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| Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Udated photograph of the Somesville Musuem with artifacts on display. | ||||
| Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Undated photograph of artifacts on display in the Somesville Museum. | ||||
| Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Undated photograph of artifacts on display in the Somesville Museum. | ||||
| Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Undated photograph of artifacts on display in the Somesville Museum. | ||||
| Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Somesville Museum Interior Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Undated photograph of artifacts on display in the Somesville Museum. | ||||
| Pollard's Synthetic English Lesson Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Pollard's Synthetic English Lesson Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1 copy Pollard's Synthetic English Lesson Book | ||||
| Harpoon or "Lilly Iron" with swivel piece on the barb Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Harpoon or "Lilly Iron" with swivel piece on the barb Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, "Lilly Iron" (harpoon) from Wesley Bracy, Jr. with swiveling piece on the barb that folds flat for easy penetration, but opens crosswise for increased grip, thus preventing loss of the fish; Bruce Komusin inserted a wooden boomstick handle and secured it with rope for display purposes. | |||
| WWII Era Life Jacket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  WWII Era Life Jacket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Weighing about 5 pounds, this jacket is likely made of Kapok fibre from the Ceiba pentandra tree; which is lighter in weight than the original cork life jackets and much more comfortable and pliable. Unlikely to still float. Donor unknown, likely used in the early 1900s. | |||
| Indigenous American Sweetgrass Basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Indigenous American Sweetgrass Basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, flat bottom, Indigenous American creation, made of braided sweetgrass and natural and green flat splint fiber, with a blue card inside reading "(printed) Smart Studio Antiques, Maine Street, Northeast Harbor Maine, 276-5152, (handwritten) Penobscot Indian Sweetgrass Basket, late 1800s", and on the back of the card "$145" | ||
| Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Sewing Machine, hand/foot-operated "A & S" sewing machine on cast iron stand with three drawers and wooden work surface table and matching wooden box-like cover; the right drawer is loose and not attached to the base; all three drawers are filled with sewing notions; the sewing machine is from the Moorfield Storey household. | |||
| Obituary clippings and photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Obituary clippings and photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Obituaries: A=Andrew Stanley 1969; B=Elisha Bunker and Edgar Bunker (father and son); C=Mrs. Winslow Bunker 1967; D=Leslie M. Rice 1966; E=Lena M. Stanley 1965; F&G= James R. Dwelley 1955 (father of Hugh Dwelley). Seven photographs: People H-L: H=Shirley Phippen (son of Leslie and Marjorie Phippen; I=Herbert and Florence Towns on sled; J="Brother Perley on boat, Stanley?, Addie Duren's brother". Houses K-M: K= Donald house; L= Reverend Nelson/Sherman Cottage which burned down ca. 1961 and the Wards built on this site; M= unknown house. [show more] | |||
| Photos and clippings from Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photos and clippings from Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos and assortment of clippings. 21 photographs of people, boats, structures, from Addie Duren's time, given to GCIHS by her son Ron Mountain, some with IDs written on reverse: A=Adline Bunker; B= Ernest Stanley In Service, First World War; C=Alfred Ladd passed away in first world war by a bomb. D=Addie must be going someplace. All dressed up in my Brothers clothes. E=Winfield Stanley; F=Omer Mountain In USN; G=Eliza Stanley; H=Addie Duren. Photos I-M=people no IDs (except deerhunter photo is marked 1940. Photos N-R=boats have no IDs except N (upper right corner)=First boat Raymond B. ever built. Photos of buildings S=Aid building/barn; T=GCI Church; U=Velma Teel's house in the snow. V-ZZ=Newspaper clippings: improved lobster pot design 1956, witticisms, and children' games. AA-CC= handwritten songs and a note. [show more] | |||
| Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies. | |||
| Hats Off Bowling Game (Phippen) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hats Off Bowling Game (Phippen) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Game board, child, Board game, "Hats Off Bowling Game" with wooden pegs that swivel, bowling balls missing. Copyright MCMXLIV by Transogram Company, Inc. , from Montgomery Ward. Marjorie and Les Phippen's children were Paul, Louise, and one other. They were born on GCI and used to live on GCI year round. | |||
| Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Painting, oil or acrylic, and pencil on cardboard of the ship Lusitania. Framed in wood with popsicle stick supports on damaged corners. Donor notes, "I bought it at a Cranberry Island Fair in the 1980s, and was told it came out of an Island House. I'm not sure if it was done by an Islander, but Isabel Storey would know." | |||
| Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Quilt. Red and white (or beige) squares, 73" x 81" with solid white (or beige) reverse; filled with cotton batting. 14 5" x 6" squares long by 15 5"x6" squares wide. Each white square has a red embroidered flower, vegetable, bird, human figure, or animal in it. Donor states quilt was found in house when the property was bequeathed to the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation by Robert LaHotan's will and trust. Donor believes the quilt was made by Leah Stanley (Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley 1874-1944) who lived in the house with her husband Lewis Stanley. Quilt was displayed in 2006 GCIHS quilt exhibit. [show more] | ||
| Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Used by Herman Savage and Wilfred Bunker. Two oval metal helmets painted red; adjustable webbed fabric supports with metal rivets inside; raised staples on interior of brim with fabric chin strips in place. Helmets used by GCI volunteer fire department ca. 1948 when the fire department was formed. Helmet (A): Red outside, white inside; "C.I.V.D." painted in white on exterior; handwritten inside the rim "H. Savage" (Herman Savage). Savage was a teenage volunteer fire department member. Helmet (B):Red outside, red inside; "W.A.B." painted in yellow on exterior; no initials inside. Wilfred Allison Bunker would have been in his late 20s in 1948. These may have been WWII helmets adapted for use by the fire department. Badly rusted and paint flaking and peeling. (See also 2014.278.2020 CIVD documents from 1950-1960s.) (See also photo of firefighters taken ca. January 1951-1953 with identifications, printed copy stored with item 2021 - box 49.) [show more] | |||
| Indigenous American stone tools: 10 arrowheads, flakes, projectile points, and knife blade Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Indigenous American stone tools: 10 arrowheads, flakes, projectile points, and knife blade Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Native American tools: a random collection of 10 stone pieces without provenience: 1 raw stone, 6 arrowheads, 2 flakes, 1 knife blade: some of these artifacts were loaned by individuals, and one projectile point (the longest one, black) was found on GCI on May 25, 2008 by a visitor. Others may not be local points, some perhaps New Jersey origin. One 2" stone knife blade, broken, black (not obsidian) found GCI 2011 by visitor and later donated to GCIHS. (See Abbe Museum on MDI for collection of Native American artifacts from archaeological excavations on GCI.) [show more] | |||
| Family record for Mitchell, Charles and Mitchell Stanley, Ida M. Tremont Historical Society |
|  Family record for Mitchell, Charles and Mitchell Stanley, Ida M. Tremont Historical Society Description: Documents prepared by Arlene Mitchell Bartlett, daughter of Russell Mitchell. Sheet 1: Family record for Mitchell, Charles and Stanley Mitchell, Ida M., residents of Bernard village in Town of Tremont. Children: Mitchell Twombly, Gladys Evelyn - b. April 18, 1890, d. February 14, 1948 Mitchell, Elmer Stanley "Bud" - b. 10/20/1891, d. 05/26/1988 Mitchell Gott, Lucy Mae - b. 03/03/1893, d. 02/24/1965 Mitchell, Charles Raymond "Tarr" - b. 02/12/1895, d. 03/24/1953, Mitchell, Rice Jennie Mitchell, Everett Lee "Mugs", - b. 06/27/1896, d. 04/26/1968 Mitchell, Dolliver Minnie Marie - b. 10/132/1897, d. 06/17/1979 Mitchell, John Pearl - b. 02/03/1900, d. 08/26/1924 Mitchell, Russell - b. 02/09/1903, d. 08/04/1972 Mitchell Thurlow, Della Mardella - b. 02/10/1905,d. 07/15/1958 Mitchell, Alton Linwood - b. 04/11/1907, d. 10/29/1963 Sheet 2: Mitchell, Charles born 1787, died 1844, married Benson, Rhoda, born 1795 , died 1888 Children: Mitchell, John Mitchell, Charles Mitchell, William Mitchell, Hannah Mitchell, Rhoda, died at age 23. Sheet 3: List of children and grandchildren of Charles Mitchell and Ida Stanley on sheet 1 Elmer "Bud" married Kelley, Blanch, no children Minnie married Dolliver, Rudolph; children: Dolliver, Russell D.; Dolliver Spurling, Arlene; Dolliver, Marilyn D. Lucy married Gott, Frank; children: Gott, Ronald, married Ava; Gott, Milton; Gott, Clayton; Gott, Frances; Gott, Ida; Gott, Leola; Gott, Annie. Russell married Lewis, Mary E. children: Mitchell Bartlett, Arlene. Everett "Mugs" married Lunt, Nora; children: Mitchell Tate, Jessie; Mitchell Carter, Glenis. Gladys married Twombly, Merrill Della married Thurlow, Earl; children Thurlow, Barbara; Thurlow, Earl Jr.; Thurlow, Dorothy, died as a child. Charles "Tarr" married Rice, Jenny; children: Mitchell Dobson, Verna "Bunny"; Mitchell, Ronald; Mitchell, John. John P. died of pneumonia Alton married Mitchell Harper, Vera; children: Mitchell, Alton Jr.; Mitchell Gilley, Theolyn. [show more] | |||||
| Genealogy for Mitchell Gilley, Theolyn Tremont Historical Society |
| Genealogy for Mitchell Gilley, Theolyn Tremont Historical Society Description: Ancestral Chart for Mitchell Gilley,Theolyn. Goes back 6 - 9 generations depending on family line. Surnames included: Appleton Benson Clark Dolliver Gilley Goodrich Gott Guptill Harper Higgins Lecroix Littlefield Lurvey Mayo Mitchell Moore Norwood Palmer. Peach Pepper Pickworth Pierce Reed Sibley Smith Spurling Stanley Staples Welch | |||||
| Genealogy of Mitchell, Charles Benjamin Tremont Historical Society |
| Genealogy of Mitchell, Charles Benjamin Tremont Historical Society Description: Descendants of Mitchell, Charles Benjamin born September 22, 1791 in North Yarmouth, Maine. Married Mitchell Benson, Rhoda July 13, 1818 | |||||
| Neptune Theatre Program Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Neptune Theatre Program Tremont Historical Society Description: Program for the Neptune Theater at H. G. Reed's store in McKinley (Bass Harbor as of 1966), Tremont Hancock, Maine. | ||||
| Elizabeth Peterson Meets Death in Burning Cottage Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Elizabeth Peterson Meets Death in Burning Cottage Tremont Historical Society Description: Elizabeth Peterson came from Pennsylvania to become first a summer residetn and later year round resident of Gotts Island, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. | ||||
| God's Pocket - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  God's Pocket - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: 1934. Book, "God's Pocket" by Rachel Field, Macmillan April 1934, inscribed by author "For William C. Bullitt This early American gesture to a far-away friend - with always pleasant remembrances. Rachel Field 1934" Also included with the book is a printout from wikipedia about William Christian Bullitt, Jr., presumably the person the book is inscribed to, who was about 43, and U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1934. (See also Field collection of books 2014.168.2004) [show more] | |||
| Hitty's First One Hundred Years - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hitty's First One Hundred Years - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Book. 1941 Edition of Hitty's First One Hundred Years by Rachel Field, signed by the author. (See also Field collection of books 2014.168.2004) |