Agricultural heritage of the Cranberry Isles

2017.399.2175

Agricultural heritage of the Cranberry Isles

Research, Jessica Duma, 2014-2016 while an Island Institute Fellow at GCIHS which produced an exhibition, presentations, video, and oral history recordings.
Historical and modern day materials pertaining to Duma's Agricultural Heritage of the Cranberry Isles fellowship focusing on farming, agriculture, apples, the Island Ecology project, farm stand, and more in the Town of Cranberry Isles from 19th century to present.
Duma worked with mentor Todd Little-Siebold (College of the Atlantic) and used GCIHS and other local historical collections to produce an exhibition, gather oral histories, and record videos of her experiences and research while residing on Great Cranberry Island as a two-year fellow and then served as part-time manager of GCIHS and part-time manager for the CIRT (affordable housing) program for the last year.
Documents in box. Digital materials located at NAS/ Catalogue/2017.399.2175_Duma.
A. Exhibit materials (museum) and: NAS\Exhibits\Exhibits2015\Farming_JessiAndJillPiekutExhibitWork.
B. Interviews: NAS\video\Jessi Duma Interviews 2014-20:
Video by Duma and Jenny Matthews of "Chuddy" Alley in his home on April 2015.
Audio of Colleen Bunker interview December 10, 2015, via telephone.
Video of interview with Eva Bracy Galyean on November 22, 2015 in her GCI home with transcript.
Audio of Gaile Colby interview January 15, 2015, by Duma and Sarah McCracken, partial transcript.
Audio of music and singing with Arvard Savage 2015 or 2016.
Video (with separate audio) of Phil Whitney in his GCI home January and February 2016.
Video of Duma and Anne Gruhlich on a walkabout with Michael Macfarlan on his property discussing evidence of past farming and other occupations still visible on his historic Preble Cove property.
Use of these interviews requires permission of the interviewee or their descendants. Questions: contact jessiduma@gmail.com.

C. Video “A Taste of Great Cranberry Island: Agriculture Past and Present” - Duma explores agriculture on Great Cranberry Island through interviews with past and current residents. Directed, filmed, and edited by Jessica Duma. Featuring: Gaile Colby, Ben Sumner, Hallie Sumner, Kariah Sumner, Phil Whitney, Kayla Gagnon, Genny Mathews, Sarah McCracken, Colleen Bunker, Page Hill, Wendy Rackliff. Music by Jason Shaw: Serenity, Mountain Sun, Hoedown, Acoustic Meditation, Solo Acoustic Guitar. Special thanks to: GCIHS, Anne Grulich, Island Institute, Scott Sell, College of the Atlantic, Todd Little-Siebold. On YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKbktzbCqlw [Presently awaiting permissions to use the background music per Jessi 9/2017. Jessi will provide DVD copy after permissions granted.]

2017

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