Description: Henry R. Abel moved his lobster pound from Tremont to Mt. Desert in 1938. Abel’s Lobster Pound still exists in 2017 where Henry built it in 1938 at the edge of Somes Sound on Route 198.
Description: Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
Description: "The public library stands on the site where a building owned by A. C Fernald and used as an undertaker's shop and for the post-office was burned by lightning in 1891 with considerable loss in money as well as property. The land is owned by Mrs. George A. Somes and is leased to the library association, who built the present library in 1895-6." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 265. [show more]
Description: Letter of invitation to the Open House of the Somesville Library (Mount Desert Library, 1904-1973) on Sunday, September 15, 1974. Typescript and manuscript of the librarian's talk at annual meeting, August 13, 1974 (Carolyn Grant).
Description: Photo 2082 a: Mrs. Manchester Photo 2082 b: Children playing Photo 2082 c: Children at work Photo 2082 d: Lunch time Photo 2082 e: Game time Photo 2082 f: Rest time Photo 2082 g: Story time Photo 2082 h: Puppet show Photo 2082 i: Clean up Photo 2082 j: Circle time Photo 2082 k-l: School dismissed
Description: Teachers records, daily schedules, and lists of students & parents of the winter and summer kindergarten classes held mostly at the church parish hall in Somesville. Several Photographs are included.
Description: Lot maps A & B (20x16", tissue) showing divisions of Somesville property in the estate of Benjamin Richardson. Includes Richardsons, Wasgatt, Stevens, Pray (fragile!)
Description: Lot map-2 blueprints and 1 parchment tracing, 21x25 1/2", of properties belonging to Grindle, Hale, Higgens, Hamor, Rich, Somes adjoining property of Budreaux in Somesville at the head of the sound.
Description: Made by Dr. Kendall Kittredge for his baby daughter. Seven generations of the Kittredge family have slept in it. Crib has one open side so that it can be pushed against the mother's bed. Made of wood. Wooden pegged construction. Turned posts. Rope webbing. Later used in the Fred Wiggin house. 3' 11" long, 2' 3/4" wide. 3' 3 1/2" high.