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4584Descendants of Daniel Somes
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Obituary
  • Virginia Sanderson
Descendants of Daniel Somes
Item:
  • 4584   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.66
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Obituary
Creator:
  • Virginia Sanderson
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Description:
Two photocopies of genealogical chart showing descendants of Daniel Somes, son of Abraham Somes who settled in Somesville on Mount Desert Island. Also included are photocopies of death notices of Andrew Somes andCaroline T.H. Somes and photo and biographical information on Colonel Carol V. Cadwell.
2736Distinguished Teacher and Author Celebrates Her Ninety-fifth Birthday at Seawall; Edith Hamilton
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Birthdays
  • Unknown Author writing for Bar Harbor Times; LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
Distinguished Teacher and Author Celebrates Her Ninety-fifth Birthday at Seawall; Edith Hamilton
Item:
  • 2736   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1070.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Birthdays
Creator:
  • Unknown Author writing for Bar Harbor Times; LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Description:
Two articles, the first, with photograph, written in recognition of Dr. Edith Hamilton's 95th birthday, which she celebrated at her home in Seawall, Southwest Harbor. The second article reviews a biography of Edith Hamilton, "Edith Hamilton: An Intimate Portrait" written by Doris Fielding Reid. Previously archived as 012.FIC.047.7
4483Biography of Joseph Somes (1787-1845)
  • Publication, Literary, Biography
  • Other, Biography
  • Scholefield Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Biography of Joseph Somes (1787-1845)
Item:
  • 4483   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.20
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Biography
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Creator:
  • Scholefield Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Description:
Biographical entry (2 pp.) of Joseph Somes who was born in England and died in New Zealand.
13690Marguerite Yourcenar: Inventing a Life
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Yourcenar, Marguerite
  • Savigneau, Josyane
  • Univ. of Chicago Press
  • 1993
Marguerite Yourcenar: Inventing a Life
Item:
  • 13690   
Object ID:
  • 001-21-332
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Yourcenar, Marguerite
Creator:
  • Savigneau, Josyane
Publisher:
  • Univ. of Chicago Press
Date:
  • 1993
Description:
Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) was the first woman elected to the Academie Francaise; she lived on Mount Desert Island in Northeast Harbor and is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Somesville.
4463Who"s Who: Two John Dows of Cornville, Somerset Co.
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Ruth E. Dow
  • 1980
Who"s Who: Two John Dows of Cornville, Somerset Co.
Item:
  • 4463   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.75.4
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
Creator:
  • Ruth E. Dow
Collection:
  • Dow Genealogy
Date:
  • 1980
Description:
Two photocopied pages taken from "Downeast Ancestry", Vol. 4, No. 3, October 1980. They present biographical information on Dow families.
17150Continental Liar: From the State of Maine- James G. Blaine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Blaine, James G.
  • Rolde, Neil
  • Tilbury House
  • 2006
Continental Liar: From the State of Maine- James G. Blaine
Item:
  • 17150   
Object ID:
  • 007.23.2
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Blaine, James G.
Creator:
  • Rolde, Neil
Publisher:
  • Tilbury House
Date:
  • 2006
14695A Short Story of Bygone Days for my Grandchildren
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • Rice, “Grammy”
  • unpublished
A Short Story of Bygone Days for my Grandchildren
Item:
  • 14695   
Object ID:
  • 997-2-247
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Seal Harbor
Creator:
  • Rice, “Grammy”
Publisher:
  • unpublished
Description:
Recollections of Mount Desert Island "before cars, TV, and electric refrigerators."
14646Down Memory Lane
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Reynolds, Emily Phillips
  • Reynolds, Emily Phillips
  • D. Mitchell and Crew
  • 1966
Down Memory Lane
Item:
  • 14646   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.467
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Reynolds, Emily Phillips
Creator:
  • Reynolds, Emily Phillips
Publisher:
  • D. Mitchell and Crew
Collection:
  • Library
Date:
  • 1966
Description:
Emily Phillips Reynolds memoir of her childhood and early days in 1900's.
17032Love to All and Eight Hands Around
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Asia
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Eliot, Charles W.
  • Pierce, Roger
  • Self-published
  • [2007]
Love to All and Eight Hands Around
Item:
  • 17032   
Object ID:
  • 008.025
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Asia
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Eliot, Charles W.
Creator:
  • Pierce, Roger
Publisher:
  • Self-published
Date:
  • [2007]
Description:
Collection of letters and photos. describing journey of Dr. Charles William Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, to the Far East under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
3064The Rev. John Mayo - Barnstable Pioneer
  • Publication, Literary, Essay
  • Other, Biography
  • Nickerson, Philip Tillinghast
The Rev. John Mayo - Barnstable Pioneer
Item:
  • 3064   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.161.25
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Essay
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Creator:
  • Nickerson, Philip Tillinghast
Collection:
  • Mayo Genealogy
Description:
Essay describing the life of Rev. John Mayo, emigrant from England to Massachusetts, and photocopied photos of locations related to his life.
13899Extract from the Journal of John Nelson: Being an Account of God’s Dealing with him.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Fiction
  • Other, Religion
  • Nelson, John
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
  • 1833
Extract from the Journal of John Nelson: Being an Account of God’s Dealing with him.
Item:
  • 13899   
Object ID:
  • 996-44-44
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Fiction
  • Other, Religion
Creator:
  • Nelson, John
Publisher:
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
Date:
  • 1833
17253The Memoirs of Elizabeth Hill Cram
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Cram, Elizabeth Hill
  • Other, Ironbound Island
  • Morris, Anne Farlow
  • Privately Printed
  • 1992.
The Memoirs of Elizabeth Hill Cram
Item:
  • 17253   
Object ID:
  • 997-8-253
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Cram, Elizabeth Hill
  • Other, Ironbound Island
Creator:
  • Morris, Anne Farlow
Publisher:
  • Privately Printed
Date:
  • 1992.
16904Nine Boats & Nine Kids
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Merkel, Jeanne
  • Merkel, Jeanne St. Andre
  • Ledge Books
  • 1984
Nine Boats & Nine Kids
Item:
  • 16904   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.476
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Merkel, Jeanne
Creator:
  • Merkel, Jeanne St. Andre
Publisher:
  • Ledge Books
Date:
  • 1984
16907The Tracy Log Book: 1855, A Month in Summer, With original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Church, Frederic Edwin
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tracy, Charles
  • Mazlish, Anne
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
  • 1997
The Tracy Log Book: 1855, A Month in Summer, With original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church
Item:
  • 16907   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.437
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Church, Frederic Edwin
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tracy, Charles
Creator:
  • Mazlish, Anne
Publisher:
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
Date:
  • 1997
17258Memories of a Happy Life
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Lawrence, William
  • Lawrence, William, D.D., LL.D.
  • Houghton Mifflin Company
  • 1926.
Memories of a Happy Life
Item:
  • 17258   
Object ID:
  • 997-1-246
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Lawrence, William
Creator:
  • Lawrence, William, D.D., LL.D.
Publisher:
  • Houghton Mifflin Company
Date:
  • 1926.
2504English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Mass
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Biography
  • John B Threlfall
  • January, 1977
English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Mass
Item:
  • 2504   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.47
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
Creator:
  • John B Threlfall
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Date:
  • January, 1977
Description:
Photocopy of article in "American Genealogist", Vol.53, No.1, January, 1977. Article is on Morris Somes who emigrated from England to settle in Gloucester, Mass.
16552Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Herrick family
  • Herrick, Jedediah
  • Samuel S. Smith
  • 1846.
Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick
Item:
  • 16552   
Object ID:
  • 996-216-21
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Herrick family
Creator:
  • Herrick, Jedediah
Publisher:
  • Samuel S. Smith
Date:
  • 1846.
12436Father Taylor, the Sailor Preacher.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Religion
  • Other, Taylor, Edward T.
  • Haven, Rev. Gilbert and Hon. Thomas Russell
  • B.B. Russell
  • 1872.
Father Taylor, the Sailor Preacher.
Item:
  • 12436   
Object ID:
  • 995-45-45
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Religion
  • Other, Taylor, Edward T.
Creator:
  • Haven, Rev. Gilbert and Hon. Thomas Russell
Publisher:
  • B.B. Russell
Date:
  • 1872.
Description:
"Incidents and anecdotes of Rev. Edward T. Taylor, for over forty years pastor of the Seaman's Bethel, Boston" Inscribed in front: "Mrs. H.A. Wiggin, South [Lauren?].
16982Writing on Stone: Scenes from a Maine Island Life
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gott's Island
  • Gillis, Christina Marsden
  • University Press of New England
  • 2008
Writing on Stone: Scenes from a Maine Island Life
Item:
  • 16982   
Object ID:
  • 009.015
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gott's Island
Creator:
  • Gillis, Christina Marsden
Publisher:
  • University Press of New England
Date:
  • 2008
Description:
"A moving account of how the life of an island [Gotts], past and present, shapes and transforms the unexpected loss of a son." (From the flyleaf.)
12584John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 12584   
Object ID:
  • 000-6-276
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Originally published in the Century Magazine; the author knew John Gilley well and appreciated his hard work clearing fields, building dwellings, fished, raised a family, etc. He was a "hard-working, stout hearted man".
12874John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 12874   
Object ID:
  • 000-11-281
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Originally an article in the Century Magazine, published 50 years prior. this work tells the story of John Gilley, who " by hard toil cleared fields, built dwellings, fished on forgotten waters, reared families and...managed schools and churches and administered self-governing communities." Gilley was born on Cranberry Island and lived most of his life on Baker's Island.
12929Charles William Eliot Family Cruising Logs of the New England Coast 1871-1880
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Eliot, Charles W.
  • Other, New England
  • Other, Sailing
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • 1995
Charles William Eliot Family Cruising Logs of the New England Coast 1871-1880
Item:
  • 12929   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.466
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Eliot, Charles W.
  • Other, New England
  • Other, Sailing
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Date:
  • 1995
Description:
Includes genealogical charts of Eliot and other families and brief biography of Charles W. Eliot. Extensive records of cruising the New England coast.
17152John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mt. Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 17152   
Object ID:
  • 007.24
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mt. Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Biography of John Gilley
16435Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872 - 1959.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Landscaping plans
  • Brown, Jane
  • Viking
  • 1995
Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872 - 1959.
Item:
  • 16435   
Object ID:
  • 000-35-305
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Landscaping plans
Creator:
  • Brown, Jane
Publisher:
  • Viking
Date:
  • 1995
Description:
Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872 - 1959.
12861The Right People: The Social Establishment in America
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Social classes
  • Birmingham, Stephen
  • Little
  • 1968.
The Right People: The Social Establishment in America
Item:
  • 12861   
Object ID:
  • 000-34-304
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Social classes
Creator:
  • Birmingham, Stephen
Publisher:
  • Little
Date:
  • 1968.
Description:
A witty account of Society and Real Society in America; Northeast Harbor, the Pot and Kettle Club, prep schools, debutante traditions, Junior League, are among the institutions mentioned.