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| 1808 Salem Town map of the western part of Mount Desert Island in 1808 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  1808 Salem Town map of the western part of Mount Desert Island in 1808 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Original map of the western part of Mount Desert Island as surveyed by Salem Town in 1808. Shows the original land holdings of earliest settlers. This map had been in the possession of the descendants of Abraham Somes, who came from Gloucester, MA in 1761 as the first permanent white settler on MDI. John Allen Somes (1872-1930) gave the original map to the Historical Society. It was probably one of the first gifts to the Society, which was founded in 1929. [show more] | ||||
| 1808 Salem Town map of the western part of Mount Desert Island in 1808: DVD copy Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  1808 Salem Town map of the western part of Mount Desert Island in 1808: DVD copy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Original map of the western part of Mount Desert Island as surveyed by Salem Town in 1808. Shows the original land holdings of earliest settlers. This map had been in the possession of the descendants of Abraham Somes, who came from Gloucester, MA in 1761 as the first permanent white settler on MDI. John Allen Somes (1872-1930) gave the original map to the Historical Society. It was probably one of the first gifts to the Society, which was founded in 1929. This record is a DVD which contains copies of the map in a digital format. If a printed image of these is made, it is suggested that the image be taken from the disc copy of the photos for higher resolution. It is possible that the image cataloged in Past Perfect database has been made smaller for storage purposes. [show more] | ||||
| Annotated John Peters map of 1807 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Annotated John Peters map of 1807 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Annotated photocopy (poor quality) and copy of the John Peters map of 1807, showing DeGregoire property. | ||||
| Sampler Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Sampler Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Blue linen (?) sampler, approx. 10" x 12" done in 1806. Stitches are in red and yellow thread, but colors may have faded; red stitches remain most true. The fabric is faded and there are holes at the corners. Made by Judith Somes in 1806. She was born September 16, 1796, married Capt. Eben Babson Sept. 11, 1815, and died Nov. 4, 1880. She is buried in Brookside Cemetery. | ||||
| Pelorus Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Pelorus Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Used by Salem Town, surveyor, to survey Mount Desert Island. Compass Fleur-de-lîs to north and eagle to west. Marked in center, “Aaron Reed Boston”. (Did not see this marking, 10/23/2014, ACB) | ||||
| Bolt Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Bolt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond fire Road in Pretty Marsh, "O" relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 (archived in flat file) | ||||
| Bolt Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Bolt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond fire Road in Pretty Marsh"O"relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 (archived in flat file) | ||||
| Christening Gown Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Christening Gown Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: White gown. Two buttons on back. Back and front embroidered with roses and sunflowers. Hem embroidered with small flowers and branches. Pencil marks inside left opening in back, “E74/300”. Donor info - worn by Bloomfield Richmond Smith in 1802. |