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You searched for: Object ID: is not emptySubject: OtherSubject: History - SomesvilleType: Document
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
2423Mount Desert Island Historical Society School Group Materials
  • Document, Document File
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Museums
Description:
Items related to School groups of the MDI Historical Society through the years
2596Somesville steps back
  • Document, Advertising, Print Ad, Newspaper Ad
  • Other, Celebrations
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 7/17/2000
Description:
The 4th Somesville Historic Walking Tour took place. This year’s was enlarged and an ole-fashion lunch was available.
3103The Mount Desert Larger Parish Constitution and By-Laws
  • Document, Bylaws
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
small four page booklet with constitution and by-laws printed in 1947 blue map of Mount Desert Island and blue text on cover includes handwritten notes in ink
3104The Mount Desert Larger Parish Constitution and By-Laws
  • Document, Bylaws
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
small four page booklet with constitution and by-laws printed in 1947 blue map of Mount Desert Island and blue text on cover
3110The Mount Desert Larger Parish Historic and Descriptive Manual
  • Document, Instructional, Manual
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 1/1/1932
Description:
Historic and Descriptive Manual of the First Seven Years of the Organization: The Mount Desert Larger Parish 1925 -1932 the communities: Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Town Hill, Salisbury Cove
3111Program for Service of Ordination for Joanne E. Stoughton
  • Document, Program
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 4/27/1985
Description:
Service of Ordination to Christian Ministry and Installation to Service in the Mount Desert larger Parish, U.C.C. of Joanne E. Stoughton, William Bigelow, Rosemary Denman, Marvin Ellison, Kenneth Ferguson, Donald Gow, Chrisina Hamor,Wesley Haynes, Charles Heslam, Susan Ingham, Keta Jones, Olive Lockhart, Lydia Lyman, Charles Pugh, Ansley Throckmorton
4028Somes Family Tree (1732-20th century)
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
Description:
Somes Family Tree made on the back of a large 1973 wall calendar. Had wooden strip for hanging (strip missing) . 12 pages total Photocopies of the pages are also in the folder, separated from the originals by tissue. Photocopies have not been catalogued.
4072The Union Meeting House Worship Schedule
  • Document, Schedule
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 7/5/1953
Description:
1953 Somesville Union Meeting House Summer Worship Schedule Card from July 7 to August 25. INcludes Miriam J. Higgins, Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Tertius Van Dyke, Horace Leavitt, John G. Manter, George B. MacDonald, John N0ss, Appleton Lawrence+-, John B.Whiteman
4073The Union Meeting House Worship Schedule
  • Document, Schedule
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 7/7/1940
Description:
1940 Somesville Union Meeting House Summer Worship Schedule Card from July 7 to August 25. INcludes Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Tertius Van Dyke, Horace Leavitt, Samuel Eliot, Arthur Wilson, John N0ss, Perry Smith , John Whiteman
4298The Somesville Parish House Fund
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 1/12/1959
Description:
Letter asking for gifts and pledges to the Somesville Parish House Fund from the Finance committee and John G. Minter, minister . Robert W. Patterson, Sr. had drawn plans for the structure.
4316The Union Meeting House Worship Schedule
  • Document, Schedule
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 7/7/1940
Description:
1940 Union Meeting House Summer Worship Schedule Card from July 7 to August 25. INcludes Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Tertius Van Dyke, Horace Leavitt, Samuel Eliot, Arthur Wilson, John N0ss, Perry Smith , John Whiteman
12302Ledger
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 1889
Description:
Small paper ledger c. 1889 belonging to Smith who owned the Somesville Store
12352Adelma Joy Records, Mount Desert Annual Reports
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other, Annual Reports
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, History - Mount Desert
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
Green Binder: Copies of Reminiscences of Somesville by Adelma F. Joy; Excerpts from The Island of Mount Desert Register 1909-1910; Annual Report of Town Officers of Mount Desert, ME 1900,1910, 1911 - 1916 and 1931
12932Mount Desert Larger Parish The Somesville Union Meeting House Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
Summer 1952 Worship Schedule includes names of celebrants and dates of services. Includes the one Hundredth Anniversary of the erection of the meeting house and the back includes the mission statement, council and parish staff
13390Somesville Maine, Somesville 1761-1961
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 1/1/1962
Description:
Somesville Bicentennial pamphlet, black and white with Somesville history and illustrations
13391Proposed Parish House of the Somesville Meeting House Society
  • Document, Program
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 11/1/1958
Description:
Program showing proposed Parish House for the Somesville Union Meeting House includes drawings of plans, layouts, costs and financing
13441Service of Rededication for the Somesville Union Meeting House
  • Document, Program
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 10/31/1954
Description:
bulletin for Rededication service for the Somesville Union Meeting House includes order of service and participants include: Organist Marjory Hayward and committee Brown, Leavitt, Nutting and Hollis Smith
13442The 100th Anniversary Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • Document, Program
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 7/21/1940
Description:
Service bulletin for Services Commemorating the Organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert in July 1840 Held at the Meeting House date when 15 page Sermon / historical address was given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on the history of the Somesville Union Meeting House, U.C.C. coloring in cover illustration
13443The 100th Anniversary Congregational Society of Mount Desert
  • Document, Program
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 7/21/1940
Description:
Service bulletin for Services Commemorating the Organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert in July 1840 Held at the Meeting House date when 15 page Sermon / historical address was given by Rev. Horace H. Leavitt, D.D. on the history of the Somesville Union Meeting House, U.C.C.
13445Somesville Union Meeting House Pastors
  • Document, List, Inventory
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
Description:
Copy of a list of the Pastors of the Somesville Union Meeting House 1852-1990
13446Somesville Union Meeting House Yearbooks
  • Document, List, Inventory
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
Description:
Copy of a list of the Yearbooks from the Somesville Union Meeting House 1878-2001
13447Somesville Union Meeting House Timeline
  • Document, Chart
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
Description:
Copy of the Timeline of events of History of the Somesville Union Meeting House compiled by Gail H. Reiber August 2000 1790-2000
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]
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.
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]