloting: Seamanship and Small Boat Handing. Self-effacing, Fagans worked with what he called “quick sketches” and “no ideas.” He described himself as a guy who has to work “pretty hard” and “once in a while receives a check.” He was active as an artist in the Chatham, Massachusetts, community that was his home. Countless entries in the Chatham Press announced lessons and demonstrations for civic groups and schoolchildren. Fagans died in 1964. To those with whom he worked, he was known for his draftsmanship and attention to detail. As an illustrator, one publication noted, Lester Fagans was a “popular choice.” This article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue. [show more]
14972	The Village Wash Tub and Joey's Place in a Blizzard	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Businesses, Laundromat Business Structures, Other Structures	Soules - George John Soules		2017-02-13	Southwest Harbor	297 Main Street		The Village Wash Tub and Joey's Place in a Blizzard Item: 14972    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Businesses, Laundromat Business Structures, Other Structures Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2017-02-13 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 297 Main Street
14949	George Soules and Charlotte Morrill	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	People	Goetze - Lydia Goetze		2017-01-30	Southwest Harbor	Southwest Harbor Public Library	The woman in the photograph at lower right is Meredith Hutchins.	George Soules and Charlotte Morrill Item: 14949    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: People Creator: Goetze - Lydia Goetze Date: 2017-01-30 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The woman in the photograph at lower right is Meredith Hutchins.

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