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David Strout Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Reference	People				No Known Copyright	David Strout Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1497 Type: Reference Subject: People
Roosevelt - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Reference	People		1882-01-30		No Copyright - United States	Roosevelt - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1499 Type: Reference Subject: People Date: 1882-01-30 Description: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), born 1/30/1882, served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death on 4/12/1945. He wrote letters now in the collection of the Great Harbor Maritime Museum about a pair of binoculars, also in the collection at GHMM.
George Gibson McMurtry Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Reference	People		1876			George Gibson McMurtry Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1513 Type: Reference Subject: People Date: 1876 Description: George Gibson McMurtry (November 6, 1876 – November 22, 1958) was a United States Army officer, a Medal of Honor recipient and a Harvard Law-educated Wall Street lawyer. He first served in the Army as a member of the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War. He received the Medal of Honor as the executive officer of the Lost Battalion during World War I. December 16, 1903, he married Mabel C. Post on Long Island. He was a member of Bar Harbor Club, Pot & Kettle Club. Tombstone in Ledgelawn Cemetery. [show more]
Mrs. George G. McMurtry (McMurtry - Mabel C. (Post) McMurtry Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Reference	People Test Subject Entry Site Term					Mrs. George G. McMurtry (McMurtry - Mabel C. (Post) McMurtry Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1514 Type: Reference Subject: People Test Subject Entry Site Term Description: Wife of George Gibson McMurtry, which see. Married 1906-1933.
Louise Hunt McMurtry Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Reference	People Test Subject Entry Site Term					Louise Hunt McMurtry Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1515 Type: Reference Subject: People Test Subject Entry Site Term Description: Married George Gibson McMurtry October 25, 1933. They had a daughter. They drew up separation papers on May 21, 1942.
Luere Babson Deasy Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Reference	People			Bar Harbor	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted	Luere Babson Deasy Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1576 Type: Reference Subject: People Place: Bar Harbor Description: Luere B. Deasy was born on February 8, 1859 in Gouldsboro to Daniel and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy. He was educated at the State Normal School in Castine. He did not attend college, but received a law degree from Boston University Law School. Deasy was admitted to the Bar in 1884. Prior to sitting on the Court, Deasy practiced in Bar Harbor. Deasy served as President of both the Hancock County Bar Association and the Maine State Bar Association. He was elected to the Maine State Senate and served as its President. Deasy was appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Milliken on September 25, 1918. On October 1, 1929, he was appointed Chief Justice by Governor Gardiner. He served as Chief until his retirement on February 7, 1930, when he returned to private practice in Bar Harbor. Deasy died on March 13, 1940, in Portland, at the age of 81. Sources: In Memoriam, Luere B. Deasy, 138 ME 371; James H. Mundy, Presidents of the Maine State Senate from 1820, Secretary of the Senate of Maine, 1979. See also article about Deasy at: http://mdihistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Horner.pdf [show more]
Model of MDI Class Sloop, Rugosa, Construction Photographs Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Reference	Object, Model	Muzzy - Duane Muzzy	2008 c.		Copyright Not Evaluated	Model of MDI Class Sloop, Rugosa, Construction Photographs Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1621 Type: Reference Subject: Object, Model Creator: Muzzy - Duane Muzzy Date: 2008 c. Description: Series of photographs documenting the construction of the model of the MDI Class Sloop, Rugosa, taken by Duane Muzzy
Somes - Caroline Francis (Somes) Moore Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Reference	People					Somes - Caroline Francis (Somes) Moore Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1464 Type: Reference Subject: People
Moore - Joshua S. Moore Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Reference	People					Moore - Joshua S. Moore Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1465 Type: Reference Subject: People
Moore - Carrie Mabel (Moore) Cadwell (1864 - 1954) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Reference	People					Moore - Carrie Mabel (Moore) Cadwell (1864 - 1954) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1468 Type: Reference Subject: People
Parker - James Parker Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Reference	People					Parker - James Parker Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1683 Type: Reference Subject: People
Parker - Letitia A. Parker Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Reference	People					Parker - Letitia A. Parker Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1684 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Sister of James Parker. Collection contains letters written by James to Letitia.
Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum	Reference	People				In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1002 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley is a name well known among carvers and carving collectors. Author of The Art of Bird Carving: A Guide to a Fascinating Hobby, one of the earliest instructional books on the subject, Gilley was a pioneer in the field of decorative bird carving. By his estimate, he created “ten thousand birds of pine and paint” between 1931 and 1983. (Gilley also loved alliteration; it should be noted that most of his carvings were made of basswood.) [show more]
Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum	Reference	People					Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1005 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Addie Gilley’s created an outstanding collection of her husband’s work. The carvings that Addie so wisely saved over the years became the core of the Museum’s permanent collection. Wendell and Addie were the guests of honor at the opening of the Gilley Museum on July 12, 1981. They remained active in the museum until their deaths a few months apart in 1983.
Dr. George Shattuck Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	People					Dr. George Shattuck Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7137 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Boston physician who owned a house in Northeast Harbor. Professor of tropical medicine at Harvard Medical School and a pioneer in the field of tropical medicine.
Eleanor Robson Belmont Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	People			Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Eleanor Robson Belmont Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7198 Type: Reference Subject: People Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: First Chairman of the new Northeast Harbor Library. Mrs. Belmont served from 1949 through 1952.
Gertrude Helen Fay Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	People			Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Gertrude Helen Fay Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7199 Type: Reference Subject: People Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Gertrude H. Fay (Mrs. William Rodman Fay), summer resident of Northeast Harbor and once chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library.
Charles K. Savage Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	People			Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Charles K. Savage Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7200 Type: Reference Subject: People Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Charles K. Savage (Milbridge 1903-Northeast Harbor 1979), designer of Thuya Gardens and The Asticou Azalea Gardens, first chairman of the Mount Desert Larger Parish, selectman for the Town of Mount Desert, representative to the State Legislature and member of local committees, including the Town Planning Board and the Chamber of Commerce. He was also manager of the Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor and member of the Acadia Corporation. In 1928 he became First Trustee of the Asticou Terraces. Held the position of Town Code Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector; trustee to the Northeast Harbor Union Church; Director of the Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor Water Companies and the Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House; Chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library's Board of Trustees; member of the Village Improvement Society. [show more]
Laura Damon Cross Collection Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Businesses, Lodging Business Organizations, Religious Other People					Laura Damon Cross Collection Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7226 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Organizations, Religious Other People Description: Box 1 - Folder 1: Letter from Aunt May [Savage] to Cora Mae [Phillips Perry], February 23, 1924 Letter from Ernestine Savage to Cora May [Perry], March 9, 1950 - Folder 2: Photograph album with 14 photographs of Harbourside Inn, Journey's End, and Grey Rock Harbourside Inn menus, 1 handwritten and 1 typed, August 1971 Newsletter, Knowles News, Spring 2005 - Folder 3: Photograph, Lewellyn and Dot Damon, ca. 1950 Photograph, Laura Damon Cross, Bruce Damon, Carol Damon Dana, ca. 1950 - Scrapbook, poetry clippings - Scrapbook, Emily N. Phillips Reynolds, 1897, diplomas from Maud Trask and greeting cards - Publications: Official Journal and Yearbook of the 71st Session of the East Maine Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1918 Apollo: An illustrated manual of the History of Art throughout the ages, 1908 [show more]
Roy Salisbury Collection Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Organizations, School Institution People Places					Roy Salisbury Collection Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7231 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, School Institution People Places Description: Photographs: Stetson School (item 6997) Gilman High School (item 6998) Ballard Hill School (item 6999) Mount Desert High School (item 7000) Clifton Dock area (item 7001) Who's who - People (item 7002) Northeast Harbor (1) (item 7005) Northeast Harbor (2) (item 7006) Miscellaneous (item 7004) Documents and Manuscripts: Parker Fennelly's diploma from Leland Powers School (item 7003) Nathan Fennelly invoices (item 7284) Parker Fennelly scrapbook (item 7283) Parker Fennelly discharge papers (item 7285) Parker Family writings Parker Family plays and writings Cottages for Rent, 1929 (item 7286) Letter from Northeast Harbor Water Co., 1904 Future of Mount Desert Island by Charles W. Eliot (see also item 6127) Mount Desert High School and Mount Desert Elementary School specifications, letters from architects & contractors, additions, building notes Objects (see items 7288, 7289) WWII ration books, tokens, service ID, Red Cross Volunteer Pin, V pin [show more]
Charles W. Eliot Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	People					Charles W. Eliot Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7241 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard and one of Acadia National Park's founders.
Kimball House, Northeast Harbor Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Kimball House, Northeast Harbor Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7245 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Robert (Bob) R. Pyle Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	People					Robert (Bob) R. Pyle Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7249 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Robert (Bob) Richard Pyle was born on October 22, 1945 in Phoenixville, PA, the son of Louise Kaler Sawtelle and James Wesley Pyle. Brought as an infant to Searsport where he attended grammar school, he began his summer life as a child in his grandparents’ seaside cottage on Islesford, an island link he idealized and maintained throughout his life. He started work at the Northeast Harbor Library in 1971. In 1973 he met and married his wife of 45 years, Miriam Louise Mahon. Bob became Director in 1975 and enjoyed serving 40 years at his beloved Northeast Harbor Library, overseeing seven renovations and ultimately, in 2008, opening the new facility. During his career he was honored by numerous organizations including the Northeast Harbor Library’s Don Coates Award, and the Acadia National Park’s W.O. Sawtelle award. In his time in Northeast Harbor Bob was a pillar in many community organizations, including the Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Departments, and the Police Reserve. He also filled roles on many committees and boards. Bob Pyle died on December 25, 2018. [show more]
Mount Desert Elementary School Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Organizations, School Institution			Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Mount Desert Elementary School Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7251 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, School Institution Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Beatrix Farrand Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	People					Beatrix Farrand Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7253 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House. Farrand was one of the founding eleven members, and the only woman, of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Beatrix Farrand is one of the most accomplished persons, and women, recognized in both the first decades of the landscape architecture profession and the centuries of landscape garden design arts and accomplishment. (Source: Wikipedia) [show more]

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