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You searched for: Subject: OtherSubject: SomesvilleType: Publication
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
2902Somesville History is Family History for Chauncey Somes
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Daniel Somes Inn
  • Other, Mills
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Somesville Library
  • Mercy Johnson, writing for the Bar Harbor Times
  • 1979
Description:
Photocopy of Bar Harbor Times article describing aspects of Somesville history and biography of Chauncey Somes. Contains photograph of Chauncey Somes, early Somesville buildings including the wool carding mill and the library.
4428Somesville and Hall Quarry Historical Summaries
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Poetry
  • Other, Somesville
  • Doris Grant
Description:
One double-sided mimeographed page which includes two historical essays: "Somesville, a Pleasant Place, A Goodly Heritage" and "Hall Quarry, An Interesting Place" and well as one unattributed poem, "The Cemetery Road."
4427Somesville Firsts
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Somesville
Description:
One page mimeographed page listing 'firsts' associated with Somesville, Maine.
4425Notes on History of Somesville, Maine
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Historic buildings
  • Other, History
  • Other, Somesville
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Four pages of handwritten notes on the history of Somesville, ME, drawn from the book, "The Living Past" authored by Virginia Somes Sanderson.
4437History of Somesville, Betwixt the Hills
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, History
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Walking tour
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1994
Description:
14 page photocopy of History of Somesville, including scripts for costumed guides, for use in a walking tour of Somesville.
18621Life on Tinker Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Daniel Somes Tavern
  • Other, Fishing
  • Other, Kate L. Pray Schooner
  • Other, Schooners
  • Other, Somesville
  • Structures, Factory, Textile Mill, Woolen Mill
  • 8/5/1982
Description:
From the Ellsworth American August 5, 1982. This is an excerpt from the book Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast: Penobscot and blue Hill Bays. Talks about the earliest name of the island, who John Robinson was, other people who claimed the island. geneology of the Tinkers, commercial activity on Tinker Island.
18620Mount Desert Island History
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Daniel Somes Tavern
  • Other, Fishing
  • Other, Kate L. Pray Schooner
  • Other, Schooners
  • Other, Somesville
  • Structures, Factory, Textile Mill, Woolen Mill
  • 8/5/1982
Description:
Article on three pieces of paper about Mount Desert Island History; Native American History, small outer islands, Sutton's Island, Joseph Moore, Joseph Lancaster, Isaac Richardson, William and Joseph Moore, John Gilley
18597Bar Harbor Struggles with Big City Problems
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Development
  • Other, Economic & social conditions
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • Other, Trenton
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1987
Description:
Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times, each including several artices, pertaining to development in the towns of Mt. Desert Island and Trenton. Bar Harbor Struggles with Big City Problems; Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.043.4
18596Various Incomplete Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Mt. Desert Island History
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Ladies Aid
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • Various Newspapers
Description:
Segments of articles relating to history of Mt. Desert Island. Titles: Early ladies aid societies have left stamp on MDI Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.5
18595Various Incomplete Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Mt. Desert Island History
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Ladies Aid
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • Various Newspapers
Description:
Segments of articles relating to history of Mt. Desert Island. Titles: Church in Manset built in 1828 Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.5
18594Various Incomplete Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Mt. Desert Island History
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Ladies Aid
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • Various Newspapers
Description:
Segments of articles relating to history of Mt. Desert Island. Titles: Visitor to Tremont County store Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.5
18593Various Incomplete Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Mt. Desert Island History
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Ladies Aid
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • Various Newspapers
Description:
Segments of articles relating to history of Mt. Desert Island. Titles: Visitor to Somesville Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.5
18592Various Incomplete Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Mt. Desert Island History
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Ladies Aid
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • Various Newspapers
Description:
Segments of articles relating to history of Mt. Desert Island. Titles: Visitor to boatyards in West Tremont and Bernard Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.5
18591Fins ol Record Book: Tells of the founding of Sewing Circle in Southwest Harbor 80 Years Ago
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Ladies Aid
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • Various Newspapers
Description:
Segments of articles relating to history of Mt. Desert Island. Titles: Article about the founding of the Sewing Circle on Southwest harbor. Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.8
14650Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Thornton, Mrs. Seth
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
  • 1938
17335History of the Somesville Union Meeting House, United Church of Christ Book One
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Somesville
  • Somesville Union Meeting House
  • [2002]
17186The Living Past: Being the Story of Somesville Mount Desert, Maine and Its Relationship with Other Areas of the Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Somesville
  • Somes-Sanderson, Virginia
  • Beech Hill Publishing Company
  • 1982
Description:
History of Somesville from approximately 1760s-1980s
17141The Maine Perspective: Architectural Drawings, 1800-1980
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Savage, Fred L.
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • O'Gorman, James F. and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
  • Portland Museum of Art
  • 2006
17140The Maine Perspective: Architectural Drawings, 1800-1980
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Savage, Fred L.
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • O'Gorman, James F. and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
  • Portland Museum of Art
  • 2006
16549Accounts
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Somesville
  • Richardson, William S.
Description:
Photocopy of accounts of William S Richardson, Mount Desert 1920-1932 Comments at end of each month about weather and other happenings.
14649Traditions and Records: Southwest Harbor, and Somesville -- Mount Desert Island, Maine.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Thornton, Mrs. Seth
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
  • 1988
13547Images of America: Mount Desert Island: Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Shettleworth, Earle G., Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh
12596The Living Past: Being the Story of Somesville Mount Desert, Maine and Its Relationships with Other Areas of the Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Somesville
  • Somes-Sanderson, Virginia
  • Beech Hill Publishing Co.
  • 1982.
Description:
As the author says in the preamble, " This is the story...of the first permanent settlement on Mount Desert Island..." ?At one time Somesville had seven mills, five shipyards, four blacksmith shops, two stores, and ...serv[ed] the entire area and outlying islands."
3973Memories of Mt. Desert Island by residents
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Candlemaking
  • Other, Dance parties
  • Other, Ice industry
  • Other, Motion picture theaters
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Sunday schools
  • Other, Tanning
Description:
Somesville family reminiscences, singing school, debating clubs, Sunday School, candle-making, tanning mill, entertainment, ice-houses, moving picture theatre; Biography of Thaddeus S. Somes; Dr Grindle's recollections re organization of Somesville Congregational Church; will of George A. Somes giving $1,000.00 to Church (Mary B. Somes Fund); "Cling Clang" by Chief Stanwood; Interview with Emilie Clarissa Somes (1918); Bartlett's Sail Loft in Southwest Harbor for dancing (c. 1850); Otmar Franz Karban (b. 1909) and Echo Vista, his home & restaurant; Transcript of interview with Tryphena Smith and others (n.d.); also transcript of interview about the 1947 fire. [show more]
3884Chisholm's guidebook-excerpts; J. Darling advertisement
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Beech Hill
  • Other, Somes Harbor
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Town Hill
Description:
Few pages copied (?) from Chisholm's Mount-Desert Guide-Book by M.F. Sweetser, 1888, primarily about Somes Sound, Somesville, Beech Hill,. Typewritten copy of advertisement by J. Darling for canoes to rent and other amenities at Eagle Lake, Bubbles, Jordan Pond.