Description: Review of a play based on 7 of Ruth Moore's short stories, created and performed at the Stonington Opera House in August 2018. Play entitled "I Have Seen Horizons: Ruth Moore's Stories from Main." The title derives from a typed line found in Ruth Moore's typewriter after her death.
Description: First Day Cover of Portland Head Light, 200th anniversary. Third in a series of envelopes of Maine's Lighthouses issued by Union River Stamp Club, Ellsworth, Maine, July 20, 1991. Envelope with photograph of the lighthouse with cancelled stamp of American Shoals, Florida. 3.5" x 6.5"
Description: Map of Mount Desert, produced by Boston and Maine railroad. Fabric backing. Before town of Southwest Harbor was incorporated. Shows routes of steamer Mt. Desert, steamer Lewiston, steamer City of Richmond
Description: Poster for Ella Kotsen's talk on lighthouses. Place: Tremont Historical Society Country Store Museum, 4 Granville Road, Bass Harbor, Tremont Date: August 13, 2021, 3:00 Folder includes Ella's notes for her talk
Description: The History IT collection is a collection of approximately 73 items which were selected by History IT workers in June 2017 as part of an assessment of the THS collection's scope. They are digitalized in the History Trust Digital Archive, (History Trust.org) but are mostly not inventoried in the Past Perfect Database. We are currently inventorying them under this Collection Name HISTORY IT RECORDS. includes Thumb drive
Description: Newspaper article about a History book about Gotts Island written by Rita Kenway (Mrs. Northwood Kenway). Includes photos of Ted and Jane Holmes (formerly William or Charles (?) Harding) house, Rita and Northwood Kenway (formerly Clarence and Jenny Harding) house, Tina and John Gillis (formerly Philip and Betty Holmes house. Published in the Bar Harbor Times. Reporter: Laurie Schreiber
Description: Newspaper article on Gotts Island, Part II, Bar Harbor Times, August 30. 1962. 8 photos. Reporter: Larue Spiker NOTE: Photo of Philip Moore house with child and doll carriage in front has an error. Child is identified as Ruth Moore, but the child is really her sister Esther Moore (Trask). Correctly identified by Esther Moore to her daughter Muriel Trask Davisson.
Description: First Day Cover of West Quoddy Head Light. Second in a series of envelopes of Maine's Lighthouses issued by Union River Stamp Club, Ellsworth, Maine, July 22, 1990. Envelope with photograph of the lighthouse with cancelled stamp of West Quoddy. 3.5" x 6.5"
Description: The Mary Ann Hale Collection consists of many old black and white photographs Mary Ann found in the house she purchased at 224 Harbor Drive. This and an abutting property belonged to Samuel S. Torrey, then passed to Maynard V. Torrey. The Torrey family inter-married with the Allan L.Black family, and both lines owned 2 homes here for many years and were an active part of the community. Pictures are of friends and relatives of both families. Mary Ann purchased the house from Grace Maillet and donated most of the photos she found to THS. She later sold the house to Marc and Robin Fisichella. [show more]