Description: Certificate of Appointment of Natalie H. Beal as Postmaster Dated February 19,1954.National Leauge of Postmaster's of the USCert of Appreciation to NatalieLawrence dated June 20, 1985Fourth class postmaster's Account and Cash Book yrs 1952-74. Dispatch Records and Window Registration book, Post office Box Receipts
Description: Card printed with twelve rules of the Jesup Memorial Library of Bar Harbor. The rules include stipulations on the number of books one may check out and for how long, fines for late returns, conditions for taking books into homes with contagious illnesses, and prohibitions on dogs and smoking in the library.
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Description: Man participating in a beach drill practice for the Coast Guard. Inscription on back reads "Beach Drill practice pole at Coast Guard Station Islesford" in pencil Black and white
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Description: A U.S. Coast Guard life boat with other boats in the background. Inscription on back reads "USCG Life boat/ Photo by H. Dwelley/ 1940s" in pencil Black and white
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Description: Six members of the U.S. Coast Guard holding four model ships. Inscription on back reads "#1 - Left to Right/ Payson Tucker (?) - Elmer Farnsworth, Herbert Foss (?) - Freeman Harmon (Skipper)/ Sailboats all made by Ephriam Alle - (He isn't in the photo./ I still have one of those sailboats - (Made in 1945) and in darned good shape" in black pen and is signed "Ted Sp[?] Sr., 12/29/93." People Depicted: Payson Tucker, Elmer Farnsworth, Herbert Foss, Freeman Harmon, Ephriam Alley Black and white [show more]
Description: Rug. Green and beige crab motif. Hooked, wool, sheared on burlap, 29.5" x 64.5". Made on Cranberry Isles 1902-1905. One of two similar rugs from same donor. (See 2005.138.2026 dog-motif rug.) Donor states her sister recovered this rug from the storage shed at their parents' house in New Hampshire after reading the Bangor Daily News article about her earlier donation of the dog-motif rug; and that this rug was repaired in the same manner as that rug, but is in much better condition. This rug lacks the CR monogram that was usually worked into one corner or on the selvage at the back of rugs that were made specifically by the Cranberry Island Club rug makers at the turn of the century. But it likely shares the provenance of the dog-motif rug described by its donor and its connection to Miriam P. Reynolds of Northeast Harbor and her family's New Hampshire connection. From "Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor", #55 (Nov. 1904), pp 1573-1622, the article "The Revival of Handicrafts in America." by Max West, Ph. D. states: Cranberry Islanders ".... were already familiar with the process of hooking rugs; and they were fortunate in having the benefit of the initiative, moral support, and financial backing of Mrs. Seth Low, Miss Miriam P. Reynolds, and one or two other New York women whose summer homes are at Northeast Harbor, as well as in obtaining the aid of capable designers. The industry was started on a small scale in the autumn of 1901, under the supervision of Miss Amy Mali Hicks, a designer identified with the arts and crafts movement in New York City, who designed the patterns and gave instruction in dyeing, etc. ..." (See also "Three Centuries of Hooking, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, 2009, p. 20-21.) [show more]
Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831-1950s now stored in five archival boxes. From July of 2015 through December 2015 scans of two boxes of Town of Cranberry Isles files that were once stored in the attic of the Longfellow School on GCI were scanned at GCIHS. (The Town offices were once housed at the Longfellow School.) Scanned records include: An 1831 liquor license; School expenses; Overseers of the poor documents; Town meeting warrants; Voting lists; Appointments to town offices; Payments for services; Militia Records; Certificates of marriage; Lists of persons residing in town including birth dates and occupations; Requests for permits for fishing weirs A total of 501 scans were made of documents from 41 Town of CI folders on a flatbed, legal-size scanner at 300 dpi. The digital scans are available on DVD along with a printed copy of thumbnail images and a report explaining the scanning project. Researchers should also note that these Town documents were analyzed and highlighted in Charles McLane’s Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast - pages 58-74, 1989 edition. Box 1: Project binder with report, thumbnails printed out, DVD with scans. Folders with originals of scanned documents 1831-1855. Box 2: Folders with originals of scanned documents 1856-1955. Box 3: Folders with original documents, not scanned, many subjects and years including weirs 1939. Box 4: Folders with original documents, not scanned, mostly 1950s, many topics including schools. Box 5: Original documents, not scanned, mostly 1930s-1950s, many topics including dog licenses and receipt books. Copies provided to the Town of CI and the Maine State Library. [show more]