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Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Single Child's Shoe Bar Harbor Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Shoe	none		1800 s		Copyright Undetermined	Single Child's Shoe Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-151 Type: Object, Clothing, Shoe Subject: none Date: 1800 s Description: Single brown leather child's shoe with a ankle strap and small bow with metal detail on the toe.
Case of Surveying Instruments Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Surveying Instrument	Object, Surveying Equipment Other, Tools & implements		circa 1808			Case of Surveying Instruments Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3413 Type: Object, Surveying Instrument Subject: Object, Surveying Equipment Other, Tools & implements Date: circa 1808 Description: Used by Salem Town, surveyor, to survey Mount Desert Island. Small black case lined with printed paper. Contains nine sections for surveying instruments. Case contains - brass protractor, 2 brass dividers, 3 unidentified instruments. Hinged top broken and reattached with string. NOTE: by 2005, there appeared to be only 5 instruments in the case.
Columbian Centinel Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Other	Benjamin Russell	1802			Columbian Centinel Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2160 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Other Creator: Benjamin Russell Date: 1802 Description: Boston newspaper published March 3, 1802. No. 1 of Vol. XXXVII.
Ulster County Gazette Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Newspaper	Events Other	Samuel Freer and Son	1800			Ulster County Gazette Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7123 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events Other Creator: Samuel Freer and Son Date: 1800 Description: Newspaper printed on January 4, 1800, containing, inter alia, articles about the President of the USA, General George Washington's funeral. Published at Kingston (Ulster County), New York. Vol. II, No. 88.
Photo Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album	Other, Albums		1800’s			Photo Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13506 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album Subject: Other, Albums Date: 1800’s Description: Red velvet cabinet card/photo album, with “Album” written in silver metal on the cover. Size 10.25 X 8 X 2.5 There are also three inch metal plates on the edge where the missing clasp was. Sixteen leaves with space for one photo each. In the album are cabinet cards #997-863-1033 to 997-886-1056.
A New System of Domestic Cookery. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Cookery	By a Lady	1807.			A New System of Domestic Cookery. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13777 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Cookery Creator: By a Lady Publisher: Andrews and Cummings and L. Blake Date: 1807.
Tooth Extractor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Medical, Dental Extractor, Tooth Extractor	Other, Dental equipment & supplies Other, Teeth		circa 1800			Tooth Extractor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3155 Type: Object, Medical, Dental Extractor, Tooth Extractor Subject: Other, Dental equipment & supplies Other, Teeth Date: circa 1800 Description: Wooden handle, iron tool. Resembles corkscrew handle with hinged hook at end which tightens around the tooth.
The Columbian Dictionary of the English Language: Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Dictionary Other, English	Alexander, Caleb	August 1800.			The Columbian Dictionary of the English Language: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14169 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Dictionary Other, English Creator: Alexander, Caleb Publisher: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews Date: August 1800.
Stampless folded letter sent from the Ellsworth post office 1809 Tremont Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine Other, Mail Delivery		9/27/1809			Stampless folded letter sent from the Ellsworth post office 1809 Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-2167 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine Other, Mail Delivery Date: 9/27/1809 Description: Stampless folded letter sent from the Ellsworth post office 1809
Statement of James Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record	Other, Estates		3/27/1800			Statement of James Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3593 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record Subject: Other, Estates Date: 3/27/1800 Description: Statement of amount paid by James Somes' father, Abraham Somes Sr to James for work. He worked for $12 per month for five years On back states "James Somes aut? against father's estate".
Kittredge family crib Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib	Other, Family	Kittredge, Kendall (1773-1857)	1800 c.	Mount Desert, Somesville	No Copyright - United States	Kittredge family crib Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1687 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Crib Subject: Other, Family Creator: Kittredge, Kendall (1773-1857) Date: 1800 c. Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: Made by Dr. Kendall Kittredge for his baby daughter. Seven generations of the Kittredge family have slept in it. Crib has one open side so that it can be pushed against the mother's bed. Made of wood. Wooden pegged construction. Turned posts. Rope webbing. Later used in the Fred Wiggin house. 3' 11" long, 2' 3/4" wide. 3' 3 1/2" high.
Saddle Bags Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Cargo Carrier, Saddlebag	Other, Medical personnel Other, Somesville		1800 ca			Saddle Bags Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12419 Type: Object, Cargo Carrier, Saddlebag Subject: Other, Medical personnel Other, Somesville Date: 1800 ca Description: Hand sewn saddle bags. Contained paper packages of medicine and old bottles. Belonged to Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island.
Moral Amusement Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Moral & ethical aspects		1808			Moral Amusement Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12674 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Moral & ethical aspects Publisher: Ezekiel Goodale Date: 1808 Description: "Intended for the instruction and mental improvement of young ladies and gentlemen, being a selection from the most approved authors." First Hallowell Edition. Exec. Directory Tim Garrity asked that this be kept as he is interested in the subject. (AB, 01/26/2015)
Photocopy of Salem Towne Map of Western Mount Desert Island (1808) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Map	Other, Maps Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Surveyors		1807			Photocopy of Salem Towne Map of Western Mount Desert Island (1808) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14248 Type: Map Subject: Other, Maps Other, Mount Desert Island Other, Surveyors Date: 1807 Description: This is a photocopy of the earliest known map of the eastern part of Mount Desert Island. The map shows the 1807 survey by John Peters of the French land grant to the De Gregoires and the acreages then sold to settlers. The original is in the Bar Harbor Historical Society. Inscription: "A Plan of the French grant on Mount Desert the shore to the old settlers' lots from a Plan taken by John Peters Esq., the remainder of the Survey taken by me, John Peters, Blue Hill, 1807." The map is approx. 51" in length and 30 wide. [show more]
Edward: Various Views of Human Nature Vol I and II Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Philosophy	Moore, John	1801.			Edward: Various Views of Human Nature Vol I and II Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12663 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Philosophy Creator: Moore, John Publisher: T.B. Jansen and Co. Date: 1801. Description: "Taken from Life and Manners, Chiefly in England." Vol. I and Vol. II are separate volumes.
Photo Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album	Other, Photograph albums		late 1800’s			Photo Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3276 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album Subject: Other, Photograph albums Date: late 1800’s Description: Photo / cabinet card album with a faded green velvet cover. On the cover is a metal design that has two flowers in the background and “ALBUM” written on a scroll across the front in woven letters. There are sixteen gold edged leaves. The green pages have a design with a curtain in the top left, flowers, and a spider web in the bottom right. Fourteen of them have space for one picture on each side and are occupied, the last two have spaces for four pictures on each side and are empty. There is a metal clasp with two small springs on it. It contains photos #999-823-3907 to 999-849-3933. Cabinet cards from P.8 to P.23 and P.28 in this album are all young men wearing similar uniform jackets and vests. A few are identified as being from Coburn Classical Institute, 1891. Coburn Classical Institute was a preparatory school in Waterville, Me. [show more]
Photo Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album	Other, Photograph albums		1800’s			Photo Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3277 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album Subject: Other, Photograph albums Date: 1800’s Description: Small photo album with wooden covers. The front is painted black, with the brown wood as a border. Within is an intricate picture of a woman standing in a pond wearing a skirt and large brimmed hat, holding a bushel of hay in her left arm. Varying shades of wood make up the image, and the lines are carved in. The back is wood with a thin black border and “NICE” printed in the middle. There are six thick, gold edged leaves with space for photos on each side. There are seven tin-type photos, #999-816-3900 to #999-822-3906. It has a brass clasp. The front cover is detached, and much of the binding is missing. [show more]
Charles Kittredge Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	Other, Portrait photographs	Towne, Boston	1800's			Charles Kittredge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-8691 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: Other, Portrait photographs Creator: Towne, Boston Date: 1800's Description: Black and white cabinet card of Charles Kittredge. He is a balding man with white mustache. He wears a three piece suit, white shirt with stand-up collar and a polka dotted necktie. Card is marked: Towne Portrait Studio, 425 Washington St., Boston, Mass. On the back of the card is the following handwritten inscription: Charles F. Kittredge, born January 18th, 1826 in Brattleboro, Vermont. Son of Nath. Kittredge, Jr., great grandson of Jonathan Kittredge who died in Westminster, VT. about 1800, who was son of Joseph, he being son of Dr. John Kittredge whose father settled in [Belle?] Mass 1660 and born in London 1630 and died in 1676. [show more]
Bolt Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Fastener, Bolt	Other, Quarrying Other, Tools & implements		mid 1800s ?			Bolt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12066 Type: Object, Fastener, Bolt Subject: Other, Quarrying Other, Tools & implements Date: mid 1800s ? Description: Large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond Fire Road in Pretty Marsh; relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith002.47 (archived in flat file).
The Massachusetts Missionary Magazine... Vol. IV Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Missionaries Other, Religious books		1806			The Massachusetts Missionary Magazine... Vol. IV Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12675 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Missionaries Other, Religious books Publisher: E. Lincoln (printer) Date: 1806 Description: "...containing religious and interesting communications, calculated to edify Christians, and inform the rising generation." Note on cover indicates society instituted in 1796 JS Somes signed title page. Note on first title page: "Found in my greatgrandfather's room, Mount Desert Maine (Somesville). He was Abraham III. Virginia Somes Sanderson."
Tax Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record	Other, Taxes		1803			Tax Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2461 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record Subject: Other, Taxes Date: 1803 Description: Tax Records, Richard Heath Tax Collector Town of Mt. Desert
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy and Continuation. Vol. II of The Works of Laurence Sterne, complete in eight volumes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Europe Other, Travel	Sterne, Laurence	1800			A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy and Continuation. Vol. II of The Works of Laurence Sterne, complete in eight volumes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14124 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Europe Other, Travel Creator: Sterne, Laurence Publisher: John Taylor Date: 1800 Description: Loaned by Mrs. A.S. Joy, Nov., 62 inscribed inside front cover.
Group Portrait Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	People		late 1800's	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Group Portrait Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-4551 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: late 1800's Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: "Summer crowd at Rock End" suggests Lucy Smith family reunion at Rock End
Spurling - Julia Spurling's utensils from house. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Food Cutting Tool	People		1800	Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island	No Copyright - United States	Spurling - Julia Spurling's utensils from house. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.496.2987 Type: Object, Food Cutting Tool Subject: People Date: 1800 Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Description: Four forks and two knives. These utensils are likely saved from a house fire in 1928. The first knife is a wood handled steak knife, this knife has "Steak Knife" engraved into the side of it, but is no longer sharp enough to be used to cut anything. The second knife is a yellow plastic handled steak knife with no engravings on it. The first fork is a long wood handled three-pronged with the words "Chadwick stainless Taiwan." The second for is a wood handled, dark stained three pronged fork, this fork has no engravings. The third fork is a wood handled three pronged fork, this fork has no engravings on it. The last fork is a cast iron fork with the brand logo JR&CO on it. JR&CO brand made utensils back in the 1800's, which is probably when this fork was made. *Three Pronged forks were often used to pick the meats out of seafood. [show more]
Map of the District of Maine Massachusetts Northeast Harbor Library	Map	Other Places	Osgood Carleton	1802			Map of the District of Maine Massachusetts Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-3561 Type: Map Subject: Other Places Creator: Osgood Carleton Date: 1802 Description: It is a copy of a large map, depicts only the lower left corner of the full map. Rips have been repaired with tape.

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