Description: Elsie Maude Twining was born June 17, 1892 on Gotts Island. She died June 1975 in Bangor, ME. Her father is Oliver J. Joyce, her mother is Nellie Hannah Gott, and she married Albert Snow Twining.
Description: Harold L. Wedge was born on December 21, 1912 to Franklin Edward Wedge and Lillian Amanda (Bracy) Wedge at Cranberry Isles, Maine. Harold married Evelyn M. Bourne, daughter of Joseph Bourne and Annie (Moody) Bourne. Harold L. Wedge died on July 25, 1986 at Cranberry Isles.
Description: Katherine Noble was born on April 10, 1880 to Palmer and Martha (Libby) Noble in Calais, Maine. She graduated from Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in 1911 and spent six years doing private nursing. She then became District Nurse of Worcester, Massachusetts for about six years. She came to Southwest Harbor, Maine in September 1933 as Director of the Tremont / Southwest Harbor Nursing Service. She retired in May 1950 and died on March 18, 1971 in Calais, Maine. [show more]
Description: "Dr. Ernest Martin Hopkins, President of Dartmouth College, had a summer place in Manset and one of the 38's was built for him. There was a big launching party with many of Hopkins' friends present. Kenneth Roberts, the famous historical novelist was a good friend of President Hopkins and the boat was christened "Lively Lady" after Roberts' widely-read novel." Dr. Hopkins was able to engage the service of Derby Stanley to be his captain. Derby lived in Manset and was one of the fishermen who turned part-time bootlegger during prohibition. He was a terrific storyteller, a good seaman and swore like a trooper. Derby always maintained that he never broke the Volstead Act, but merely "bent the hell out of it." He believed the government had no right to deny a person an alcoholic drink…" - The Hinckley Story by Benjamin B. Hinckley, Jr., p. 21-23 , published by Pilot Press, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1997 Ernest Martin Hopkins was born on November 6, 1877 to Adoniram J. and Mary Cheney (Martin) Hopkins in Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Ernest married Celia E. Stone (1877-1950) on February 2, 1911. Ernest Martin Hopkins became the 11th President of Dartmouth College in 1916, serving there until his retirement in 1945. Ernest Martin Hopkins died on August 13, 1964 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. [show more]
Description: Poster addressed to the "Mount Desert tourist," advertising the summit of Green Mountain, 1525 feet above sea level, which can be reached by an easy drive via the Green Mountain Carriage Toll Road.
Description: Invoice from The Clark Coal Company for one ton of stove coal ordered by The Sunset Hotel in Bar Harbor, ME. A stamp on the invoice indicates that the bill was paid on June 8, 1937. People Mentioned: A. B. Leland, H. D. Rodick, Angela C. Kaufman
Description: Invoice from A.G. Jewett Automatic Heating and Air Conditioning for labor and materials used at The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant. A handwritten note on the invoice indicates that the bill was paid on May 6, 1937. People Mentioned: A. G. Jewett
Description: Invoice from A.B. & J.R. Hodgkins Contractors and Builders for labor and materials used at The Sunset Hotel. A stamp on the invoice indicates that the bill was paid on May 5, 1937. People Mentioned: A. B. Hodgkins, J. R. Hodgkins
Description: Legal notice of a location change for The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant Corporation from Bangor to Bar Harbor, ME. Notice is also made of Asimina Mourkas resigning as clerk of the corporation and the election of David O. Rodick in her stead. A note attached to the document and signed by the Deputy Secretary of State on May 29, 1936 certifies that the document is a true copy of a record from the Maine Department of State. People Mentioned: Asimina Mourkas, Lewis O. Barrows, David O. Rodick [show more]
Description: Statement in which Angela C. Kaufman and Thomas Mourkas agree to dissolve the lease of the Perlinsky Block in Bar Harbor, ME to Mark Perlinsky. People Mentioned: George Hadlock
Description: Contract in which Angela C. Kaufman agrees to play for Ivan E. Cedar Productions at the Bijou Theatre in Bangor, ME on every Monday and Tuesday for seven weeks beginning July 13, 1936. An addendum dated July 21, 1936 cancels the contract.
Description: Application to the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York for a surety bond for the Sunset Hotel and Restaurant in Bar Harbor, ME. A financial statement from the Sunset Hotel and Restaurant from December 31, 1937 is included with their application. People Mentioned: Mark Perlinsky, Angela C. Kaufman, Peter Manty, R. C. Masterman, Wyman P. Wadleigh, Charles Chapman, Harold Carter
Description: Envelope with the return address for C.E. Marcyes & Co. with a note regarding Mr. Jerome Goodwin and Bernard Cough, c. 1930s. People Mentioned: Jerome Goodwin, Bernard Cough, C. E. Marcyes