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| College of the Atlantic Introduction to Journalism Class, Picturing Community, Fall 2023 College of the Atlantic |
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|  College of the Atlantic Introduction to Journalism Class, Picturing Community, Fall 2023 College of the Atlantic Description: This PDF contains a sampling of student work from the Spring 2023 Introduction to Journalism class which was shared with the COA community. | |
| Longfellow School photo ca. 1910 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Longfellow School photo ca. 1910 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Longfellow School photo ca. 1910 Cranberry Isles, on brown cardboard backing with IDs on reverse; children all dressed up, perhaps graduation day. Left to right: Front row: Leslie Stanley, Russell Bunker, John Stanley, Holsie Atkinson, Victor Erickson. Second row: Gracie Atkinson, Bernice Spurling, Laura Erickson, Margie Bulger Phippen, Hilda Bulger Spurling, Blanch White Atkinson, Alvah Bunker. Third row: Esther White Howard, Florence Bracy, Hazel Bunker Hardy, Helen Trussell Alley, Gladys Spurling, Willard Rosebrook. Fourth row: George Hadlock Superintendent, Edgar White, Bertie Stanley, Robert Stanley, Raymond Bunker, Teacher Mamie Birlem. (IDs probably by Ruth Westphal) [show more] | ||
| School and property tax info Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  School and property tax info Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger page, loose, school and property tax info, no date, typical names listed: William Preble, Lew Ladd, Thomas Bunker, Gilbert Family, John Steele, etc. | |||
| Doris Preble Marr Bachelor's degree Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Doris Preble Marr Bachelor's degree Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bachelor of Science degree for Doris Preble Marr, from the State Teachers College. Awarded for having completed a four year course in "High School Teaching and Administration". Dated June 11th, 1934 | ||
| School photo ca. 1892 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  School photo ca. 1892 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A. Photo, black and white, wood and glass frame. School children standing outside the old school house on schoolhouse hill ca. 1892 or 1893. (This old school house is now Malcolm Donald's house on Cranberry Road across from the GCIHS.) Donor related, "This picture was found behind the eaves of an upstairs closet where it had no doubt accidentally fallen many decades ago. Our house was formerly owned by Eber Spurling. The names of the people are written (in good handwriting!) by pencil, as follows, on the back of the picture frame. It would be interesting if those with local knowledge could calculate the approximate year of this photograph, and recall the married names of the girls and young women in the picture." . Stored with a booklet of the scanned photographs printed with names of individuals overlaid. B. Inscription on back of frame reads - "Back row left to right: 1. Lena Ladd, 2. Miss Rich - teacher, 3. Millicent Harding - Frank Bunker, 4. Sadie Harding, 5. Brother Spurling, 6. Sadie Bunker, 7. Lena Spurling, 8. Annie Bunker, 9. Millard Spurling, 10. Perly Stanley, 11. Elma (or Elna?) Stanley, 12. Maurice Stanley. Second Row: Ida Stover, Alfred Ladd, Addie Stanley, Vida Stanley. Third Row: Roy Bulger, Charles Richardson, Johnnie Steele, Philmore Steele, and Harvey Bulger." C. (A second print of this photograph in poor condition was discovered in March 2014 and is stored with a framed copy as (C).) (Compare with 2014.272.2018.) [show more] | ||
| Longfellow School photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Longfellow School photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos, 6 color snapshots and 35mm negatives of students at Longfellow School sleepover, developed 6 Jan 1996 | ||
| Mementos from Preble family school years Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Mementos from Preble family school years Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Mementos from the Preble family school years: (A) Card with 18 U.S. Presidents depicted (ends with Grant 1869); (B) Reward of Merit presented by W. H. Preble, Teacher; (C) Reward of Merit to Fannie A. Preble, presented by J. C. Chilcott. | |||
| Students on the steps of the Sound Schoolhouse Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Students on the steps of the Sound Schoolhouse Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Thirteen children seated on the steps of the Sound Schoolhouse. | |
| Gilman High School Championship football team Framed Photograph, 1921 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Gilman High School Championship football team Framed Photograph, 1921 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: The Gilman High School football team and their coach pose on the steps of the Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor. The players are in uniform and one of them holds a football with the words "GHS Champs, 1921." Black and white Seated: In the front row, from left, are A. Gilley and B. Herrick. In the second row, from left, are B. Stanley, E. Hamor and G. McCrae. Standing: In the second to the back row are, from left, Atwood, Higgins, C. Bucklin, F. Ralph and F. Brown. In the back row, from left, are N. Turner, P. Stanley, L. Reed, H. Gavor [?] and D. McEchern. The coach at far left is "Stubby" Fury. [show more] |
| Newspaper article commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Eastern Maine Basketball Champions of 1924 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Newspaper article commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Eastern Maine Basketball Champions of 1924 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: The photograph is a newspaper clipping (text on reverse) from April 12, 1984 that describes 1924 championship team. The Gilman High School of Northeast Harbor basketball team and their coach Stanley Week posed outside after winning the Eastern Maine basketball tournament at the University of Maine at Orono in 1924. The players are in uniform, and Week holds the plaque they won. People Depicted: Stanley Week, Burton Seavey, Edward Ralph, Albert Manchester, Stuart Branscom, Horace Bucklin, Francis Atwood, Jerome Knowles, Merrill Whitmore and Paul Bucklin. Also mentioned in the article are Douglas Driscoll, Carl Kelley Black and white [show more] | |
| Payments made for service to Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Payments made for service to Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Nine documents. Eight Town of Cranberry Isles payment receipts (1876-1877), one 1885 Town of CI Schools ledger page, and one 1887 Town of Tremont receipt. Payments involve individuals including: Hadlock, Gilley, Preble, Stanley, Wayland, Hamor, Fernald, schools. See description of each document. | ||
| School and property tax information Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  School and property tax information Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger page, loose, both sides used, school and property tax info, no date, appears to be a working sheet, in pencil, 9 names: Arno P. Stanley, Lewis Ladd, George Bulger, Edwin Spurling, William Bulger, Thomas Bunker, Leonard Holmes, Sam Bunker, William Bunker. Poor condition. | |||
| Journal with transcriptions of protestations of ships Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Journal with transcriptions of protestations of ships Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Journal with transcription. 38-page typed transcription of protestations of ships wrecked on the Cranberry Isles from an original 19th-century ledger/journal kept by William P. Preble 1867-1879. Journal transcribed by Michael Macfarlan c. 2002. One loose page partial protestation for 1893. The back of the journal also contains pages for the accounts pertaining to School district No. 2, the Post Office, and for various islanders (not transcribed). (See also 1000.0.934: selections from 1080 - sea captain's transcribed broadcasts for possible video production. (See also June 2018 Cranberry Chronicle, pages 20-13 - link below) [show more] | ||
| Longfellow School children Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Longfellow School children Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, James Bunker, Christina, Ellen Whitney, Josh, Elysia, Kenneth Whitney, Hannah, Ellen Savage, Mandy, Molly, Scott, Audra, Jill (?), Chris Sparacio, Megan Liebow | |||
| Qualification for Doris McSorley to teach Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Qualification for Doris McSorley to teach Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Statement of Qualification for Mrs. Doris McSorley, to teach English and History in grades 1-6 in the state of Connecticut. Dated May 24th 1937. | ||
| Andrew McSorley retirement Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Andrew McSorley retirement Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Retirement contract for Andrew A. McSorley from the State of Connecticut State Teachers' Retirement Board. Retirement date effective as of July 1st, 1973, with an annuity of $124.33 and a pension of $692.51. Creditable service time totaled 37 years and 4 months. | ||
| Teachers Certificate for Dorothy Preble Marr Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Teachers Certificate for Dorothy Preble Marr Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: State Teachers Certificate for Miss Dorothy Preble Marr, for studies completed at Harrisonburg State Teachers College in Virginia. Certificate authorizes the teaching of high school English, Geography, History, Social Science, and all elementary school subjects, for a period of 10 years. Dated July 1st 1934. B - Record of training for Doris P. Marr at Harrisonburg State Teachers College. Breakdown of credit hours by subject. | ||
| Teaching certificate for Doris P. McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Teaching certificate for Doris P. McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Teachers Certificate, Permanent for Doris P. McSorley, granting permanent license to teach in 'Junior High School' in any public 'School System' in the state of Connecticut. Dated July 1st, 1945. B - Includes McSorley's address as 41 Oak Street, Southington, CT. Lists certificate subjects as "Grades VII and VIII", and "Endorsed for Elementary Grades I - VIII" | ||
| Volunteers gather at the new playground Longfellow School Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Volunteers gather at the new playground Longfellow School Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper photo: Volunteers gather around the newly-built playground near the Longfellow School and the Great Cranberry Library; with a list of names, some unknown. Transcribed - names. | |||
| School #2 list of pupils 1899 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  School #2 list of pupils 1899 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Souvenir, School #2, 1899, student list of 23 pupils, Charles Spurling, etc. (See prop copy 1000.0.1319) | |||
| Stephen Spurling report card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Stephen Spurling report card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Report card of Stephen Spurling, for primary school, teacher Miss Theolyn Rumill (Steve went to public school on Great Cranberry Island) | |||
| Report cards for Hillard and George Hamor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Report cards for Hillard and George Hamor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Report cards, school, six of Hillard Hamor and George Hamor's report cards ranging from 1908-1910. A couple of them are signed by John Hamor as a parent's signature | ||
| Report card for Steve Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Report card for Steve Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Promotion card of Steve Spurling, promoted out of third grade into fourth, 5 June 1931 | ||
| James Parker to Letitia A. Parker Letter and Envelope, October 11, 1863 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  James Parker to Letitia A. Parker Letter and Envelope, October 11, 1863 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: James Parker writes to his sister, Letita A. Parker, from Fort Sumner about receiving letters from her and their friend Hannah, his good health, family, and school. He also relates his experience with artillery practice and guard patrol, remarking on the expense of war. The original postmarked envelope is included as well. |
| Children at College of the Atlantic Ocean Day Photograph, March 21, 1981 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Children at College of the Atlantic Ocean Day Photograph, March 21, 1981 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Children examine whale bones and other materials at the College of the Atlantic "Ocean Day" on March 21, 1981. Inscription on back reads "College of the Atlantic "Ocean Day" March 21, 1981/ Photo by John Jacob/ Please Return" in blue pen and "John P. Jacob/ COA/ 288-5015" in red pen. Black and white |