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| Hebron Academy/Steele family photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hebron Academy/Steele family photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society 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] | ||
| Letters to Charles A. Gilley 1903-1904 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letters to Charles A. Gilley 1903-1904 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of two 1903-1904 letters to Charles A. Gilley from a woman (Annie Keaney?) in Lawrence, MA, who wanted very much to come and visit Mr. Gilley or to work for him. They had apparently met at some point. She planned to send him her photo and thought that would be permissible since it was a leap year. | ||
| Postage-stamp quilt made for Cara (Carrie) Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Postage-stamp quilt made for Cara (Carrie) Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt, postage stamp style of various colors including double pinks and brown madders with solid brown backing brought around to front with mitered corners creating a brown binding. Quilt is 97" x 75" with 1 3/8" squares. Handwritten note attached: "Quilt top pieced by Ladies from our 'Aid' in 1903 as a welcome home gift to Cara (Carrie) Richardson who had been her own captain and navigator on her second trip to the Orient in Peter's boat which she inherited on his death. Her house is near Carolyn Liebow's." [Note here that "Orient" may just mean away from Maine, per Ralph Stanley.] Mary Katherine "Carrie" Stanley Richardson (1848-1920) was the daughter of Enoch B. Sr. and Caroline H. (Guptill) Stanley. Capt. Lewis G. Stanley was her brother. She was the second wife of Capt. Meltiah Richardson (1828-1901) and mother of Emery Willard Richardson (1873-1883) and Charles Emery “Peter” Richardson (1885-1971). She attended higher education in Boston. She traveled with her husband on his vessel the Carrie M. Richardson and was an expert celestial navigator. Carrie is buried in the Stanley Cemetery. In 2001, the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society wrote and produced the original play, Carrie Richardson of Big Cranberry. [show more] | |
| Regulation of motor vessels Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Regulation of motor vessels Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Official Document, "Regulation of Motor Vessels", 8 Jun 1906 | ||
| 1906 Calendar page Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  1906 Calendar page Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Calendar page, Sep and Oct 1906, with design of young woman with hat | ||
| Wilfred S. Trussell 1906 motorized vessel license Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wilfred S. Trussell 1906 motorized vessel license Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, License, framed under glass, to operate or navigate motorized vessels of 15 gross tons or less and to carry passengers, issued to Wilfred S. Trussell, 21 Sept 1906, signed by Charles O. Cousinly and Walter L. Blaisdell | ||
| Metal tea strainer Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Metal tea strainer Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Kitchenware. Tea strainer. Small, metal sieve basket suspended above attached metal bowl with black wooden handle. Stamped with: "Superior, Pat. Dec 22, 08, ALLCO" | ||
| Straw whisk broom Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Straw whisk broom Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Straw whisk broom with metal and string binding, tag reads "Gift from Ladies Aid Society, ca. early 1900. | ||
| Letter of Introduction for Captain Benjamin H. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter of Introduction for Captain Benjamin H. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter of introduction for Captain Benjamin H. Spurling from J. S. Winslow & Co., Ship Brokers, Portland Maine, February 27, 1900. "This is to certify that we have known Captain Benjamin H. Sperling (sic) of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, for the past fifteen years, as Master of schooners engaged in the fishing trade. We consider Captain Sperling to be a man of extra good habits, thoroughly capable and trustworthy, and it gives us pleasure to furnish him this letter of recommendation." [show more] | ||
| Louise Marr relatives and friends portraits (Group 3 of 4) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Louise Marr relatives and friends portraits (Group 3 of 4) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos of Louise Marr relatives and friends identified only as "Children" with no individual names; several are cabinet cards, several photos appear to have been removed from a photo album at some point. (Grouped A-F) | ||
| Louise Marr relatives and friends portraits (Group 2 of 4) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Louise Marr relatives and friends portraits (Group 2 of 4) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos of Louise Marr relatives: with IDs on reverse, most are cabinet cards. A = This is 1 of the daughters of the Preble that had the leather business in Chicago (2 copies) B = F. Spurling 1903 (two photos in wedding dress) C = Ruth Buck, Alice Bennett, BA. D = Augusta F. Reed, July 21, 1900 E = No ID F = Ed Malmar, Husband of Minnie, Chase Manhattan Bank G = Auntie Maude Graduation from High School H = Harold Spurling I = Uncle Harold, Auntie Maude, Mother J = Mother at Auntie Maude's graduation K = Gertrude Estelle Malmar, Age 5 months, Daughter of Ed & Minnie Malmar L = Uncle Harold (Spurling) M = Aunt Maude's only two children: standing Doris Weare (died in her youth) and sitting is Frances Weare Jewett. N= Lucius Whipple with grandchildren Raymond and Harry Spurling [show more] | ||
| William Preble Grocery Receipt for Nettie Stanley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William Preble Grocery Receipt for Nettie Stanley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A grocery store receipt for Nettie Stanley. Some items featured on this list are cans of milk, can of peaches, and coffee. The bill of about $50 was paid on July 29th, 1904. |
| William P. Preble to Nettie Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William P. Preble to Nettie Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Grocery store receipt for N. Stanley. Some bought items are eggs, sugar and lemons. The payment for all of these items was received on July 29th, 1904. |
| Letter to Ben Spruling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to Ben Spruling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from J.E Welles to Ben Spurling. This letter is regarding the fishing industry. Welles mentions how it is hard to find fisherman to work out in Athens (Georgia). He then talks about deciding to not make his boat a power boat, but keep it how it is because it is greatly equipped for business. Lastly, he mentions about how if Ben wanted to come join him in the Gulf, he would figure something out, due to the lack of fisherman willing to work. [show more] |
| Spurling - Benjamin Spurling Received Pay Note Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Spurling - Benjamin Spurling Received Pay Note Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Capt. Benjamin Spurling to Edwin L. Hodgdon Sr. to Labor Planting Garden. Edwin worked 19 hours and earned $.25 an hour. There was a received pay discount of $.75 and so he earned a total of $4. |
| The Board of Pharmacy of the State of New Jersey Certificate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  The Board of Pharmacy of the State of New Jersey Certificate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A certificate from the board of Pharmacy notifying the recipient of a satisfactory examination score. This was likely sent to Wade Marr, who got his Pharmacy degree, and made a living as a druggist. |
| College of Pharmacy Student Handbook of New York 1905-1906 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  College of Pharmacy Student Handbook of New York 1905-1906 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A college of Pharmacy student handbook with a day planner in the back. The book has the initials W.H. Marr written, which is Wade Marr who would make a profession as a druggist. This student handbook includes a day planner, points of interests, and sports clubs. |
| Mountain View Inn (Right) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Mountain View Inn (Right) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A photograph of the Mountain View Inn before being moved and becoming the Historic Society. This building was originally used as a restaurant where the guest would eat upstairs and the food was prepared downstairs and brought up by a dumbwaiter. After the closing of the Inn the building was then used as a workshop. By 2004, the Mountain View Inn found a new home just up the road from its original location, and the Historical Society has been using it ever since. [show more] | |
| Letter re: Robbins failure to pay poll tax Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter re: Robbins failure to pay poll tax Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter, 1 sheet, folded, apparently a copy of one sent from William P. Preble, Chairman of Selectmen & Assessors, to Howard P. Robbins 25 Jul 1890, complaining that Robbins, as US Government employee appointed to post on Cranberry Isles (probably at Lifesaving Station on Islesford) refuses to pay poll tax and yet sends his 3 children to school in District 5, thus causing expenses to town. Transcribed. (District 5 is Baker Island.) | ||
| Receipts for taxes and an organ Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipts for taxes and an organ Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Receipts for Taxes 1888-1901 and two other receipts including one for a Bridgeport organ 1904. | ||
| Alice Bulger Stanley GCI high school notebook Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Alice Bulger Stanley GCI high school notebook Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger, School accounts, kept by Alice Bulger 1906-1907, found in Ruth Westphal's house. With note from donor: "This book keeping exercise book belonged to Alice Bulger (Stanley) at a time when there evidently was a high school here on Great Cranberry in 1906-1907. Alice married Richard Stanley and they moved into the then new in 1910 home which now is the Westphal home." | ||
| Document re: Enoch B. Stanley estate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Document re: Enoch B. Stanley estate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, (copy), handwritten, signed by wife & children of Enoch B. Stanley, to avoid probate court, drawn up by George R. Fuller, signed & sent to probate court, 12 Apr 1904, to the effect that they can agree among themselves about the estate | ||
| Receipt quit claim deed Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt quit claim deed Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Receipt, for recording quit claim deed, between Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley, 50 cents, 18 Apr 1903 | ||
| Rug making and Maine Seacoast Mission Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Rug making and Maine Seacoast Mission Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Documents pertaining to rug making. (A) Report of the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society for the year ending 1927. (B): Nine items of correspondence pertaining to the Cranberry Island Hooked Rugs program started by the Seacoast Mission, letters date from 1901-1902. The hooked rug program was one of the first cottage industries, the Seacoast Mission took completed rugs to New York for sale | ||
| Wedding announcment William E. Duren & Addie E. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wedding announcment William E. Duren & Addie E. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Wedding Announcement, William E. Duren & Addie E. Stanley, 10 Oct 1906 |