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| Agricultural heritage of the Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Agricultural heritage of the Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: 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.] [show more] | ||
| George and Sam Gilley haying Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  George and Sam Gilley haying Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: George and Sam Gilley haying on Little Cranberry Island. [THIS MAY BE an NPS ACADIA PHOTOGRAPH.] Notes on reverse: "Janice Murch 7/000 Cat. No. 548, Acadia Ex. 705 George & Sam Gilley haying." | |||
| Bayview Farm photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bayview Farm photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Four small black and white photos and one tintype framed in a wood/glass frame. Bayview Farm owned and operated by Jim Crosby in modern times "The Red House" owned by Judi Towns Lim and Chong Lim, a.k.a. the Towns house. James C. Crosby and Cora Almeda (Pressey) Crosby are the couple in the tintype. Their son, Clarence, is shown in the photo with the barn. The houses seen in the background of the geese photo are "Haydy's house & Arno Stanley's" per donor. (See scans in 2000\photos\dorothy towns and note explaining images.) [show more] | |||
| Maggie and Lucien Smith College of the Atlantic |
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|  Maggie and Lucien Smith College of the Atlantic Description: Maggie and Lucien Smith, Beech Hill Farm managers from about 2001-2006. | |||
| John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  John Gilley of Baker's Island Northeast Harbor Library Description: "Originally published in 1899 in The Century Magazine and in book form in 1904 by the American Unitarian Association under the title of: John Gilley, Maine farmer and fisherman." | ||
| Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library Description: Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025 | |||
| Osmond Emery Harper with David B. Benson and Katherine Gertrude Benson and a Load of Hay at Seawall Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Osmond Emery Harper with David B. Benson and Katherine Gertrude Benson and a Load of Hay at Seawall Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: It is unknown exactly where Osmond was picking up hay, but it is probable that he was on Peter Theodore Benson Jr.'s land and two of Peter's children were helping load the hay. The Harpers and the Bensons were neighbors at Seawall. Osmond built his house at 475 Seawall Road, Map 19 - Lot 48, MHPC #405-1016, across the road and several lots toward Southwest Harbor from the Benson's land, in 1917. | |
| William Holden Whitmore Haying at the Whitmore Farm Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William Holden Whitmore Haying at the Whitmore Farm Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Lucy Ella Lawler Whitmore Feeding Chickens Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Lucy Ella Lawler Whitmore Feeding Chickens Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Haying on Great Cranberry Island Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Haying on Great Cranberry Island Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Viola Florence Joy (1887-1911) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974) Clyde E. Spurling (1910-1934) | ||
| Haying on Great Cranberry Island Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Haying on Great Cranberry Island Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974) | |||
| Haying on Great Cranberry Island Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Haying on Great Cranberry Island Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Left to Right: Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974) Clyde E. Spurling (1910-1934) | ||
| Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right. | |||
| Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown. | ||
| Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown. | |||
| William "Bill" Lawlor Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William "Bill" Lawlor Haying on Fernald Point Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The horse's name is Barney. | ||
| Joe and Chris Lawlor on a Work Wagon with Rubber Wheels Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Joe and Chris Lawlor on a Work Wagon with Rubber Wheels Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950. | |||
| Christopher Wendell Lawlor Plowing with Team Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Christopher Wendell Lawlor Plowing with Team Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Chris is in the center. | |||
| Henry W. Sawyer Working a Yoke of Oxen on Ann's Point Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Henry W. Sawyer Working a Yoke of Oxen on Ann's Point Southwest Harbor Public Library |