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Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Identification Card	Organizations, Civic People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.434.2444 Type: Object, Identification Card Subject: Organizations, Civic People Description: Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies.
Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Hat	Organizations, Civic People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.278.2019 Type: Object, Clothing, Hat Subject: Organizations, Civic People Description: Used by Herman Savage and Wilfred Bunker. Two oval metal helmets painted red; adjustable webbed fabric supports with metal rivets inside; raised staples on interior of brim with fabric chin strips in place. Helmets used by GCI volunteer fire department ca. 1948 when the fire department was formed. Helmet (A): Red outside, white inside; "C.I.V.D." painted in white on exterior; handwritten inside the rim "H. Savage" (Herman Savage). Savage was a teenage volunteer fire department member. Helmet (B):Red outside, red inside; "W.A.B." painted in yellow on exterior; no initials inside. Wilfred Allison Bunker would have been in his late 20s in 1948. These may have been WWII helmets adapted for use by the fire department. Badly rusted and paint flaking and peeling. (See also 2014.278.2020 CIVD documents from 1950-1960s.) (See also photo of firefighters taken ca. January 1951-1953 with identifications, printed copy stored with item 2021 - box 49.) [show more]
Preserving our Past to Steer our Future Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Organizations, Civic	Cranberry Isles	Copyright Not Evaluated	Preserving our Past to Steer our Future Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.639.3129 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Organizations, Civic Publisher: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Place: Cranberry Isles Description: A booklet made in the early years of GCIHS explaining the need for a permanent home for the Historical Society: Cranberry House.
Beano game cage with balls Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Toy	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Beano game cage with balls Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.241.2032 Type: Object, Toy Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Game. Metal “Beano” cage. Round wire-mesh ball containing many lightweight wooden balls (.5" diam) each stamped with a letter (B,I,N,G,O) and a number (from 1 to at least 70), on a wire stand with wire crank that spins the balls, a latch for an opening where balls can be taken in and out, and a little metal cup stamped "LOWE" where a single ball would tumble into. This game was played at the firehouse 1950s and beyond.
Cap and tee shirt, Rooster Club Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Hat	Organizations, Civic People		Copyright Not Evaluated	Cap and tee shirt, Rooster Club Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.353.2118 Type: Object, Clothing, Hat Subject: Organizations, Civic People Description: Clothing. Blue and gold Rooster Club ball cap and green Rooster Club tee shirt. The Rooster Club was the men's answer to the elite women's Cranberry Club. Members included Arvard Savage, Doc Haydock, Charlie Rice, and Victor [White]?. Club house was behind Haydock's house.
Longfellow School house GCI Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Organizations, School Institution		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Longfellow School house GCI Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1314 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, School Institution Description: Photo, print of front view of Longfellow School house, in blue frame, 8x10", blk & wht, from scan. (See 2004>photos>bk, possibly made from a postcard: "School House at Cranberry Isles, Me" in script.)
GCIHS documents Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	GCIHS documents Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1052 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Collection, GCIHS info. 1052a-c. (a) November 2009 Issue of the Cranberry Chronicle. (b) Summer 2009 Events calendar. (c) Laminated copy of notes from the GCIHS 2000 Annual Meeting
Town of Cranberry Isles Annual Reports 1921-2012 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Government Records	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Town of Cranberry Isles Annual Reports 1921-2012 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.336.2102 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Reports. Town of Cranberry Isles Annual Reports 1921-2012. These booklets are prepared for the Annual Town Meeting and include information on town officials, taxes, auditors reports, schools, ordinances and regulations, budgets, and the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting. Missing booklets for these years: 1926-27, 1927-28, 1930-31, 1942-43, and 2011. (Box 1 of 2 contains reports for 1921-1998. Box 2 of 2 contains reports for 2000-2014.)
Annual Report (1936-1937) Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Booklet	Organizations, Civic		Copyright Not Evaluated	Annual Report (1936-1937) Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2009.130.1044 Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Booklet, "Annual Report (1936-1937) Town of Cranberry Isles, ME (See also collection of Town Reports in 2015.336.2102.) We have record of this report already kept in Box 61a, with all other annual reports.
Easter Service held on March 30 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Poster	Organizations, Religious	Cranberry Isles	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Easter Service held on March 30 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.241.2099 Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Organizations, Religious Place: Cranberry Isles Description: Poster. Easter Service Sunday March 30 (no year), Arthur Forrester and William Goldberg led the service; lunch served in the Ladies Aid. Hand drawn lilies, cross, and text, mixed media with cut-outs of flowers.
Book of Remembrance, history of church and ladies aid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Organizations, Religious		Copyright Not Evaluated	Book of Remembrance, history of church and ladies aid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2000.132.37 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, Religious Description: Book, "Book of Remembrance", by Velma Teel, history of the church and ladies aid. Also included, 3.5" floppy diskette perhaps by Sarah Newell, with, presumably, transcriptions of some parts. (From Ladies Aid 2000). A description of the early history of the Cranberry Isles and the Ladies Aid Founding history.
"God's Tugboat - Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" 1949 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	Organizations, Civic Vessels, Service Vessel		In Copyright	"God's Tugboat - Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" 1949 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.586 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Organizations, Civic Vessels, Service Vessel Description: Newspaper page with article "God's Tugboat - News for the Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" by Edith Drury, about activities of the Seacoast Mission, with photo of Capt. Bert Stanley. From Maine Coast Fisherman, Oct 1949.
School and property tax info Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Government Records	Organizations, School Institution People		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	School and property tax info Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2003.77.555 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, School Institution People Description: Ledger page, loose, school and property tax info, no date, typical names listed: William Preble, Lew Ladd, Thomas Bunker, Gilbert Family, John Steele, etc.
Mutual Improvement and Benevolent Society constitution Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Administrative Records	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Mutual Improvement and Benevolent Society constitution Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.28.188 Type: Document, Administrative Records Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Document, handwritten, constitution of the Mutual Improvement and Benevolent Society
Valuation book 1937 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Government Records	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Valuation book 1937 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.29.359 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Ledger, Tax records, "Valuation book for the year 1937, Town of Cranberry Isles"
Benefit for Cranberry Isles Volunteer Fire Department Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Poster	Organizations, Civic		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Benefit for Cranberry Isles Volunteer Fire Department Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.29.378 Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Poster, on cardboard, "Concert benefit Cranberry Isles Volunteer Fire Department, Monday, August 13th 4:30 p.m. fire house, Robert Bloom, oboe; Charles Bruck, conductor; Sara Lambert "Sally" Bloom, oboe; Susan Freed, violin, with members of Pierre Monteaux Festival Orchestra" with abstract painting of rocks
Ladies Aid annual fair poster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Poster	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Ladies Aid annual fair poster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.29.382 Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Poster, on cardboard, "Cranberry Isles Ladies Aid will hold its annual Fair Wednesday August 6th"
Orders drawn on the treasurer, Town of Cranberry Isles 1938-1954 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Government Records	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Orders drawn on the treasurer, Town of Cranberry Isles 1938-1954 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.29.377 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Ledger sheets, "Records of orders drawn on the treasurer, Town of Cranberry Isles", 1938-1954 (ledger book cover discarded because of rusty hinges)
Lifesaving Service collection Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Organizations, Civic Places, Island		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Lifesaving Service collection Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.124.1001 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Organizations, Civic Places, Island Description: Collection of items from Alice White from 1955, included are postcards from Gott's Island from 1912 and several receipts. One book: Annual Report of the Operations of the United States Lifesaving Service for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1879. Book stamped with "Custom House Portland ME Sep. 27, 1880" and has inscription on the first page "Alice White 1955". Includes services rendered by various crews 1879.
Metal Constable Badge museum display Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Insignia Badge	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Metal Constable Badge museum display Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.248.1032 Type: Object, Insignia Badge Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Badge. Metal constable badge used for a museum display. Phil Whitney may have the rest of the outfit at his home.
Everyday Arithmetic 1914 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Organizations, Civic, Public Library		Copyright Not Evaluated	Everyday Arithmetic 1914 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2009.130.1041 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, Civic, Public Library Description: Book, "Everyday Arithmetic" by John B. Gifford. Copyright 1914
Primary Arithmetic 1909 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Organizations, School Institution		Copyright Not Evaluated	Primary Arithmetic 1909 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2009.130.1042 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, School Institution Description: Book, "Primary Arithmetic" by Samuel Hamilton. Copyright 1909. Inscription on front cover "Property of Town of Cranberry Isles Hazel Bunker"
Annual Report (1913) Superintendent of Schools Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Booklet	Organizations, Civic		Copyright Not Evaluated	Annual Report (1913) Superintendent of Schools Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2009.130.1045 Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Booklet, "Annual Report (1913) Superintendent of Schools"
Town Records Ledger 1857-1896 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Government Records	Organizations, Civic		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Town Records Ledger 1857-1896 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2000.65.536 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Ledger, handwritten, probably by William Preble, various records kept 1850s-1900, all 174 pages scanned 2017. Schooner Quickstep business and voyages, 1858-1866. (There is a xerox copy of this Schooner Quickstep ledger made by Omer P. Mountain kept with the ledger.) Town of Cranberry Isles records, 1859-1875. Meeting House 1866-1874. Schooner Circe 1857. Enoch Stanley, W.E. Hadlock, G.L. Hadlock. Cash advances for Wrecks. M.L. Bunker. Schooner Sea Queen 1871. Schooner Intrepid 1871. Schooner Transfer 1867-1870. E.B. Stanley. Meltiah P. Richardson mentioned 1858-1863. Estate of Thomas Stanley 1879. Wrecked Schooner William Hone 1872. Wrecked Schooner Rosilla B. 1871. Wrecked Brig. Edward Delisle 1869. Wrecked Brig. Aerolite 1869. Wrecked Brig. Charlotte 1867. Wrecked Schooner C.D. Horton 1867. Wrecked Schooner Alice T. 1867. Wrecked Schooner Jessie 1867. Post Office Records 1848-1855, 1857-1896. Marriages (weddings) 1880. (Each of the 174 pages of this ledger were scanned and saved to NAS 2017.) [show more]
Two partial sets of alphabet flash cards Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card	Organizations, School Institution		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Two partial sets of alphabet flash cards Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.227.1919 Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card Subject: Organizations, School Institution Description: Flash cards, two partial sets of commercially-made alphabet flash cards; each shows a letter of the alphabet or a digraph (2 letters making a sound); the back is sometimes blank, sometimes with a story explaining the use of the letter or sound

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