Events 2000.2004

Annual Meeting, Sept. 27, [2000],Historic Houses of Manset, Ralph Stanley & Mary Jones Tea at the Tavern, Aug. 5, 2000, A Victorian Party for Mothers and Daughters. Hosted by Mr. and Mrs. William Rieff, Old Fashioned Games for Tea at the Tavern: Hunt the Slipper. A History of Food and Dining in the 20th Century, Lecture by Master Chef James Haller, July 13, 2000 Mt. Desert Island Community in 20th c. Victorian Dining on Mt. Desert Island Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and Towns of Mt. Desert Island, Thomas Vining, Mar. 10 Canning Industry on Mt. Desert Island (with Tremont Historical Society), April 22 2000 Heirloom Seeds History of shipbuilding Cemeteries Sardine Canning Strawberry Festival Food in 20th c. Barn Dance and Dinner, Sunset Farm Fall Festival (bake sale, games, entertainment) Holiday Party: decorate school house, make ornament 2002: Preserving Your Family Memories: Making and Archival Album, Mar. 16 MDI's Farming History: Spinning Demo. Barn Dance and Country Dinner, Aug. 24, Causeway Club Selectmen's Building Survey, Nov. 12 Genealogy Research, Connee Jellison, Jan. 25 (2002? 2003?) Replica Chebacco boat (with Essex Historical Society) Historic Walking Tour, Somesville Day Historic Resources Inventory of SW Harbor SW Harbor's Architectural Heritage, July 12, 1999 Old Time Shindig, April 6, Ralph Stanely, Wilbur Wolf, Skip Fraley 2003 Coffee, dessert and Lobster Tales, stories by local fishermen 65th Birthday Celebration Merchant Marine Memories, tales from MDI seafarers, Mar. 18 Way.Back Musicale and sing.along, Oct. 10 2004 Ice Harvesting, May 21 Ralph Stanley, July 16 (boatbuilding, sailing, history), with Craig Milner Annual Meeting, Sept. 8, 2004, Rick Savage When Hollywood Came to Mount Desert, Oct. 9, 2004, Bill Baker. (Movies) America's Treasures: Portland Art Museum, Maine Historical Society, Wadsworth.Longfellow House. Dec. 14, 2004 (field trip) Christmas Party, Dec. 11