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| The Old Homestead, poem Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  The Old Homestead, poem Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: The Old Homestead, a poem by E.T. Preble., reminisces about the Preble house on GCI and all the lives now past. The author of the poem is most likely Elmenia Thompson Spurling, b. 19 Aug 1840, who married first Ezra Carroll, then William Henry Preble. Elmenia had four children by Preble, one being Abby Lizzie Preble, b. 25 Sep 1865, d. 24 Dec 1901 in Chicago. (Statement at bottom of poem connects author to GCI Preble house.) | |||
| Guide to and history of St. John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Guide to and history of St. John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy of history and description of St John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England | ||
| "----I can't Be There Poem Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| "----I can't Be There Poem Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Poem written by Azerlea Somes Pray Barton about not being able to attend the Somesville Bi-Centennial. | ||||
| Masonic Lodge and traveling in the winter on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Masonic Lodge and traveling in the winter on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Atricle about the Masonic Lodge in 1860s. Article contains notes from Captain Pray about traveling over the ice to get from one location to the other | ||||
| Somesville Library Association Fair Proves Very Successful Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Somesville Library Association Fair Proves Very Successful Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Article about the Someville Library fair happenings; flea market, weather, food for sale, exhibits. Previously archived as 011.FIC.57.2 | ||||
| Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine Northeast Harbor Library Description: An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. | ||
| First Church of Mount Desert Church Records 1792-1867 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| First Church of Mount Desert Church Records 1792-1867 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Mount Desert Church Records, Vol. 73 of ? Source N.E. Genealogical Society, Boston. Short history of church from its founding on Oct 17, 1792. List founders, those later admitted and deaths. Record of baptisms. At end list members of those connected to the Congregational Church in Temont, Mt. Desert, and Eden in 1857, | ||||
| Painting Contractor Donates Services to Mount Desert Historical Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Painting Contractor Donates Services to Mount Desert Historical Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Three articles (painting contractor 2 copies) related to the building of a storage or a museum. Previously archived as 011.FIC.57.3 | ||||
| Beech Hill Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Beech Hill Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Church was Methodist Episcopal. Also housed Baptist services. Mentions old road names, Coal Kiln Road, Old Beech Hill Rd. Battle of Norwood Cove mention Bit of history about Isaac Herrick as a Wheelwright Previously archived as 011.FIC.66.2 | |||
| Somesville Summer Party, 1855 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Somesville Summer Party, 1855 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Somesville Summer Party in 1855 based upon Charles Tracey's diary, a New York Lawyer. Invited town's people to a party. Frederick Church and family's arrival Somes Cove mackerel fishing picture, Pond's End Restaurant discussion and picture, picture of the Kate L. Pray schooner, Previously archived as 011.FIC.71.1 | |||
| Essay on Sammy Sanford's Cabin Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Essay on Sammy Sanford's Cabin Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Essay, "Cabin in the woods" by Wini Smart, July 2000, about Sammy Sanford's house | |||
| Publication "The Houses of Islesford Little Cranberry Island, Maine" By Marion Spurling Islesford Historical Society |
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| Publication "The Houses of Islesford Little Cranberry Island, Maine" By Marion Spurling Islesford Historical Society Description: Most recent publishing of Marion Spurlings collection of house histories. Occasional Paper No.4, see entry #0285 for first publication | ||||
| Hugh Dwelley write up about the USCGS Islesford Historical Society |
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|  Hugh Dwelley write up about the USCGS Islesford Historical Society | ||||
| Dix - Holden - Boathouse Site - Mary Jones House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Dix - Holden - Boathouse Site - Mary Jones House Southwest Harbor Public Library | |||
| William H. Clinkard House Walk Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William H. Clinkard House Walk Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The Clinkard house was featured in "Walks On Mount Desert Island" by Harold Peabody and Charles H. Grandgent, printed in 1928 and copyrighted 1928 by Harold Peabody, Boston, Mass. | |||
| Document "Wood House" Spurling/Bunker History Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Document "Wood House" Spurling/Bunker History Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, from Phil & Karin Whitney to Winnie Smart dated 4/25/2010. Subject: "Wood House History". Item 1589a is the 2nd page of this document. The house was built in 1844 on land which had been in the Spurling/Bunker family since the island was first settled in 1762. Joseph Stanley Spurling married Matilda Young in 1844. I believe they were the builders of the house and the first occupants of it. His son, Joseph William Spurling, married Julia Bunker in 1870. They were the next occupants of the house. They had five children, Warren Adelbert "Bert" (1871-1965), Arthur Milton "Chummy" (1873-1975), Alta Irva (1877-1969), Ernest Wilbur (1880-1935), Joseph Elwood (1882-1960), Joseph William Spurling died suddenly in 1887. Julia Bunker Spurling's mother, Sidney C. Hamor, came to live with her. Sidney died in 1918 (She stood up suddenly, said "now ain't that queer?" and fell down dead. Julia died in 1919. Phil Whitney states, "my grandfather , Joseph "Elwood" Spurling, became the executor of the property and sold it out of the family in the early 1920's. Between 1844 and 1919, the property was essentially a farm. Prior to 1900, the main road curved and ran in front of what is now David Bunker's house and the Wood House before curving back to its present day (2010) path. (One can still find traces of this road near the intersection of Dog Point Road. There was a large barn between the Wood house and the Heath, which housed horses, oxen and cows. The farm well is still visible near there. When the road was straightened (date unknown) the house, barn and well were separated by the road. Phil Whitney states, "the barn was used by my grandfather between 1920-1960." All the land on the opposite side of the road, including the barn, remained in the family, primarily to store and repair lobster traps. After Joseph "Elwood" Spurling's death in 1960, it became derelict and was intentionally burned down in the early 1970's. Julia Bunker Spurling, also known as "Nanny", ran a small store in one room of the house during the late 19th-early 20th century to help make ends meet after her husband's death. The room has an alcove and faces David Bunker's house. At one time (date unknown), there was an extra wing on the house, where the garage is now, which was constructed at a right angle to the main house and led towards David Bunker's house. The house was always referred to as "Nanny's House" when I (Phil Whitnery) was growing up. (Much information in these paragraphs was related to me (Phil Whitney) by my grandmother, Ella Bates Spurling, and my mother, Dorothy Spurling Whitney). Phil Whitney believes the purchaser of the house in the 1920's was Blanche Atkinson. She owned it until the early 1950's. It wasn't used much and as I (Phil Whitney) understand it , the house became rather rundown. Louise Strandberg's family (Saltonstall/Lobkowicz) owned it in the 1950's-early 1960's using it primarily in the summer months. It was then sold to Burton Jones and his wife. He was the Arts Editor for the Boston Globe in the mid-1960's. They owned it until approximately 1978. (Note; the dates are not exact). Robert and Sarah Bloom then purchased the property from the Joneses. Bob Bloom built the existing garage on the end of the main building during the early 1980's. Bloom died in the late 1980's or early 1990's. Sarah (Salley) Bloom held onto the house until 2007, before selling it to Cameron and Nancy Wood of Virginia, the current owners (2010). Sally lived year-round one year in the house around 2002, before moving away permanently and renting the house seasonally. Around 2004-2005, Sally was in the process of selling the house to a wealthy art dealer from Rhode Island. The individual spent part of one summer living in the house. There were several burglaries of artworks from summer cottages toward the end of the season. An island resident spotted him breaking into a residence. This individual was convicted of the thefts. The sale of the house was never finalized. This house is especially noteworthy, not only because of its age (1844) and beautiful location (outstanding views of the Pool andthe Mt. Desert mountains) but that many of the children born in the house went on to have interesting lives or produce many other well-known island offspring. Bert Spurling moved to Islesford in 1919 and during his long life founded the old Woodlawn Hotel. One son was Elmer Spurling who took over the dock business for many years. One daughter, Elva, married Harvard Beal who founded Beal Fish Wharf in Southwest Harbor which is still in operation today. Chummy Spurling also moved to Islesford and became locally famous for his craftmanship in building skiffs. (He dropped dead saying good-bye to his friends after the completion of his 102nd birthday party). Alta married Henry Bunker and around 1920 moved into the house across the street currently (2010) owned by Louise Strandberg. Her children included, Raymond Bunker (famous boatbuilder), Lyndon "Tud" Bunker (famous Cranberry Island icon) and Wilfred Bunker (co-founder of Beal & Bunker). Ernest Spurling committed suicide in 1935 (found in a vehicle on Cooksey Drive, Northeast Harbor). Elwood Spurling , lived in three separate houses during his lifetime on Great Cranberry, all with 200 feet of each other. At various times in his life, he was a farmer, lobsterman, operated herring weirs, summer charter boat captaing, was Road Commissioner for 30 years, owned and sold much land on Cranberry. Phil ends this email by saying, "Whew! That's probably too much information for this publication, but should be saved for our archives." [show more] | |||
| On Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  On Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library Description: Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont. | ||
| Maine Cottages: Fred L. Savage and the Architecture of Mount Desert Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Maine Cottages: Fred L. Savage and the Architecture of Mount Desert Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Mount Desert has been one of America's favorite tourist destinations for over 150 years. As early as the 1840s, the lush landscape of this island on the Maine coast attracted artists and writers, who soon made Mount Desert's beauty famous with their paintings and publications. The stream of tourists that began traveling to the island after the Civil War prompted a building boom of cottages, hotels, and various buildings in Bar Harbor and other towns in the vicinity. Fred Savage (1861–1924) was the most influential architect in the development of Mount Desert and northeastern Maine, designing over three hundred buildings. Richly illustrated with archival drawings, photographs, and newly commissioned color photography, Maine Cottages presents all of Savage's most important works while placing the life and career of this architect in the larger context of Mount Desert Island. [show more] |