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| Marshall Bragdon Islesford Historical Society |
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| Chamberlin - Clarence Wilson Chamberlin Certificate of Birth. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Chamberlin - Clarence Wilson Chamberlin Certificate of Birth. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Birth Certificate for Clarence Chamberlin. Born on August 31, 1903 to Charles and Maude Chamberlin. The certificate was issued 64 years after the birth of Clarence's birth. |
| "Mainer Gets Command In Mediterranean Area." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Mainer Gets Command In Mediterranean Area." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Mainer Gets Command In Mediterranean Area." Part 192 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." Like other stories in this series this one follows the journey of Edward Preble through the Navy. This article talks about a sick Preble following out his orders despite his illness. Preble ended up being too sick by the mission arrived and he was asked to relieved, he ended up being granted leave and bought a house. This article ends by saying "Few in power, from Jefferson on down, realized that the stern Portlander would be the Father of our modern navy. [show more] |
| "Preble Planning Direct Action Against Pirates." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Preble Planning Direct Action Against Pirates." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Preble Planning Direct Action Against Pirates." Part 193 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." Like the other parts of this series this article tells a story about Edward Preble and his journey with the Navy. This article ends by saying "Preble was precise and these young men were inclined to think of him as a tyrant, but a tyrant who would fight was acceptable to them." |
| "Preble's Violent Temper At Times Broke Loose." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Preble's Violent Temper At Times Broke Loose." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Preble's Violent Temper At Times Broke Loose." Part 188 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." Like all of the other articles in this series it follows a small tell of Edward Preble. This article talks about the stories that led to Preble becoming a rather cold man. It also shares the story of him getting added to a smaller force of Warships. |
| "Raid On Enemy Ship Is Highly Successful." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Raid On Enemy Ship Is Highly Successful." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Raid On Enemy Ship Is Highly Successful." Part 187 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This story tells of a Edward Preble being sent to prison where he contracted typhus and was dying until he was saved a family friend. The story goes on to tell about how Preble saved prisoners off of a British War Ship |
| "Edward Turns Tables On That Terrible Turk!" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Edward Turns Tables On That Terrible Turk!" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Edward Turns Tables On That Terrible Turk!" Part 183 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This story starts off by telling a brief story of Edward Preble saying he was the "Father of the Navy," and "He was born to the sea: salt was in his blood." The article then shifts to Edwards father Jebediah Preble, saying that he was a humorous man who was known for his practical jokes. The rest of the article consists of a story about Edward branding a turk. [show more] |
| "Promotion To Captain Keeps Preble In Navy." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Promotion To Captain Keeps Preble In Navy." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Promotion To Captain Keeps Preble in the Navy." Part 191 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This article tells the story about Lieutenant Edward Preble getting promoted to a captain. After his promotion Preble was commanded to take a ship to the east indies, and then return with other sailors. It says that the ship hit some troubles with the sails, but since Preble was a better sailor he was able to handle the trouble. The article ends with telling the readers about how Preble and eight other sailors got sick on the ride home, but Preble was not able to fully recover from it. [show more] |
| "Lure Of Life At Sea attracts Edward Preble." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Lure Of Life At Sea attracts Edward Preble." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Lure Of Life At Sea attracts Edward Preble." Part 184 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This story starts off talking about Edward Prebles father and his love for practical jokes. This article tells the story about how Edward was always meant to be a seaman. The article ends by saying " 'One voyage aboard a privateer will cure him of any notion of making the sea his profession.' He couldn't have been more wrong." [show more] |
| Port Hole Restaurant 1960 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Port Hole Restaurant 1960 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, Port Hole Restaurant, Beal & Bunker Dock, June 1960- Leona McAllister | ||
| Three Boats Beached on Shore Negative, 1960 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Three Boats Beached on Shore Negative, 1960 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Three boats are beached on the shore at the head of the harbor in Southwest Harbor, ME. Black and white |
| Men Pushing Beached Boat in Southwest Harbor Negative, 1960 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Men Pushing Beached Boat in Southwest Harbor Negative, 1960 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Men push on the side of a beached boat as the tide recedes in Southwest Harbor, ME. Black and white |
| Men with Beached Boat in Southwest Harbor Negative, 1960 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Men with Beached Boat in Southwest Harbor Negative, 1960 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Ten men stand around a beached boat at the head of the harbor in Southwest Harbor, ME. Black and white |
| Construction of Friendship Sloop Negative, 1962 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Construction of Friendship Sloop Negative, 1962 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two men construct a friendship sloop at the Ralph Stanley Boat Shop in Southwest Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: Ralph Stanley Black and white |
| Gaile Colby with family and friends Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Gaile Colby with family and friends Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo of Gaile Colby ca. with family and friends c. 1969: l-r are Gaile, Lauren Gray (friend of family), Royal (Tinker) Colby, and in front l-r are Rhonda and Blair Colby. | ||
| Photos (color slides) of winter on GCI, hunting, field burning, ice fishing 1960s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photos (color slides) of winter on GCI, hunting, field burning, ice fishing 1960s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of slides from Mickey Macfarlan. Box A= Winter 1965, Ice fishing with Wilfred at Molassas Pond in Eastbrook Maine. Box B= 1966 snow scenes, Philmore Petersen and Red boat building, Keith Wedge shoveling, Russell Wedge, Preble House in snow. Box C= 1967 Red blueberry plants, winter ice in cove, field burning, Bob LaHotan, deer hunting, and Preble house 1965. (These may have been scanned previously; check NAS.) | ||
| Photos of GCI people and places Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photos of GCI people and places Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of photos from Mickey Macfarlan. A= an 8'x10' b&w print of John McDonald dancing with unk woman by Freeman cottage barn. McDonald summered for many years in what is now Robin Freeman's cottage across from the Preble/Macfarlan house. B= 8"x10" color print of Western Way bell buoy on cloudy day with mountains in background. C= Snapshot photos of Mickey Macfarlan clearing trees on his property perhaps 1963. D= Snapshot photos of Macfarlan house exterior perhaps 1963. E= several snapshot photos: Tud Bunker, Mickey Macfarlan with shotgun and one other person Feb 1969. Murch house in the snow 1986. GCI Town Dock in winter with mountains. Unk dock (perhaps Frenchboro) in summer. [show more] | ||
| Saddie Anna Harding Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Saddie Anna Harding Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo and Birth Registration Card- State of Maine- (the registration card was inside of the photo jacket). Saddie Anna Harding, born October 17, 1879, birthplace Cranberry Isles, Maine-registration card is dated December 12, 1963 | ||
| Paul Peterson and Hazel (Stanley) Peterson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Paul Peterson and Hazel (Stanley) Peterson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, Paul Peterson and Hazel "Brooke" "Snooks" (Stanley) Peterson-1965. Beal and Bunker Speedboat "Rogue" | ||
| Envelope to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Envelope to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Envelope addressed to 'Mrs. Doris P. McSorley', with letterhead from the State of Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Board. Stamped January 27th, 1960, in Hartford, CT. | ||
| Photo Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker on Matinicus Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photo Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker on Matinicus Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker on Matinicus, holding 'Broadway and 42nd Street' intersection sign. Dated 1967. | ||
| Photos of Keith Wedge, Sr. asleep under Macfarlan's woodstove Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photos of Keith Wedge, Sr. asleep under Macfarlan's woodstove Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos. Collection, two photos of Keith Wedge, Sr. asleep under Michael D. 'Mickey' Macfarlan's woodstove, named "Dudley". Dated March 1964. A-Keith Wedge, Sr. under "Dudley", with chair fully visible in background; B-Keith Wedge, Sr. under "Dudley", with chair partially visible in background. | ||
| Photo of Sam Chapman Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Photo of Sam Chapman Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, Sam Chapman, 3 Jul 1961 | ||
| Letter asking about the heirs of Beniah Bunker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter asking about the heirs of Beniah Bunker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter, 20 Nov 1967, from Law Office of Fenton, Griffin, and Chapman, asking Addie about the heirs of Benaiah Benjamin Bunker |