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You searched for: Date: 1970sType: Document
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
12007The Paving Cutter and His Trade
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Macaroni Hill
  • Other, Peanut Row
  • September 1978
Description:
Article in Maine Life by Doris Grant of Hall Quarry: The Paving Cutter and His Trade. (Part of photograph and article has been cut out.) Glossary of paving cutter's tools.
17000Letter from Virginia Somes Sanderson to Robert K. McInnis
  • Document, Correspondence
  • September 10, 1976
Description:
Letter from Virginia Somes Sanderson to Robert K. McInnis requesting permission to use a summary of his history of the Causeway Club in the newsletter of the MDI Historical Society. Attached is the draft article. His response is written on her letter.
16961Mount Desert Families in 1775-76
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Families
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Edith Falt Favour
  • November 1975
Description:
Paper for Northeast Harbor Literary Club; Virginia Somes Sanderson annotations, indicating that the writer erred in several instances.
18755Letter from Charles to Ted
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Nov 26, 1973
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter from Charles to Ted discussing documents he has enclosed for Ted to look at, Charles relates he is still sorting through their father's papers and that papers he origionally thought were Champlain Society documents were notes from Charles Eliiot.
18756Letter from Charles to Ted
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Nov 26, 1973
Description:
1 handwritten page Letter from Charles to Ted discussing the sending of more documents on the Champlain Soceity to the Northesast Harbor Library, and Charle possibly writting a history of his and Ted youth on Mount Desert Island for their heirs to enjoy later.
19511Someville Sewing Circle Meeting Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • July 28, 1971
Description:
Somesville Sewing Club meeting munites photocopied from July 28, 1971
2504English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Mass
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Biography
  • John B Threlfall
  • 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.
18729Letter to Charles from C.F. Dunbar
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • C. F. Dunbar
  • Jan 26, 1977
Description:
2 hand witten pages Letter from C. F. Dunbar to Charles relaying surprise that his father was associated with the Champlain Society and asking for copies of the information Charles has.
18759Letter from Charles to Charles Dunbar
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Charles Last name unknown
  • Jan 10, 1977
Description:
2 handwritten pages Copy of a letter from Charles to Charles Dunbar. Letter relates the formation of the Champlain Society in 1880, questions about the photos he saw of the Champlain Society camping trip, questions about what field of science each member studied during these camping trips, Charles will be sending the photos on to his brother Tom for his help in identifying members.
18726Letter from Regina to Charles Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • Dec 10, 1973
Description:
1 typed page Letter from Regina to Charles acknowledgeing reciept of the Hackley Materials, and copy of Romance of Mount Desert. She asks to see the Champlain Society materials.
18728Letter to Charles from unknown
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • Aug 28, 1974
Description:
1 Typed page Letter from Charles asking once again to see the Champlain Society Materials which have been asked for on many occasions.
18725Letter to Charles from unknown
  • Document, Note
  • Unknown
  • Aug 28, 1974
Description:
1 Hand written page Notes on different periods of exploration from 1498-1759 and noted French and English explorers.
18727Letter from Regina to Charles Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • April 18, 1974
Description:
1 typed page Letter from Regina to Charles asking again to see the Champlain Society materials.
2511The Economic Development Committee
  • Document, Testimonial
  • Other, Miscellaneous
  • Other, Politics
  • Other, Women's History
  • 9/29/1977
Description:
Statement by LaRue Spiker, detailing the 1977 plans of the Economic Development Committee of the MDI League of Women Voters, and further adjustments needed.
3139This is Mount Desert Island, 1975
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Pamphlet
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Government - Municipal
  • Other, Women's History
  • 9/1/1975
Description:
League of Women Voters informational pamphlet about MDI history, government, community services, etc. (Hamabi print on cover)
4595Genealogy of the Somes Family in New England
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Other, Genealogy
  • W.F.S
  • 9/1/1971
Description:
Photocopy, single page, labeled as "Sheet 2", of genealogical chart beginning in 1673 with Timothy Somes through to 18th C. generation including Abraham Somes, first settler of Mount Desert Island.
16427Letter concerning Francis Orlando Black, aka Francis Somes
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Burley Black
  • 8/8/1971
Description:
Handwritten letter from Burley Black to Dr. Sanderson concerning the relationship of Francis Orlando Black to the Somes family of Mount Desert Island.
19283Annual Report
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • 8/14/1975
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society annual report listing the officers and directors, Financial Statement, President's Report, Comtributors- 1974, five typed quarter pages.
2940Somes Family buried in Brookside Cemetery, Somesville, Maine
  • Document, Government, Death Record, Burial Record
  • Other, Brookside Cemetery
  • 7/1971
Description:
Photocopy of handwritten list of Somes family members whose deaths are recorded in the Brookside Cemetery, Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine as of July 1971.
9264Letter from Ruby Williams to Grace Spiker
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Ruby Williams
  • 7/13/1973
Description:
Letter with photocopied photograph enclosures. Letter discusses Spiker and Collins family genealogical issues and questions. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection
16475Letter to the Editor of the "Bar Harbor Times"
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Somesville
  • Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • 6/14/1979
Description:
Photocopy of letter correcting facts on a previously written article on the subject of the history of Somesville, Maine. The letter includes biographical information about Somesville settler, Abraham Somes as well as Virginia Somes Sanderson's line of descent.
18745Letter to Charles from Regina
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Regina
  • 6/13/1974
Description:
1 typed page Letter to Charles Eliot asking if the author will ever be able to see the Champlain Society mateials. Also talks about an upcoming event with Archibald Cox.
18711Municipal Office Town OF Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Document, List
  • 4/1975
Description:
Municipal Office Town Of Bar Harbor, Maine Listing of properties, locations, and valuations for tax puropses. A number of properties on the list have notations next to them McNeal, V.R. & Pauline, Salisbury, Malcolm M., Smith, F. P. Heirs ofCunningham, Blanche, Richardson, Ralph M. Jr & Barbara,
3032This is Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Government - Municipal
  • Other, Women's History
  • 4/1/1971
Description:
League of Women Voters informational pamphlet about MDI history, government, community services, etc. (Hamabe print on cover) Two Copies
5279Meeting Minutes July 28, 1971
  • Document, Minutes
  • 28 July 1971
Description:
Minutes from a meeting held on 28 July 1971 at the Parish House. 7 members were present - Goldie Bunker, Mrs. Pam Pepper, Jennie Grindle, Mrs. Gilpartick Nelson Leland, Carolyn Grant. List of items made by members.