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Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

Kreisler, Fritz, perf. "Beautiful Ohio." Rec. ca. 1930. Open Source Audio Collection, n.d. Archive.org. Web. <http://archive.org/details/FritzKreisler-BeautifulOhio>.

Vandenbergh, Lydia Bodman., and Earle G. Shettleworth. Bar Harbor's Gilded Century: Opulence to Ashes, 1850-1950. Camden, Me.: Down East, 2009. Print.


Research and exhibit by Taylor Thomas-Marsh, Gina Sabatini, and Jodi Baker at College of the Atlantic.

Special thanks to The Abbe Museum, The Bar Harbor Historical Society, Friends of Island History, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, and Mr. Raymond Strout.

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Resources for More Learning:

  • Abbe Museum
  • Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Criterion Theatre
  • Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
  • Friends of Island History
  • Maine Historic Preservation Commission
  • Mount Desert Historical Society
  • Northeast Historic Film
  • Ruth Draper Monologues





Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature
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