Description: Community Improvement Plan Album of the Woman's Literary Club of Northeast Harbor. Contains manuscripts, typescripts, news clippings, photographs, programs.
Description: A letter to Polly Storey from Carl Nelson. It says "Nearly four score years have paled the happy memories of festive experience as a small child. The place was Sweden, where I was born, and the occasion was the building of a Christmas snow house. This was not to be an ordinary snow house, but one of architectural ingenuity and splendor. We started by making a generous circle of medium-sized balls of snow row, placed alternately, and so on, with each successive row tilted slightly towards the center. The end result was a filigreed rotunda of white lace. An opening was left as a doorway, and now was was carefully dashed over the entire structure to give it an icy strength and an appearance of glistening crystal. The undertaking was accomplished and the enthusiasm boundless. Now it was time for the celebration to begin. Lighted candles were moved in, and the rhythmic beating of a drum added an impressive air of festivity. Not until the afternoon light had faded did the fervorr slacken and surrender to a northern twilights blessing of opalescent magic to a child's palace and a fitting place to spend all the days of Christmas. He sent this from his residence on Cranberry Island, a residence he named "Tosh Park." [show more]
Description: Black #1: Arthur and Fredrica Black speaking about a family house which was moved several times, catching flounders from shore, salting fish to transport to Gloucestor and beyond. Black #2: Arthur and Fredrica Black speaking about old houses, discussing old photographs they are looking at, critique some park acquisition, tell a story about the hot pursuit of a robber, and discuss treatment of robbers and honesty of Southwest Harbor people.
Description: Certificate of Endowed Care for C. Wilson Chamberlin. This certificate states that Chamberlin and his wife Mary Marr Chamberlin have exclusive burial rights at Gulf Pines Memorial Park.
Description: Covenant for Perpetual Interment for Clarence Wilson Chamberlin. This is a document from the State of Florida as a receipt for a grave plot on the Gulf Pines Memorial Park.
Description: The death certificate for Clarence Wilson Chamberlin. It says that cranberry islander Louise Marr was the informant of the death. Chamberlin was 75 years old when he died of heart disease.
Description: Pastime Theatre 1913-1966 Bill Doliver, husband, built the theatre. Update 7/7/21: According to Mr. Sam McGee, the speaker / author is not Phyllis Reynolds, but rather Emily Phillips (formerly Dolliver) Reynolds. Emily was a granddaughter of Emily Manchester and Augustus Chase Savage, the founders of the Asticou Inn. One of her husbands, William "Bill" Dolliver, was the Pastime Theater proprietor She also wrote a local history publication about growing up in Northeast Harbor entitled "Down Memory Lane". [show more]
Description: Letter from Robert Pyle to Mrs. Rodman Fay for consideration for employment at the Northeast Harbor Library. He lists courses of college studies and plans of continuing education
Description: Retirement contract for Andrew A. McSorley from the State of Connecticut State Teachers' Retirement Board. Retirement date effective as of July 1st, 1973, with an annuity of $124.33 and a pension of $692.51. Creditable service time totaled 37 years and 4 months.
Description: Document. Cremation Certificate for "Mary M. Chamberlin" (maiden name "Marr"). Issued by the city of Cambridge Massachusetts on June 20th, 1977. Signed by the superintendent of Mt. Auburn Cemetary.
Description: Document. Certificate of Death for "Mary Chamberlin (nee Marr)", from city of Boston, issued on July 26, 1977. Date of death listed as June 17, 1977. Cause of death listed as Carcinoid Tumor.
Description: Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025
Description: In Thanksgiving for the Life of Malcolm Endicott Peabody of Brookline, MA and Bishop of Central New York for 22 years before his retirement in 1960. He was married to Mary Peabody.
Description: Remarks of Asa Knowles at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Belle S. Knowles, first librarian at the Northeast Harbor Library. Brief biography included.
Description: Retirement as Chairman of Board of the Northeast Harbor Library and Remarks at the 23rd Annual Meeting, August 1973. Mentions library artifacts. Coat of Arms by Wendell Gilley, William Draper Lewis plaque, Hancock County walling map all from Roger Griswald. Flying Cloud by Luther Phillips, doll house from Mrs. Sawyer, chair from Green (now Cadillac) Mountain house porch.