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1000.46.254"In Memorium", by Elmenia T. Preble
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • People
Poem, handwritten, "In Memorium", by Elmenia T. Preble, Chicago, in praise of a woman who was first to suggest the building of the church on GCI. (probably in praise of Abigail C. Preble)
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Poem, handwritten, "In Memorium", by Elmenia T. Preble, Chicago, in praise of a woman who was first to suggest the building of the church on GCI. (probably in praise of Abigail C. Preble)
1000.0.841Volunteers gather at the new playground Longfellow School
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Newspaper photo: Volunteers gather around the newly-built playground near the Longfellow School and the Great Cranberry Library; with a list of names, some unknown. Transcribed - names.
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Newspaper photo: Volunteers gather around the newly-built playground near the Longfellow School and the Great Cranberry Library; with a list of names, some unknown. Transcribed - names.
1000.0.920Copy of 1995-1996 "The 'DELIGHTful' phone book
  • Publication, Directory
  • People
A copy of the 1995-1996 "The 'DELIGHTful' phone book"
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A copy of the 1995-1996 "The 'DELIGHTful' phone book"
1000.0.936Great Cranberry Island Phone List 2007-2008
  • Publication, Directory
  • People
Great Cranberry Island Phone List, 2007-2008
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Great Cranberry Island Phone List, 2007-2008
2012.209.1768Poem by Elmina Spurling and Lurvey
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • People
Poem, poem written by Elmina Spurling and Lurvey b.1840- d.1931. Donated by Islesford Historical Society, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford, ME. 04646 (2 copies)
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Poem, poem written by Elmina Spurling and Lurvey b.1840- d.1931. Donated by Islesford Historical Society, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford, ME. 04646 (2 copies)
2003.73.539"Hilda Spurling's Recipes"
  • Document, Instructional, Recipe, Cookbook
  • Other, Culinary
  • People
Notebook, handwritten, "Hilda Spurling's Recipes" including meat, desserts, cookies, pudding, stew, cake muffins, etc.
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Notebook, handwritten, "Hilda Spurling's Recipes" including meat, desserts, cookies, pudding, stew, cake muffins, etc.
1000.27.806Telephone Book, Cranberry Isles, Maine 1997-98
  • Publication, Directory
  • People
  • Places, Town
Telephone Book, Cranberry Isles, Maine 1997-98, "The DELIGHTful Phone Book", compiled by Hugh Dwelley of Islesford. Includes Town Officials, Great Cranberry Island, Islesford, Sutton, and Bear Islands, local ZIP codes, useful numbers, emergency numbers, and services. Also a short note from Hugh thanking Bruce Komusin for his help with the GCI portion.
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Telephone Book, Cranberry Isles, Maine 1997-98, "The DELIGHTful Phone Book", compiled by Hugh Dwelley of Islesford. Includes Town Officials, Great Cranberry Island, Islesford, Sutton, and Bear Islands, local ZIP codes, useful numbers, emergency numbers, and services. Also a short note from Hugh thanking Bruce Komusin for his help with the GCI portion.
2000.233.675Greeting cards by Charles Wadsworth and other artists
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • People
Greeting Cards, blank, set of 10 published by The Tidal Press. Reproductions of art by Charles Wadsworth: Rock Pool #2, Chickadees, The Rose and the Hand, Cambridge Backyards, Swans, Tern Island, Blind Horse. And by Jean Howard: Wild Anemones in Earthen Bowl, Cosmos and Snapdragons. And by Donald Stoltenberg: Barn.
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Greeting Cards, blank, set of 10 published by The Tidal Press. Reproductions of art by Charles Wadsworth: Rock Pool #2, Chickadees, The Rose and the Hand, Cambridge Backyards, Swans, Tern Island, Blind Horse. And by Jean Howard: Wild Anemones in Earthen Bowl, Cosmos and Snapdragons. And by Donald Stoltenberg: Barn.
1000.0.929Buoy graphic
  • Image, Other Image
  • People
Buoys - Heraldry of Great Cranberry Island Working Lobstermen's Colors Summer 2000
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Buoys - Heraldry of Great Cranberry Island Working Lobstermen's Colors Summer 2000
1999.90.696Silhouettes of Rachel Field and Samuel Hadlock, Jr.
  • Image, Other Image
  • People
Art, 2 sheets, b&w silhouettes of Rachel Field and Capt. Samuel Hadlock, Jr., drawn by Janet Roberts for 1999 production of play, "A Night with Rachel Field and Sammy Sanford", by Hugh Dwelley
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Art, 2 sheets, b&w silhouettes of Rachel Field and Capt. Samuel Hadlock, Jr., drawn by Janet Roberts for 1999 production of play, "A Night with Rachel Field and Sammy Sanford", by Hugh Dwelley
2020.450.2830Sidney Hamor Bunker and Julia Bunker Spurling
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Sidney (aka Sidney) Chadwick Hamor Bunker with daughter Julia Bunker Spurling at home ca. 1915. Donor states: "This picture of the Bloom house was taken early 1900s; date is determined by the gravestones of the two ladies on the front porch. On the left is Sydney Hamor Bunker, wife of Warren Bunker, and mother of Julia Bunker Spurling on the right. Julia was the mother of Joseph Elwood Spurling...."
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Sidney (aka Sidney) Chadwick Hamor Bunker with daughter Julia Bunker Spurling at home ca. 1915. Donor states: "This picture of the Bloom house was taken early 1900s; date is determined by the gravestones of the two ladies on the front porch. On the left is Sydney Hamor Bunker, wife of Warren Bunker, and mother of Julia Bunker Spurling on the right. Julia was the mother of Joseph Elwood Spurling...."
2015.330.2092The Quiltmaker
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Other, Textiles
  • People
Artwork. "The Quiltmaker" framed, oil on canvas by Wini Smart 2006. Islander Ruth Westphal sewing a colorful quilt in a windowed room with view of church suggested in one window. Painting donated by Friends of Cranberry House at the 2006 Exhibit and Benefit Auction held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, ME.
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Artwork. "The Quiltmaker" framed, oil on canvas by Wini Smart 2006. Islander Ruth Westphal sewing a colorful quilt in a windowed room with view of church suggested in one window. Painting donated by Friends of Cranberry House at the 2006 Exhibit and Benefit Auction held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, ME.
2014.302.2056Dancing Rock, Baker Island
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • People
  • Places, Shore
Painting, oil on canvas, unframed, "Dancing Rock, Baker Island" by Wini Smart. Painting features people dancing in a summer scene atop the flat ledge of granite on the island.
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Painting, oil on canvas, unframed, "Dancing Rock, Baker Island" by Wini Smart. Painting features people dancing in a summer scene atop the flat ledge of granite on the island.
2009.11.1181Silk fan
  • Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories
  • People
Woman's hand fan, silk with ivory spreaders, apparently worn with "going away" skirt and jacket outfit (see 2009.11.1180 and 2009.11.1942). One of the accessories said to have been worn with the "going away" outfit of Hannah (nee Dick) Macfarlan for her honeymoon trip. Married 21 April 1869 in Philadelphia.
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Woman's hand fan, silk with ivory spreaders, apparently worn with "going away" skirt and jacket outfit (see 2009.11.1180 and 2009.11.1942). One of the accessories said to have been worn with the "going away" outfit of Hannah (nee Dick) Macfarlan for her honeymoon trip. Married 21 April 1869 in Philadelphia.
1000.0.1363Beige umbrella
  • Object, Umbrella
  • People
Umbrella. Beige Parasol (silk?); probably a gift of Mrs. Dunbar from the attic of the Dunbar house on Bear Island
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Umbrella. Beige Parasol (silk?); probably a gift of Mrs. Dunbar from the attic of the Dunbar house on Bear Island
1000.0.1364Green umbrella
  • Object, Umbrella
  • People
Umbrella. Green Parasol (silk?); probably a gift of Mrs Dunbar from the attic of the Dunbar house on Bear Island
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Umbrella. Green Parasol (silk?); probably a gift of Mrs Dunbar from the attic of the Dunbar house on Bear Island
1000.0.384Ribbon: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Pemetic Lodge
  • Object, Award
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
Ribbon, pin-on, double sided, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Pemetic Lodge #135, Southwest Harbor
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Ribbon, pin-on, double sided, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Pemetic Lodge #135, Southwest Harbor
2020.447.2826Pink Stanley and Larry Williams
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • People
Oil-on-canvas painting by Laurie D. Williams titled Pink Stanley and Larry Williams. Shows Capt. Charles “Pink” Stanley and Laurence Williams with lobster pot and skiff ca. 1958. Painting is by Larry's mother and was inspired by a photo by the artist or by cousin John Towns.
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Oil-on-canvas painting by Laurie D. Williams titled Pink Stanley and Larry Williams. Shows Capt. Charles “Pink” Stanley and Laurence Williams with lobster pot and skiff ca. 1958. Painting is by Larry's mother and was inspired by a photo by the artist or by cousin John Towns.
2000.6.1935Modified rocking chair with swivel tray
  • Object, Furnishings, Chair
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Furniture. Rocking chair with swivel tray. Wood. Original black rocker with gold scroll work on seat and back has been modified with addition of a swiveling, wooden tray affixed to the chair arms. Rocker blades may have been shortened. Rocker may have had a signature, Stanley, visible on it at one time. Phil Whitney recollects in 2015 that this rocker was rescued from his family's house (across the street from his present home) during their house fire. It may have been his mother's rocker (d.o.b. 1911), or perhaps his great great grandmother Sidney Hamor Bunker who died in 1918, or his great grandmother, Julia Bunker Spurling. (From Ladies Aid 2000)
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Furniture. Rocking chair with swivel tray. Wood. Original black rocker with gold scroll work on seat and back has been modified with addition of a swiveling, wooden tray affixed to the chair arms. Rocker blades may have been shortened. Rocker may have had a signature, Stanley, visible on it at one time. Phil Whitney recollects in 2015 that this rocker was rescued from his family's house (across the street from his present home) during their house fire. It may have been his mother's rocker (d.o.b. 1911), or perhaps his great great grandmother Sidney Hamor Bunker who died in 1918, or his great grandmother, Julia Bunker Spurling. (From Ladies Aid 2000) [show more]
2009.11.1180Brown silk outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan for 1869 honeymoon
  • Object, Clothing, Ensemble
  • People
Dress. Brown silk "going away" outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan (Robin Freeman's great grandmother & Mickey Macfarlan's grandmother) for her honeymoon trip. Married 21 Apr 1869 in Philadelphia. Fitted bodice/jacket and long skirt with slightly bustled overskirt. Lighter brocaded underskirt. Darker velvet trim at neck, cuffs and along skirt panel. See also 2009.11.1942 accessories said to have been worn with this outfit: two pairs of kid gloves, parasol, white shoes, and hat. (See also photo 2009.11.1180B from "2009 photos>Robin Swain", for a picture of Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan: b. 1850-d.1913 in Philadelphia. Note from donor: "15 oct 2009 I am attaching a photo to this email of my great-grandmother, Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan, who wore the brown dress I gave to the GCIHS. She lived from 1850 to 1913 in Philadelphia. She married Dr. Malcolm Macfarlan on April 21, 1869, when she wore the dress. She had nine children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. Of the seven children, one was a girl and six were boys! One of the boys was Douglas Macfarlan, Mickey's father."
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Dress. Brown silk "going away" outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan (Robin Freeman's great grandmother & Mickey Macfarlan's grandmother) for her honeymoon trip. Married 21 Apr 1869 in Philadelphia. Fitted bodice/jacket and long skirt with slightly bustled overskirt. Lighter brocaded underskirt. Darker velvet trim at neck, cuffs and along skirt panel. See also 2009.11.1942 accessories said to have been worn with this outfit: two pairs of kid gloves, parasol, white shoes, and hat. (See also photo 2009.11.1180B from "2009 photos>Robin Swain", for a picture of Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan: b. 1850-d.1913 in Philadelphia. Note from donor: "15 oct 2009 I am attaching a photo to this email of my great-grandmother, Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan, who wore the brown dress I gave to the GCIHS. She lived from 1850 to 1913 in Philadelphia. She married Dr. Malcolm Macfarlan on April 21, 1869, when she wore the dress. She had nine children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. Of the seven children, one was a girl and six were boys! One of the boys was Douglas Macfarlan, Mickey's father." [show more]
1000.182.1334Black dress with cape
  • Object, Clothing, Ensemble
  • People
Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.
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Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.
1000.187.1352Elegant Parisian outfit worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey
  • Object, Clothing, Ensemble
  • People
Clothing. Parisian dress - outfit with eggplant-color skirt and jacket. Worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey, wife of Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), the first Rusticator on Great Cranberry Island. Storey was a prominent Boston lawyer who was nationally known. He was president of the American Bar Association, an active member of the Anti-Imperialist League, and the first president of the NAACP. He was also active in gaining independence for the Philippine Islands. Storey arrived in Northeast Harbor after the Civil war, building a house there. In 1887 he built a house on Great Cranberry that eventually became the property of his grand daughter, Trudy Bancroft, who donated this outfit.
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Clothing. Parisian dress - outfit with eggplant-color skirt and jacket. Worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey, wife of Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), the first Rusticator on Great Cranberry Island. Storey was a prominent Boston lawyer who was nationally known. He was president of the American Bar Association, an active member of the Anti-Imperialist League, and the first president of the NAACP. He was also active in gaining independence for the Philippine Islands. Storey arrived in Northeast Harbor after the Civil war, building a house there. In 1887 he built a house on Great Cranberry that eventually became the property of his grand daughter, Trudy Bancroft, who donated this outfit. [show more]
2015.322.2083Inquiry into whereabouts of Civil War veteran Benj S. Campbell
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter recovered from the old GCI post office on the Preble House property. Letter: From the law office of Walter S. Monteith, 615-617 Fourteenth Street N.W., Washington DC, April 27, 1894 "To the Postmaster of Cranberry Isles, Hancock Co., Me. Dear Sir: It is important that a communication that I make today to your office, addressed to Benj S. Campbell, should be delivered to him, or to some of his personal representatives, should he not be alive. Will you do me the favor to make some inquiry as to his whereabouts, should he not be there? He was a member of Company "C"1 Me. H. A., and an inquiry among his comrades would probably lead to the needed information. Very respectfully, Walter S. Monteith" . (According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Maine_Heavy_Artillery_Regiment , the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment served in the Civil war and suffered heavy casualties.)
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Letter recovered from the old GCI post office on the Preble House property. Letter: From the law office of Walter S. Monteith, 615-617 Fourteenth Street N.W., Washington DC, April 27, 1894 "To the Postmaster of Cranberry Isles, Hancock Co., Me. Dear Sir: It is important that a communication that I make today to your office, addressed to Benj S. Campbell, should be delivered to him, or to some of his personal representatives, should he not be alive. Will you do me the favor to make some inquiry as to his whereabouts, should he not be there? He was a member of Company "C"1 Me. H. A., and an inquiry among his comrades would probably lead to the needed information. Very respectfully, Walter S. Monteith" . (According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Maine_Heavy_Artillery_Regiment , the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment served in the Civil war and suffered heavy casualties.) [show more]
2016.380.2143Digital Genealogy of Mount Desert Island by Lynne Birlem
  • Document, Other Documents, Genealogy Records
  • People
Genealogy. Database files. Lynne Birlem creator developed this database of 73,418 people; 27,800 marriages which is identified as "Mountdesert". Database requires Family Tree Maker 2009 software. Birlem's extensive genealogical database of Mount Desert area families includes additional materials from Tom Vining's cemetery research, obituaries for Mount Desert Islanders, deed information for individual houses, information from Thornton's history: Traditions and Records; and Charlotte Morrill's and Meredith Hutchins' research (Southwest Harbor Public Library. Donor is descendant of GCI Birlem family and resides on Mount Desert Island 2016. See digital file: mountdesert LB_2009-02-02_2009-03-04_2009-05-23_2010-07-07_2010-07-28_2010-08-09_2014-06-09_2016-12-14.ftmb (requires Family Tree Maker 2009 software). On the GCIHS server at : Archives\GenealogyMountDesert_Birlem
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Genealogy. Database files. Lynne Birlem creator developed this database of 73,418 people; 27,800 marriages which is identified as "Mountdesert". Database requires Family Tree Maker 2009 software. Birlem's extensive genealogical database of Mount Desert area families includes additional materials from Tom Vining's cemetery research, obituaries for Mount Desert Islanders, deed information for individual houses, information from Thornton's history: Traditions and Records; and Charlotte Morrill's and Meredith Hutchins' research (Southwest Harbor Public Library. Donor is descendant of GCI Birlem family and resides on Mount Desert Island 2016. See digital file: mountdesert LB_2009-02-02_2009-03-04_2009-05-23_2010-07-07_2010-07-28_2010-08-09_2014-06-09_2016-12-14.ftmb (requires Family Tree Maker 2009 software). On the GCIHS server at : Archives\GenealogyMountDesert_Birlem [show more]
1000.3.250Note re: Spurling genealogy
  • Document, Other Documents, Genealogy Records
  • People
Note, death dates of Grandma Spurling 29 Jul 1912, Uncle Charles Spurling 28 Jan 1925, Aunt Loulla[Louella?] Stanley 14 Jan 1932, Ella St. Janes 28 Aug 1931, Mrs. Charles Spurling 22 Feb 1934
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Note, death dates of Grandma Spurling 29 Jul 1912, Uncle Charles Spurling 28 Jan 1925, Aunt Loulla[Louella?] Stanley 14 Jan 1932, Ella St. Janes 28 Aug 1931, Mrs. Charles Spurling 22 Feb 1934