Books & Publications
All publications available for purchase by check or money order to:
Islesboro Historical Society
PO Box 301
Islesboro, ME 04848
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Islesboro Cottages Map
Reproduction of the ca. 1925 Islesboro Land & Improvement Company's "Map of Dark Harbor." Long out of print, the map depicts the southern end of the island and shows the location and owner's name of many of the Dark Harbor Colony's cottages.
Reproduced in full color (unframed)
Price: $50 plus $2.75 Maine sales tax
History of Islesborough Maine 1764 - 1892
This early history of Islesborough, collected and written by John Pendleton Farrow, Master Mariner was originally published in 1893. This is the fifth reprint of a popular book in our collection and it documents daily life on the island including early families’ history and local industry. An early map showing the original lots and their descriptions is also included. Supplement with index, additions and corrections is included.
Author: John Pendleton Farrow, Master Mariner
Price: $42.65 plus Maine Sales Tax $2.35
History of Islesborough, Maine 1893 - 1983
This second History of Islesboro, commissioned by the Historical Society, was a true island-wide collaboration. Preserving and archiving stories from the island, this compilation updates Farrow’s work with a collection of interviews, town reports, and other records.
Author: Islesboro Historical Society Editorial Board
Price: $37.91 plus Maine Sales Tax $2.09
History of Islesborough, Maine 1893 - 1983
This booklet supplements the History of Islesborough, Maine and contains: Additions and Corrections Every Name Index
Author: John Pendleton Farrow, Master Mariner
Reprinted by Islesboro Historical Society
Price: $3.79 plus Maine Sales Tax $.21
Tales and Treasures
Fifty Golden Years of the Islesboro Historical Society 1964 - 2014
The Islesboro Historical Society’s purpose is brought to life in this book where Islesboro writers share tales, insight and humor. Also included are photographs of fifty of the Society’s treasures, many of them unseen for years.
Published by the Islesboro Historical Society on its fiftieth anniversary.
Price: $28.44 plus Maine Sales Tax $1.56
The Summer Cottages of Islesboro 1890 - 1930
Published by the Islesboro Historical Society on its 25th anniversary as its contribution to the town’s bicentennial, this new book provided the first in-depth look at the island’s golden era of summer cottages. Illustrated with old photographs and architectural drawings as well as recent views.
Author: Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
Price: $28.44 plus Maine Sales Tax $1.56
Postcards from Islesboro
A pictorial study of a Maine island during the first half of the 20th Century 128 pagesAuthor: Lang Smith
Price: $29.86 plus Maine Sales Tax $1.64
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Notecards: The Islesboro Bicentennial Quilt 1789 - 1989
The Bicentennial quilt shown on the notecards was created to commemorate Islesboro, Maine’s 200th year. Each square was designed and sewn by an island quilter to depict a favorite Islesboro scene. This historic quilt is now in the permanent collection of the Islesboro Historical Scoiety.
Photograph made and contributed by Jack McConnell
Size: 5 1/4 inches by 7 inches
Sold in box of eight notecards with envelopesPrice: $4.98 plus Maine Sales Tax $.27
Islesboro Historical Society Notecards
Back of Notecard: Islesboro Historical Society
(Originally Islesboro Town Hall)
Built on land given by Shubael Williams (one of the first settlers on the island) in 1794. Rebuilt in 1894, used for town business and as a high school until 1953.
Size: 4 1/4 inches by 5 1/2 inches
Sold in pack of ten notecards with envelopesPrice: $2.00 plus Maine Sales Tax .11
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Being Young in Dark Harbor: Memories of a Summer Retreat in Maine
Reprinted from the Social Register Observer
Summer 2009, Issue XXXI
Author: Frances Cheston Train
Price: $5.21 plus Maine Sales Tax $.29
On the Island - Islesboro Recollections
At age 77, W. Henry Hatch, wrote these recollections of living on Islesboro.
Published by the W. Henry Hatch Family in 1991
Price: $11.85 plus Maine Sales Tax $.65
On the Island - Islesboro Recollections
Second Edition with 48 more stories
At age 77, W. Henry Hatch, wrote these recollections of living on Islesboro.
Published by the W. Henry Hatch Family in 1991
Price: $11.85 plus Maine Sales Tax $.65
The Army's Navy Story Volume II
Written by Islesboro summer residents Charles Dana Gibson and E. Kay Gibson, this 655 page book is Volume II. The book explores the Union Army Quartermaster Department’s use of steam-powered merchant vessels for primary transportation during the Civil War.
Author: Charles Dana Gibson and E. Kay Gibson
Published by: Ensign Press
Price: $36.49 plus Maine Sales Tax $2.01