STRATTON — Aug. 22 The Dead River Area Historical Society will celebrate the founders of Eustis, “The Stevens Family.”

One hundred and ninety-two years ago, Caleb Stevens (1776-1855) journeyed with his wife, Sally Thomas Stevens, and nine children, from Kingfield to the intersection of Stratton Brook and the Dead River. They walked as far as Carrabassett the first day and arrived at their destination on the second.

This was not Stevens’ first trip. His first trip in August 1818 was to scope out the new enterprise, build a cabin and barn and then return in the fall to get his family.

Those who visit the museum will be able to read the history of this family in the early wilderness of Maine as written by a family member in the Franklin Chronicle in the late 1800s.

Last summer a Caleb Stevens descendant, Philip Stevens who grew up in Stratton, re-enacted this walk in an effort to name the highway (Route 27) between Kingfield and Stratton “The Caleb Dalton Stevens Memorial Highway.” Thanks to help from Walter Gooley this was made possible.

The Dead River Area Historical Society is open every weekend throughout July and August from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.