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Harwood - Reverend Charles Elliott Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	Organizations, Religious		1896	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Harwood - Reverend Charles Elliott Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.415.2253 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Religious Date: 1896 Description: Rev. Charles Elliott Harwood was the pastor of the Great Cranberry Island Congregational Church from 1894 to March 22, 1897 when he died suddenly. This is a collection of letters from 1896-1897 mostly between Mr. Andrew C. Wheelwright and Myron W. Harwood, the administrator of Charles Harwood’s estate. There are also letters from William Preble, Carrie Richardson, and Enoch B. Stanley to Mr. Wheelwright. Many letters still to be added 8/6/18.
Early Hadlock Papers Reference Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Early Hadlock Papers Reference Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.419.2804 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Colby - Gaile Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Colby - Gaile Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2281 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Gaile Colby is a life-long resident of Great Cranberry Island. (This photograph was taken by Bar Harbor photojournalist Rebecca Buyers-Basso as part of a 2009 Photo Journalism project on GCI - 2013.238.1933.)
Nelson - Carl Gustav (1898-1988) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	Object, Art People	Carl Nelson		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Nelson - Carl Gustav (1898-1988) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2284 Type: Reference Subject: Object, Art People Creator: Carl Nelson Description: Carl G. Nelson, born in Sweden in 1898, came to the United States when he was five-years-old. A part-time resident of Cranberry Isles for 21-years and a full-time resident for 19-years following his retirement from teaching in Boston, he died Aug. 6, 1988, at the age of 91. Carl Nelson was a professional teaching artist. After retiring at 71, he bought a piece of land and settled in a house on Great Cranberry. He called his little estate "Tosh Park", Nelson is noted for his beautiful pen and inks, oils, casein paintings and handsome linoleum cuts. His work is currently represented in museums, gallerys, universities and both government and private collections. He has a long list of exhibitions to his credit at the Whitney Museum Biennials, Chicago Art Institute, Institute of Contemporary Art and the American Federation of the Arts to name oniy a few. He has had many one-man shows in New York, Boston, Cambridge, Fitchburg, Mass., and Atlanta. His works have also been reproduced in a number of books — from Herbert Agar's "Land of the Free", in 1935 to "American Drawings; Drawings of the Masters" by Bartlett H. Hayes in 1975. The documentary film "Of Endless Wonder" was made in 1969 by Betsy Seigal and David Westphall of Brandeis. The artist was born in Sweden, studied at the Art Student's League in New York, was a Tiffany Foundation scholar, and graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. [show more]
Preble - William Pitt (1811-1905) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Preble - William Pitt (1811-1905) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2275 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: William Pitt Preble (1811-1905) descended from one of seven Preble brothers who emigrated from England to Portland in the 17th century. He was the son of the Mount Desert Rock lighthouse keeper. In 1830, Preble moved to Great Cranberry Island as a school teacher, after marrying the widow Abigail Cobb Hadlock Preble in 1839 and starting their family, he became a church elder, selectman, justice of the peace, Notary Public, gentleman farmer, tax appraiser, postmaster, storekeeper, shipbuilder, ship owner, and shipwreck appraiser. Preble was the second owner of the Preble House (now Macfarlan house), having married Abigail Hadlock Spurling, the widowed sister of the first owner in 1839, and then marrying the first owner's widowed daughter, Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford, in 1875. Preble was the step-father of Sammy Sanford who sued him in later life. [show more]
Preble - Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling (1808-1874) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Preble - Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling (1808-1874) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2276 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Abigail was the daughter of Samuel & Sarah (Polly) (Manchester) Hadlock, of Islesford. She was a sister of the adventurous showman memorialized by author Rachel Field, Samuel Hadlock, Jr.. In 1825, she married Samuel Spurling (b. 4 Dec 1795, drowned 20 Oct 1837). When Sam Spurling died she was left with five children: Samuel Hadlock (b. 23 Jan 1827, d. 1895 in CA) Zulma Mills (b. 14 Oct 1831, d. ?); Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Andrew Barclay (b. 25 Mar 1833, d. 22 Aug 1906); Sarah Hadlock (b. 20 Jun 1835, d. 9 Jun 1919); Abigail Cobb (b. 29 Sep 1837, d. 28 Jul 1860). The widowed Abigail married her neighbor William Pitt Preble in 1839. Together they had seven more children (two died in infancy): William Henry (b. 1840); Wilhelmina Celeste Preble (b. 1842); Eunice C. Preble (b. 1844); Charles E. Preble (b: ABT 1847); Frances Almira Preble (b: 1849); Eber C. Preble (b: 1852); Eber M. Preble (b. 1855), As a 19th-century woman, Abigail is less visible in the historical record than her husband, but GCIHS collections show that Abigail supervised the Preble family and farm, and paid the household bills. As the first president of the Cranberry Isles Benevolent Sewing Circle, later known as Ladies Aid, Abigail was the driving force behind securing funds for construction of the Island's first church, the Union Meeting House. The church was dedicated in 1866; it cost $3,200. Abigail was not immune to the hardships of her times. She lost two infant sons and saw her eldest son off to live in California during the gold rush of 1849. Abigail Preble died at age 66 in 1874; her husband lived another 21 years. [show more]
Preble - Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford (1826-1898) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Preble - Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford (1826-1898) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2277 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Jane Matilda (Hadlock) (Sanford) Preble m. 1st George E. Sanford, March 1843. m. 2nd Wm. P. Preble, 1875. Jane was born in Paris, France, the daughter of the adventurous showman Samuel Hadlock, Jr. of Cranberry Isles, and Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste Russ, the "Prussian Lady", for whom the big house later called Preble House was originally built. Jane Matilda had three children with George E. Sanford (1812-1873): Albertina A. (1842-1867; Samuel C., (1852-1933); Dorothea R. (1862-1899). The widow Jane Matilda Sanford then married William P. Preble in 1875. She was the third Hadlock to reside in the Preble House: first the Captain himself, followed by Abigail C. Hadlock Spurling Preble (William Preble's 1st wife). Jane Matilda Hadlock came to the house as an infant and returned as its mistress at age 49. [show more]
Sanford - Samuel "Sammy" Clark (1852-1933) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Sanford - Samuel "Sammy" Clark (1852-1933) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2278 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Samuel Clark "Sammy" Sanford (1852-1933) was the son of Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford and George E. Sanford. As an adult, after his widowed mother married William Pitt Preble, Sammy lived in a tiny cabin near his step-father's house on Preble Cove. He met the author Rachel Field there and told her the story of his grandfather, Captain Samuel Hadlock, Jr., upon whom Field based her novel, "God's Pocket". In later life Sammy sued his step-father Preble for payment for services due. When the Shaw's purchased Sanford's cabin they gave him life tenancy. [show more]
Lewis Stanley Boatyard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	Places			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Lewis Stanley Boatyard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2196 Type: Reference Subject: Places Description: The boatyard and adjacent home have a long history of maritime businesses and occupants. Capt. Lewis G. Stanley (1869-1957) was the son of Enoch B. (Sr.) and Caroline H. (Guptill) Stanley. Carrie Richardson was his sister. He was the husband of Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley. His house was on The Pool (presently the site of the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation), and he had a large boathouse that blew down in the storm of 1978.
Richardson - Emery Willard (1873-1883) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Richardson - Emery Willard (1873-1883) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2198 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Emery Willard Richardson b. 22 Jul 1873, d. 8 Oct 1883, age 10y 2m 16days. He was the son of Meltiah P. and Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley Richardson; brother of Charles Emery "Peter" Richardson, and half brother to four others.
Richardson - Charles Emery (1885-1971) aka Peter Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - United States	Richardson - Charles Emery (1885-1971) aka Peter Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2199 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Charles Emery "Peter" Richardson was born 14 Jan 1885 and died 14 Jul 1971; he was the son of Meltiah P. and Carrie Stanley Richardson; brother of Emery Willard Richardson and half brother to four others.
Richardson - Mary Catherine Stanley (1848-1920) aka Carrie Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Richardson - Mary Catherine Stanley (1848-1920) aka Carrie Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2189 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: "Carrie" Richardson was the daughter of Enoch B. Sr. and Caroline H. (Guptill) Stanley. "Lew" Stanley was her brother. She attended higher education in Boston -- unusual for a woman at that time. She was the second wife of Capt. Meltiah Richardson. She was the mother of Charles Emery "Peter" Richardson and Emery Willard Richardson. She traveled with her husband on his Schooner the Carrie M. Richardson, and was an expert celestial navigator. Buried in the Stanley Cemetery. [show more]
Richardson - Capt. Meltiah Jordan (1828-1910) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Richardson - Capt. Meltiah Jordan (1828-1910) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.407.2195 Type: Reference Subject: People Description: Capt. Meltiah Jordan Richardson was born 22 Jun 1828 (Goose Cove, Mount Desert Island) and died 23 May 1901 (drowned in The Pool on GCI) He was the son of Ben Richardson. He married Sarah Spurling (b. 1835) in 1853, had 4 children by her, divorced. He married Mary Catherine Stanley in 1870. They had 2 boys: Emery Willard Richardson b. 22 Jul 1873, d. 8 Oct 1883, age 10y 2m 16d; and Charles Emery "Peter" Richardson b. 14 Jan 1885, d. 14 Jul 1971 Capt. Meltiah drowned himself off his brother-in-law Lewis Stanley's dock at Great Cranberry and is Buried in the Stanley Cemetery.He captained many vessels, most notably the Schooner Carrie M. Richardson. [show more]
501 scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records (1831-1955) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	Organizations, Civic			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	501 scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records (1831-1955) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.334.2100 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831-1950s now stored in five archival boxes. From July of 2015 through December 2015 scans of two boxes of Town of Cranberry Isles files that were once stored in the attic of the Longfellow School on GCI were scanned at GCIHS. (The Town offices were once housed at the Longfellow School.) Scanned records include: An 1831 liquor license; School expenses; Overseers of the poor documents; Town meeting warrants; Voting lists; Appointments to town offices; Payments for services; Militia Records; Certificates of marriage; Lists of persons residing in town including birth dates and occupations; Requests for permits for fishing weirs A total of 501 scans were made of documents from 41 Town of CI folders on a flatbed, legal-size scanner at 300 dpi. The digital scans are available on DVD along with a printed copy of thumbnail images and a report explaining the scanning project. Researchers should also note that these Town documents were analyzed and highlighted in Charles McLane’s Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast - pages 58-74, 1989 edition. Box 1: Project binder with report, thumbnails printed out, DVD with scans. Folders with originals of scanned documents 1831-1855. Box 2: Folders with originals of scanned documents 1856-1955. Box 3: Folders with original documents, not scanned, many subjects and years including weirs 1939. Box 4: Folders with original documents, not scanned, mostly 1950s, many topics including schools. Box 5: Original documents, not scanned, mostly 1930s-1950s, many topics including dog licenses and receipt books. Copies provided to the Town of CI and the Maine State Library. [show more]

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