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2012.193.1423Classroom photo
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Scott Bracy, Cary Samuel, Teacher Julie Veilleux (?), Hannah Gray, Christina Bracy, Jeremy Alley- Islesford School
Classroom photo
Catalogue #:
  • 2012.193.1423   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Scott Bracy, Cary Samuel, Teacher Julie Veilleux (?), Hannah Gray, Christina Bracy, Jeremy Alley- Islesford School
2012.193.1415Barbara Stainton with little girls
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Teacher Barbara Stainton, Abby Liebow, Christina Bracy, Audra Wellman
Barbara Stainton with little girls
Catalogue #:
  • 2012.193.1415   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1987
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Teacher Barbara Stainton, Abby Liebow, Christina Bracy, Audra Wellman
2012.193.1403Charles Rice and Doc Haydock
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Charles Rice and Doc Haydock photo 1977
Charles Rice and Doc Haydock
Catalogue #:
  • 2012.193.1403   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1977
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Charles Rice and Doc Haydock photo 1977
1000.0.1327Copy of portrait of Samuel Hadlock, Jr,
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Photo. Copy of portrait of Samuel Hadlock, Jr, 14.5"x17.75" in blue frame. (See 2014.280.2023 for catalogue entry. This number is a duplicate entry, should be deleted.)
Copy of portrait of Samuel Hadlock, Jr,
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.0.1327   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Photo. Copy of portrait of Samuel Hadlock, Jr, 14.5"x17.75" in blue frame. (See 2014.280.2023 for catalogue entry. This number is a duplicate entry, should be deleted.)
1000.0.1326Possible portrait of "the Prussian Lady"
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Photo. Computer printout of an unattributed black and white photo allegedly of "the Prussian Lady", Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste "Hanna Caroline" (Russ) Hadlock, in green frame. See Samuel Hadlock and Preble house histories.
Possible portrait of "the Prussian Lady"
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.0.1326   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Size:
  • 10" L x 8" W
Description:
Photo. Computer printout of an unattributed black and white photo allegedly of "the Prussian Lady", Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste "Hanna Caroline" (Russ) Hadlock, in green frame. See Samuel Hadlock and Preble house histories.
2010.152.1206Retirement of Mrs. Doris P. McSorley
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Letter to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley in reply to a communication submitted on February 1, 1973, declaring her intent to retire from the Southington, CT public school system. Letter expresses positive sentiment over Mrs. McSorley's performance at the Plantsville School.
Retirement of Mrs. Doris P. McSorley
Catalogue #:
  • 2010.152.1206   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1973
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley in reply to a communication submitted on February 1, 1973, declaring her intent to retire from the Southington, CT public school system. Letter expresses positive sentiment over Mrs. McSorley's performance at the Plantsville School.
2010.152.1205Envelope to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Envelope addressed to 'Mrs. Doris P. McSorley', with letterhead from the State of Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Board. Stamped January 27th, 1960, in Hartford, CT.
Envelope to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley
Catalogue #:
  • 2010.152.1205   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1960
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Envelope addressed to 'Mrs. Doris P. McSorley', with letterhead from the State of Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Board. Stamped January 27th, 1960, in Hartford, CT.
2010.152.1204Mrs. A. McSorley acting principal at Plantsville School
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Letter addressed to 'Plantsville School Teachers', reporting 'Mrs. A. McSorley' as the acting principal at Plantsville School for the remainder of 1944. Letter is dated January 13, 1944.
Mrs. A. McSorley acting principal at Plantsville School
Catalogue #:
  • 2010.152.1204   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1944
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter addressed to 'Plantsville School Teachers', reporting 'Mrs. A. McSorley' as the acting principal at Plantsville School for the remainder of 1944. Letter is dated January 13, 1944.
2010.152.1203Teacher's contract for Doris P. McSorley
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Teacher's contract for Doris P. McSorley with the Board of Education of Southington, CT. Rate listed is $1250 per year. Dated October 26th, 1942.
Teacher's contract for Doris P. McSorley
Catalogue #:
  • 2010.152.1203   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Government Records
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1942
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Teacher's contract for Doris P. McSorley with the Board of Education of Southington, CT. Rate listed is $1250 per year. Dated October 26th, 1942.
2010.152.1202Employment offer for Mrs. Andrew McSorley
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Employment offer addressed to Mrs. Andrew McSorley, from the Board of Education of Southington, CT. Offer is for the school year of 1942 - 1943 at a pay rate of $1250 per year, teaching in 7th grade at Plantsville School. Dated October 15, 1942
Employment offer for Mrs. Andrew McSorley
Catalogue #:
  • 2010.152.1202   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1942
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Employment offer addressed to Mrs. Andrew McSorley, from the Board of Education of Southington, CT. Offer is for the school year of 1942 - 1943 at a pay rate of $1250 per year, teaching in 7th grade at Plantsville School. Dated October 15, 1942
2019.441.2544Grandmother Hamor age 83
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Photograph in painted wood frame, identified on reverse: "Gram Hamor, Age 83 years 5 mos. and 6 days, Died Nov. 9, 1921. Grandpa Hamor age 80 years died March 3, 1913."
Grandmother Hamor age 83
Catalogue #:
  • 2019.441.2544   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Photograph in painted wood frame, identified on reverse: "Gram Hamor, Age 83 years 5 mos. and 6 days, Died Nov. 9, 1921. Grandpa Hamor age 80 years died March 3, 1913."
2018.416.2772Request for information about Samuel Hadlock Jr. and his touring Eskimos
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Places
Note to Michael Macfarlan (owner of what was once Sam Hadlock’s home on Great Cranberry Island) from William and Sally Sturtevant, anthropologists at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and at Hunter College in NY, asking for further information on Samuel Hadlock, Jr. and the Eskimos he exhibited on his tour in Europe 1820-1825. (Written August 23, 1993 )
Request for information about Samuel Hadlock Jr. and his touring Eskimos
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2772   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
  • Places
Date:
  • 1993
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Note to Michael Macfarlan (owner of what was once Sam Hadlock’s home on Great Cranberry Island) from William and Sally Sturtevant, anthropologists at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and at Hunter College in NY, asking for further information on Samuel Hadlock, Jr. and the Eskimos he exhibited on his tour in Europe 1820-1825. (Written August 23, 1993 )
2018.416.2767Letter from William H. Preble to his father
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter is from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble, written in Portland, about his mother (Abigail Preble) ill-health, herring, and brother Andrew. Transcribed.
Letter from William H. Preble to his father
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2767   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1874
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter is from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble, written in Portland, about his mother (Abigail Preble) ill-health, herring, and brother Andrew. Transcribed.
2018.416.2768Letter from P. S. Moore to Mr. Preble
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter from P.S. Moore to "Friend Preble" from Seawall, Sept 28. 1889, sending statement of Preble's account and thanking him for his recent sympathy. Wool, herring, salt 1876-1889, principal $257.80, balance due $167.9, with blue envelope addressed to William P. Preble postmarked at Seawall, Sept 30, [1889]
Letter from P. S. Moore to Mr. Preble
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2768   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1889
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter from P.S. Moore to "Friend Preble" from Seawall, Sept 28. 1889, sending statement of Preble's account and thanking him for his recent sympathy. Wool, herring, salt 1876-1889, principal $257.80, balance due $167.9, with blue envelope addressed to William P. Preble postmarked at Seawall, Sept 30, [1889]
2018.416.2769Letter from William H. Preble to William P. Preble
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Organizations, Religious
  • People
Letter is from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble in 1891. He explains there have been many fatal cases of the grippe (flu); suggestions for how to handle repairs and sale of the GCI meeting house (church); and that his brother Andrew is disposing of his interests in the company (presumably Chicago Rawhide Mfg); Transcribed.
Letter from William H. Preble to William P. Preble
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2769   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Organizations, Religious
  • People
Date:
  • 1891
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter is from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble in 1891. He explains there have been many fatal cases of the grippe (flu); suggestions for how to handle repairs and sale of the GCI meeting house (church); and that his brother Andrew is disposing of his interests in the company (presumably Chicago Rawhide Mfg); Transcribed.
2018.416.2770Macfarlan/Preble house renovation
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Renovation of the Macfarlan house ca. 1947. The woman on the left is Robin Freeman’s grandmother, Dorothy Macfarlan, the woman with the dog leash is unknown, Mickey Macfarlan with the necktie, and then Robin’s mother, Dorothy Freeman. Rose Wedge’s house is hidden in the shadows on the right.
Macfarlan/Preble house renovation
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2770   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1944
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Renovation of the Macfarlan house ca. 1947. The woman on the left is Robin Freeman’s grandmother, Dorothy Macfarlan, the woman with the dog leash is unknown, Mickey Macfarlan with the necktie, and then Robin’s mother, Dorothy Freeman. Rose Wedge’s house is hidden in the shadows on the right.
2018.416.2773School expenses 1876-1877
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Town of Cranberry Isles school payments made to teachers and other school expenses 1876-1877, with teachers names and school agent names, 27 total.
School expenses 1876-1877
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2773   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1876
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Town of Cranberry Isles school payments made to teachers and other school expenses 1876-1877, with teachers names and school agent names, 27 total.
2018.416.2774Early church documents
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Organizations, Religious
  • People
Five documents related to the Church: (A-C)=Three receipts February to July 1866 total $950: Money received by J. W. Osgood from the Cranberry Isles Union Benevolent Sewing Circle for J. W. Osgood to build the church; payments made ‘by the honor of A. C. Preble’ [Abigail Cobb Preble], signed by J. W. Osgood, and attested to by William P. Preble. (D)= an undated and unsigned (difficult to decipher) ledger page with note: To Whom it Does or May Concern, We the undersigned active and honorary members of Cranberry Isles Benevolent Sewing Circle respectively [represent?] that we are not willing to have the money [divided but want?] the money [kept for the purpose] in which we have agreed in and are satisfied if once divided it will be the means of destroying our fund and a waste of the money. Active members/Honorary members. (E)=Poem by William P. Preble undated, honoring the dead.
Early church documents
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2774   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • People
Date:
  • 1866
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Five documents related to the Church: (A-C)=Three receipts February to July 1866 total $950: Money received by J. W. Osgood from the Cranberry Isles Union Benevolent Sewing Circle for J. W. Osgood to build the church; payments made ‘by the honor of A. C. Preble’ [Abigail Cobb Preble], signed by J. W. Osgood, and attested to by William P. Preble. (D)= an undated and unsigned (difficult to decipher) ledger page with note: To Whom it Does or May Concern, We the undersigned active and honorary members of Cranberry Isles Benevolent Sewing Circle respectively [represent?] that we are not willing to have the money [divided but want?] the money [kept for the purpose] in which we have agreed in and are satisfied if once divided it will be the means of destroying our fund and a waste of the money. Active members/Honorary members. (E)=Poem by William P. Preble undated, honoring the dead. [show more]
2018.426.2581Postcard with information about an Arthur Spurling-built boat
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Postcard with information about an Arthur Spurling-built boat, a yacht tender at Mystic Seaport (their accession #1985.79), read about Arthur Spurling in Building Classic Small Craft Vol I Camden NE, Chapter 12 etc. Note mentions Charles Sheppard, the father of the Sheppard Phil Whitney recently interviewed. Mickey Macfarlan recalls there was an Arthur Spurling motor from an old boat upstairs in Robin Freeman's barn. The postcard with info came to GCIHS in an envelope from Robert E. Yorke, 45 Meetinghouse Lane, Scituate, MA 02066
Postcard with information about an Arthur Spurling-built boat
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.426.2581   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Postcard with information about an Arthur Spurling-built boat, a yacht tender at Mystic Seaport (their accession #1985.79), read about Arthur Spurling in Building Classic Small Craft Vol I Camden NE, Chapter 12 etc. Note mentions Charles Sheppard, the father of the Sheppard Phil Whitney recently interviewed. Mickey Macfarlan recalls there was an Arthur Spurling motor from an old boat upstairs in Robin Freeman's barn. The postcard with info came to GCIHS in an envelope from Robert E. Yorke, 45 Meetinghouse Lane, Scituate, MA 02066 [show more]
2018.407.2281Colby - Gaile
  • Reference
  • People
Gaile Colby is a life-long resident of Great Cranberry Island. (This photograph was taken by Bar Harbor photojournalist Rebecca Buyers-Basso as part of a 2009 Photo Journalism project on GCI - 2013.238.1933.)
Colby - Gaile
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.407.2281   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Gaile Colby is a life-long resident of Great Cranberry Island. (This photograph was taken by Bar Harbor photojournalist Rebecca Buyers-Basso as part of a 2009 Photo Journalism project on GCI - 2013.238.1933.)
2018.407.2284Nelson - Carl Gustav (1898-1988)
  • Reference
  • Object, Art
  • People
Carl G. Nelson, born in Sweden in 1898, came to the United States when he was five-years-old. A part-time resident of Cranberry Isles for 21-years and a full-time resident for 19-years following his retirement from teaching in Boston, he died Aug. 6, 1988, at the age of 91. Carl Nelson was a professional teaching artist. After retiring at 71, he bought a piece of land and settled in a house on Great Cranberry. He called his little estate "Tosh Park", Nelson is noted for his beautiful pen and inks, oils, casein paintings and handsome linoleum cuts. His work is currently represented in museums, gallerys, universities and both government and private collections. He has a long list of exhibitions to his credit at the Whitney Museum Biennials, Chicago Art Institute, Institute of Contemporary Art and the American Federation of the Arts to name oniy a few. He has had many one-man shows in New York, Boston, Cambridge, Fitchburg, Mass., and Atlanta. His works have also been reproduced in a number of books — from Herbert Agar's "Land of the Free", in 1935 to "American Drawings; Drawings of the Masters" by Bartlett H. Hayes in 1975. The documentary film "Of Endless Wonder" was made in 1969 by Betsy Seigal and David Westphall of Brandeis. The artist was born in Sweden, studied at the Art Student's League in New York, was a Tiffany Foundation scholar, and graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
Nelson - Carl Gustav (1898-1988)
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.407.2284   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • People
Creator:
  • Carl Nelson
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Carl G. Nelson, born in Sweden in 1898, came to the United States when he was five-years-old. A part-time resident of Cranberry Isles for 21-years and a full-time resident for 19-years following his retirement from teaching in Boston, he died Aug. 6, 1988, at the age of 91. Carl Nelson was a professional teaching artist. After retiring at 71, he bought a piece of land and settled in a house on Great Cranberry. He called his little estate "Tosh Park", Nelson is noted for his beautiful pen and inks, oils, casein paintings and handsome linoleum cuts. His work is currently represented in museums, gallerys, universities and both government and private collections. He has a long list of exhibitions to his credit at the Whitney Museum Biennials, Chicago Art Institute, Institute of Contemporary Art and the American Federation of the Arts to name oniy a few. He has had many one-man shows in New York, Boston, Cambridge, Fitchburg, Mass., and Atlanta. His works have also been reproduced in a number of books — from Herbert Agar's "Land of the Free", in 1935 to "American Drawings; Drawings of the Masters" by Bartlett H. Hayes in 1975. The documentary film "Of Endless Wonder" was made in 1969 by Betsy Seigal and David Westphall of Brandeis. The artist was born in Sweden, studied at the Art Student's League in New York, was a Tiffany Foundation scholar, and graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. [show more]
2018.407.2275Preble - William Pitt (1811-1905)
  • Reference
  • People
William Pitt Preble (1811-1905) descended from one of seven Preble brothers who emigrated from England to Portland in the 17th century. He was the son of the Mount Desert Rock lighthouse keeper. In 1830, Preble moved to Great Cranberry Island as a school teacher, after marrying the widow Abigail Cobb Hadlock Preble in 1839 and starting their family, he became a church elder, selectman, justice of the peace, Notary Public, gentleman farmer, tax appraiser, postmaster, storekeeper, shipbuilder, ship owner, and shipwreck appraiser. Preble was the second owner of the Preble House (now Macfarlan house), having married Abigail Hadlock Spurling, the widowed sister of the first owner in 1839, and then marrying the first owner's widowed daughter, Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford, in 1875. Preble was the step-father of Sammy Sanford who sued him in later life.
Preble - William Pitt (1811-1905)
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.407.2275   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
William Pitt Preble (1811-1905) descended from one of seven Preble brothers who emigrated from England to Portland in the 17th century. He was the son of the Mount Desert Rock lighthouse keeper. In 1830, Preble moved to Great Cranberry Island as a school teacher, after marrying the widow Abigail Cobb Hadlock Preble in 1839 and starting their family, he became a church elder, selectman, justice of the peace, Notary Public, gentleman farmer, tax appraiser, postmaster, storekeeper, shipbuilder, ship owner, and shipwreck appraiser. Preble was the second owner of the Preble House (now Macfarlan house), having married Abigail Hadlock Spurling, the widowed sister of the first owner in 1839, and then marrying the first owner's widowed daughter, Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford, in 1875. Preble was the step-father of Sammy Sanford who sued him in later life. [show more]
2018.407.2276Preble - Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling (1808-1874)
  • Reference
  • People
Abigail was the daughter of Samuel & Sarah (Polly) (Manchester) Hadlock, of Islesford. She was a sister of the adventurous showman memorialized by author Rachel Field, Samuel Hadlock, Jr.. In 1825, she married Samuel Spurling (b. 4 Dec 1795, drowned 20 Oct 1837). When Sam Spurling died she was left with five children: Samuel Hadlock (b. 23 Jan 1827, d. 1895 in CA) Zulma Mills (b. 14 Oct 1831, d. ?); Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Andrew Barclay (b. 25 Mar 1833, d. 22 Aug 1906); Sarah Hadlock (b. 20 Jun 1835, d. 9 Jun 1919); Abigail Cobb (b. 29 Sep 1837, d. 28 Jul 1860). The widowed Abigail married her neighbor William Pitt Preble in 1839. Together they had seven more children (two died in infancy): William Henry (b. 1840); Wilhelmina Celeste Preble (b. 1842); Eunice C. Preble (b. 1844); Charles E. Preble (b: ABT 1847); Frances Almira Preble (b: 1849); Eber C. Preble (b: 1852); Eber M. Preble (b. 1855), As a 19th-century woman, Abigail is less visible in the historical record than her husband, but GCIHS collections show that Abigail supervised the Preble family and farm, and paid the household bills. As the first president of the Cranberry Isles Benevolent Sewing Circle, later known as Ladies Aid, Abigail was the driving force behind securing funds for construction of the Island's first church, the Union Meeting House. The church was dedicated in 1866; it cost $3,200. Abigail was not immune to the hardships of her times. She lost two infant sons and saw her eldest son off to live in California during the gold rush of 1849. Abigail Preble died at age 66 in 1874; her husband lived another 21 years.
Preble - Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling (1808-1874)
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.407.2276   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Abigail was the daughter of Samuel & Sarah (Polly) (Manchester) Hadlock, of Islesford. She was a sister of the adventurous showman memorialized by author Rachel Field, Samuel Hadlock, Jr.. In 1825, she married Samuel Spurling (b. 4 Dec 1795, drowned 20 Oct 1837). When Sam Spurling died she was left with five children: Samuel Hadlock (b. 23 Jan 1827, d. 1895 in CA) Zulma Mills (b. 14 Oct 1831, d. ?); Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Andrew Barclay (b. 25 Mar 1833, d. 22 Aug 1906); Sarah Hadlock (b. 20 Jun 1835, d. 9 Jun 1919); Abigail Cobb (b. 29 Sep 1837, d. 28 Jul 1860). The widowed Abigail married her neighbor William Pitt Preble in 1839. Together they had seven more children (two died in infancy): William Henry (b. 1840); Wilhelmina Celeste Preble (b. 1842); Eunice C. Preble (b. 1844); Charles E. Preble (b: ABT 1847); Frances Almira Preble (b: 1849); Eber C. Preble (b: 1852); Eber M. Preble (b. 1855), As a 19th-century woman, Abigail is less visible in the historical record than her husband, but GCIHS collections show that Abigail supervised the Preble family and farm, and paid the household bills. As the first president of the Cranberry Isles Benevolent Sewing Circle, later known as Ladies Aid, Abigail was the driving force behind securing funds for construction of the Island's first church, the Union Meeting House. The church was dedicated in 1866; it cost $3,200. Abigail was not immune to the hardships of her times. She lost two infant sons and saw her eldest son off to live in California during the gold rush of 1849. Abigail Preble died at age 66 in 1874; her husband lived another 21 years. [show more]
2018.407.2277Preble - Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford (1826-1898)
  • Reference
  • People
Jane Matilda (Hadlock) (Sanford) Preble m. 1st George E. Sanford, March 1843. m. 2nd Wm. P. Preble, 1875. Jane was born in Paris, France, the daughter of the adventurous showman Samuel Hadlock, Jr. of Cranberry Isles, and Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste Russ, the "Prussian Lady", for whom the big house later called Preble House was originally built. Jane Matilda had three children with George E. Sanford (1812-1873): Albertina A. (1842-1867; Samuel C., (1852-1933); Dorothea R. (1862-1899). The widow Jane Matilda Sanford then married William P. Preble in 1875. She was the third Hadlock to reside in the Preble House: first the Captain himself, followed by Abigail C. Hadlock Spurling Preble (William Preble's 1st wife). Jane Matilda Hadlock came to the house as an infant and returned as its mistress at age 49.
Preble - Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford (1826-1898)
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.407.2277   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
  • Glass
Description:
Jane Matilda (Hadlock) (Sanford) Preble m. 1st George E. Sanford, March 1843. m. 2nd Wm. P. Preble, 1875. Jane was born in Paris, France, the daughter of the adventurous showman Samuel Hadlock, Jr. of Cranberry Isles, and Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste Russ, the "Prussian Lady", for whom the big house later called Preble House was originally built. Jane Matilda had three children with George E. Sanford (1812-1873): Albertina A. (1842-1867; Samuel C., (1852-1933); Dorothea R. (1862-1899). The widow Jane Matilda Sanford then married William P. Preble in 1875. She was the third Hadlock to reside in the Preble House: first the Captain himself, followed by Abigail C. Hadlock Spurling Preble (William Preble's 1st wife). Jane Matilda Hadlock came to the house as an infant and returned as its mistress at age 49. [show more]
2018.407.2278Sanford - Samuel "Sammy" Clark (1852-1933)
  • Reference
  • People
Samuel Clark "Sammy" Sanford (1852-1933) was the son of Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford and George E. Sanford. As an adult, after his widowed mother married William Pitt Preble, Sammy lived in a tiny cabin near his step-father's house on Preble Cove. He met the author Rachel Field there and told her the story of his grandfather, Captain Samuel Hadlock, Jr., upon whom Field based her novel, "God's Pocket". In later life Sammy sued his step-father Preble for payment for services due. When the Shaw's purchased Sanford's cabin they gave him life tenancy.
Sanford - Samuel "Sammy" Clark (1852-1933)
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.407.2278   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • People
Materials:
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Samuel Clark "Sammy" Sanford (1852-1933) was the son of Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford and George E. Sanford. As an adult, after his widowed mother married William Pitt Preble, Sammy lived in a tiny cabin near his step-father's house on Preble Cove. He met the author Rachel Field there and told her the story of his grandfather, Captain Samuel Hadlock, Jr., upon whom Field based her novel, "God's Pocket". In later life Sammy sued his step-father Preble for payment for services due. When the Shaw's purchased Sanford's cabin they gave him life tenancy. [show more]