Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… Richardson who all signed a petition to Governor Bernard in 1768. The second major group of settlers came from Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"Even Governor Francis Bernard, who received a grant of Mount Desert Island from the General Court in 1762, was unable to get his grant confirmed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… theater was sold to James Reginald and Richard Bernard in May 1970. Two additional screens were added to the theater under their ownership."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"The pastures behind Kenneth Newman and Bernard Kidder were locally famous blueberrying spots, as were the Sugar Loaves."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… 3rd 1762 to a petition “To His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq’r, Captain General and Governor in and Over his Majesty’s Province afores’d, the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… School at that time) Dearborn and wife sold to Bernard "Bing" Etzel; Mr. Etzel sold the Jonthan Luce."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, and George Bernard Shaw, and her work endures today. She is often referenced as a seminal influence in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… named for the coach of these championship teams, Bernard Parady. The MDI Trojans became the Island’s team."