Description: Swearing in Certificate for Thursto, John as light keeper at Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, 09/09/1858; Bass Harbor, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was the first lkight keeper after the lighthouse was built.
Other, State Board of Health of Maine Heath, Hannah G.
Creator:
State Board of Health of Maine
Date:
08/24/1909
Description: Document, Form, Application Description: Application completed by Hannah G. Heath for the disinterment of Joinville Heath from the Heath cemetery for reburial at the Flye cemetery. Tremont
Description: Notes on Mitchell genealogy by Bartlett Mitchell, Arlerne "gathered here and there" Includes: Bartlett Mitchell, Arlene line of descent from Mitchell, Paul born 1614?, Sheviok, Cornwall, England, died 1653. Children of Mitchell, Charles and Mitchell Stanley, Ida birth, marriage, death dates: 1. Mitchell Twombly, Gladys Evelyn - April 18, 1890 - February 14, 1948 2. Mitchell, Elmer Stanley "Bud" - October 20, 1891 - May 26, 1988 3. Gott Mitchell, Lucy Mae ,- March 1, 1893 - February 24, 1965 4. Mitchell, Charles Raymond, February 12, 1895 - MArch 24, 1953 5. Mitchell, Everett Lee "Mugs" - June 27, 1896 - April 26, 1968 6.Mitchell, Dolliver Minnie Marie - October 13, 1897 - June 17, 1979 7. Mitchell, John Pearl - February 3, 1900 - August 26, 1924 8. Mitchell, Russell - February 9, 1903 - August 4, 1972 9. Mitchell Thurlow, Della (Mardella) - February 10, 1905 - July 15, 1958 10. Mitchell, Alton Linwood - April 11, 1905 - October 29, 1963 Lists of Mitchells buried in three cemetaries: 1. Placentia Island Cemetary, Tremont, Hancock, Maine 2. Marsh Road Cemetary, behind Tremont elementary school, Tremont, Hancock, Maine 3. Benson Cemetary, Lopaus Point, Bernard, Tremont, Hancock, Maine Other surnames: Andrews, Bartlett, Gott, Lewis, Pomroy, Rich, Stanley, Twombly, Dolliver [show more]
Description: Descendants of Mitchell, Charles born 1787 and Benson Mitchell, Rhoda born 1795, 6 generations. Parents of Mitchell, John B, and grandparents of Mitchell, Charles M. who married Mitchell Stanley, Ida, see record 2022.FIC.5. Ancestors of the author Anderson Twombly, Marlene
Description: Elizabeth Peterson came from Pennsylvania to become first a summer residetn and later year round resident of Gotts Island, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
Description: 1934. Book, "God's Pocket" by Rachel Field, Macmillan April 1934, inscribed by author "For William C. Bullitt This early American gesture to a far-away friend - with always pleasant remembrances. Rachel Field 1934" Also included with the book is a printout from wikipedia about William Christian Bullitt, Jr., presumably the person the book is inscribed to, who was about 43, and U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1934. (See also Field collection of books 2014.168.2004) [show more]
Description: Book. 1941 Edition of Hitty's First One Hundred Years by Rachel Field, signed by the author. (See also Field collection of books 2014.168.2004)
Description: Seeds. Collection of Polly Storey's Wild Island Farm seeds including three green wooden display boxes (A, B, and C) (with lids attached by brass chains) containing white and green paper seed packets ready for sale, and two shoebox-size cardboard boxes (D and E) with seed packets. There is also a folder of materials (F) relating to Wild Island Farm, the seed business, and a newspaper article “Polly Forbes Johnson Storey: A Spirit of Independence” (Bar Harbor Times, October 21, 1976). (See also GCIHS 1000.0.965 for another undated article about seeds business.) Seed packets indicate crop years were 1972 and 1992; but many packets have no crop years identified. Most of the seeds originated in Maine, but some are from Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Yugoslavia. Polly Storey’s daughter, Elizabeth Selim, recalls her mother germinating wildflower seeds on the property and remembers her mother’s seed business. Two of the green seed display boxes (A and B) contain packets of tree seeds. On the interior lids of these two boxes is a printed pamphlet: Tree Seeds from Maine* (and other exotic parts of the world), with text on why and how to plant tree seeds. Seed packets inside these two boxes include balsam fir, mountain ash, white pine, sugar maple, paper birch, and white spruce - all "Packed by Wild Island Farm, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625." Balsam fir (Abies balsama): Purity 93%, Germination 50% March 1994; Crop year 1992, Origin Maine. Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana): Purity 80%, Germination 30% March 1994, Crop year 1992, Origin Tennessee. White Pine (Pinus strobus): Purity 98%, Germination 90% March 1994, Crop year 1991, Origin Maine. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum): Purity 97%, Germination 55% March 1994, Crop Year 1992, Origin Pennsylvania. Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera): Purity 85%, Germination 95% March 1994, Crop year 1992, Origin Wisconsin. White Spruce: (Picea abies): Purity 98%, Germination 47.5% March 1992, Crop year 1990, Origin Yugoslavia. Several types of tree seed packets have bar-coded labels on reverse: “Acadia Shops, (seed name), $2.00”. The third green display box (C) contains mostly flower packets, but there are also four packets of White Cedar seeds in it. The interior lid of this box has hand drawn text and lovely small watercolor sketches of the types of flower seed packets it contains. White Cedar (Thuja occidentales): Text, printing and ‘packed by’ are slightly different: Purity 95%, Germ. 60% March 1973, Crop Year 1972, Origin Maine: Packed by Wild Island Seeds, The Farm House, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625. Flower packets: Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum): No date packed etc. Blue Flag (Iris versicolor): No date packed etc, but an Acadia Shops sticker (no bar code) $1.50 on reverse. Evening Primrose (Onothera biennis): No date packed etc. Beach Pea (Lathyrus japponics): Empty envelope, no crop year etc. Lupine (Lupinus perennis): No crop year etc. Cattail (Typha latifolia): No crop year etc., sealed but seems empty. Blueberry (Vaccinium augustifolium): No date crop year etc., envelope stained. There are 5 small manila envelopes with handwritten labels: Beach Pea, Wild Rose, Blue Flag, Seaside Goldenrod, and Bunchberry. Inside a sixth, larger manila envelope (labelled in red ink: ‘Begonia seeds’) are 5 folded, white paper packets, only two of which are labelled: "Pink and white from Christmas cactus pot", and "Deep Red". Cardboard boxes: First box (D) labeled “M.D. Apothecary” contains 59 green and white paper packets of Rhubarb (Rhabarbarum) seeds, “Packed by Wild Island Farm, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625”, no crop year etc., but Acadia Shops sticker (no bar code) $1.50 on reverse. Second box (E) contains 99 green and white paper packets of Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) seeds: Purity 80%, Germination 30% March 1994, Crop year 1992, Origin Tennessee, Packed by Wild Island Farm, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625, no sticker on reverse. Documents (F): 1970 to 1995, including 1992 correspondence with Aroostook Testing and Consulting Laboratory in Presque Isle, Maine, shows Polly submitted several varieties of tree seeds from Cranberry Island for testing and received germination rates for each. Information on how and when to gather seeds. Statements and business registration information. Newspaper article “Polly Forbes Johnson Storey: A Spirit of Independence” (Bar Harbor Times, October 21, 1976). Several letters from visitors who purchased the seeds at local hotels and wanted advice. Two loose 2"x2" square water color sketches of cranberry and fireweed. One 6"x8" color photograph of Polly Storey by Dick Berggren. [show more]
Description: This story map provides a brief presentation and discussion of the water quality data collected from 43 taps on the COA campus during 2022. While 28 elements were included in the test, the report focuses mainly on lead levels from various campus taps.
Description: Newspaper clippings: A= Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stanley renew wedding vows, 1960. B= Schooner Nile of Bath, F.H. Lewis master wreck in Winthrop (no date).
Description: A= Left to right: John Towns, his mother Mrs. Florence Towns, Sawtelle Teele, [perhaps Howard Pratt], Mary Teele Prat, Dot Towns. B=Capts. Perley Stanley and Hillard Hardy in Florida (1952?). C= Philmore Petersen. D=Frank Stanley. E=Charles "Pink" Stanley with boys (see also 1000.0.574). F="Mr. & Mrs. Antanson on fishing trip with Edgar Bunker and Addie, What a day that was" G= Harold Stanley and wife Maui? Harding Stanley. H= Wheelbarrow race with Judy Towns (Holbrook) (white sweater back row center), Cann Penn (Bangor) August 1958 Church fair day. I= Eleanore Mildred Joy 7 months 4 days. J=Gertie Bunker. K= unknown infant. LMNOPQR=unknown individuals [show more]
Description: One small booklet from Bicknell Photo Service of Portland Maine with nine photos of people and boats. A= Philmore Peterson in plaid, Morris Alley in center with cap and others at Elisha Bunker's boatyard in 1940s. B= Philmore Peterson and others. C= Hillard Hardy (Noether's House). D= Edgar Bunker. E= Boat "Peggy" that Red built for H. Hardy at Elisha's boatyard. F= Unidentified boat with tractor on beach. G= Unidentified boat. H= Pier with boat. I= Unidentified boats. J= Booklet photos were in (removed April 2019). [show more]
Description: 19 photographs,Steele family and Hebron Academy. Hebron was in central Maine. A= carved wood plaque "Hebron Academy Sturtevant Hall, Summer of 1903 "To Fil from As" ; B= Large cardboard matte Hebron Academy team; C= Class photo on porch, presumably Hebron Academy, Steele family; D= Badly faded Academy group; E= Leo Trask, F&G unk. H&I= unk; J=William Howe; K=unk "with love from Ora" ; L= unk "with Love from Ora [Strauss?]; M=Guy Watson HA'0?"; N="My home [xxxx] for you". (Steele family members are buried in Preble and Bunker Cemeteries on GCI. Related to Lulu Alley and Bunkers, too.) [show more]
Description: Longfellow School photo ca. 1910 Cranberry Isles, on brown cardboard backing with IDs on reverse; children all dressed up, perhaps graduation day. Left to right: Front row: Leslie Stanley, Russell Bunker, John Stanley, Holsie Atkinson, Victor Erickson. Second row: Gracie Atkinson, Bernice Spurling, Laura Erickson, Margie Bulger Phippen, Hilda Bulger Spurling, Blanch White Atkinson, Alvah Bunker. Third row: Esther White Howard, Florence Bracy, Hazel Bunker Hardy, Helen Trussell Alley, Gladys Spurling, Willard Rosebrook. Fourth row: George Hadlock Superintendent, Edgar White, Bertie Stanley, Robert Stanley, Raymond Bunker, Teacher Mamie Birlem. (IDs probably by Ruth Westphal) [show more]
Description: Enlarged reprint of an old view of Cranberry Road (perhaps a postcard view) with a mask identifying buildings along the road. Probably identified 1982 or later by someone who knew Tud Bunker (Doc Haydock?).
Description: Six Moorfield Storey (1845-1929) family photographs. A= Moorfield Storey on Cranberry Island 1928. B= Framed photo of Sue Storey [Lyman] and her horse Beauty in 1929. C=Artist Carl G. Nelson photo by David Westphal. D=Jr. Lovett "UncleBob", Aunt Bessie: Eliz Moorfield Storey Lovett and Gertrude Lovett Sturgis (photograph by Hermann, Bad Hauheim). E=Gathering of unidentified people on the lawn. F= Clarence Beal in his boat, Cranberry 1961. [show more]
Description: Two discolored cabinet card photos: A=Flora L. Stanley, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Asa D. Stanley, and B=Elva (Stanley) Lagoutte. Photos are warped and brown - may have been damaged during house fire when Addie Duren owned the Mountain house. There are other photos of Elva on NAS> migration photos.
Description: Photo warped and faded on mounted on cardboard: Islesford Coast Guard Station lifesavers with IDs on reverse: "Consult Marian Spurling, (Captained 1887-1909) Capt. Benjamin Franklin Stanley and crew (Capt. Frank), Islesford Coast Guard Station Life Saving until 1915."