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Letter from MDI Historical Society to Helen Fernald
Letter from the MDI Historical Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, to Ada Leland, notifying her of her appointment as a charter member of the Society.
Meeting Notes Regarding Sanderson House Donation
Seven handwritten pages of meeting notes pertaining to proposed donation of Virginia Somes Sanderson's historical Somesville house to the MDI Historical Society for use as a museum.
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Helen Fernald
Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, to Helen Fernald notifying her of her appointment as a charter member of the Society.
Landscape of Change
Exploring the Past to Build a Resilient Future To understand how climate change is affecting Mount Desert Island we need to look to the past. Our ancestors documented the natural world around them in stories, reports, journals, diaries, an…
Board of Director's Meeting Agenda and Notes
Typewritten agenda and handwritten notes of the Board of Directors of the MDI Historical Society meeting. Consideration of refusal of the proposed gift of the Virginia Somes Sanderson house and discussion of the future of the Society.
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Thalia Nutting
Letter from Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, notifying Thalia Nutting of appointment as a charter member of the MDI HIstorical Society.
List of Founders of Mount Desert Island Historical Society
One page photocopy of list of founding members of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. List includes Evelyn Lunt.
Resolution of the MDI Historical Society Regarding Proposed Donation of Sanderson House
Typewritten and handwritten resolution of the MDI Historical Society to decline the proposed donation of the Virginia Somes Sanderson house. Mrs. Sanderson appended her handwritten comments to the resolution at a later date.
Letter from MDI Historical Society to Virginia Somes Sanderson
Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Chadbourne Gilpatric, to Virginia Somes Sanderson, notifying her of her election as Honorary Director of the Society.
