Description: Artist's Resume , Artist's Statement, and "Ancestors" an explanation of her collage; Susan (Donald) Michalski is the sister of Malcolm Donald and Peter Donald
Description: Document, 2 pages, description of Carrie Richardson's special dishes, used as background info for writing play "Carrie Richardson of Big Cranberry" (see item 446)
Description: Certificate. United States of America honors the memory of Hazel E. Peterson.... signed by George Bush, President of the United States. (Not dated) Address on reverse is "Mrs. Louise Millar in memory of Hazel E. Peterson, PO Box 106, Cranberry Isle, ME 04625"
Description: Bruce Komusin's handwritten notes about various GCIHS audio taped interviews: Ruth Stanley's tape has info about all houses on island. Hilda Spurling tape has history of her house, rebels on the island; 462 tape conversation with Hilda Spurling Oct. 8, 1984 will be 82 year Nov. 19, 1984, gold color MD; Blue MD - Cox Victrola Records. Archive with corresponding tapes. Gift of Bruce Komusin
Description: Documents. (Preliminary catalogue entry). Seven boxes of research papers now housed in 8 archival boxes and folders. Box 1: Papers from Mrs. Libby, Bob Pyle's mother, to Ralph Stanley, ca. 1970 which used to be stored in her safe but were given to Ralph for safe keeping: geneaology (could be in Sawtelle's handwriting; Ralph has typewritten copies in his possession). File folder 1 holds items from the top of Ralph's original box- File folder 6 would have been from the bottom of his box. Loose papers and some bound together. Box 2: Leslie Victor Stanley's papers (LVS) ("Uncle Les") = genealogy and other documents, perhaps pertaining to LVS book on houses of GCI. Box 3: Gold binder marked "census". Box 4A= Binder labeled "Cranberry Isles Maine, births and deaths 1763-1890 Archives Augusta, ME." Box 4B= Black binder containing newspaper articles, unknown letter, genealogy and other papers. Second binder labeled "Mass Vital Statistics - Stanley." Box 5= 3 binders: Mass. Stanley genealogy; A-Z Families genealogical info; notebook on genealogy. Box 6= two binders: The first five children of William and Hannah Gilley, Jr.(Hannah, William 3rd, Elisha, Eunice, and Francis). Second binder: genealogy, articles, etc. on Gilleys: Joseph, Matilda, Samuel, Lucinda, John, Mary, and Almira. Box 7= Three file folders with genealogical materials removed from colorful cardboard folders: obituaries, notes, two original receipts; Cemeteries of Southwest Harbor and Manset, ME; Benjamin Spurling, Sr. His Wife and 11 children and 55 grandchildren; Stanleys of Swans Island, ME; Stanleys in Massachusetts; Three Bunker Families on GCI - genealogy. (Note: This accession of 8 boxes presently catalogued under this number may eventually be combined with a second accession of Ralph Stanley papers 2014.296.2049 as topics and materials from donor may be related or duplicated.) [show more]
Description: Document, Copy of photo descriptions submitted by Louise Millar in 1/2012. (item #1758a is the 2nd page) -all the pictures are from the Hazel Stanley Collection
Description: Notebook, "United States History", with blank pages for notes and partial maps for coloring and annotation, copyright 1903, belonging to and filled in by Alice Marion Bulger (found in Ruth Westphal's house)
Description: Collection of Louise Marr related items and donations, and the Preble House, 1104a-d. (a) Photo of Louise Marr. (b) Inventory of items donated by Louise Marr February 2006. (c) Transcription of William Preble's income. (d) Write up used for the Preble display in museum
Description: Property information re: real-Estate for Marr Family (the old Preble house and I-95 property 1970s)(A) White envelope labeled: Cranberry Island, Insurance Policy (1976), Expense Summary (DPM), Deposit Sips, Cranberry Acct (LHM) and pencil note: Probably from Louise Marr 3/24/14 archives meeting) Materials are 1969-1970s. (B) Correspondence about changes to the property and improvements 1970s, with maps etc.
Description: Documents. One handwritten note, and a collection of 33 checks authorizing Benjamin Spurling or A.C. Fernald as Town of Cranberry Isles Treasurers to pay various individuals various amounts during 1865-1866, and signed by certain Selectmen of Cranberry Isles. A .C. Fernald lived on GCI and/or MDI with business interests on Sutton Island including a brickyard, boatyard, and store; he eventually began manufacturing caskets (p. 81 Islands of the Mid-Maine coast Vol II. He was the grandfather of the donor's husband who lives in Somesville in 2015. Documents were discovered in 1998 in Check Nos.10-13 all dated April 4, 1865 - for amounts to be paid by Benjamin Spurling as Treasurer to William P. Preble, Esq., William H. Preble, and Thomas Bunker, Esq. "it being for men drafted March 20th, 1865. Payable six months after date." With annotations and signatures on reverse. Check No. 16 for Benjamin Spurling as treasurer, dated April 29, to pay $25.20 to Hannah C. Ladd for "state aide furnished, payable Oct. 29, 1865." Check No. 17 for Benjamin Spurling dated July 8, 1865 to pay Miss Sarah Fernald $12.00 for teach school in District 4(?) for the year. Checks 18-45 with dates from April 29, 1865 to March 3, 1866, for A. C. Fernald to pay various individuals and signed by selectmen A.C. Fernald, Stillman Young, and/or John Gilley. Payees include Leonard Holmes, Sarah M. Hewing(?), William P. Preble, Joseph Bunker, William Moore, William P. Pung (Pauper, Constable), Benjamin Spurling, A. C. Fernald, John G. Bunker, Sarah D. Fernald, Stillman Young, Elisha Gilley, John Pung. Many for teacher and school expenses, and other town duties. One receipt August 5, 1865 Hancock ss. Ellsworth: received of Abraham C. Fernald $67.37 for payment of county tax - signed by William Pillsbury and Pung treasurers. Receipt from A. C. Fernald $806.38 for state tax collection. And one note on slip of paper: Will you ask Fernald if he would loan $500 or $600 for building a small cottage on the island this spring. If he will I will go at it right off and [illegible words] to file it this summer. I think it would be a great help to selling a plot or two. Yours hastily [??] Woodworth. [show more]
Description: Letter, typed, from George Hadlock, Registry of Deeds, Hancock Country, to Elva Lagoutte, about re-deeding A.D. Stanley house to Addie Duren, after fire in courthouse destroyed original deed
Description: Document, undated, typewritten copy of quitclaim deed from Spurlings, Stanleys, and Richardsons to Charles E. Spurling of 11 lots of land all previously belonging to Joseph S. Spurling. (Location of lots in county record books are listed (1847-1854) properties of Joseph S. Spurling.)
Description: Document, from "pad 45" (Peter Donald) to "pkw2@myfairpoint.net" (Phil and Karen Whitney). Subject: "Donald House" Document mentions that that Moorfield Storey bought 2 or 3 buildings that were part of the Bulger Farm in the early part of the 1900's when he first came to Cranberry. One was the house that is now the Donald Trust house (Barbara's). The other is the Pressey house next door which the Frank kids now own jointly. We sold it to the Frank family in the late 1980's after Barbara died. The house that Susie and Gidda Bancroft now own were possibly part of the the Bulger Farm and may have been bought from the Bulgers by some member of the Storey family. The Pressey and Trust house were passed on to Barbara by her father, Malcolm Donald (married to Katherine Storey) in the mid-1940's. I don't know much about the Lyman/Storey house on the hill. Bruce Komusin will be asked to investigate as he has organized a lot of the history on these properties. I will also ask my sister, Debbie, when she is there later this month, to take a look at some of the old pictures stored in the house for a picture of Barbara. [show more]
Description: Document, papers from Louise Marr when Wini Smart and Bruce Komusin visited Louise at Shell Point, Fort Myers, Florida -November 2007. Item # 1598 (no date on listing -4 copies) is a Hancock-Washington County Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service. The Listing Office is Joseph Simmons Realty. Salesperson is Missy-Joe-Kathie. The property address is Great Cranberry Island (Just off Mt. Desert). Type of property is Shorefront. The List Price is $42,000. The MLS No. 2281.Item # 1598a is a page torn from a magazine (dated September 1970) of the property in #1598 and #1598b is the other side of the magazine page. [show more]
Description: Handwritten list of description of photos from items # 1623-1654. The picture descriptions were written on 2/7/2012 by Mickey, Annie and Jane. A copy of the list of handwritten notes are items # 1655-1655e
Description: Document, 2 handwritten sheets, an early church history, mentioning the Benevolent Sewing Circle (1860-1866), the secession of members, selling of pews Aug 1866 and dedication of Union Meeting House 11 Sep 1866, revival and sale to Rev. Harwood 1896, and then raising subtle legal questions. Perhaps written by Abigail Preble?
Description: Document, 2 sheets, 1 side, glued together end-to-end, handwritten, "Copy of An Appraisal of the Estate of Robert Spurling late of Cranberry Isles", including dwelling house, barn, 2 fish houses, smoke house, shed, privy, 26 acres of land, livestock, boats, personal effects, furniture, etc. Unsigned and undated, but probably compiled by William P Preble
Description: Memo, handwritten, containing record of donation request letters sent and donations received (probably written by Carrie Richardson, see handwriting of item 141) (found in Bob LaHotan's barn when he cleaned it 2001). (See scan in 2000>photos>Hazel Brooke Peterson.)