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Correspondence Reverend Charles Elliott Harwood - Letter 1A
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1896
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Correspondence Reverend Charles Elliott Harwood - Letter 1A
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter 1A - Rev. Charles Elliott Harwood was the pastor of the Great Cranberry Island Congregational Church from 1894 to March 22, 1897 when he died suddenly. Letter 1A: Statement for Mission work on the Cranberry Islands. Toward the $700 needed to purchase and repair the church property on Cranberry Islan Island (some $500 of which has already been given or pledged) we contribute the amounts opposite our names to be transmitted for this purpose to Rev. Mr. Harwood, the resident mission by:xxx Bishof $5.00; Merril E Gatel? $5.00; Lucius G. Pruitt $5; A.V.A. Nimter? $5.00; and a couple of others paid to Mr. Harwood Sept. 1, 1896. [show more]
Rachel Field research materials for 1985 SWHPL exhibit
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
  • 1985
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Rachel Field research materials for 1985 SWHPL exhibit
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Five folders of Rachel Field research, primarily from the late Phoebe White Wentworth of Southwest Harbor who gave it to Carl Little years ago while he was working on the foreword to a new 1999 edition of Field's "God’s Pocket" published by the Northeast Harbor Library . These research materials relate to a 1985 exhibit and quilt raffle held at the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
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
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
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
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.)
Longfellow School GCI ca. 1940
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • 1940
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Longfellow School GCI ca. 1940
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, (A) print of side view of Longfellow School house showing the bell tower ca. 1940, in green frame, 8x10", color; this is a framed print of a scan of Dot Towns' slide #53. And 2013.234.1316 (B) is a framed print of same view of Longfellow School house without bell tower (print of a scan of slide #100 in this same Dot Towns set.) (From 2009\historical soc\slide show\towns slides)
Templar's Lodge Charter for Cranberry Isles
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
  • 1866
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Templar's Lodge Charter for Cranberry Isles
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Charter document: Grand Lodge of North America (State of Maine) Independent Order of Good Templars, organized May 16, 1855, grant unto G. H. Pressey, C. H. Bulger, L. H. Bracy, A. M. Spurling, G. H. Spurling, Wm. P. Preble, H. A. Preble, L. G. Stanley, C. G. Kimball, A. Bunker, J. M. Bunker, S. A. Bunker and their associates this Charter for a Lodge to be known as Ocean Echo Lodge No. 157 located at Cranberry Isles… signed July 4, 1866. Wikipedia: "The IOGT originated as one of a number of fraternal organizations for temperance or total abstinence founded in the 19th century and with a structure modeled on Freemasonry, using similar ritual and regalia. Unlike many, however, it admitted men and women equally, and also made no distinction by race." According to a local 1888 newspaper article they met Tuesday evenings each week at Norwood's Cove School House. [show more]
Records of the Fire Club(Cranberry Isles Volunteer Fire Department)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1948
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Documents. Records of the Fire Club later called the Cranberry Isles Volunteer Fire Department 1948-1972. Six Secretary's Record ledger books from various years with minutes and lists of members, events, GCI fires, and funds. Ledger 1: 1951, 52, 53, 54, 55,; Ledger 2: 1967-1972; Ledger 3: 1958-1963; Ledger 4: 1951, 52, 53; Ledger 5: remains of a damaged Secretary's Record ledger book: 1962-1967; Ledger 6: 1955-1958. Folder 7: Twenty looseleaf pages of handwritten minutes and member info for 1948 when the Fire Club (CIVFD) was formed (removed from deteriorated black binder). Folder 8: One small black and white photograph of a fire truck ca. 195X, red fire call pocket list, $100 donation from Maynard H. Murch Co, Chicago, 1954; Fire Prevention loss form listing George A. Savage one-room shop with all tools, estimated loss of $10,000 on April 8th, 1:50 pm, no year, completed by Wilfred Bunker; paper sign once posted in fire hall listing rules for use of the hall; and small Hancock County Fire Association by-laws booklet. Collection stored in two boxes 48 and 49. [show more]
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
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
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
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.
GCI School quilt
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • 1995
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
GCI School quilt
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Quilt. Probably a GCI school quilt ca. 1995. Cotton, solid pink and floral borders and stripes; beige 11" x 10.5" squares with children's magic-marker drawings; many squares have names indicated: Starting left to right top left square: peace sign, Stoney may have been a dog, moon with guitar no name; sunflower with initials M.G. (Molly Gray); Heath Wedge with boat; Hillary Savage, Keith Wedge, Seth Gray, Brendon Westphal, sunrise over hills and motor bike (no name); baseball bats with G.W. (Gabriel Westphal); motorcycle and hockey sticks P.A. (Patrick Allen); school room scene Mrs. P (can't figure out name); Amy Russell 1994-1995; Sailboat panel: NYCVH 1067 on hull, Mandy Bracy. Note: The children's squares are not embroidered or stitched but simply drawn with magic markers. [show more]
Photo album with school students and projects
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • 1988
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Photo album with school students and projects
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Album of 57 color snapshots of school students and projects, ca. 1988. Some names mentioned: Patrick Allen, Amy Russell, Martha Gray, Mandy Bracy, etc.
Event and movie posters for GCIHS 2008-2013
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 2008
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Event and movie posters for GCIHS 2008-2013
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Event and movie posters for GCIHS 2008-2013, including posters for Heliker-LaHotan events held at GCIHS.
Easter church service on GCI
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 2003
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Easter church service on GCI
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Minidisc, audio, GCI Church Service, Easter 20 Apr 2003.
Union Meeting House notice from William Preble, by clerk Carrie M. Richardson 1897
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1897
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Notice, handwritten, 4 sheets of paper, 4 pages per sheet, 14 pages total, to the voters of the Union Meeting House, from William Preble, by Carrie M. Richardson, clerk, about legal meeting of the stockholders, 18 Jun 1897
High school promotion of Addie Stanley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Student Record
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • 1899
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
High school promotion of Addie Stanley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Certificate of promotion to the Cranberry Isles High School, Addie E. Stanley, 8 Dec 1899, repaired with cellophane tape
Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
  • 1862
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Certificate, Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling, 29 Apr 1862
Speech to Ladies Benevolent Society
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, Speech
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1864
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Speech to Ladies Benevolent Society
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Speech, to Ladies Benevolent Society, by A.C. Preble, President, 1864
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
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.
Certificate for William Preble as Notary Public
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
  • 1860
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Certificate for William Preble as Notary Public
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document. Certificate: Augusta, Maine, 14 March 1860, William P. Preble of Cranberry Isle, State of Maine, as Notary Public for Hancock County for seven years. Signed by Scott M. Morrill, Governor. Certificate has an ivory and pink impressed and raised seal the State of Maine with the signature of the Governor below it and the notation: Commission Recorded Vol. 4, Page 173. Signed at bottom by Noah Smith, Secretary of State.
Sunday School "Roll of Honor"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1956
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sunday School "Roll of Honor"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Sunday School "Roll of Honor", printed in 1951, hand dated 1956, said by Lucille Sayre to be for GCI Church where her mother Alice White taught Sunday school, with full names of 13 children, and stars indicating (probably) their attendance during 15-week period (item rolled into cylinder shape)
Sunday School Attendance Record
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1951
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sunday School Attendance Record
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Sunday School Attendance Record, printed in 1951, said by Lucille Sayre to be for GCI Church where her mother Alice White taught Sunday school, with full names of 15 children, and stars indicating their attendance during 14-week period (item rolled into cylinder shape)
"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
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
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.