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You searched for: Subject: OtherSubject: History - Somesville
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
17669Summit of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 8/12/1960
Description:
Summit of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park with 3 cent stamp, cars parked atop the mountain
17666Season’s Greetings
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
photo greeting card of home in snow with hand-written greeting on back: Good cheer for the holidays. May the blessing of peace be with us before another Christmas season. All good wishes from N.C. Thornton
17665Guest Book
  • Document, List, Guestbook
  • Other, Business
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Real Estate
  • 6/27/1950
Description:
Leather Guest book from the Abraham Somes III house in Somesville, 1912-1937, includes photo of house and newsclippings, poetry and rememberances for Ruth Greenough (inn keeper) after her death.
17664Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Donald Eugene Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17663Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Addie B. Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17662Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Stewart Jay Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17661Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Fred Pearl Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17493MDI Local Union of Christian Endeavor and Epworth League
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 5/5/1906
Description:
Black Book with red binding includes Minutes of meetings from the MDI Local Union of Christian Endeavor and Epworth League, Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 5/5/1906 -10/27/1917
17492MDI Local Union of Christian Endeavor and Epworth League
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 1/1/1918
Description:
Black Book with red binding includes Minutes of meetings from the MDI Local Union of Christian Endeavor and Epworth League, Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 1918 -1927
17491Somesville Christian Endeavor Society Journal
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 8/27/1895
Description:
Marbled Book with paper mend on binding Minutes of meetings from the Somesville Christian Endeavor Society Journal, Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 8/27/1895 -11/13/1912
17490Somesville Junior Endeavor Society Journal
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 12/10/1907
Description:
Black Ledger with red binding includes Lists of members and participation of juniors from the Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 12/10/1907 - 4/13/1916
17489Union Meeting House Society Records
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/18/1914
Description:
Black ledger with red binding includes Minutes of meetings from the Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 9/18/1914 - 1930
17474Mount Desert Island Historical Society Collections Materials
  • Publication, Catalog
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Museums
Description:
Artifact Adoption Catalog 1995 from MDI Historical Society through the years
17473Quit-Claim Deed with Covenant
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Business
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Real Estate
  • 6/27/1950
Description:
Deed from J. Lowell and Grace A. Grindle to Hollis M. and Julia B. Smith et al. for property in Somesville
17459Betwixt TheHills”
  • Document, Announcement
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 8/17/1994
Description:
Announcement of the walking tour of Somesville. Tea and refreshments included.
17436Times Past
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • 6/7/1899
Description:
Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 6/17/1999. A history of the Somesville/Southwest Harbor area as told by Eben Hamor
16912Reminiscence of Somesville
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Schools
Description:
Reminiscence of Somesville. Adelma Somes Joy recalls Somesville’s Red school house in 1847. Includes description of the interior and student pranks. Also the tale of Sam Slick. 3 pages - typed copy of above.
16776Somesville Blacksmith Journal
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Industry
Description:
Small Blacksmith journal 1837-1845
16637Ledger
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
Small red leather bound ledger belonging to Smith of the Somesville Store
14720Ledger
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
Small Leatherbound ledger with pocket c. turn of the century belonging to Smith who owned the Somesville Store
14719Ledger
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
Small red leather bound ledger belonging to Smith of the Somesville Store
14718Ledger
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
Small red leather-bound ledger belonging to Smith of the Somesville Store
14071Reminiscences of Somesville
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Object, Telegraph
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
Description:
All by Adelma Somes Joy: “Somes Sound must have been one beautiful place." Recalls arrival of Abraham Somes, the oak trees on oak hill, Ebenezer Sutton, and Denning’s Pond. "Years ago when we had the telegraph..." Recalls advances in technology, balloons, and flight. Northeast Harbor Women's Literary Club talk , Jan. 30, 1920. Plans to travel abroad, give clothing to naked Africans, open beauty parlor. "That Old Reed House." Mrs. Reed was her grandfather's sister; house near Jim's Cove. "My first recollections of life..." Recalls her grandparents' house in 1838. Also separate essay, "Grandfather's House." Reminiscences of Somesville #6. Recalls naming of Somesville, old roads, school house, industry, and tanning pits. Two Letters from Adelma Somes Joy to Harriet Somes Sanderson, Aug. 10, 1929. recalls Col. Black House in Ellsworth, Episcopal Church at Seal Cove, Bp. Manning, church sales, other historical notes. "Memories" of her father. History of Somes and Richardson families. [show more]
14055Lucie Somes Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 11/1/1881
Description:
1881 bound book with illustrated embossed cover of cat with parrot and decoration. INcludes newsclippings of local interest, poetry and obituaries from early Somesville and Mount Desert Residents: Somes, Pineo, Parker, Whiting etc.
13589Reminiscence of Somesville
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Indians of North America
  • Other, Mills
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Shoemaking
  • Other, Singing
  • Other, Tanning
Description:
Adelma Somes Joy recalls Somesville’s Red school house in 1847. Includes description of the interior and student pranks. Also the tale of Sam Slick. Also Singing School; Indians Camping at Somesville, two poems (one alludes to a suicide), Churches on Mt. Desert (1840), That Old Tannery (recalls Daniel and Lewis Somes, Israel Haven, John Keniston and Somesvilles' cobbler shop), That Old Factory (woolen mill), That Old Road [over Beech Hill], (1837), That Upper Gate (kept water back when not needed to turn mill wheels)--all by Adelma Somes Joy. "The Indian Violin Player" by Eunice Deering. [show more]