Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2010.152.1204	Mrs. 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.
2010.152.1203	Teacher'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.
2010.152.1202	Employment 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
2019.441.2544	Grandmother 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."
2018.416.2772	Request 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 )
1000.18.1934	Rug, hooked, depicting schooner	Object, Furnishings, Rug	Other, Textiles	Rug, hooked, rectangular; brown border with schooner, lighthouse and rocks against partly cloudy sky and green sea. From the home of Hilda Adel Bulger Spurling (1902-1987) (the Keegan's house on Harding Pt. Road in modern times). Hilda served as Postmistress on weekends for her sister Marjorie Phippen.	Rug, hooked, depicting schooner Catalogue #: 1000.18.1934    Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Fabric Description: Rug, hooked, rectangular; brown border with schooner, lighthouse and rocks against partly cloudy sky and green sea. From the home of Hilda Adel Bulger Spurling (1902-1987) (the Keegan's house on Harding Pt. Road in modern times). Hilda served as Postmistress on weekends for her sister Marjorie Phippen.
1000.0.1189	Hymnal	Publication, Book	Organizations, Religious	Book, Hymnal	Hymnal Catalogue #: 1000.0.1189    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, Religious Materials: Paper Description: Book, Hymnal
2018.416.2767	Letter 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.
2018.416.2768	Letter 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]
2018.416.2769	Letter 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.
2018.416.2770	Macfarlan/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.
2018.416.2773	School 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.
2018.416.2774	Early 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]
2013.246.2739	Envelope for Mrs. Benjamin Spurling	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Dwellings, House	Envelope for Mrs. Benjamin Spurling, Boothbay Harbor, Maine (Lincoln County) postmarked September 3, 1906, Chicago Ill.	Envelope for Mrs. Benjamin Spurling Catalogue #: 2013.246.2739    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1906 Materials: Paper Description: Envelope for Mrs. Benjamin Spurling, Boothbay Harbor, Maine (Lincoln County) postmarked September 3, 1906, Chicago Ill.
2018.426.2581	Postcard 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]
2019.435.2439	GCI Church photos	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Organizations, Religious	Church photos labelled - "Janet's pics 2000." A= street view. B&C= Stained glass windows. D= pews. E= Andrew Wheelwright memorial plaque.	GCI Church photos Catalogue #: 2019.435.2439    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Organizations, Religious Date: 2000 Materials: Paper Description: Church photos labelled - "Janet's pics 2000." A= street view. B&C= Stained glass windows. D= pews. E= Andrew Wheelwright memorial plaque.
2019.437.2431	Photos of An Evening with Rachel Field	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Events	Collection of September 1999 color photos of the play "An evening with Rachel Field". Gaile Colby in apron, Hugh Dwelley in overalls, Janet Roberts in tan sweater, Susan King with book, Leslie Horvath in yellow. Wini Smart's large canvas mural in background.	Photos of An Evening with Rachel Field Catalogue #: 2019.437.2431    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Events Date: 1999 Materials: Paper Description: Collection of September 1999 color photos of the play "An evening with Rachel Field". Gaile Colby in apron, Hugh Dwelley in overalls, Janet Roberts in tan sweater, Susan King with book, Leslie Horvath in yellow. Wini Smart's large canvas mural in background.
2018.407.2281	Colby - 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.)
2018.407.2284	Nelson - 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]
2018.407.2275	Preble - 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]
2018.407.2276	Preble - 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]
2018.407.2277	Preble - 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]
2018.407.2278	Sanford - 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: Paper Description: 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]
2016.334.2246	Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1950	Document, Government, Government Records	Organizations, Civic, Municipal	Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1950 (part of 2016.334.2100).	Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1950 Catalogue #: 2016.334.2246    Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic, Municipal Date: 1950 Materials: Paper Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1950 (part of 2016.334.2100).
2016.334.2247	Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1951	Document, Government, Government Records	Organizations, Civic, Municipal	Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1951 (part of 2016.334.2100).	Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1951 Catalogue #: 2016.334.2247    Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic, Municipal Date: 1951 Materials: Paper Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1951 (part of 2016.334.2100).

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