Description: Letter to Captain B. H. Spurling re: progress of the Samuel Sanford v. Willliam P. Preble case discussing settlement and the death of W. H. Preble. See a dozen other documents in collection pertaining to Sanford v. 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: Emily B. Newell & Robert A. Howell, Jr. (wedding brochure) dated September 13, 2008 on Great Cranberry Island. Music played by Sally Bloom, Greeting by Minister Rob Benson, Scripture Readings by Jennifer S. Moser and Edward J. McNeenney. Brother and Best Man was John W. Robertson-Howell and Maid of Honor was Hattie Beth O'Neill. (Item #1596a is the other side of the item #1596)
Description: Special License to Navigate, Vessel "B499", to Lewis G. Stanley, 12 Dec 1918. (See item 1000.0.25 and 1000.0.26 for letter and envelope that accompanied license.)
Description: Documents. (A) Map 1958 map and cottage directory of Cranberry Isles by L. S. Robinson. (Display in Museum reception.) (B) 1987 GCI phone list with artistic yellow cover designed and published by Longfellow School 1987; (C) 1995-1996 GCI phone list; (D) Ladies Aid Fair laminated announcement for Aug 9, 2000 - it's 100th Annual fair. (E) Newspaper publication of poem: “’Twas a Mite Before Midnite – An Ode to Great Cranberry Isle - with apologies to "Twas the Night Before Christmas" - 1982; frame removed. (F) newspaper clippings and obituaries that were stored behind the poem in the frame. [show more]
Description: Document, 7 pages, 7 color photos, and 1 envelope, description of the Red House and its Barn (the Towns family house), and photos of same, for posting on web site with intent to rent, 12 Jan 2000
Description: Pamphlet and schedule. Pamphlet (A): official rules for sports including badminton, boomerang, croquet, darts, volley ball, shuffleboard, tetherball, etc., undtd, by General Sportcraft Co. Ltd, Issue 10. Schedule (B): evening radio programs for national and local stations includes titles of programs, times, and stations; late 1930s early 1940s. (Television arrived MDI 1953, Phil Whitney, Sr. had the first set in Southwest Harbor 1951.) This schedule may be hand done – ink faded to peacock green. Notes on reverse: “Dale family Dr. John 1:15 WLBZ Mondays”, and "[illegible] WAAB" [show more]
Description: Islesford Historical Society publication of "Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950's" By Hugh Dwelley November 1995
Description: Booklet. 7 pages single-sided. "Edward Preble, Hero: An Address". Written by Colonel Robert R. McCormick. Dated September 27, 1947. Radio broadcast over WGN and the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Description: Recording. Audio CD. Memorial service for Clyde Everett Shorey who passed away in 2013. (Digital recording saved in all years\videos, too.)
Description: Headstone fragment discovered July 2016 during Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery preservation project. White marble. Well worn and difficult to discern, the inscription reads: "William/Son of Thomas & Hannah/Spurling. William Spurling, 2nd, was born 9Dec1812 and died 23May1839. This is the only piece of William's headstone discovered to date; it was lying in the grass near the Robert Spurling footstone. One corner piece is broken off. One other small white marble fragment was collected and stored with this artifact. [show more]
Description: Cane. Wood, walking stick with knotted handle, smooth, sanded natural finish; small dark knots along its length. Made by Mickey Macfarlan (ca. 2010) from a sapling located on Mickey's property that had been tied into a knot by Sam Chapman at least 30 years ago. (Sam Chapman, GCI craftsman, died in 1971 at the age of 102.)