Newpaper clipping, "27 Men Sworn Into Army Here", with story and photo of Edgar Bunker being sworn into Army, Bangor Daily News Monday 18 Sep 1950. (Edgar is in middle of front row, wearing dark jacket, with his left hand in his pocket.)
Description: Newpaper clipping, "27 Men Sworn Into Army Here", with story and photo of Edgar Bunker being sworn into Army, Bangor Daily News Monday 18 Sep 1950. (Edgar is in middle of front row, wearing dark jacket, with his left hand in his pocket.)
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831-1950s now stored in five archival boxes. From July of 2015 through December 2015 scans of two boxes of Town of Cranberry Isles files that were once stored in the attic of the Longfellow School on GCI were scanned at GCIHS. (The Town offices were once housed at the Longfellow School.) Scanned records include: An 1831 liquor license; School expenses; Overseers of the poor documents; Town meeting warrants; Voting lists; Appointments to town offices; Payments for services; Militia Records; Certificates of marriage; Lists of persons residing in town including birth dates and occupations; Requests for permits for fishing weirs A total of 501 scans were made of documents from 41 Town of CI folders on a flatbed, legal-size scanner at 300 dpi. The digital scans are available on DVD along with a printed copy of thumbnail images and a report explaining the scanning project. Researchers should also note that these Town documents were analyzed and highlighted in Charles McLane’s Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast - pages 58-74, 1989 edition. Box 1: Project binder with report, thumbnails printed out, DVD with scans. Folders with originals of scanned documents 1831-1855. Box 2: Folders with originals of scanned documents 1856-1955. Box 3: Folders with original documents, not scanned, many subjects and years including weirs 1939. Box 4: Folders with original documents, not scanned, mostly 1950s, many topics including schools. Box 5: Original documents, not scanned, mostly 1930s-1950s, many topics including dog licenses and receipt books. Copies provided to the Town of CI and the Maine State Library.
Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831-1950s now stored in five archival boxes. From July of 2015 through December 2015 scans of two boxes of Town of Cranberry Isles files that were once stored in the attic of the Longfellow School on GCI were scanned at GCIHS. (The Town offices were once housed at the Longfellow School.) Scanned records include: An 1831 liquor license; School expenses; Overseers of the poor documents; Town meeting warrants; Voting lists; Appointments to town offices; Payments for services; Militia Records; Certificates of marriage; Lists of persons residing in town including birth dates and occupations; Requests for permits for fishing weirs A total of 501 scans were made of documents from 41 Town of CI folders on a flatbed, legal-size scanner at 300 dpi. The digital scans are available on DVD along with a printed copy of thumbnail images and a report explaining the scanning project. Researchers should also note that these Town documents were analyzed and highlighted in Charles McLane’s Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast - pages 58-74, 1989 edition. Box 1: Project binder with report, thumbnails printed out, DVD with scans. Folders with originals of scanned documents 1831-1855. Box 2: Folders with originals of scanned documents 1856-1955. Box 3: Folders with original documents, not scanned, many subjects and years including weirs 1939. Box 4: Folders with original documents, not scanned, mostly 1950s, many topics including schools. Box 5: Original documents, not scanned, mostly 1930s-1950s, many topics including dog licenses and receipt books. Copies provided to the Town of CI and the Maine State Library. [show more]
A booklet written by Wini Smart about Sammy Sanford and Rachel Field's friendship through the years, which led to her writing the acclaimed God's Pocket. Published in 2011.
Description: A booklet written by Wini Smart about Sammy Sanford and Rachel Field's friendship through the years, which led to her writing the acclaimed God's Pocket. Published in 2011.
A written down history of Mt. Desert and all of the surrounding harbors. This history mentions the Native Americans who used to travel out to the islands in the summer. IT also mentions Jackson lab and Acadia National Park.
Description: A written down history of Mt. Desert and all of the surrounding harbors. This history mentions the Native Americans who used to travel out to the islands in the summer. IT also mentions Jackson lab and Acadia National Park.
Booklet: "A Tribute to Robert Bloom, in honor of his 80th birthday; Presented by his pupils, colleagues and friends; Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 2:00 pm" With the program, many photos, and appreciations by his friends and colleagues.
Description: Booklet: "A Tribute to Robert Bloom, in honor of his 80th birthday; Presented by his pupils, colleagues and friends; Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 2:00 pm" With the program, many photos, and appreciations by his friends and colleagues.
Documents. Two booklets and one CD. Booklet 1: Finding Aid for Cranberry Isles Collection, 1596-1982, mostly 1800s, (2003-2006); with letter explaining same. Collection housed at Acadia National Park Headquarters in Bar Harbor, ME, in the William Sawtelle collection. Booklet 2: Finding Aid for Islesford Wharf Collection, Islesford Collection Inc. Collection, U.S. Lifesaving Station Collection (2003-2008); artifacts housed at Acadia Nationa Park Headquarters as above. CD contains digital versions of the fining aids. (See copy of CD and Cranberry Isles Finding Aid in admin file cabinet.)
Description: Documents. Two booklets and one CD. Booklet 1: Finding Aid for Cranberry Isles Collection, 1596-1982, mostly 1800s, (2003-2006); with letter explaining same. Collection housed at Acadia National Park Headquarters in Bar Harbor, ME, in the William Sawtelle collection. Booklet 2: Finding Aid for Islesford Wharf Collection, Islesford Collection Inc. Collection, U.S. Lifesaving Station Collection (2003-2008); artifacts housed at Acadia Nationa Park Headquarters as above. CD contains digital versions of the fining aids. (See copy of CD and Cranberry Isles Finding Aid in admin file cabinet.) [show more]
Printed picture for display in museum of Ada Bunker Rice on her horse May Ann. Ada's sister Leona also had a horse named Daisy. Annie Alley told an anecdote that one time during the Spring she couldn't remember what year, the horse May Ann got really sick and couldn't even stand up. A vet told the family that a vaporizer would help and Annie let them borrow hers. It helped tremendously and the next day the horse was able to stand again. Both of the horses were retired race horses and when they came to the island in the 1930's it was the first time either of them had been near or seen cars. Both horses are buried on the right side of The Point across from the apple trees.
Description: Printed picture for display in museum of Ada Bunker Rice on her horse May Ann. Ada's sister Leona also had a horse named Daisy. Annie Alley told an anecdote that one time during the Spring she couldn't remember what year, the horse May Ann got really sick and couldn't even stand up. A vet told the family that a vaporizer would help and Annie let them borrow hers. It helped tremendously and the next day the horse was able to stand again. Both of the horses were retired race horses and when they came to the island in the 1930's it was the first time either of them had been near or seen cars. Both horses are buried on the right side of The Point across from the apple trees. [show more]
Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies.
Description: Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies.
Photographs. Photo album (1), small photograph (2); and two postcards (3) and (4). Album is leather bound, with 42 portraits, mostly tintypes inserted into cardboard pages. Four white, marble-like feet on back and front covers support the album. Brass hasp closure with decorative leaf, the word ALBUM written in gold acrss spine. Page edges have impressed floral design. Half of brass hasp is missing. All photos scanned 7/23/2013 and labeled with catalogue numbers plus letters A-Z etc. Labeled photos: Matilda Young Spurling (A); Lucy Spurling Douglas (B); Josie S. Stanley_(.M.) Bunker (H); Luella Stanley (J); Ara D. Stanley (R); Dr. Spears (T); Uncle Charles Spurling (U); Lucy Spurling (Arigtan Spurling Wife (Zf); Tead_Spurling Trussice married second husband Gougins (Zn). The album most likely comes from Addie Stanley Duren, the previous owner of the Mountain house. And one small black and white photo on paper (2) shows Addie Duren's snowy property with house and barn and two trees, inscription on reverse "all plowed out untill next time". Two postcards (3) and (4). Postcard (3): the GCI church with 3/4 view of parsonage on right and two people walking on street, unused. Postcard (4): Boat landing, Islesford, ME. 162, "Genuine photographs from Studio of Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co., Belfast Maine." It is from donor's grandmother, Addie E. Duren to Mrs. Josie S. Bunker, Cranberry Isles, ME, postmarked Islesford, Aug 8 a.m. 1915. "Monday morning, Dear sister, [xxx] a got a quilt there is a party would like to share the darkest quilt you have send it soon as you can From A.S.D".
Description: Photographs. Photo album (1), small photograph (2); and two postcards (3) and (4). Album is leather bound, with 42 portraits, mostly tintypes inserted into cardboard pages. Four white, marble-like feet on back and front covers support the album. Brass hasp closure with decorative leaf, the word ALBUM written in gold acrss spine. Page edges have impressed floral design. Half of brass hasp is missing. All photos scanned 7/23/2013 and labeled with catalogue numbers plus letters A-Z etc. Labeled photos: Matilda Young Spurling (A); Lucy Spurling Douglas (B); Josie S. Stanley_(.M.) Bunker (H); Luella Stanley (J); Ara D. Stanley (R); Dr. Spears (T); Uncle Charles Spurling (U); Lucy Spurling (Arigtan Spurling Wife (Zf); Tead_Spurling Trussice married second husband Gougins (Zn). The album most likely comes from Addie Stanley Duren, the previous owner of the Mountain house. And one small black and white photo on paper (2) shows Addie Duren's snowy property with house and barn and two trees, inscription on reverse "all plowed out untill next time". Two postcards (3) and (4). Postcard (3): the GCI church with 3/4 view of parsonage on right and two people walking on street, unused. Postcard (4): Boat landing, Islesford, ME. 162, "Genuine photographs from Studio of Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co., Belfast Maine." It is from donor's grandmother, Addie E. Duren to Mrs. Josie S. Bunker, Cranberry Isles, ME, postmarked Islesford, Aug 8 a.m. 1915. "Monday morning, Dear sister, [xxx] a got a quilt there is a party would like to share the darkest quilt you have send it soon as you can From A.S.D". [show more]
Photograph, large, high resolution black and white 1944 print of aerial view of portion of Great Cranberry Island with Sutton Island and coast of Manset. Identifying numbers across top of photo: G8-20 ME 44.67 1030 5-26-44C 1232. Written in pencil on reverse is: McSorley; Doris "Dot" P. Marr McSorley was the sister of Louise Marr, descendants of the Preble family on GCI, inheritors of house and large properties. Details of houses and landscapes discernible. Was photo taken from a blimp? (Shortly after the date of this photograph (5/26/44), a blimp crashed (allegedly shot down) in in this region - July 3, 1944. See Hugh Dwelley article at http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2003/03/15/another-tale-from-maines-u-boat-file/).
Description: Photograph, large, high resolution black and white 1944 print of aerial view of portion of Great Cranberry Island with Sutton Island and coast of Manset. Identifying numbers across top of photo: G8-20 ME 44.67 1030 5-26-44C 1232. Written in pencil on reverse is: McSorley; Doris "Dot" P. Marr McSorley was the sister of Louise Marr, descendants of the Preble family on GCI, inheritors of house and large properties. Details of houses and landscapes discernible. Was photo taken from a blimp? (Shortly after the date of this photograph (5/26/44), a blimp crashed (allegedly shot down) in in this region - July 3, 1944. See Hugh Dwelley article at http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2003/03/15/another-tale-from-maines-u-boat-file/). [show more]
Book, blue cloth-bound album in memory of Diane Barrow-Clark, prolific blogger on the HittyGirls and HittyForEveryone Yahoo groups; the first half of the album records many of Diane's Hittys, and where they were sent after her passing; the second half records items donated to GCIHS, including Hitty Cranberry and Hitty Diane, and their all their accessories donated in Diane's memory to the museum (see item 1340 and 1928).
Description: Book, blue cloth-bound album in memory of Diane Barrow-Clark, prolific blogger on the HittyGirls and HittyForEveryone Yahoo groups; the first half of the album records many of Diane's Hittys, and where they were sent after her passing; the second half records items donated to GCIHS, including Hitty Cranberry and Hitty Diane, and their all their accessories donated in Diane's memory to the museum (see item 1340 and 1928).
Booklet, cover missing, Almanac for 1871, mostly advertising Plantation Bitters and popular Sea Moss remedies, also includes horoscopes, moon phases and tides
Description: Booklet, cover missing, Almanac for 1871, mostly advertising Plantation Bitters and popular Sea Moss remedies, also includes horoscopes, moon phases and tides
Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards in a box labeled "MANUSCRIPT CAPITALS / BEADED Tactile-Kinesthetic learning aids"; they show each letter of the alphabet printed with beaded white paint on a black background; there are 26 such cards, plus one card with the punctuation marks !?
Description: Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards in a box labeled "MANUSCRIPT CAPITALS / BEADED Tactile-Kinesthetic learning aids"; they show each letter of the alphabet printed with beaded white paint on a black background; there are 26 such cards, plus one card with the punctuation marks !?
Photo. Ambrotype in folding wood frame with metal hasp; dark red velvet lining with impressed scroll pattern; brass mat with oval window, showing a young woman, perhaps William Pitt Preble's second wife, Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford Preble. She was the mother of Samuel Sanford, daughter of Capt. Samuel Hadlock, Jr. and Hanna Caroline Dorothea Russ (1803-1889) a.k.a. "the Prussian Woman." From the Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House. (Photo ca. 1855-1860) See also 1000.0.1066G photo. She wears unusual fingerless gloves.
case (opened) 4.75" W x 2.75" L x 0.5" H; photo 2" W x 2.5" L
Description: Photo. Ambrotype in folding wood frame with metal hasp; dark red velvet lining with impressed scroll pattern; brass mat with oval window, showing a young woman, perhaps William Pitt Preble's second wife, Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford Preble. She was the mother of Samuel Sanford, daughter of Capt. Samuel Hadlock, Jr. and Hanna Caroline Dorothea Russ (1803-1889) a.k.a. "the Prussian Woman." From the Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House. (Photo ca. 1855-1860) See also 1000.0.1066G photo. She wears unusual fingerless gloves. [show more]
Photograph. Ambrotype (ca. 1855-1865): two panes of glass with brass mat and ornate preserver frame securing the ambrotyp components. Portrait of two unidentified young women in black dresses with white lace collars. Back pane of glass is coated with a black emulsion that is flaking and peeling. Front pane is the ghostly, white image of the two women's faces, fingers, lace collars, and the white wall background. Cheeks and lips on both women are pale pink. (Compare with 2013.246.1947 and 2013.246.1945.)
Description: Photograph. Ambrotype (ca. 1855-1865): two panes of glass with brass mat and ornate preserver frame securing the ambrotyp components. Portrait of two unidentified young women in black dresses with white lace collars. Back pane of glass is coated with a black emulsion that is flaking and peeling. Front pane is the ghostly, white image of the two women's faces, fingers, lace collars, and the white wall background. Cheeks and lips on both women are pale pink. (Compare with 2013.246.1947 and 2013.246.1945.) [show more]
Booklet, "Americans All, A Service for Children's Day", (baptism of children, story, and presentation of Bibles) with hymns, prayers, and responsive readings, published by The Sunday School Extension Society of the Congregational & Christian Churches, 287 Fourth Ave, NYC, 1941
Description: Booklet, "Americans All, A Service for Children's Day", (baptism of children, story, and presentation of Bibles) with hymns, prayers, and responsive readings, published by The Sunday School Extension Society of the Congregational & Christian Churches, 287 Fourth Ave, NYC, 1941
Poster, on cardboard, decorated, "Amernet String Quartet with Susan Storey Frank, soprano, Sara Lambert Bloom, oboe, Edna Andrade, reader, held on Islesford, 14th. August at the Neighborhood House, held on Great Cranberry at the church August 15th."
Description: Poster, on cardboard, decorated, "Amernet String Quartet with Susan Storey Frank, soprano, Sara Lambert Bloom, oboe, Edna Andrade, reader, held on Islesford, 14th. August at the Neighborhood House, held on Great Cranberry at the church August 15th."