Description: Published photographs from unknown source showing Gloucester, Mass., harbor in 1892, and the home of J.J. Somes on Washington Street, Gloucester.
Description: Handwritten notes ( 12 pp.) excerpted from "History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Mass." by James Pringle, 1892. Notes focus on the involvement of the Morris Somes and family in this town and include Somes genealogy.
Description: Handwritten 2 pp. document excerpted from a poorly documented source labeled as "Sprague XIV, p.184-185. These notes list the daughters of Abraham Somes, 1st, and their children.
Description: Handwritten (17 pp.) genealogical chart beginning with Abraham Somes, Mount Desert settler. Chart includes known dates of individuals and follows male lines into the 20th century.
Description: Various handwritten notes by unknown authors describing genealogy and activities of Somes family members on Mount Desert Island and in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Description: Two handwritten notecards quoting Somes related entries in source or sources variously labeled "History of Gloucester"and "History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann, including the town of Rockport".
Description: Two page letter describes Noyes' memories from her youth in Center (section of Tremont) on Mount Desert Island. Noyes mentions marriage of Isaiah Ober to Mary Somes, daughter of Lewis Somes. Several landmarks in Center are mentioned.
Description: Handwritten copy of portion of a deed to two lots near Long Pond, Mount Desert. Lots were owned at various times by Salem Town and Members of Somes Family.
Description: Handwritten excerpt from book, "The Saga of Cape Ann". Contains biographical information on Capt. John Somes, brother of Abraham Somes of Mount Desert, Maine.
Description: Two handwritten sheets with notes on the biography of Mary Ann Somes and Abraham Somes III. Also included is a description of the Somes coat of arms.