Description: Newsclipping: “Somesville Woman Elected President of AAUW Monday” April 27, 1967. Virginia Somes Sanderson. Previously accessioned as **0746, Object ID 011.FIC.77.3
Description: Envelope addressed to Mrs. A.C. Brown of Cleveland, Ohio, and an enclosed typewritten copy of a speech (6 pages) by E.S. Dana which was delivered at a meeting of the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society in 1931. Discusses the early history of the village and includes references to John Clement (first settler of the village in 1809), Charles Clement, Edward Dunham, George Stebbins, George Cooksey, Mr. Dane, Mr. Griswold, Glencove Hotel, John Rockefeller, Professor Rowland, Seaside Casino, Presidents Eliot and Gilman. Describes the development plans of and subsequent breakdown of George Cooksey; the efforts of George Stebbins to carry out Cooksey's plans. paths and roads of Seal Harbor, Jordan Pond House and Thomas MacIntire. [show more]
Description: James Parker writes to his sister, Letita A. Parker, from Fort Sumner about receiving letters from her and their friend Hannah, his good health, family, and school. He also relates his experience with artillery practice and guard patrol, remarking on the expense of war. The original postmarked envelope is included as well.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 12/23/1999. Hisotry of the hotels up to 1899. Names some of the old hotels: Agamont, Birch Tree Inn, Exchange. Alpheus Hardy built the first non-resident cottage in Bar Harbor. Includes an anecdote about J. Montgomery Sears. Article also includes a line about the election of Rev. Robert Codman, Jr. as Bishop of Maine. A comment about the Laides Aid Societys apron and necktie ball. [show more]
Description: Favorite Recipes compiled by members of the Mount Desert Chapter, No. 20, O.E.S. Advertising support by John Carter’s Chickens, Highland Farms, Somes House, R.L. Hodgkins, Hamor and Stanley etc. printed by the American Print, Ellsworth According to Chebacco article, 2018, the booklet was printed in 1930. Helen Fernald, Lillian Somes, and Ada Leland collected the recipes
Description: Small yellow booklet with history and projects of the Odd fellowship: The United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth, the Pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, The Educational Foundation, The World Eye Bank and Visual Research Foundation, the Respirator Program, the Nursing Training Scholarship Project. Published by the Grand Lodge of Maine Indepenedent Order of Odd Fellows First Edition 1964
Description: Small yellow booklet with history and projects of the Odd Fellowship: The United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth, the Pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, The Educational Foundation, The World Eye Bank and Visual Research Foundation, the Respirator Program, the Nursing Training Scholarship Project. Published by the Grand Lodge of Maine Independent Order of Odd Fellows First Edition 1964.
Description: Small cream booklet with constitution and by-laws of the Asticou Rebekah Lodge Northeast Harbor, Maine instituted February 15, 1905 includes memberships.
Description: small blue booklet with constitution and by-laws of the Independent Order of Ocean Lodge, Odd Fellows No. 140 includes fees and dues and memberships
Description: Soft Covered Cream Ledger Receipt Book Treasurer to Financial Secretary Ocean Lodge No. 140, I.O.O.F. Located at Northeast Harbor, Maine 1941-1954
Description: hard cover ledger with record of members and accounts of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows. from 1916 - 1930 and Question Book listing initiates from 1889 to 1969
Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1934 - 1937
Description: Black ledger with Minute Book embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1950 - 1955
Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1967 - 1971
Description: large black hard cover ledger with red binding includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows. from 1898- 1907 and hard cover book called Question Book ffrom 1899 to 1969 It is a series of questions that initiates attest to.
Description: Small black notebook listing deceased members by cemetery: 58 in Northeast Harbor, 3 in Kimball Cemetery, 18 Seal Harbor, 7 Somes Sound, 6 Somesville, 2 Oak Point, 4 Pretty Marsh, 1 Bartlett’s Island, 3 Southwest Harbor, 2 Town Hill, 1 Stonington,2 Surry, 3 Islesford, 2 Otter Creek, 1 East Sullivan, 2 Franklin, 1 North Ellsworth, Sedgwick, Ellsworth, Prospect Harbor, Brewer, Steuben, Farmington. Deceased members of the Ocean Lodge #140.