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| A Cabin in the Woods - Wini Smart Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  A Cabin in the Woods - Wini Smart Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A booklet written by Wini Smart about Sammy Sanford and Rachel Field's friendship through the years, which led to her writing the acclaimed God's Pocket. Published in 2011. | |
| Cranberry Road: GCI 1919-1950 - Wini Smart Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Cranberry Road: GCI 1919-1950 - Wini Smart Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A brief history of Great Cranberry between 1919 and 1950. Covering the businesses and activities of islanders. Including many of Betty Hartleys recollections. | |
| Art Show Quilt 2021 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Art Show Quilt 2021 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This quilt was made by Beverly Sanborn for the Cranberry Island Art Show for Great Cranberry Historical Society in 2021. Karin Whitney donated it to the Museum. | |
| Carrie Richardson Folding Bed Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Carrie Richardson Folding Bed Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This bed was a feature of the schooner ‘Carrie M. Richardson’ and was used by the ship's namesake, celestial navigator and later owner Carrie Stanley Richardson. Island legend has it that Carrie didn’t like to sleep in the bunks as the rest of the sailors did and so when the schooner was stopped at a dock, she went hunting and found this unusual folding bed. After she passed away, it was left in the boathouse at the Lew Stanley boatyard. Bob LaHotan-who co owned the boatyard with John Heliker-would sleep in the very same bed! [show more] | ||
| Cranberry Rooster Division Sign Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Cranberry Rooster Division Sign Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: The Cranberry Club Rooster Division was a local spoof men's club to mirror the elite women’s Cranberry Club. The club house was behind Doc Haydock’s house and also included Arvard Savage, Charlie Rice, and Victor White. They would put on performances of music and ‘interpretive island dances’. | ||
| Lifeboat Rations Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Lifeboat Rations Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Rations would have been stored in the lifeboat’s emergency kit. This one contains 8oz of dried biscuits. If a boat sunk in the middle of the Atlantic it could be many days before any lifeboats were found, so access to some food could be vital for survival. | ||
| Fire Extinguisher Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Fire Extinguisher Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fire extinguisher for a boat. Likely from early 1900s. On the cylinder it says; "throw contents with force into the base of the flame". | ||
| Cranberry Club Chamber Set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Cranberry Club Chamber Set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society | ||
| Model Warship - Built by Arvard Savage Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Model Warship - Built by Arvard Savage Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Model warship built by Arvard Savage. Donated by Karin Whitney. | |
| Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: On loan from Phil Whitney. This turtle shell, according to Whitney family legend, is suspected to be from an 1825 whaling expedition to the South Pacific. It was kept in the family home until 1928, when the Spurling house burned down, and was rescued from the flames by islanders trying to salvage their possessions. The shell is that of a Hawksbill sea turtle, larger than most found today, and you may notice an indentation on the left side. Turtles are adept at recovering from injuries but they can’t grow back bone, so this is likely an injury sustained from when this turtle was far smaller. [show more] | ||
| Richard 'Chuddy' Alley Interview Transcript Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Richard 'Chuddy' Alley Interview Transcript Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Interview Transcript from an interview with Richard 'Chuddy' Alley. The interview was recorded in the 2000's (exact year unknown) by Jessi Duma and Jenny Matthews, who both lived on the island for a number of years. Chuddy came to GCI as a young boy, and recounts many memories of Great Cranberry in the early to mid 20th century. He talks about agriculture and fishing extensively with Jessi. He moved over to Islesford and his son Ricky Alley speaks about fishing with a fish trap, and Pursing. Jessi was a Cranberry Island Fellow and became the general manager for GCIHS for a few years. Interview with transcribed by Hannah Gower-Fox. She was the Archivist and Museum Curator for GCIHS in 2023. [show more] | ||
| Cranberry Wall of Fame - Hannah Gower-Fox, 2023 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Cranberry Wall of Fame - Hannah Gower-Fox, 2023 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A booklet detailing each of the individual photographs of people on the 'Cranberry Wall of Fame' in the Museum. Contains information regarding the names; occupations; significant life partners; family members; and houses on the island. Produced using Tax records, Historical maps, google maps, and Phil Whitney's extensive knowledge of islanders personal histories. To be used in conjunction with the photographs on the wall in the museum. [show more] |
| Shell Midden Remains and Photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Shell Midden Remains and Photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A collection of shells and photographs taken from the Shell Midden on Fish Point. Some of the shells have holes in them, which may have been created by the indigenous people who hunted for them. Dating through the shell middens and other archeological remains, we know people have used this coastline and its plentiful marine resources for thousands of years. The Cranberries themselves were used by the indigenous peoples here, evidenced by the remains of a shell midden on Fish point (at the hook of the island) which isn’t accessible to the public. Shell middens are often referred to as trash heaps and they contain oyster, clam, and shellfish remains, along with ‘faunal remains’ which refers to the mammal, fish, bird, reptile bones and teeth that are found. A minor portion of the middens are often stone tools or their fragments, and pieces of ceramic pottery. Shellfish middens are phenomenal records of the lives lived in proximity to the coast, and they are often found in sheltered coves and bays, near small mudflats, and tidal/inland streams. They tell us which seasons people were occupying areas, their preference for sheltered areas with easy access to the ocean (for their canoes) and plentiful marine resources, such as shellfish flats, and spring runs of migratory fish. They are extraordinary records which are disappearing rapidly due to rising oceans. [show more] | ||
| Certificate of Marriage. Beniah Bunker and Josie S. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Certificate of Marriage. Beniah Bunker and Josie S. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Certificate of Marriage. Beniah Bunker and Josie S. Stanley December 4, 1887, with photographs of bride and groom. Ornate frame. | |
| Cardboard panels painted by GCI school children Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Cardboard panels painted by GCI school children Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Paintings, three painted cardboard panels with artwork by GCI school children. (A) Woman on the moon releasing white dove by Amy Russell1996. (B) Woman in black in the middle of an orange flower by Martha Bunker (probably 1996); she became an artist or photographer in Portland. (C) Ice Hockey player in action on the ice by Patrick Allen (probably 1996). | |
| Points East: Narratives of New England - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Points East: Narratives of New England - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Book written by local author Rachel Field. Signed by the author. |
| Photographs of islanders Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photographs of islanders Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Group of photos in cardboard frames with annotations. A= To Addie from Mary Anne. B= Arthur Joy Cranberry Isles, notice is sleeve badges USS and 6, and the words on his cap Life Saving Station, as well as a vest pocket watch. C= To Aunt Addie from Lucille Muriel Stanley. D= Aunt Addie Best wishes, Joyce [Arline Bunker]. E= Addie Bates daughter on C Isles [xx] Ella Spurling [1890-95?]." | ||
| Photos of Islanders Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photos of Islanders Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Nine photos of people: A= Hyde and Nettie Stanley who ran store by Brooks' house or store behind Rome house. B= Raymond Bunker 1929. C= Marni (Pink Bulger's mother). D= Archie Spurling. E= Marm, Pink Bulger's mother 1922. F= Tud & friend. G= Group on ice Jan 28, 1935 Elwood Spurling wnd from right, Ada, Neil Peterson. H= Seal Harbor Yacht Club: Alton Bunker, Les Bunkers boy on Saltons, Dud Bracy and the maids, Oscar Bulger, Tud Bunker. I= Seal Harbor Yacht Club: Fritz Fernald?, Oscar Bulger, Fred Bracy, Maid, Alton Bunker, Wesley Bracy Sr. [show more] | |
| Photographs of young Hillard and Shirley Hamor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photographs of young Hillard and Shirley Hamor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photographs of Hillard and Shirley Hamor: A= in a wicker chair. B= on a wood dock. | ||
| Tintype photos unknown young man and woman Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Tintype photos unknown young man and woman Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two large tintype photographs of unidenfified young mand and young woman (perhaps Hamor family) | ||
| Tintype photograph of a Hamor woman Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Tintype photograph of a Hamor woman Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tintype photograph of a Hamor woman with collar and dress, seated. Large 5" x 7", colorized,with glass pane and wood backing. [Is this a set - a couple or brother/sister see next item?] | |
| Model Schooner Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Model Schooner Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two-mast schooner model by George Savage. Red, white, orange, black with blue deck, four sails, no name or number on stern or sides. He lived on the island from the 1930s onward. He was a constable. | |
| William Kienbusch Retrospective Exhibition Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William Kienbusch Retrospective Exhibition Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: William Kienbusch, a Retrospective Exhibition 1946-1979, published by Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland Maine, 1996, William Kienbusch first painted in Maine in 1934, eventually taking up residence on Great Cranberry Isle in 1962. Born in New York City, and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University, he studied at the Art Students League in New York with Raphael Soyer and John. Kienbusch lived across from the tennis courts on GCI. He is Carl Little's uncle. [show more] | |
| GCIHS book publications as of 2016 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  GCIHS book publications as of 2016 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Booklets published by GCIHS. (Collection ongoing) GCIHS BOOK PUBLICATIONS LIST as of March 2016 with printed copies of book covers. Not all books are present in collection yet. Digital copies on GCIHS NAS in Archives GCIHS publications. A Cabin in the Woods - A Story of Sammy Sanford and Rachel Field, by Wini Smart (2011). A Taste of Cranberry, by Susan Donald Michalski 2002. Now recorded at 2023.635.3125 An Artist's Sketchbook, 1998, Great Cranberry Island, Maine, by Susan Donald Michalski 2001. An Interview with Ralph Stanley, Wooden Boat Builder and National Heritage Foundation "National Treasure", by Jeff Weisbruch, 1994. Published by GCIHS 1999. Artists of the Cranberry Isles, Past & Present, by Wini Smart (2005). Now recorded at 2023.636.3126 Baker Island - The Early Years, by Wini Smart (2012). Boatdog Bess - My Story, by Kay Gibson (Year?) Cookbook 2004. Cranberry Road Great Cranberry Island 1919-1950 by Wini Smart & Bruce Komusin 2002-2003 Cranberry Quilts by Charlotte Harlan 2006 Enterprising Islanders - Great Cranberry Island 1760-2008, by Wini Smart (2008). Now recorded at 2023.638.3128 Hitty Preble of the Cranberry Isles, Maine by Wini Smart & Bruce Komusin (2004). Now recorded at 2023.637.3127 House Histories Of Great Cranberry Island by Wini Smart 2010 If It Were Yesterday…A Historic Coloring Book Of Great Cranberry Island by Wini Smart (2001) Preserving our Past to steer our Future - Cranberry House Prospectus (2004). Now recorded at 2023.639.3129 Riding with Tud - An interview with Lyndon "Tud" Bunker, March 18, 1993, by ? 2001 Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam, by Farnham W. Smith, with permission of Down East Magazine (March 1974). Now recorded at 2023.640.3130 Surf, Stone, & Spruce by Ted Harlan (2003) The Construction of Road I-95 by Doris "Dot" McSorley (1996). Now recorded at 2023.641.3131 Three Heroines of Great Cranberry Island by Wini Smart (2013) Winter: The Other Season A Look at Old Great Cranberry Island by Wini Smart & Bruce Komusin (2004) Booklets from other lists I came across, not found yet on computer 3/17/16: Favorite Island Recipes (published in conjunction with Ladies Aid) The Asa D. Stanley House 31/07/2023 Booklets that didn't have a new record created and recorded in the above text were not found during the 2023 review. [show more] | ||
| The Construction of Road I-95 - Doris 'Dot' McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  The Construction of Road I-95 - Doris 'Dot' McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A description of the process around building the road I-95, written by Dot McSorley. |