Keywords: Island Life
Item 61851
Theo Buswell May talks about farm life, Swan's Island, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3
Item 61859
Myron 'Sonny' Sprague talks about the family store, Swan's Island, 1957-1974
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1957–1974 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3
Exhibit
MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island
Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life
"1930 Bar Harbor, as it appeared in 1930.Maine Historical Society Islanders still fished, but instead of sailing to Labrador, they stayed more local."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island
"A Short History of Mount Desert Island Introduction Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837 The granite mountains of Mount Desert Island have…"
Story
In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood
An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.
Story
My family and Malaga Island
by Charmagne Tripp
The state of Maine evicted all residents of Malaga Island in 1912.
