Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
1000.27.799	Cranberry Cove boat schedule	Document, Schedule, Timetable	Businesses, Ferry Service	Brochure: "Island Adventure", a tourist handout and schedule of the Cranberry Cove Boating Co., 1993, when it was owned & run by Charles "Chuck" Liebow (before being sold to Steve Pagels.)	Cranberry Cove boat schedule Catalogue #: 1000.27.799    Type: Document, Schedule, Timetable Subject: Businesses, Ferry Service Date: 1993 Materials: Paper Description: Brochure: "Island Adventure", a tourist handout and schedule of the Cranberry Cove Boating Co., 1993, when it was owned & run by Charles "Chuck" Liebow (before being sold to Steve Pagels.)
2001.39.318	Ad for boat paint	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business	Envelope with advertising cards, from Tarr and Wonson Ltd., Gloucester MA, 9 Mar 1893, to E.B. Stanley, for boat paints	Ad for boat paint Catalogue #: 2001.39.318    Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Date: 1893 Materials: Paper Description: Envelope with advertising cards, from Tarr and Wonson Ltd., Gloucester MA, 9 Mar 1893, to E.B. Stanley, for boat paints
2003.70.525	Ferry schedule	Document, Schedule, Timetable	Businesses, Ferry Service	Leaflet, Islesford Ferry Schedule, 1952, stopping at Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Asticou, Southwest Harbor, Manset, Cranberry Isles	Ferry schedule Catalogue #: 2003.70.525    Type: Document, Schedule, Timetable Subject: Businesses, Ferry Service Date: 1952 Materials: Paper Description: Leaflet, Islesford Ferry Schedule, 1952, stopping at Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Asticou, Southwest Harbor, Manset, Cranberry Isles
2016.334.2190	Town of Cranberry Isles records - Fish weir or trap licenses (1944-1951).	Document, Government, Government Records	Businesses, Fishery Business Organizations, Civic	Folder of fish weir or trap licenses or applications during the period 1944 - 1951 for: Francis G. Fernald George R. Hadlock Joseph E. Spurling Ann Frothingham Guild Theodore J. Spurling (Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles, part of 2016.334.2100)	Town of Cranberry Isles records - Fish weir or trap licenses (1944-1951). Catalogue #: 2016.334.2190    Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Organizations, Civic Date: 1944 Materials: Paper Description: Folder of fish weir or trap licenses or applications during the period 1944 - 1951 for: Francis G. Fernald George R. Hadlock Joseph E. Spurling Ann Frothingham Guild Theodore J. Spurling (Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles, part of 2016.334.2100)
1000.0.1277	Boatbuilding tool on wood base similar to nut cracker	Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business	Tool, metal boatbuilding tool on wood base, similar to a nut cracker; molded into the metal "SARGENT & CO" and "10"	Boatbuilding tool on wood base similar to nut cracker Catalogue #: 1000.0.1277    Type: Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Description: Tool, metal boatbuilding tool on wood base, similar to a nut cracker; molded into the metal "SARGENT & CO" and "10"
1000.174.1236	Boat building tool?	Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business	Tool, boat building tool (?)	Boat building tool? Catalogue #: 1000.174.1236    Type: Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Description: Tool, boat building tool (?)
1000.154.1122	Gouge tool used in boatbuilding	Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business	Tool, gouge used in boatbuilding; makers mark: BUCK BROS (head of buck deer) CAST STEEL	Gouge tool used in boatbuilding Catalogue #: 1000.154.1122    Type: Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Size: 9.25" L x 1.25" W Description: Tool, gouge used in boatbuilding; makers mark: BUCK BROS (head of buck deer) CAST STEEL
1000.0.850	"Island writer reels in the lore of fishing" by Carl Little 1926	Publication, Clipping	People	Newspaper clipping, "Island writer reels in the lore of fishing" by Carl Little, Bar Harbor Times, 21 Nov 1996: about John McDonald of NYC, who summered on GCI in the small white house opposite the Preble house. He wrote several important books about angling, as well as "My Years With General Motors by Alfred Sloan." (Scanned, clear copy also made.)	"Island writer reels in the lore of fishing" by Carl Little 1926 Catalogue #: 1000.0.850    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: People Description: Newspaper clipping, "Island writer reels in the lore of fishing" by Carl Little, Bar Harbor Times, 21 Nov 1996: about John McDonald of NYC, who summered on GCI in the small white house opposite the Preble house. He wrote several important books about angling, as well as "My Years With General Motors by Alfred Sloan." (Scanned, clear copy also made.)
1000.0.926	Notes on Wesley Bracy interview	Document, Oral History	People	Collection of notes and interview notes from "Fishing with Wesley Bracy, Jr." from 2001	Notes on Wesley Bracy interview Catalogue #: 1000.0.926    Type: Document, Oral History Subject: People Date: 2001 Materials: Paper Description: Collection of notes and interview notes from "Fishing with Wesley Bracy, Jr." from 2001
2004.107.766	Transcript and documents for "Fishing with Junior Bracy"	Document, Other Documents, GCIHS Collection Records	People	Documents about our video "Fishing with Junior Bracy": transcript (29 pages), questions to ask (2 pages), dialog (5 pages).	Transcript and documents for "Fishing with Junior Bracy" Catalogue #: 2004.107.766    Type: Document, Other Documents, GCIHS Collection Records Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Documents about our video "Fishing with Junior Bracy": transcript (29 pages), questions to ask (2 pages), dialog (5 pages).
2004.98.755	Poster for "Fishing with Wesley Bracy, Jr."	Document, Advertising, Poster	Events Organizations, Civic, Historical Society People	Poster for Historical Museum Opener, featuring 2 videos: "Fishing with Wesley Bracy, Jr." and "Ice Harvesting", plus ice lecture by Bill Lawler, held 7 July 2004. (video of lecture on miniDV tape #2004-0004, and see 2013.265.1998 and all years>video)	Poster for "Fishing with Wesley Bracy, Jr." Catalogue #: 2004.98.755    Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Events Organizations, Civic, Historical Society People Date: 2004 Materials: Paper Description: Poster for Historical Museum Opener, featuring 2 videos: "Fishing with Wesley Bracy, Jr." and "Ice Harvesting", plus ice lecture by Bill Lawler, held 7 July 2004. (video of lecture on miniDV tape #2004-0004, and see 2013.265.1998 and all years>video)
2015.313.2073	Scans of slides from Charles 'Chip' Sheppard 1940s-1950s	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Vessels, Ship	Photographs. Digital copies of 41 color slides made in April 2015. They were loaned to Phil Whitney by Charles 'Chip' Sheppard following Phil Whitney's interview of him in Pennsylvania December 2014. Some slides are undated and some noted in ballpoint pen as years: 1947, 1948, 1950 and 1952. An e-mail from Melen Boothby identified Slide 296, taken in August of 1950, as "shot from my grandparents' house near Thrumcap and shows the wreck of a Canadian lumber schooner that ran aground during a storm in the '30s. Apparently people on the island were told to help themselves to the lumber as the ship wasn't going anywhere!" (Not sure if this means 1830s or 1930s?) Slides were scanned and returned to donor. Scenery, family and friends: Carl and Winston Sheppard's boat Kiri III, a B class Boat (slide 379); Emerson Ham (slide 38); fishing weir (slide 386); fishing, picnic, old cars, docks, and a blue lobster.	Scans of slides from Charles 'Chip' Sheppard 1940s-1950s Catalogue #: 2015.313.2073    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Vessels, Ship Materials: Digital Description: Photographs. Digital copies of 41 color slides made in April 2015. They were loaned to Phil Whitney by Charles 'Chip' Sheppard following Phil Whitney's interview of him in Pennsylvania December 2014. Some slides are undated and some noted in ballpoint pen as years: 1947, 1948, 1950 and 1952. An e-mail from Melen Boothby identified Slide 296, taken in August of 1950, as "shot from my grandparents' house near Thrumcap and shows the wreck of a Canadian lumber schooner that ran aground during a storm in the '30s. Apparently people on the island were told to help themselves to the lumber as the ship wasn't going anywhere!" (Not sure if this means 1830s or 1930s?) Slides were scanned and returned to donor. Scenery, family and friends: Carl and Winston Sheppard's boat Kiri III, a B class Boat (slide 379); Emerson Ham (slide 38); fishing weir (slide 386); fishing, picnic, old cars, docks, and a blue lobster. [show more]
2012.210.1790	Nathan Rome with large cod 1958	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Fish People	Photo, Back from deep sea fishing. Nathan Rome with largest catch by Jud (Reed ?)- a cod. Wilbur Reed and unidentified children looking on - Cranberry Isles, Maine (circa summer 1958)	Nathan Rome with large cod 1958 Catalogue #: 2012.210.1790    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish People Description: Photo, Back from deep sea fishing. Nathan Rome with largest catch by Jud (Reed ?)- a cod. Wilbur Reed and unidentified children looking on - Cranberry Isles, Maine (circa summer 1958)
2011.158.1389	Heck of a Halibut, article 2004; Bracy's 200-pound halibut	Publication, Clipping	Nature, Animals, Fish People	Newspaper clipping, Mount Desert Islander, 17 Jun 2004, "Heck of a Halibut... Cranberry Isles fisherman Junior Bracy caught this nearly 200-pound halibut while out fishing off Duck Island on June 7. It dressed out at 154 pounds. Mr. Bracy and his sternman, son Scott, are third and fourth generation fishermen from Cranberry Island."	Heck of a Halibut, article 2004; Bracy's 200-pound halibut Catalogue #: 2011.158.1389    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Nature, Animals, Fish People Description: Newspaper clipping, Mount Desert Islander, 17 Jun 2004, "Heck of a Halibut... Cranberry Isles fisherman Junior Bracy caught this nearly 200-pound halibut while out fishing off Duck Island on June 7. It dressed out at 154 pounds. Mr. Bracy and his sternman, son Scott, are third and fourth generation fishermen from Cranberry Island."
2012.210.1791	Reeds and Romes back from deep sea fishing 1958	Image, Photograph	People Vessels, Boat	Photo, Judson Reed, David Rome, Ruth Reed, Nathan Rome and Daniel Rome back from deep sea fishing -Cranberry Isles, Maine- Summer 1958	Reeds and Romes back from deep sea fishing 1958 Catalogue #: 2012.210.1791    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Vessels, Boat Description: Photo, Judson Reed, David Rome, Ruth Reed, Nathan Rome and Daniel Rome back from deep sea fishing -Cranberry Isles, Maine- Summer 1958
2012.210.1792	Back from deep sea fishing 1958	Image, Photograph	People Vessels, Boat	Photo, Back from deep sea fishing - Cranberry Isles, Maine-Summer 1958	Back from deep sea fishing 1958 Catalogue #: 2012.210.1792    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Vessels, Boat Description: Photo, Back from deep sea fishing - Cranberry Isles, Maine-Summer 1958
2015.303.2059	Ted Madara Family 1940 Home movies	Document, Recording, Video Recording	People Recreation	Video recording, DVD copied and returned to donor. No sound. Ted Madara's Family 1940, transferred from 16 mm, 6/2008, Northeast Historic Film. Home movies of family members and friends sailing, fishing,scenes of gulls feeding on a school of fish, seals cavorting, and family rowing, all in and around Northeast and Southwest Harbor and the Cranberry Isles. Includes sailboat headed towards Mount Desert Rock, sailboat race in Southwest Harbor area, picnic on Baker Island. People and items in film include: Florence Hessenbruch, IOD boats in Northeast Harbor, Hermann Hessenbruch, Mount Desert Rock, Frank Faulkingham (Keeper from 1935-1941 on Baker Island), seals, Anna Hessenbruch Madara, Markle Hessenbruch, Edward S. Madara, Ida Hessenbruch, Fir-Lee House (built 1908-1910), Black Island picnic, Polly Hessenbruch. Complete IDs of scenes minute by minute compiled by Ted Madara 2015 in folder. Film may also include a very rare appearance of Mickey Macfarlan's old boat ( in foreground at 16:00). The Hessenbruchs owned the Sutton Island cottage presently (2014) owned by Hartley Rogers ("Fir Lee"). Hessenbruch died 1962, cottage went to Princeton, then Tom __, then Hartley Rogers.	Ted Madara Family 1940 Home movies Catalogue #: 2015.303.2059    Type: Document, Recording, Video Recording Subject: People Recreation Date: 1940 Materials: Digital Description: Video recording, DVD copied and returned to donor. No sound. Ted Madara's Family 1940, transferred from 16 mm, 6/2008, Northeast Historic Film. Home movies of family members and friends sailing, fishing,scenes of gulls feeding on a school of fish, seals cavorting, and family rowing, all in and around Northeast and Southwest Harbor and the Cranberry Isles. Includes sailboat headed towards Mount Desert Rock, sailboat race in Southwest Harbor area, picnic on Baker Island. People and items in film include: Florence Hessenbruch, IOD boats in Northeast Harbor, Hermann Hessenbruch, Mount Desert Rock, Frank Faulkingham (Keeper from 1935-1941 on Baker Island), seals, Anna Hessenbruch Madara, Markle Hessenbruch, Edward S. Madara, Ida Hessenbruch, Fir-Lee House (built 1908-1910), Black Island picnic, Polly Hessenbruch. Complete IDs of scenes minute by minute compiled by Ted Madara 2015 in folder. Film may also include a very rare appearance of Mickey Macfarlan's old boat ( in foreground at 16:00). The Hessenbruchs owned the Sutton Island cottage presently (2014) owned by Hartley Rogers ("Fir Lee"). Hessenbruch died 1962, cottage went to Princeton, then Tom __, then Hartley Rogers. [show more]
2001.39.297	Ledger with records of fishing Schooner Rozella	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger	Businesses, Fishery Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Ledger, Pocket, with records of work, fishing, cleaning fish, fish shares sold from Schooner Rozella, found in Bob LaHotan's barn, and probably kept by Enoch Stanley	Ledger with records of fishing Schooner Rozella Catalogue #: 2001.39.297    Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: Enoch Stanley Materials: Paper Description: Ledger, Pocket, with records of work, fishing, cleaning fish, fish shares sold from Schooner Rozella, found in Bob LaHotan's barn, and probably kept by Enoch Stanley
2013.221.1877	Glass float from herring fishing net	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, glass float, round, aqua colored, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout twine net (with unusually wide openings) which would be attached to the edge of a herring net	Glass float from herring fishing net Catalogue #: 2013.221.1877    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Glass Size: 6.5" diam Description: Fishing gear, glass float, round, aqua colored, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout twine net (with unusually wide openings) which would be attached to the edge of a herring net
1000.0.333	Lewis Stanley fishing license	Document, Permission, License	Recreation	License, Special, Lewis G. Stanley for 29 foot sloop "no name" gas motor, for fishing, port of Southwest Harbor, 6 Dec 1918	Lewis Stanley fishing license Catalogue #: 1000.0.333    Type: Document, Permission, License Subject: Recreation Date: 1918 Materials: Paper Description: License, Special, Lewis G. Stanley for 29 foot sloop "no name" gas motor, for fishing, port of Southwest Harbor, 6 Dec 1918
1000.5.74	Herman Savage carves boats for many mantles 1980	Publication, Clipping	People	Newspaper clipping, "Cranberry Island model maker carves boats for many mantles", Bar Harbor Times, 17 Jul 1980, about Herman Savage	Herman Savage carves boats for many mantles 1980 Catalogue #: 1000.5.74    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: People Description: Newspaper clipping, "Cranberry Island model maker carves boats for many mantles", Bar Harbor Times, 17 Jul 1980, about Herman Savage
1000.28.401	"Shark bites boat" 1955	Publication, Clipping	Events	Newspaper clipping, 5 Aug 1955, "Shark bites boat" (see items 400-406)	"Shark bites boat" 1955 Catalogue #: 1000.28.401    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events Description: Newspaper clipping, 5 Aug 1955, "Shark bites boat" (see items 400-406)
2003.87.638	Thank you letter from John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People	Letter, 1 sheet and envelope, from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at The Eyrie, Seal Harbor, ME, to Captain Bracy, 15 Sep 1939, "Thank you for letting me look at the book entitled 'The Making of a Messiah' which the author Mr. William W. Harvey gave you. I have been interested in glancing at this book and am returning it to you herewith. Very Sincerely,"	Thank you letter from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Catalogue #: 2003.87.638    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1939 Materials: Paper Description: Letter, 1 sheet and envelope, from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at The Eyrie, Seal Harbor, ME, to Captain Bracy, 15 Sep 1939, "Thank you for letting me look at the book entitled 'The Making of a Messiah' which the author Mr. William W. Harvey gave you. I have been interested in glancing at this book and am returning it to you herewith. Very Sincerely,"
1000.27.805	GCIHS publications list	Document, Financial, Sales Record	Organizations, Civic, Historical Society	Price List, GCIHS publications and their prices, sold at the museum in the Longfellow School, 2006.	GCIHS publications list Catalogue #: 1000.27.805    Type: Document, Financial, Sales Record Subject: Organizations, Civic, Historical Society Date: 2006 Materials: Paper Description: Price List, GCIHS publications and their prices, sold at the museum in the Longfellow School, 2006.
2011.155.988	Letter from Rachel Field Pederson to Mrs. Greenhalgh 1938	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People	Letter from Rachel Field Pederson to Mrs. Greenhalgh, dated 30 Nov 1938, from Hollywood, CA, thanking her for copies of "All This and Heaven Too" and mentioning Mrs. Eversman and Tony McCormick.	Letter from Rachel Field Pederson to Mrs. Greenhalgh 1938 Catalogue #: 2011.155.988    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1938 Materials: Paper Description: Letter from Rachel Field Pederson to Mrs. Greenhalgh, dated 30 Nov 1938, from Hollywood, CA, thanking her for copies of "All This and Heaven Too" and mentioning Mrs. Eversman and Tony McCormick.

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