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| 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. | |
| A Christmas card to Lewis Stanley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  A Christmas card to Lewis Stanley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A Christmas card to Lewis Stanley. The card says "To Uncle Lew" and it is signed by Jennie and Gertrude. | ||
| "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. | |
| "Great Cranberry Island (Marr Property.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Great Cranberry Island (Marr Property.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A map of the Marr Property on Great Cranberry Island. This shows Cranberry Cove, Spruce Haven, Rockledge, Pebble Cove, Western Way, Roberts/Long Point. This also shows Seal Harbor, Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, and Bass Harbor. Lastly, there is a drawing of GCI and LCI, marking the Marr Property on GCI. | ||
| "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." | ||
| Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Falls Trust Company booklet with a letter hidden inside. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Falls Trust Company booklet with a letter hidden inside. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Fall Trust Company. This booklet has a hidden letter inside of it for a man names Clayton. This letter may have been written by Louis McSorley. This letter is basically catching Clayton on the life of the author who wrote the letter. It doesn't seem as though the letter was ever sent, or even finished. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Bills on Ben Spurling's House. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bills on Ben Spurling's House. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A receipt for the work done on Ben Spurling's home. Some examples of the work he had done was shingles, painting, papering. He also had to pay for labor worked. This note also mentions that he ways $2.50 in rent per month, and that the rent is due in nine months. This item is not signed or dated, but Ben Spurling was alive during the late 1800's so the date can be assumed to be around that time. | ||
| 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" | ||
| Funliner Trips- Maine State Ferry Service Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Funliner Trips- Maine State Ferry Service Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A Map of the outer islands, including Great Cranberry, Mt. Desert, Deer Island and North Haven Island. On the other side there is a diagram that explains what the lights and buoys mean. | ||
| Items found in the church closet from many different times. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Items found in the church closet from many different times. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Many different items from the closet of the church. The first item is a list of people. The second is a note about who will be doing what for a reception. The third item is a note written by a woman named Velma, this note says " Dear Mr. MacDonald :- I shall not dare risk my foot to go to church tonight. I have written out a plan as best I can and i am going to ask you to attend to it for me. Will you please read it over at the business meeting for me? Please tell the two who solicit for food to see me before they start to work. Hastily, and thank you, Velma." The fourth item is the longfellow school Christmas program. The fifth item is a magazine called "The new girls' companion." The last item is from the congregational church of Great Cranberry Island. From the summer of 1975. [show more] |