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| Scan of Volunteer Fire Department members ca. 1951 -1953 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Scan of Volunteer Fire Department members ca. 1951 -1953 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photograph. Digital scan of the Fire Club (Cranberry Isles Volunteer Fire Department) members ca. 1951 -1953, with items B and C: two overlays identifying individuals in the picture. Firefighters. | ||
| Bunker Family Reference item Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bunker Family Reference item Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Sidney Chadwick Hamor Bunker (1824-1918) Julia Bunker Spurling (Sidney's daughter) (1850-1919) Alta Spurling Bunker (Sidney's grand daughter) (1876-1969) Vincie Millicent Bunker (Sidney's great grand daughter) (1895-1993). (Perhaps ca. 1915.) Wilfred Bunker (1920-2012) Alta's son | ||
| Artists of the Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Artists of the Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: GCIHS Publication, created by Wini Smart initially to accompany the exhibit: Art of the Cranberry Isles, Past and Present. Compiles a list of and short biography of all the painters who made an 'impact here on our island and on the world'. With accompanying painter portraits and art. | |
| Henry and Alta Bunker photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Henry and Alta Bunker photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos, 1036a-d. (a) Henry Bunker, father of Raymond bunker. He died on December 9, 1941 two days after Pearl Harbor. He lived in what is now Louise Stranberg's house on Cranberry Rd. (b) Alta Spurling Bunker, Henry Bunker's wife and Tud and Raymond Bunker's mother. This is Gaile Colby's grandmother. (c) Alta Bunker, this one is in a leather protective folder. Picture features Alta sitting in the yard of what is now Nancy Wood's house with the old cow pasture behind her. (d) large ornate framed photo inscribed on back "Raymond Bunker's great grandfather Joseph Wilbur Spurling from Cranberry". Donor is Raymond Bunker's daughter. [show more] | ||
| Cards to Lew Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Cards to Lew Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: All types of cards that were sent to Lew Stanley in the 1940's. | ||
| Smart Studio Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Smart Studio Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Smart Season." A newspaper article about the smart shack in Northeast Harbor. The smart shack was a gallery for Artist Wini Smart who lived on Cranberry Island and helped found the Cranberry House Historical society. | ||
| "Deceased." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Deceased." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Handwritten list of deceased people. This also provided the dates for some of the deaths. | ||
| "Operations (With their Dates.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Operations (With their Dates.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Handwritten notes about the operations of the Marr family. This includes Family Medical History, for example "Age of Father at death 60yr. cause Endocarditis. Age of Mother at death 98yr. Cause Congestive Heart. Age of Sisters at Death - cause Elizabeth 14 Appendectomy, Mary 53 Cancer." This also includes a list of her current illnesses or disabilities, treatment being received, prothesis being used, and past medical history. | |
| "The Lithgow and Preble Families." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "The Lithgow and Preble Families." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This newspaper clipping goes through the genealogy of the Lithgow and the Preble family. | ||
| "Commodore Preble." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Commodore Preble." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "A significant article by Colonel Bigelow in last Sunday's Telegram retold the story of Maine's famous Commodore Preble whom we have too slightly honored. No more distinguished name than his graces our history, for it was he who father the United States Navy and set those high standards of discipline and gallantry for which it is and has been famous. When one hears of "fighting spirit", one associates the phrase with the old Commodore who was a blazing figure in the earlier days of our national existence. Col. Bigelow finds that this fighting spirit was the keynote of the Preble character and that it was of inestimable importance in the war of 1812 when the Navy alone preserved the independence of the feeble Nation. [show more] | ||
| "Notes from Old Letters." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Notes from Old Letters." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A Handwritten note about the deaths in the family. This note is labeled 'Notes from Old Letter." This might have been written by Doris Marr McSorley. The notes say " Grannie Spurling 1935 NOV. Shock for years the broke her hip." and "Dad Aug 30 1944 Heart Endocarditis." | ||
| Handwritten genealogy for Francis Spurling Marr. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Handwritten genealogy for Francis Spurling Marr. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This handwritten genealogy about Francis Marr starts with her birth in 1885 in Portland Maine. It goes on to say she is the daughter of Benjamin Harvey and Frances Preble Spurling. It says she was educated in Boothbay Harbor School and attended Farmington State normal school. She taught in Boothbay harbor school. she got married to Wade Marr in September of 1907. | ||
| "Junior Prom Queen At Teachers College." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Junior Prom Queen At Teachers College." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A newspaper article that mentions Mary Marr. This article is mostly about a woman named Miss Marit Gjarpen. This article says that Mary Marr was the runner up for the junior prom at the teachers college. | ||
| Name Cards. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Name Cards. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Business cards for Mrs. Wade H. Marr, Fannie Spurling, and Miss Catherine Gladden Briggs. Catherine Briggs could be a distant relative of the Bunker family, but this cannot be confirmed. As for the other two name cards, Fannie Spurling is the maiden name of Frances Marr who married Wade Marr. | ||
| Handwritten note about all marriages births and deaths in the Preble family. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Handwritten note about all marriages births and deaths in the Preble family. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A handwritten note about the marriages births and deaths that happened in the Preble family. It starts with the initial marriage of Esaias Preble of York Maine marrying Mary Bell of N. Castle N.H in 1807. These two had children, Lydia Preble 1807, William 1811, Mary 1812, Lucia ( NO DATE), Harriet 1817, Nancy 182?, George Bell 1822, Charles 1826, Andrew 1828, Eber 1829. Charles, Andrew and Eber were the only ones born on Cranberry Island after their family moved from York Maine. In the death section it only mentions a couple of the children and only one of the parents. [show more] | ||
| "Couple to end 63 years teaching here - Retiring in June." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Couple to end 63 years teaching here - Retiring in June." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A clipping of a newspaper article about Mrs. and Mr. Andrew McSorley. The article gives the teaching backgrounds of both people and gave an official retirement date. | ||
| Marr - Louise Marr Newspaper Clipping Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Marr - Louise Marr Newspaper Clipping Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Washburn Chapter, O.E.S, has Attractive Installation Ceremonies." This article is about the Order of the Eastern Star installing new officers. Louise Marr was one of this new installments to the Order. It says she was installed as a "sentinel, Ozro Roys." | ||
| Note about Ernie and Abbie's death day. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Note about Ernie and Abbie's death day. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A hand written note about the death of a man named Ernie and a woman named Abbie. This note says Ernie G died June 29th at 34 years old. its also says that Abbie died on April 15th, 1878 at 3 years and 11 months old. The author of this note is unknown. | ||
| Letter to a friend. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to a friend. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter to Fannie Spurling from her friend named Addie . This letter is mostly just Addie catching Fannie up on the latest news. Addie tells Fannie about about weddings, her mother, and also asks about Fannies summer. She signs it "Love to all, Addie" | ||
| Marr - Louise Marr. Name Badge For A Young Louise Marr. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Marr - Louise Marr. Name Badge For A Young Louise Marr. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A name badge for a young Louise Marr. Although there is no first name on the badge, the photo on the front confirms that it is Louise. The front of the badge has Raytheon MFG Co. and a photo of Louise, and the back has a name, clock no, and dept. number. | ||
| Livermore Falls - Special Despatch to Sunday Telegram. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Livermore Falls - Special Despatch to Sunday Telegram. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This article features a brief marriage announcement of Mary Marr and Edward Saxby. This also features mentions names like Louise Marr and Andrew McSorely, who were both islanders on Great Cranberry. | ||
| Stanley - Ruth Stanley's Purple Velvet Hat Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Stanley - Ruth Stanley's Purple Velvet Hat Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ruth Stanley's purple velvet hat with netting. On the tag of the hat it says " Union Made." The hat is labeled a size large. Ruth Stanley was the mother of Gail Colby, who was the donor of this object. Ruth Stanley passed away in 1998. | ||
| Photo of a young girl! Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photo of a young girl! Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A photo of an unknown young girl. This photo may be of of Louise Marr as a child, but there is no markings on it to determine who the girl might be. The photo is printed on a piece of tin or aluminum, but does not have any magnetic properties. | ||
| Spurling - Julia Marie Spurling's hand-laced handkerchiefs and needlepoint pillow. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Spurling - Julia Marie Spurling's hand-laced handkerchiefs and needlepoint pillow. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Eight hand-laced handkerchiefs: two with purple, stamped name "Mrs. J. M. Spurling" Julia (Marie) Spurling. Two hand-made crocheted, lace pieces (one long strip, one square). One needlepoint pillow. One needlepoint sampler. From Whitney's grandmother's room in his present house, likely rescued from the house across the street when it burned 1928. Donor requests they be kept in the old pink chocolate box as that's where they've been stored in for years. [show more] | ||
| Bunker - Alta (Spurling) Bunker (1876-1969) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bunker - Alta (Spurling) Bunker (1876-1969) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |