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Letter from Carl Nelson. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1979		No Copyright - United States	Letter from Carl Nelson. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2022.612.3104 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1979 Description: A letter to Polly Storey from Carl Nelson. It says "Nearly four score years have paled the happy memories of festive experience as a small child. The place was Sweden, where I was born, and the occasion was the building of a Christmas snow house. This was not to be an ordinary snow house, but one of architectural ingenuity and splendor. We started by making a generous circle of medium-sized balls of snow row, placed alternately, and so on, with each successive row tilted slightly towards the center. The end result was a filigreed rotunda of white lace. An opening was left as a doorway, and now was was carefully dashed over the entire structure to give it an icy strength and an appearance of glistening crystal. The undertaking was accomplished and the enthusiasm boundless. Now it was time for the celebration to begin. Lighted candles were moved in, and the rhythmic beating of a drum added an impressive air of festivity. Not until the afternoon light had faded did the fervorr slacken and surrender to a northern twilights blessing of opalescent magic to a child's palace and a fitting place to spend all the days of Christmas. He sent this from his residence on Cranberry Island, a residence he named "Tosh Park." [show more]
Letter of application for employment to Mrs. Rodman Fay Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Organizations, Civic, Public Library People	Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle	1971	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Letter of application for employment to Mrs. Rodman Fay Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2081 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Organizations, Civic, Public Library People Creator: Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle Date: 1971 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Letter from Robert Pyle to Mrs. Rodman Fay for consideration for employment at the Northeast Harbor Library. He lists courses of college studies and plans of continuing education
Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Businesses, Farming Events, Fire People		11/23/1973			Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1800 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Businesses, Farming Events, Fire People Date: 11/23/1973 Description: Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025
Letter from Lillis Joy to Phoebe Milliken Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1978			Letter from Lillis Joy to Phoebe Milliken Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1835 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1978 Description: Personal note from Lillis Joy to Phoebe Milliken about health, family, and holiday.
Retirement of Mrs. Doris P. McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Organizations, School Institution People		1973		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Retirement of Mrs. Doris P. McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2010.152.1206 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Organizations, School Institution People Date: 1973 Description: Letter to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley in reply to a communication submitted on February 1, 1973, declaring her intent to retire from the Southington, CT public school system. Letter expresses positive sentiment over Mrs. McSorley's performance at the Plantsville School.

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