These documents were originally found in a folder labelled "1867-1871 Gov of Maine" but these documents are from 1860-1954. Random papers and mostly voting lists. (Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles, part of 2016.334.2100)
Description: These documents were originally found in a folder labelled "1867-1871 Gov of Maine" but these documents are from 1860-1954. Random papers and mostly voting lists. (Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles, part of 2016.334.2100)
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831-1950s now stored in five archival boxes. From July of 2015 through December 2015 scans of two boxes of Town of Cranberry Isles files that were once stored in the attic of the Longfellow School on GCI were scanned at GCIHS. (The Town offices were once housed at the Longfellow School.) Scanned records include: An 1831 liquor license; School expenses; Overseers of the poor documents; Town meeting warrants; Voting lists; Appointments to town offices; Payments for services; Militia Records; Certificates of marriage; Lists of persons residing in town including birth dates and occupations; Requests for permits for fishing weirs A total of 501 scans were made of documents from 41 Town of CI folders on a flatbed, legal-size scanner at 300 dpi. The digital scans are available on DVD along with a printed copy of thumbnail images and a report explaining the scanning project. Researchers should also note that these Town documents were analyzed and highlighted in Charles McLane’s Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast - pages 58-74, 1989 edition. Box 1: Project binder with report, thumbnails printed out, DVD with scans. Folders with originals of scanned documents 1831-1855. Box 2: Folders with originals of scanned documents 1856-1955. Box 3: Folders with original documents, not scanned, many subjects and years including weirs 1939. Box 4: Folders with original documents, not scanned, mostly 1950s, many topics including schools. Box 5: Original documents, not scanned, mostly 1930s-1950s, many topics including dog licenses and receipt books. Copies provided to the Town of CI and the Maine State Library.
Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831-1950s now stored in five archival boxes. From July of 2015 through December 2015 scans of two boxes of Town of Cranberry Isles files that were once stored in the attic of the Longfellow School on GCI were scanned at GCIHS. (The Town offices were once housed at the Longfellow School.) Scanned records include: An 1831 liquor license; School expenses; Overseers of the poor documents; Town meeting warrants; Voting lists; Appointments to town offices; Payments for services; Militia Records; Certificates of marriage; Lists of persons residing in town including birth dates and occupations; Requests for permits for fishing weirs A total of 501 scans were made of documents from 41 Town of CI folders on a flatbed, legal-size scanner at 300 dpi. The digital scans are available on DVD along with a printed copy of thumbnail images and a report explaining the scanning project. Researchers should also note that these Town documents were analyzed and highlighted in Charles McLane’s Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast - pages 58-74, 1989 edition. Box 1: Project binder with report, thumbnails printed out, DVD with scans. Folders with originals of scanned documents 1831-1855. Box 2: Folders with originals of scanned documents 1856-1955. Box 3: Folders with original documents, not scanned, many subjects and years including weirs 1939. Box 4: Folders with original documents, not scanned, mostly 1950s, many topics including schools. Box 5: Original documents, not scanned, mostly 1930s-1950s, many topics including dog licenses and receipt books. Copies provided to the Town of CI and the Maine State Library. [show more]
Photograph. Discolored black and white photo mounted on cardboard with red blue and white paint drips on it. School children with teacher standing outside by log fence. Handwritten on reverse "School at Cranberry isles, me. School house on School House Hill. 1904?" Compare with school children in 1000.27.736 and 1000.123.994.
Description: Photograph. Discolored black and white photo mounted on cardboard with red blue and white paint drips on it. School children with teacher standing outside by log fence. Handwritten on reverse "School at Cranberry isles, me. School house on School House Hill. 1904?" Compare with school children in 1000.27.736 and 1000.123.994.
Photo, Rocky Hill School-Carl Hardy's House (later Malcolm Donald's house) ca. 1890. From right: Mamie Spurling Birlem, Charles Spurling, Jr. (brother and sister), Elva Stanley (Addie's Sister), Perley Stanley, Sadie Bulger, Pink Bulger, Sadie Bunker Steele Sevenson, Lena Spurling (Eber's wife), Lena Ladd, Frank Bunker, Annie Bunker Spurling (Millard's wife), Harvey Bulger, Mrs. Rich (Teacher), Roy Bulger, Vida Crosley, Peter Richardson (Charles), Philmore Steele, Addie Duran, John Steele, Ida Stover, Alfred Ladd (note: List of names is on a handwritten note underneath the red cover at back of picture)
Description: Photo, Rocky Hill School-Carl Hardy's House (later Malcolm Donald's house) ca. 1890. From right: Mamie Spurling Birlem, Charles Spurling, Jr. (brother and sister), Elva Stanley (Addie's Sister), Perley Stanley, Sadie Bulger, Pink Bulger, Sadie Bunker Steele Sevenson, Lena Spurling (Eber's wife), Lena Ladd, Frank Bunker, Annie Bunker Spurling (Millard's wife), Harvey Bulger, Mrs. Rich (Teacher), Roy Bulger, Vida Crosley, Peter Richardson (Charles), Philmore Steele, Addie Duran, John Steele, Ida Stover, Alfred Ladd (note: List of names is on a handwritten note underneath the red cover at back of picture) [show more]