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| Catalogue # | Title | Type | Subject | Description | |
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| 2019.440.2806 | Postcards to Addie Duren |
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| Postcards to Addie Duren: A=1936 from Elsa. B=1 1943 from Alice. | 
Description: Postcards to Addie Duren: A=1936 from Elsa. B=1 1943 from Alice. |
| 2015.315.2076 | Nautical charts (1855-1877) used by Meltiah and Carrie Richardson for transatlantic voyages |
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| Charts, nautical. Collection of ten 1855-1877 nautical charts of various sizes pertaining to the northeast coast of the United States, and the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, some with cotton fabric backing and cloth borders; all were rolled up inside a canvas drawstring carrying bag. (Charts are numbered 1-10 see full descriptions elsewhere.) Chart 1 is the most important and the most fragile of the set. It is stamped twice in black ink with "M. J. Richardson" and clearly plots at least two 1877-78 transatlantic voyages through the Strait of Gibraltar by Great Cranberry Island captains Meltiah J. and/or his spouse Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley likely aboard their three-mast schooner, Carrie M. Richardson (built in nearby Manset harbor 1874. See 2017 exhibit of chart and accompanying journals). Chart 6 has M. J. Richardson's name written in pencil on the reverse. Several charts are annotated in pencil and pen with dates and direction of sea voyages, and some have red ink dots indicating navigational aids (nuns and buoys). These charts were inherited by Stanley descendants and originally came from the Lewis Stanley boatyard and/or house on The Pool on GCI. Captain Lewis G. Stanley (1869-1957) was son of Enoch B. Stanley, Sr. (1820-1903). Meltiah J. Richardson married Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley (sister of Lewis) in 1870.) Chart 1 is 42” high by 60" wide and was in dire need of conservation. Conservation, encapsulation, digitization, printing and mounting were done at NEDCC August 2016. See documentation and digital files. (Prior to conservation: A piece missing from around the Yucatan peninsula,discolored, and very musty. Ink smudges in the center of the chart.) It’s actually two maritime charts laid side by side on the same cloth backing; used many times; well worn. Schooners known to be associated with Meltiah Richardson are the Hussar, Quickstep, and the Carrie M. Richardson. Legend on lower left corner reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean. From the most recent British, French, and United States Surveys. Sheet I. Hydrographic Office – U.S. Navy 1369. With variation curves for 1871”. The legend on the lower right side of the chart reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean from the most recent British, French, Spanish, Portugese, Belgian, Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian surveys. Sheet II. Hydrographic office U.S. Navy. With variation curves for 1871. Only the most important lights are given on this chart.” There are calculations and dates in pencil along edges of chart and along coastline of the mid-Atlantic and southern U.S. coast. Two voyages are plotted across the ocean indicating dates and occasional notes. Journey 1 runs from October 19, 1877- November 20, 1877 from Malaga (on the southeast coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, through the Strait of Gibraltar) heading east to Cape Lookout, NC, bound for Philadelphia. Journey 2 runs from October 3, 1878 - November 16, 1878, from Cadiz, (on southwest coast of Spain, north of the strait of Gibraltar), heading east to the Chesapeake Bay area of MD/VA, bound for Gloucester. (See scans of wallet journal made 7/29/16 relating directly to chart 1.) See separate document for specifics for each of the 10 charts. (See Exhibits2017 on NAS for displays and texts relating to these charts.) (See also Macfarlan's personal collection - chart of Ireland, and 2002.20.44 Hadlock chart around Norway.) | 
Description: Charts, nautical. Collection of ten 1855-1877 nautical charts of various sizes pertaining to the northeast coast of the United States, and the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, some with cotton fabric backing and cloth borders; all were rolled up inside a canvas drawstring carrying bag. (Charts are numbered 1-10 see full descriptions elsewhere.) Chart 1 is the most important and the most fragile of the set. It is stamped twice in black ink with "M. J. Richardson" and clearly plots at least two 1877-78 transatlantic voyages through the Strait of Gibraltar by Great Cranberry Island captains Meltiah J. and/or his spouse Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley likely aboard their three-mast schooner, Carrie M. Richardson (built in nearby Manset harbor 1874. See 2017 exhibit of chart and accompanying journals). Chart 6 has M. J. Richardson's name written in pencil on the reverse. Several charts are annotated in pencil and pen with dates and direction of sea voyages, and some have red ink dots indicating navigational aids (nuns and buoys). These charts were inherited by Stanley descendants and originally came from the Lewis Stanley boatyard and/or house on The Pool on GCI. Captain Lewis G. Stanley (1869-1957) was son of Enoch B. Stanley, Sr. (1820-1903). Meltiah J. Richardson married Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley (sister of Lewis) in 1870.) Chart 1 is 42” high by 60" wide and was in dire need of conservation. Conservation, encapsulation, digitization, printing and mounting were done at NEDCC August 2016. See documentation and digital files. (Prior to conservation: A piece missing from around the Yucatan peninsula,discolored, and very musty. Ink smudges in the center of the chart.) It’s actually two maritime charts laid side by side on the same cloth backing; used many times; well worn. Schooners known to be associated with Meltiah Richardson are the Hussar, Quickstep, and the Carrie M. Richardson. Legend on lower left corner reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean. From the most recent British, French, and United States Surveys. Sheet I. Hydrographic Office – U.S. Navy 1369. With variation curves for 1871”. The legend on the lower right side of the chart reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean from the most recent British, French, Spanish, Portugese, Belgian, Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian surveys. Sheet II. Hydrographic office U.S. Navy. With variation curves for 1871. Only the most important lights are given on this chart.” There are calculations and dates in pencil along edges of chart and along coastline of the mid-Atlantic and southern U.S. coast. Two voyages are plotted across the ocean indicating dates and occasional notes. Journey 1 runs from October 19, 1877- November 20, 1877 from Malaga (on the southeast coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, through the Strait of Gibraltar) heading east to Cape Lookout, NC, bound for Philadelphia. Journey 2 runs from October 3, 1878 - November 16, 1878, from Cadiz, (on southwest coast of Spain, north of the strait of Gibraltar), heading east to the Chesapeake Bay area of MD/VA, bound for Gloucester. (See scans of wallet journal made 7/29/16 relating directly to chart 1.) See separate document for specifics for each of the 10 charts. (See Exhibits2017 on NAS for displays and texts relating to these charts.) (See also Macfarlan's personal collection - chart of Ireland, and 2002.20.44 Hadlock chart around Norway.) [show more] |
| 2019.435.2437 | Photo of Richie Stanley and harbor views |
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| Three 1946 photos: A= Richie Stanley with lobsters on the rocks. B= Boats in Northeast Harbor. C= Beach scene looking back to Northeast Harbor from Cranberry. | 
Description: Three 1946 photos: A= Richie Stanley with lobsters on the rocks. B= Boats in Northeast Harbor. C= Beach scene looking back to Northeast Harbor from Cranberry. |
| 2019.441.2546 | Hamor brothers photo |
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| Photo of two young men (probably Hillard and Shirley Hamor brothers) in silver embossed frame. | 
Description: Photo of two young men (probably Hillard and Shirley Hamor brothers) in silver embossed frame. |
| 2019.441.2810 | Hamor family photos |
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| Four photographs. A= Hamor House with young man sailing model in foreground and whale bones on lawn: "Me sailing my play boat. Send back please. I love to sail xxx yet. Whale bones on lawn 110' long [illegible] Maine. Keep." B= View of Hamor dock. C= Boat "Red Wing laying at our dock, Cranberry Pool." D= Horse pulling a carriage "Old Prince." E= view of [Baker?] lighthouse. | 
Description: Four photographs. A= Hamor House with young man sailing model in foreground and whale bones on lawn: "Me sailing my play boat. Send back please. I love to sail xxx yet. Whale bones on lawn 110' long [illegible] Maine. Keep." B= View of Hamor dock. C= Boat "Red Wing laying at our dock, Cranberry Pool." D= Horse pulling a carriage "Old Prince." E= view of [Baker?] lighthouse. |
| 2019.427.2815 | Newspaper articles: life and history on Cranberry Isles |
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| Newspaper articles (1971-2000): life and history on Cranberry Isles | 
Description: Newspaper articles (1971-2000): life and history on Cranberry Isles |
| 2019.427.2814 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
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| Miscellaneous correspondence re: GCI genealogy (Rice, Spurling, Hamor, Hardy Harwood, Stanley, Wedge, Alley, and Bunker genealogy October 1965. A= Letter from Paul Pattew(sp?) June 26, 1961 to Doctor Macfarlan. B= List of questions for Ethel October 16, 1965, with her answers. C= letter from Ethel October 1965 | 
Description: Miscellaneous correspondence re: GCI genealogy (Rice, Spurling, Hamor, Hardy Harwood, Stanley, Wedge, Alley, and Bunker genealogy October 1965. A= Letter from Paul Pattew(sp?) June 26, 1961 to Doctor Macfarlan. B= List of questions for Ethel October 16, 1965, with her answers. C= letter from Ethel October 1965 |
| 2019.427.2812 | Papers and Receipts William P. Preble |
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| Miscellaneous documents and receipts. A= 1866 document Moses S. Bunker master of Schooner Sea Flower of Cranberry Isles protest of disaster. B=1854 Schooner Seaflower Bound for England. C=1854 Life insurance policy for William P. Preble from Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance. D, E, & F =1854 Life insurance policy for William P. Preble additional papers. G= 1872 appointment of William Prebble (sic) as Commissioner of Wrecks and Lost Goods. H=Miscellaneous tattered receipts. I=Preble appointed Commissioner of Wrecks and Lost Goods 1864. | 
Description: Miscellaneous documents and receipts. A= 1866 document Moses S. Bunker master of Schooner Sea Flower of Cranberry Isles protest of disaster. B=1854 Schooner Seaflower Bound for England. C=1854 Life insurance policy for William P. Preble from Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance. D, E, & F =1854 Life insurance policy for William P. Preble additional papers. G= 1872 appointment of William Prebble (sic) as Commissioner of Wrecks and Lost Goods. H=Miscellaneous tattered receipts. I=Preble appointed Commissioner of Wrecks and Lost Goods 1864. [show more] |
| 2019.427.2811 | Douglas Macfarlan Cranberry Isles Scrapbook |
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| Brown notebook “Cranberry Isles Scrapbook” kept by Douglas Macfarlan 1949-1960s. A= Complete multi-page list of contents handwritten by Douglas Macfarlan (only page 1 scanned) includes histories, images, research correspondence, several letters of correspondence between Douglas Macfarlan and Mrs. Wade Marr from whom the Macfarlans bought the house in 1946; Maine maps, photos, abstracts from books; histories of Hadlocks, Fort Castine, St. Sauveur Mission and other local historical spots.etc. Also B, C, D, & I = small delightful pen and ink sketches probably by Douglas Macfarlan. E, F, G, H = Photographs of Baker Island lighthouse 1949. | 
Description: Brown notebook “Cranberry Isles Scrapbook” kept by Douglas Macfarlan 1949-1960s. A= Complete multi-page list of contents handwritten by Douglas Macfarlan (only page 1 scanned) includes histories, images, research correspondence, several letters of correspondence between Douglas Macfarlan and Mrs. Wade Marr from whom the Macfarlans bought the house in 1946; Maine maps, photos, abstracts from books; histories of Hadlocks, Fort Castine, St. Sauveur Mission and other local historical spots.etc. Also B, C, D, & I = small delightful pen and ink sketches probably by Douglas Macfarlan. E, F, G, H = Photographs of Baker Island lighthouse 1949. [show more] |
| 2019.427.2808 | Douglas Macfarlan Research and manuscript |
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| Green notebook of Douglas Macfarlan (Michael J. "Mickey" Macfarlan's’ father) research labelled "William Bingham’s Maine Lands with biographical notes on Bingham, John Black, Col. Cobb, Baring Bros., Ashburton, Genl James Swagt [sp?]. Notebook also contains A= typewritten copy of Downeast Magazine 1966 Bingham Estate. B=Three seemingly unrelated newspaper clippings. C= An envelope with documents “The Engagement between the “Constitution” and the “Guerriere” Aug 19, 1812 (six pages) with transcription and a copy of "general orders (four pages) with note "turn this envelope up and over to get the ins. copy.” And D = A title page and lengthy manuscript: “Voyages of Discovery of the North Atlantic Coast by Douglas Macfarlan” with red Viking ship picture. | 
Description: Green notebook of Douglas Macfarlan (Michael J. "Mickey" Macfarlan's’ father) research labelled "William Bingham’s Maine Lands with biographical notes on Bingham, John Black, Col. Cobb, Baring Bros., Ashburton, Genl James Swagt [sp?]. Notebook also contains A= typewritten copy of Downeast Magazine 1966 Bingham Estate. B=Three seemingly unrelated newspaper clippings. C= An envelope with documents “The Engagement between the “Constitution” and the “Guerriere” Aug 19, 1812 (six pages) with transcription and a copy of "general orders (four pages) with note "turn this envelope up and over to get the ins. copy.” And D = A title page and lengthy manuscript: “Voyages of Discovery of the North Atlantic Coast by Douglas Macfarlan” with red Viking ship picture. [show more] |
| 2018.416.2279 | Nautical Chart of Ireland with annotations |
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| Nautical chart of Ireland, believed to be a chart Samuel Hadlock, Jr. used for his voyages to Europe while touring with Eskimos and sled dogs in 1820s. Chart appears to be a section of a larger chart. A note on reverse (probably by Douglas Macfarlan (donor's father)) states: "This old navigation map was found in a sea chest in the Preble House, Cranberry Isl. Maine in 1947." Samuel Hadlock built what became known as the Preble House for the woman he married while on his European tour. Zoom in to see various annotations on the chart. Many nun-buoys are marked in brownish/yellow, and there are several pencil annotations made along the coastline. This chart was scanned at Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in 2016. A framed print of the full size NEDCC scan hangs in the Macfarlan/Preble house. And see God's Pocket: The Story of Captain Samuel Hadlock, Jr. of Cranberry Isles, Maine (Macmillan 1934, 1936, 1999) and "Hugh Dwelley's Beyond God's Pocket". | 
Description: Nautical chart of Ireland, believed to be a chart Samuel Hadlock, Jr. used for his voyages to Europe while touring with Eskimos and sled dogs in 1820s. Chart appears to be a section of a larger chart. A note on reverse (probably by Douglas Macfarlan (donor's father)) states: "This old navigation map was found in a sea chest in the Preble House, Cranberry Isl. Maine in 1947." Samuel Hadlock built what became known as the Preble House for the woman he married while on his European tour. Zoom in to see various annotations on the chart. Many nun-buoys are marked in brownish/yellow, and there are several pencil annotations made along the coastline. This chart was scanned at Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in 2016. A framed print of the full size NEDCC scan hangs in the Macfarlan/Preble house. And see God's Pocket: The Story of Captain Samuel Hadlock, Jr. of Cranberry Isles, Maine (Macmillan 1934, 1936, 1999) and "Hugh Dwelley's Beyond God's Pocket". [show more] |
| 2010.126.1018 | Seascape by Scott White |
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| Art, original watercolor seascape painting by Scott White (one of the "Three Islesford Painters" or TIPs.) Scott White used to spend summers at the Hamor House. Inscription on the back of the painting: "This painting was done by an artist who spent summers on Cranberry Island at the Hamor House. This was given to Mabel by Mr. White on her birthday." | 
Description: Art, original watercolor seascape painting by Scott White (one of the "Three Islesford Painters" or TIPs.) Scott White used to spend summers at the Hamor House. Inscription on the back of the painting: "This painting was done by an artist who spent summers on Cranberry Island at the Hamor House. This was given to Mabel by Mr. White on her birthday." |
| 2010.126.1911 | Painting by Charles Edwin Kinkead a.k.a. Kinkaid or Kincaid |
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| Painting by Charles Edwin Kinkead, oil, framed, of a marsh or field with still water in the foreground, trees in the background, and the mountains of Acadia National Park in the far distance; perhaps The Pool on Great Cranberry Island; or the Bass Harbor marshes per artist Carl Little who has painted there. Written on the back: "Mr Kinkead painted this picture / Presented it to Sadie Hamor 1925"; the painting, on canvas, is cut from its original stretcher and glued to a cardboard backing. (Note: the artist's name is a.k.a. Kinkaid or Kincaid.) | 
Description: Painting by Charles Edwin Kinkead, oil, framed, of a marsh or field with still water in the foreground, trees in the background, and the mountains of Acadia National Park in the far distance; perhaps The Pool on Great Cranberry Island; or the Bass Harbor marshes per artist Carl Little who has painted there. Written on the back: "Mr Kinkead painted this picture / Presented it to Sadie Hamor 1925"; the painting, on canvas, is cut from its original stretcher and glued to a cardboard backing. (Note: the artist's name is a.k.a. Kinkaid or Kincaid.) [show more] |
| 2004.93.739 | The Town of Cranberry Isles by Ted Spurling |
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| Brochure, "The Town of Cranberry Isles" by Ted Spurling, includes 12 black and white pages with illustrations by Rose Russo Crooker, copyright 1979 by Theodore and Cara Spurling. First printing 1979, second 1986. | 
Description: Brochure, "The Town of Cranberry Isles" by Ted Spurling, includes 12 black and white pages with illustrations by Rose Russo Crooker, copyright 1979 by Theodore and Cara Spurling. First printing 1979, second 1986. |
| 2014.269.2005 | Slides ca. 1940, 1960-70s from Towns family |
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| Photos. Collection of 48 slides from ca. 1960-70s (one slide from 1940s) including aerial photographs of Great Cranberry Island and events concerning the Towns family. Aerial photographs ca. 1968 probably taken by Bob Hylander. Events and people include: Preble Cove, GCI houses, Beal and Bunker dock, Hamor House and restaurant, Polly Bunker and gift shop, George Savage and Ruth Haydock on motor scooter, Bloom concert, school house, Doc Haydock and George Savage with the Lollipop skiff, Norma Bunker with turkeys, Dorothy Dot Towns, Red Macallister with VW Bug, Leona Macallister, Cranberry Cove Restaurant, John Lawrence. This collection is in addition to the 223 Towns family slides catalogued as: 2013.243.1941. (All slides have been scanned and identified. See c:....2014>photos>etc.) | 
Description: Photos. Collection of 48 slides from ca. 1960-70s (one slide from 1940s) including aerial photographs of Great Cranberry Island and events concerning the Towns family. Aerial photographs ca. 1968 probably taken by Bob Hylander. Events and people include: Preble Cove, GCI houses, Beal and Bunker dock, Hamor House and restaurant, Polly Bunker and gift shop, George Savage and Ruth Haydock on motor scooter, Bloom concert, school house, Doc Haydock and George Savage with the Lollipop skiff, Norma Bunker with turkeys, Dorothy Dot Towns, Red Macallister with VW Bug, Leona Macallister, Cranberry Cove Restaurant, John Lawrence. This collection is in addition to the 223 Towns family slides catalogued as: 2013.243.1941. (All slides have been scanned and identified. See c:....2014>photos>etc.) [show more] |
| 2013.243.1941 | Towns Family Slides |
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| Photos. Slides, 223 total including 35 glass slides. Images donated by the Towns family of GCI: family, friends, homes, landscapes, and seascapes taken over decades. Five slides imprinted 1958; four possibly SEP1974; one 1991. Several handwritten lists of people and places were included with donation but can no longer be tied to individual slides. All slides have been digitally scanned in high resolution (see 2000\photos\dorothy towns). The Towns family are summer residents on GCI. The Towns property is also known historically as the Bayview Farm, the Red House, and the Crosby farm. (The slides are stored in a binder, grouped by brand names and numbers imprinted on individual slides: Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Ansco Color, Pavelle, and Mercury, in hopes slide technology might date these slides. Glass slide projectors in use ca. 1930s-1950s. (See also collection of Towns slides ca. 1960s-70s in 2014.269.2005; and other Towns photos in collection.) | 
Description: Photos. Slides, 223 total including 35 glass slides. Images donated by the Towns family of GCI: family, friends, homes, landscapes, and seascapes taken over decades. Five slides imprinted 1958; four possibly SEP1974; one 1991. Several handwritten lists of people and places were included with donation but can no longer be tied to individual slides. All slides have been digitally scanned in high resolution (see 2000\photos\dorothy towns). The Towns family are summer residents on GCI. The Towns property is also known historically as the Bayview Farm, the Red House, and the Crosby farm. (The slides are stored in a binder, grouped by brand names and numbers imprinted on individual slides: Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Ansco Color, Pavelle, and Mercury, in hopes slide technology might date these slides. Glass slide projectors in use ca. 1930s-1950s. (See also collection of Towns slides ca. 1960s-70s in 2014.269.2005; and other Towns photos in collection.) [show more] |
| 1000.22.1000 | Friends of Hitty Newsletters 1995-2002 |
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| Collection of "Friends of Hitty Newsletters" Published quarterly by Virginia Ann Heyerdahl. Collection contains each issue from January 1995 - Fall 2002 | 
Description: Collection of "Friends of Hitty Newsletters" Published quarterly by Virginia Ann Heyerdahl. Collection contains each issue from January 1995 - Fall 2002 |
| 2018.416.2775 | Ten Town of Cranberry Isles documents 1876-1877 |
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| Ten Town of Cranberry Isles documents 1876-1877, with summary of each item. Includes receipts for tax assessors; Perley and Russell v. Bunker; Gilley; Schooner Wayland; Leonard Holmes; and mention of a ship attacking a vessel, among other things. | 
Description: Ten Town of Cranberry Isles documents 1876-1877, with summary of each item. Includes receipts for tax assessors; Perley and Russell v. Bunker; Gilley; Schooner Wayland; Leonard Holmes; and mention of a ship attacking a vessel, among other things. |
| 1000.0.916 | Sketch of Rachel Field's house |
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| Sketch of Rachel Field's house on Sutton Island | 
Description: Sketch of Rachel Field's house on Sutton Island |
| 2000.132.1051 | Collection of photos of Cranberry Isles scenes and people |
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| Photos, 1051a-u. (a) 3 photos of the town dock from different perspectives. (b) 5 photos of Lee Klausky and Lovie Klausky. (c) Preble Beach. (d) Spurling Point. (e) Hamor Beach, now the Oppenheimer's. (f) Ida Higgins. (g) Ida Higgins. (h) Three people walking towards Lew Stanley's (Now Heliker LaHotan) to go clamming in The Pool. (i) "Hauling Boats" in front of what is now Wini Smart's house. (j) From Cranberry Island looking to Seal Harbor. (k) Jennie Antonson sitting on the front of what is now Gaile Colby's home. (l) Sherwin and Lucille Stanley as young children. (m) Three people going on a picnic from left to right: unknown, Ida Higgins, Dorothy Higgins. (n) Inscribed "Captain George Lagoutt (sp?) and friend" no one at archive meeting knew either or their relationship to the island. (o) The old Ladies Aid Barn (Now Janice Murch's chicken coop) at fair time in August. (p) Unknown woman. (q) Unknown woman. (r) Mary Stanley, wife of Gilman Stanley, and daughter of Mr & Mrs Asa Stanley. (s) May Stanley. (t) Sherwin Stanley (sp?). (u) Preble Beach. | 
Description: Photos, 1051a-u. (a) 3 photos of the town dock from different perspectives. (b) 5 photos of Lee Klausky and Lovie Klausky. (c) Preble Beach. (d) Spurling Point. (e) Hamor Beach, now the Oppenheimer's. (f) Ida Higgins. (g) Ida Higgins. (h) Three people walking towards Lew Stanley's (Now Heliker LaHotan) to go clamming in The Pool. (i) "Hauling Boats" in front of what is now Wini Smart's house. (j) From Cranberry Island looking to Seal Harbor. (k) Jennie Antonson sitting on the front of what is now Gaile Colby's home. (l) Sherwin and Lucille Stanley as young children. (m) Three people going on a picnic from left to right: unknown, Ida Higgins, Dorothy Higgins. (n) Inscribed "Captain George Lagoutt (sp?) and friend" no one at archive meeting knew either or their relationship to the island. (o) The old Ladies Aid Barn (Now Janice Murch's chicken coop) at fair time in August. (p) Unknown woman. (q) Unknown woman. (r) Mary Stanley, wife of Gilman Stanley, and daughter of Mr & Mrs Asa Stanley. (s) May Stanley. (t) Sherwin Stanley (sp?). (u) Preble Beach. [show more] |
| 2016.344.2110 | Collection of scans of photos from Spurling or Phippen houses |
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| Photographs. Collection of scans of photos 2013.344.2110 (A-Y) made in 2004 from photos recovered by donor in either Hilda Spurling or Marjorie Phippen's GCI house. Unclear whether we have original photos at GCIHS. (Note: Original photo names were pw01 thru pw027, museum photos now identified as A-Y.) pw01 - pulled from an album; post-it note on back: "Moss House" (Image of Moss House with haystacks 1927) pw02 - on back: "1947"; post-it note on back: "Hilda Spurling 1947" pw03 - on back, in ink: "this is Harvard Beals Boat we are hauling on the ice" in pencil: "March 1923" pw04 - pulled from an album; on back, ballpoint ink: "Little Elener (now Buzzie)"; on post-it note: "Seimer House" pw05 - postcard; pw06 - unknown house next 3 photos were clipped together by phil whitney pw07 - unknown man in unknown boat pw08 - skyline of New York City? pw09 - pulled from an album; unknown kids on sled next 4 photos were clipped together by phil pw10 - unknown shipwreck pw11 - post-it note on back: "Spurling Cove 1923" pw12 - pulled from album; post-it note on back: "Field across from Wesley Bracy's house" but i think this is wrong as the houses across the way seem too close & numerous pw13 - post-it note on back: "Murch dock" pw14 - on back: "Sherley Louise & cat 'Jiminey'" pw15 - on back: "Margie & Hilda"; post-it note on back: "Margie Phippen & Hilda Spurling" pw16 - pulled from album; on back: "Bertie's cat 'Goody'" pw17 - on back: "Hilda & Ethel B." pw18 - pulled from album; on front: "Harriet's room, one of my rooms, my bedroom" on back: "Where we let...etc." pw19 - pulled from album, double exposure; post-it note on back: "Morrie Newell House" pw20 - on back: "Margie & Mother" pw21 - unknown vessel pw22 - unknown vessel; on back: "ship wreck on back of cranberry island" (same vessel as pw10) pw23 - on back: "The cove froxen over" post-it note on back: "Spurling Cove 1923" pw24 - on back: "Bagley's Barber shop with a little snow on the side Ha! Where I have my hair dressing done Marcel Wasco and so on Ha!" pw25 - unknown house, seems same as pw06 but has additional dormer and latticework under porch pw26 - seems to be same kids and same houses as pw14 pw27 - luxury yacht passing by GCI | 
Description: Photographs. Collection of scans of photos 2013.344.2110 (A-Y) made in 2004 from photos recovered by donor in either Hilda Spurling or Marjorie Phippen's GCI house. Unclear whether we have original photos at GCIHS. (Note: Original photo names were pw01 thru pw027, museum photos now identified as A-Y.) pw01 - pulled from an album; post-it note on back: "Moss House" (Image of Moss House with haystacks 1927) pw02 - on back: "1947"; post-it note on back: "Hilda Spurling 1947" pw03 - on back, in ink: "this is Harvard Beals Boat we are hauling on the ice" in pencil: "March 1923" pw04 - pulled from an album; on back, ballpoint ink: "Little Elener (now Buzzie)"; on post-it note: "Seimer House" pw05 - postcard; pw06 - unknown house next 3 photos were clipped together by phil whitney pw07 - unknown man in unknown boat pw08 - skyline of New York City? pw09 - pulled from an album; unknown kids on sled next 4 photos were clipped together by phil pw10 - unknown shipwreck pw11 - post-it note on back: "Spurling Cove 1923" pw12 - pulled from album; post-it note on back: "Field across from Wesley Bracy's house" but i think this is wrong as the houses across the way seem too close & numerous pw13 - post-it note on back: "Murch dock" pw14 - on back: "Sherley Louise & cat 'Jiminey'" pw15 - on back: "Margie & Hilda"; post-it note on back: "Margie Phippen & Hilda Spurling" pw16 - pulled from album; on back: "Bertie's cat 'Goody'" pw17 - on back: "Hilda & Ethel B." pw18 - pulled from album; on front: "Harriet's room, one of my rooms, my bedroom" on back: "Where we let...etc." pw19 - pulled from album, double exposure; post-it note on back: "Morrie Newell House" pw20 - on back: "Margie & Mother" pw21 - unknown vessel pw22 - unknown vessel; on back: "ship wreck on back of cranberry island" (same vessel as pw10) pw23 - on back: "The cove froxen over" post-it note on back: "Spurling Cove 1923" pw24 - on back: "Bagley's Barber shop with a little snow on the side Ha! Where I have my hair dressing done Marcel Wasco and so on Ha!" pw25 - unknown house, seems same as pw06 but has additional dormer and latticework under porch pw26 - seems to be same kids and same houses as pw14 pw27 - luxury yacht passing by GCI [show more] |
| 2012.200.1587 | Hugh Dwelley's historical reminiscences |
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| Document from Hugh Dwelley to Bruce Komusin, Winnie Smart, and Phil & Karin Whitney, dated 3/22/2011. Subject: "Cranberry Chronicle". Documents mentions that Rachel Fields called it Big Cranberry and when Hugh Dwelley was growing up in the 1940s & 1950s, we simply called it "Big Island". The memories of Great Cranberry (Big Island) are indeed interesting as they are of Islesford. Document mentions memoirs of Islesford being published and the warm memories of The Grange where Les Rice held the #2 position and came over with Ida, Wilfred, Norma and a few others nearly every Wednesday night for many years. Hugh talks about enjoying photos of the kids at Longfellow School and wishing classes were still in session at the school. Documents mentions Jack Rosebrook moved to Islesford and was a good friend and that Richard Alley is on Islesford now. Hugh remembers Karl Wedge, Allison Bunker, Pauline Bunker and Charlene Allen. Hugh says there were two dozen kids in the Islesford School during my years there (1936-1944). Some of the kids were from Coast Guard families. Hugh mentions the Coast Guard Station where he delivered "GRIT" newspapers and sold pull-books. There were as many as 50 men there for a time late in WWII. Hugh also mentions Sadie's Doughnuts and Sadie Fernald frying doughnuts. Lew Stanley and Wilfred & Tud's pictures in younger days are also mentioned. | 
Description: Document from Hugh Dwelley to Bruce Komusin, Winnie Smart, and Phil & Karin Whitney, dated 3/22/2011. Subject: "Cranberry Chronicle". Documents mentions that Rachel Fields called it Big Cranberry and when Hugh Dwelley was growing up in the 1940s & 1950s, we simply called it "Big Island". The memories of Great Cranberry (Big Island) are indeed interesting as they are of Islesford. Document mentions memoirs of Islesford being published and the warm memories of The Grange where Les Rice held the #2 position and came over with Ida, Wilfred, Norma and a few others nearly every Wednesday night for many years. Hugh talks about enjoying photos of the kids at Longfellow School and wishing classes were still in session at the school. Documents mentions Jack Rosebrook moved to Islesford and was a good friend and that Richard Alley is on Islesford now. Hugh remembers Karl Wedge, Allison Bunker, Pauline Bunker and Charlene Allen. Hugh says there were two dozen kids in the Islesford School during my years there (1936-1944). Some of the kids were from Coast Guard families. Hugh mentions the Coast Guard Station where he delivered "GRIT" newspapers and sold pull-books. There were as many as 50 men there for a time late in WWII. Hugh also mentions Sadie's Doughnuts and Sadie Fernald frying doughnuts. Lew Stanley and Wilfred & Tud's pictures in younger days are also mentioned. [show more] |
| 2017.382.2153 | Phone listings, cottage map, and miscellaneous |
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| Documents. (A) Map 1958 map and cottage directory of Cranberry Isles by L. S. Robinson. (Display in Museum reception.) (B) 1987 GCI phone list with artistic yellow cover designed and published by Longfellow School 1987; (C) 1995-1996 GCI phone list; (D) Ladies Aid Fair laminated announcement for Aug 9, 2000 - it's 100th Annual fair. (E) Newspaper publication of poem: “’Twas a Mite Before Midnite – An Ode to Great Cranberry Isle - with apologies to "Twas the Night Before Christmas" - 1982; frame removed. (F) newspaper clippings and obituaries that were stored behind the poem in the frame. |
Description: Documents. (A) Map 1958 map and cottage directory of Cranberry Isles by L. S. Robinson. (Display in Museum reception.) (B) 1987 GCI phone list with artistic yellow cover designed and published by Longfellow School 1987; (C) 1995-1996 GCI phone list; (D) Ladies Aid Fair laminated announcement for Aug 9, 2000 - it's 100th Annual fair. (E) Newspaper publication of poem: “’Twas a Mite Before Midnite – An Ode to Great Cranberry Isle - with apologies to "Twas the Night Before Christmas" - 1982; frame removed. (F) newspaper clippings and obituaries that were stored behind the poem in the frame. [show more] |
| 1000.0.913 | "Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950' |
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| Islesford Historical Society publication of "Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950's" By Hugh Dwelley November 1995 | 
Description: Islesford Historical Society publication of "Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950's" By Hugh Dwelley November 1995 |
| 2016.374.2137 | Headstone for William Spurling |
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| Headstone fragment discovered July 2016 during Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery preservation project. White marble. Well worn and difficult to discern, the inscription reads: "William/Son of Thomas & Hannah/Spurling. William Spurling, 2nd, was born 9Dec1812 and died 23May1839. This is the only piece of William's headstone discovered to date; it was lying in the grass near the Robert Spurling footstone. One corner piece is broken off. One other small white marble fragment was collected and stored with this artifact. | 
Description: Headstone fragment discovered July 2016 during Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery preservation project. White marble. Well worn and difficult to discern, the inscription reads: "William/Son of Thomas & Hannah/Spurling. William Spurling, 2nd, was born 9Dec1812 and died 23May1839. This is the only piece of William's headstone discovered to date; it was lying in the grass near the Robert Spurling footstone. One corner piece is broken off. One other small white marble fragment was collected and stored with this artifact. [show more] |
