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| Interrogation in Sanford v. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Interrogation in Sanford v. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Direct Interrogation: Sanford vs Preble, of William P. Preble, undated, probably taken during trial which was supposed to start 3 Jan 1899 according to text of items 811 & 812 | ||
| Letter re-deeding A.D. Stanley house to Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter re-deeding A.D. Stanley house to Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter, typed, from George Hadlock, Registry of Deeds, Hancock Country, to Elva Lagoutte, about re-deeding A.D. Stanley house to Addie Duren, after fire in courthouse destroyed original deed | |||
| Receipt quit claim deed Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt quit claim deed Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Receipt, for recording quit claim deed, between Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley, 50 cents, 18 Apr 1903 | ||
| Deed, Joseph S. Spurling to Asa D. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Deed, Joseph S. Spurling to Asa D. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Deed, Joseph S. Spurling to Asa D. Stanley, 20 Mar 1866, with stamps (probably the land on which A.D. Stanley built his house, currently occupied by Omer & Annette Mountain) | ||
| Remembering the Finkelstein's house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Remembering the Finkelstein's house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, from Ralph W. Stanley to Phil & Karin Whitney dated 4/25/2010. Subject: "Re: GCI House Information Request. It is believed the Great Cranberry House belonged to John Stanley, brother of Enoch B. It possibly was built by him. John Stanley's wife was Lucinda Gott Stanley, daughter of of Jonathan R. and Irene Lorilla (Ladd) Stanley. The house passed to their son, John Gilman Stanley and his wife, Mary Florence Stanley (daughter of Asa Doane and Maria Ellen (Spurling) Stanley). John Gilman was called by his nickname "Gim Stanley". I have seen Lew Stanley referred to as Lewis Gilman Stanley but this is not right- his name is Lewis Gilley Stanley. [show more] | ||
| Wood and Richman house histories Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wood and Richman house histories Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, from Phil & Karin Whitney to Wini Smart dated 4/29/2010. Subject: "Re: Woods House". See item 1588a (the questions from Wini Smart to Bruce Komusin which generated item 1588). (Note: This document is about the Woods house but mostly background on the Richman house.) Key words and names in this document include: Wood's House, Julia Bunker Spurling and her mother, Sidney (aka Sydney) Hamor. The old Richman house currently owned by Michael Richman and his sister, Wren Richman. Willis & Rena Bunker lived in the Richman house (what is now Dick & Anne Sullivan's house). Percy Bunker & wife Gertrude Bunker moved into the Sullivan house. Sometime in the early 1950s, Winslow Bunker, unmarried, lived in the Richman house. Gaile Colby might remember more specifically about some of this. In 1954, Gertude Bunker died and Percy Bunker moved to Islesford, where he remained until his death. Winslow Bunker got married to Rosie (last name not known) a school teacher in Brewer. Richman house was sold to Robert & Maida Richman of Washington, D.C. in 1954. Winslow Bunker died in 1992, Robert Richman died approximately in 1990, Maida Richman died around 2002 or 2003. My understanding is that the house has always remained the sole property of the Richman family. Clay Taylor has no financial interest in it. Phil Whitney says in the document that when Wini is doing the full history of the Sullivan house (previously the Richman house) that he has more background information and some interesting anecdotes. Phil has very fond memories of "old Cranberry day" with Percy & Gertrude and Winslow & Rosie as well. Phil Whitney says " that the whole family is mostly forgotten now". [show more] | ||
| Donald House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Donald House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, from "pad 45" (Peter Donald) to "pkw2@myfairpoint.net" (Phil and Karen Whitney). Subject: "Donald House" Document mentions that that Moorfield Storey bought 2 or 3 buildings that were part of the Bulger Farm in the early part of the 1900's when he first came to Cranberry. One was the house that is now the Donald Trust house (Barbara's). The other is the Pressey house next door which the Frank kids now own jointly. We sold it to the Frank family in the late 1980's after Barbara died. The house that Susie and Gidda Bancroft now own were possibly part of the the Bulger Farm and may have been bought from the Bulgers by some member of the Storey family. The Pressey and Trust house were passed on to Barbara by her father, Malcolm Donald (married to Katherine Storey) in the mid-1940's. I don't know much about the Lyman/Storey house on the hill. Bruce Komusin will be asked to investigate as he has organized a lot of the history on these properties. I will also ask my sister, Debbie, when she is there later this month, to take a look at some of the old pictures stored in the house for a picture of Barbara. [show more] | |||
| Great Hall at Stratford Hall Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Great Hall at Stratford Hall Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Post card, Interior of Great Hall at Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia. (Post marked October 1937) Item # 1602a is the other side of the post card. Author-unknown | |||
| Wooden commode Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wooden commode Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Wooden commode (potty seat/toilet chair) with lid. One of several items from donors in summer 2016 prior to selling their house on The Lane, GCI. Many items pertain to the Lulu Alley family. Items were in the house when donor's parents, June and Ed Sampson, bought the house from Lulu in November 1969. The house was built for Lulu Steele when she married Lewis Alley 1914(?); Lulu died in 2004. House is said to be a ca. 1914 Sears Roebuck modular home, similar to several others on GCI. The garage on the property was built by Mike Westphal in the 1980s. Big cook stove in kitchen is original. It was the only heat and only stove in the house originally. Rocking chair in house is original. Kitchen cabinetry on right of sink is original. Woodstove in the living room is 1973. [show more] | |||
| Trinkets recovered from Parsonage wall during remodeling 2013 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Trinkets recovered from Parsonage wall during remodeling 2013 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Trinkets or toys. Collection of four small, wooden items recovered from the debris of the wall from the north-facing fireplace along with four concealed shoes (2013.252.1979) during the 2013 remodeling of the Great Cranberry Congregational Church parsonage house (177 Cranberry Road). Miniature boat hull: wood, 3 ¼" long x 1 and 1/8" wide x ½" deep; Spool: wood, 2" diameter x ½" thick; center hole is ½" diameter; Tube: wood, 1 ¾" wide x 2 ½" high, with ½" diameter hole drilled through center; Semi-circle: wood, 5 ½" long x 2 ¾" wide x ¼" thick with black, stamped letters: 'SCHUYKILL LEAD C[?] EXTRA'; half of a circular lid with a hole in the center. The shoes and wooden trinkets would have been intentionally concealed between the stud wall and the brick of the fireplace on the first floor ca. 1840. These items were found under the demolition rubble against the inside of the stud wall that had surrounded the fireplace on the first floor when the chimney was being removed. The four shoes date stylistically to 1820-1830s, likely hidden inside the wall by Enoch Spurling's family when the house was constructed ca. 1840. The shoes and trinkets were repatriated to a spot in the new decorative chimney in October 2013 along with three other modern items in a plastic 'File 'n Go' carry case with latching lid. The three modern items are: one pink-and-white flip-flop sandal with “2013” written on it; one church roster; one church bulletin; and the initial report from the GCIHS about finding the concealed shoes and trinkets. (See also 2013.252.1980 - remnants of shoes from the kitchen crawlspace; 2013.252.2000 - metal implements; 2013.252.2001 - wooden implements; and the report of parsonage house research - 2015.304.2062.) [show more] | |||
| Chandelier Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Chandelier Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Light fixture. hanging chandelier in good working condition circa 1928 (in association with item #1397 (estimated total value of items # 1396 & #1397 on 8/7/2011 is $100.00). First year of electricity on the island. | ||
| Wallpaper remnants Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wallpaper remnants Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Wallpaper, three remnants of wallpaper (A), (B), and (C), from the Dowling/Meyers house recovered from under the floor during renovations in 2000. (This house was previously owned by Edith Drury and Sam Chapman and dates to ca. 1840.) Remnant A: (10" L x 5.5" W) the top layer is a beige, textured felt-like daffodil-and-leaf pattern of yellow, red, blue, brown, and green with a striped border piece applied at one edge. One corner lifts up to reveal two earlier layers of wallpaper. The middle (second) layer is yellowish-green with gold lines. The bottom (third) layer is a bright greenish wallpaper pattern on linen backing. (The bottom layer of Remnant A matches Remnant C and the middle layer of Remnant B.) Remnant B: (9.5 L x 3.5" W) is the same as the top layer of Remnant A, and has one sub-layer visible at corner. This sub-layer is a greenish tan pattern of plants on paper with linen backing and matches Remnant C. Remnant C: (11" L x 5" W) is a green and gold clover, flower, fleur-de-lis, textured pattern with linen backing. There are no sublayers on Remnant C. (See 1000.27.734 for matching wall paper from the nearby Ladies Aid building.) [show more] | |||
| Sidney Hamor Bunker and Julia Bunker Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Sidney Hamor Bunker and Julia Bunker Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Sidney (aka Sidney) Chadwick Hamor Bunker with daughter Julia Bunker Spurling at home ca. 1915. Donor states: "This picture of the Bloom house was taken early 1900s; date is determined by the gravestones of the two ladies on the front porch. On the left is Sydney Hamor Bunker, wife of Warren Bunker, and mother of Julia Bunker Spurling on the right. Julia was the mother of Joseph Elwood Spurling...." | ||
| Modified rocking chair with swivel tray Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Modified rocking chair with swivel tray Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Furniture. Rocking chair with swivel tray. Wood. Original black rocker with gold scroll work on seat and back has been modified with addition of a swiveling, wooden tray affixed to the chair arms. Rocker blades may have been shortened. Rocker may have had a signature, Stanley, visible on it at one time. Phil Whitney recollects in 2015 that this rocker was rescued from his family's house (across the street from his present home) during their house fire. It may have been his mother's rocker (d.o.b. 1911), or perhaps his great great grandmother Sidney Hamor Bunker who died in 1918, or his great grandmother, Julia Bunker Spurling. (From Ladies Aid 2000) [show more] | |||
| Receipt recording Stanley to Duren deed Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt recording Stanley to Duren deed Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Receipt, from George Hadlock, Registry of Deeds, for recording deed, Stanley to Duren, 75 cents | |||
| Correspondence Carrie Richardson and Moorfield Storey relating to inheritance of Enoch Spurling property 1906 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Correspondence Carrie Richardson and Moorfield Storey relating to inheritance of Enoch Spurling property 1906 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letters and deed. Collection of documents relating to inheritance of Enoch Spurling property. (A) one original letter from C.M. Richardson 12 Mar 1906, to Moorfield Storey, Boston, describing circumstances surrounding her father, Enoch Spurling's, death, his estate, and the Stanley graveyard (a.k.a. Stanley cemetery), and asking for his legal help, for free. (See transcription 100.46.259.txt.). (B) Scanned print of letter from Carrie Richardson to Moorfield Storey April 2, 1906. (C) Scanned print of a handwritten statement by Carrie M. Richardson about the will of her father and inheritance of nine house lots. (D) Scanned print of a handwritten note appointing Lewis Stanley to act for them until March 3rd 1906, continuing his duties as administrator of the will which expired March 3, 1905. (E) Scanned print of a handwritten Warranty Deed given by John Stanley 2nd and Lucinda G. Stanley to Leonard Holmes March 5th 1866 referring to the Stanley burial ground January 19, 1870, Vol. 135/Page 504. (F) Deed Book 0135 Page 505 Stanley to Holmes 1870 which refers to the "family's burying ground" (i.e. the Stanley cemetery). [show more] | |||
| Poem about Grandfather Preble's house (or is this the old Spurling house?) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Poem about Grandfather Preble's house (or is this the old Spurling house?) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, both sides of 1 typewritten sheet, poem "Grandfather's House" (inscribed to Uncle Enoch) by E.T. Preble, Chicago, 1 Jan 1900. | ||
| Bar Harbor High School, Fred Savage Kraft and Blueprints Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Bar Harbor High School, Fred Savage Kraft and Blueprints Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: There are two folders labeled "Bar Harbor High School, Fred Savage". The first folder is marked as containing blueprints. The second folder, which has the date 1907 on it, is marked as containing kraft. 2012 exhibit text: Bar Harbor High School Bar Harbor, ME, 1907 Ink on linen The Gerrish Collection, MDI Historical Society Savage's exacting sketch elevations are interesting. His early studies flirt with a rather more flamboyant expression, but he finally gravitates to the more traditional composition This classical design for the town's High School is very similar to the design of many local schools throughout the nation in the early 20th century. The health and educational reform principles of adequate light and ventilation are clearly incorporated with ample windows in each room. The elements of design are typical for this type of Colonial revival composition. A rusticated base is topped with a solid and strong masonry brick Facade. It is further punctuated with groupings of large windows all painted a light color. This composition is capped with a strong projecting cornice. The brick details and limestone accents are nicely balanced [show more] | |||
| Davis Grim with Canoe Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Davis Grim with Canoe Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Davis Grimm stands behind a canoe. Inscriptions on back read "Davis Irvin [sp?] item/ 4 pix/ Spiker" in blue pen, and "III 2," "100%," and "3 col" in marker. People Depicted: Davis Grimm Black and white | ||
| Robert Lincoln with Canoe Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Robert Lincoln with Canoe Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Robert Lincoln works on a canoe outside a log cabin. Inscriptions on back read "Robert Lincoln item/ 4 pix/ Spiker" in blue pen, and "100%," and "3 col" in marker. People Depicted: Robert Lincoln Black and white | ||
| Astor Camp Wiring Plan Architectural Drawing, April 1964 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Astor Camp Wiring Plan Architectural Drawing, April 1964 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Architectural drawing showing a bird's-eye view of the wiring plan for the Astor camp. Camp for Mrs. Vincent Astor 1/4 in. = 1 ft. | |
| Two-Story House Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Two-Story House Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Six people sit and stand on the porch of an unidentified two-story house. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white | ||
| Publication "The Houses of Islesford Little Cranberry Island, Maine" By Marion Spurling Islesford Historical Society |
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|  Publication "The Houses of Islesford Little Cranberry Island, Maine" By Marion Spurling Islesford Historical Society Description: Most recent publishing of Marion Spurlings collection of house histories. Occasional Paper No.4, see entry #0285 for first publication | ||||
| Bill Records from the Gilley Cottage from 1919-1921 Islesford Historical Society |
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| Bill Records from the Gilley Cottage from 1919-1921 Islesford Historical Society Description: Scanned copy of a photo of George Gilley standing in front of the Gilley House taped to the back of the front cover. | ||||
| Architectural drawings for the summer cottage for Rev. George H. Bottomb. Drawn April 18,1906 by John V. Vampell, Arch. Islesford Historical Society |
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| Architectural drawings for the summer cottage for Rev. George H. Bottomb. Drawn April 18,1906 by John V. Vampell, Arch. Islesford Historical Society Description: A.J. Bryant was head carpenter on this cottage |