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A Christmas card for Lew Stanley from Bea.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1949
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
A Christmas card for Lew Stanley from Bea.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A Christmas card for Lew Stanley. The front of the card has a picture of bells hanging from a tree and on the top says "Greetings." The inside of the card says "A Merry Christmas day and a New Year filled with all the things that make you happiest!" And it is signed "With love 'Bea'"
A Christmas card to Lew Stanley from Roger and Nita Milliker.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1949
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
A Christmas card to Lew Stanley from Roger and Nita Milliker.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A Christmas card to Lew Stanley. On the front of the card there is a picture of four men playing instruments and singing, Also on the front it says "God rest ye merry gentlemen." On the inside of the card it says "Kind remembrances and best wishes for Christmas and the coming year." The card is signed Roger and Nita Milliker.
Red Christmas card to Lew Stanley from Benjie Neilson.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • 1949
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Red Christmas card to Lew Stanley from Benjie Neilson.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A Christmas card to Lew Stanley. On the front of the card is a drawing of a snowing day and a house. On the inside of the it says " Friendly greetings for the holidays" the card is signed Benjie Neilson.
A Christmas card for Lewis Stanley.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1949
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
A Christmas card for Lewis Stanley.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A Christmas card for Lewis Stanley. On the front of the card it says "at Christmas" and shows a picture of people walking into a church on a snowy day. On the inside of the cad it says "Happy with all that your heart holds most dear, may you have a glad day and a wonderful year!" The card is signed Chester + Family.
A birthday card for Uncle Lou.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • 1949
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
A birthday card for Uncle Lou.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A birthday card for Lou Stanley. On the front of the card there is a drawing of ducks, it also says "To Dad on his birthday." On the inside f the card it says "To wish you 'Happy Birthday' and all the joy and cheer you've always given others. year after happy year!" The card is signed Boynton, Ida, and Boynton.
Addie Duren's Ration Book
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Coupon, Ration Coupon, Ration Book
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
  • 1943
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Addie Duren's Ration Book
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Card & Envelope, Card lists Addie Duren's Identification Number for Ration Book use, postmarked 4 Oct 1943
Certificate for sugar purchase 1942
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • People
  • 1942
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Certificate for sugar purchase 1942
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Certificate, Sugar purchase certificate, authorizing Addie Ethel Duren family to accept delivery of 25 pounds of sugar, dated 13 Aug 1942
Hazel Stanley Petersen in uniform
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1941
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Hazel Stanley Petersen in uniform
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, Hazel Peterson (middle) 1941
Town of Cranberry Isles records - Fish weir or trap licenses (1944-1951).
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1944
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Folder of fish weir or trap licenses or applications during the period 1944 - 1951 for: Francis G. Fernald George R. Hadlock Joseph E. Spurling Ann Frothingham Guild Theodore J. Spurling (Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles, part of 2016.334.2100)
Ted Madara Family 1940 Home movies
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • People
  • Recreation
  • 1940
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Ted Madara Family 1940 Home movies
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Video recording, DVD copied and returned to donor. No sound. Ted Madara's Family 1940, transferred from 16 mm, 6/2008, Northeast Historic Film. Home movies of family members and friends sailing, fishing,scenes of gulls feeding on a school of fish, seals cavorting, and family rowing, all in and around Northeast and Southwest Harbor and the Cranberry Isles. Includes sailboat headed towards Mount Desert Rock, sailboat race in Southwest Harbor area, picnic on Baker Island. People and items in film include: Florence Hessenbruch, IOD boats in Northeast Harbor, Hermann Hessenbruch, Mount Desert Rock, Frank Faulkingham (Keeper from 1935-1941 on Baker Island), seals, Anna Hessenbruch Madara, Markle Hessenbruch, Edward S. Madara, Ida Hessenbruch, Fir-Lee House (built 1908-1910), Black Island picnic, Polly Hessenbruch. Complete IDs of scenes minute by minute compiled by Ted Madara 2015 in folder. Film may also include a very rare appearance of Mickey Macfarlan's old boat ( in foreground at 16:00). The Hessenbruchs owned the Sutton Island cottage presently (2014) owned by Hartley Rogers ("Fir Lee"). Hessenbruch died 1962, cottage went to Princeton, then Tom __, then Hartley Rogers. [show more]
Minutes for the Ladies Aid 1942-1948
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Minutes
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1942
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Minutes for the Ladies Aid 1942-1948
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection, minutes, documents on history of Ladies Aid (all modern photocopies or wordprocessed reprints). (Documents are from the Ladies aid 2000.)
Marr property assessment
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Places, Address
  • 1946
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Marr property assessment
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Assessor's Report, October 2, 1946: Francis Marr's 4 lots of land and 1 house assessed at a total of $1250 by Leslie M Rice, Chairman of Assessors. Transcribed.
Children discover body of sailor 1944
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Electronic Mail
  • People
  • 1944
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Children discover body of sailor 1944
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document, from John and Becky Burnham to Phil & Karin Whitney dated 10/05/2011. Subject: "Young girls who found dead Navy man". About 2 young girls, Patsy Smallwood and Mary McAvoy found the body of a sailor dressed in blue on 7/24/1944. Louise "Twinkie" Smith also mentioned in document.
Andrew McSorley teaching certificate
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Permission, License
  • People
  • 1941
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Andrew McSorley teaching certificate
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document (double sided, A and B). A - Teachers 'Limited Special Certificate' for Andrew A. McSorley in any public school system in Connecticut. Dated February 1st, 1941, Harford CT. B - Reverse side of same document, teaching certificate for Andrew A. McSorley. Address listed as 'Lewis High School, Southington CT'. Subject listed is 'General Shop'
Teaching certificate for Doris P. McSorley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Permission, License
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • 1945
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Teaching certificate for Doris P. McSorley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Teachers Certificate, Permanent for Doris P. McSorley, granting permanent license to teach in 'Junior High School' in any public 'School System' in the state of Connecticut. Dated July 1st, 1945. B - Includes McSorley's address as 41 Oak Street, Southington, CT. Lists certificate subjects as "Grades VII and VIII", and "Endorsed for Elementary Grades I - VIII"
Commencement program
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • 1944
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Commencement program
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document, 1 sheet, Longfellow School Commencement Program, held at the Cranberry Isles church, 1 Jun 1944. Graduates are: Charlene Louise Bunker, Sheila Louise Spurling, Ethel Nancy Spurling, Allison Sylvester Bunker.
Firemen's Ball tickets 1947
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Ticket
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1947
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Firemen's Ball tickets 1947
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ticket, for the seventh annual Firemen's Ball, Cranberry Isles, 5 Aug 1947
Map of Cranberry Isles hand-drawn 1947
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Places
  • Douglas Macfarlan
  • 1947
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Map of Cranberry Isles hand-drawn 1947
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Map. Color print on wood of hand-drawn, 1947 annotated map of Cranberry Isles and surrounding MDI by Douglas Macfarlan (donor's father). Includes annotations and drawings of the early history of the area. Mounted on board. Legend acknowledges L.S. Phillips (perhaps Lawrence Sims, hotelier), Joseph P. Sims (architect), and W.O. Sawtelle (local historian). Donor has other unmounted paper prints of this map which have not faded or yellowed like this one. Donor recalled coming to GCI from Philadelphia as a child with his father in their old Ford when it took three days. [show more]
Program for service of commemoration at Ladies Aid
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1940
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Program for service of commemoration at Ladies Aid
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Program for service of commemoration, 27 Oct 1940 at the Ladies Aid building, including song, with words by Mrs. E.T. Preble, written for dedication of Ladies Aid house in 1908, sung to "America"
Remembrances of Mount Desert
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Places, Town
  • 1943
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Remembrances of Mount Desert
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document, "Remembrances of Mount Desert", by Mrs. Charles Hamlin, 1943, Bruce Komusin's transcription of original (item 151)
Remembrances of Mount Desert
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Places
  • 1943
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Remembrances of Mount Desert
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document, "Remembrances of Mount Desert", by Mrs. Charles Hamlin, 1943 (original)
Paul Peterson
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1943
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Paul Peterson
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, Paul Peterson in the snow 1943
Hazel Stanley Peterson in uniform
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1941
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Hazel Stanley Peterson in uniform
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, Hazel Peterson-1941
Hazel Stanley Peterson
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1945
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Hazel Stanley Peterson
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, Hazel "Brooke" "Snooks" (Stanley) Peterson-January 24, 1945
Elisha Bunker, Hillard Hardy and Lucille Hardy
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1945
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Elisha Bunker, Hillard Hardy and Lucille Hardy
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Elisha Bunker, Hillard Hardy and Lucille Hardy (late 1940s)