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John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Rockefeller Jr., John D.	1927-02-24	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1020 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Rockefeller Jr., John D. Date: 1927-02-24 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond.
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Cammerer, Arno B.	1927-02-28	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1019 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-02-28 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more]
Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park	Eliot, Charles W.	1927-07-11	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1018 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Creator: Eliot, Charles W. Date: 1927-07-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Charles W. Eliot writes to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president, Gist Blair, regarding the delay of the arrival of the National Park Service's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. Eliot was to work with the government's representative in July, but, due to the delay, is now putting his plans on hold until August. He inquires of Blair if he might be of some service to the village in the interim, and if the Village Improvement Association would be willing to pay for his additional travel expenses. People Mentioned: Arno B. Cammerer [show more]
Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Recreation	Work, Hubert	1924-07-16	Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park	Copyright Not Evaluated	Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1013 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1924-07-16 Place: Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work to Frank Rowell regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Work believes that compromise between groups with opposing views and an "open door policy" of complete transparency with any plans related to development in the park are necessary in planning for the future of the national park. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Harold	1924-03-26 c.	United States	Copyright Not Evaluated	Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1012 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Harold Date: 1924-03-26 c. Place: United States Description: An unaddressed letter by Harold Peabody regarding a hearing in Washington, D.C. about road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody believes further development of the park should be prohibited and is discouraged by proposals for carriage roads through the Bubble Pond Valley. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Marian Lawrence		Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1011 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Marian Lawrence Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott
Summit of Green Mountain Poster, c. 1880s Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Document, Advertising, Poster	Places, Path Recreation Tourism Transportation			Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain	Copyright Not Evaluated	Summit of Green Mountain Poster, c. 1880s Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1008 Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Places, Path Recreation Tourism Transportation Place: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Description: Poster addressed to the "Mount Desert tourist," advertising the summit of Green Mountain, 1525 feet above sea level, which can be reached by an easy drive via the Green Mountain Carriage Toll Road.
Photos from Macfarlan family album 1940s-1950s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places Vessels, Boat		1950		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photos from Macfarlan family album 1940s-1950s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.416.2824 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places Vessels, Boat Date: 1950 Description: Photos from Macfarlan family album 1940 and 1950s. A= Beal & Bunker dock with lobsters and gas tank. B= TBD dock (perhaps Preble Cove Hartley dock?) 1930s. C= Molesca (see also 2012.200.1584), Sunbeam III, Silas McClune (see also 2003.88.682), Elwood Spurling's boat on right of photo. D= Eva Grace sardine carrier. E= Macfarlan/Preble house. F= Beal & Bunker dock with lobsters; Town Dock 1940s. (And many other snapshots of people, places, boats unidentified and not scanned as of Dec 2019.) [show more]
Cranberry Road houses and Mailboat "Bobcat" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places Vessels, Boat				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cranberry Road houses and Mailboat "Bobcat" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.416.2822 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places Vessels, Boat Description: Two 8"x10" black and white photographs mounted on particle board for display. A= Cranberry Road curve: Rome House, Brooks house and Weibel house. B= Wilfred Bunker's mailboat "Bobcat" heading for MDI with mountains all around. Undtd.
Photos (color slides) of winter on GCI, hunting, field burning, ice fishing 1960s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places		1963		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photos (color slides) of winter on GCI, hunting, field burning, ice fishing 1960s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.427.2821 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places Date: 1963 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	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places		1963		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photos of GCI people and places Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.427.2820 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places Date: 1963 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]
Spurling Cemetery Preservation Project 2016 research Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Report	Places, Cemetery	Anne Grulich	2016		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Spurling Cemetery Preservation Project 2016 research Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2017.387.2162 Type: Document, Report Subject: Places, Cemetery Creator: Anne Grulich Date: 2016 Description: Cemetery. Collection of Spurling Cemetery Preservation Project 2016 materials. These are the records of work done on Spurling Cemetery No. 1 on Spurling Cove on the bluff near the Town dock in 2016. Inscriptions, digital photographs, measurements, deeds, spreadsheets, costs, blog, and photos of work and discoveries for each of the 26 known graves recorded by Anne Grulich. Documentation includes minutes, research, spreadsheet, photos, administrative documents, and field notes. Deed information was supplied by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust who has a conservation easement along part of the David and Tracy Weibel property where the burial ground is located. See various GCIHS Cranberry Chronicle newsletters for cemetery project progress. A memorial headstone listing all 26 known burials for whom only 8 headstones and 5 footstones remain. Memorial stone is funded by the Town of Cranberry Isles and the GCI Church. Folder 1: Committee meeting notes from March 2016 through June 2017. Folder 2: Field work notes and spreadsheet of Names, Dates, and details of headstones. Folder 3: Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Survey of June 15, 2016 performed by Mike Scully and Michael McCormick of Northeast Geophysical Services of Bangor, and paid for by the GCI Church. Folder 4: Documents relating to preservation work done by Fred Wieninger and his nephew Benjamin of Wieninger Monuments in Milbridge. Folder 5: Joseph L'Grow and Sarah L'Grow (LeGrow) genealogical and gravestone information from Cynthia Robertson. Folder 6: Andrew Herrick burial information from Steve Herrick. Folder 7: Deeds for conservation easement for Stanley and Isabel Seimer (parents of David Weibel) to Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Folder 8: PowerPoint printout and printout of intro pages for website. Note: In addition to these papers, the project is fully documented with photos and daily notes and historical information located online at gcihs.org “cemetery projects” and on the GCIHS server \Archives\atgrulich\SpurlingCemetery1_2015_2017, as well as in e-mails. (See also 2016.374.2137 a fragment of William Spurling (d. 1839) marble headstone displayed in Museum, and two posters on exhibit.) [show more]
Note from Owen Roberts to the McSorleys Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Places		1985		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Note from Owen Roberts to the McSorleys Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2012.201.1593 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Places Date: 1985 Description: Envelope from Ambassador & Mrs. Owen W. Roberts to Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Mc Sorley, postmarked Cranberry Isles, ME Sep 16 AM 1985 04625. Item # 1593a is the letter associated with envelope Item # 1593. Letter is dated September 16, 1985. Dear Dot and Andy: "We arrived yesterday. Weather is beautiful. Great to be at rest after week of travel and rush. Found your letter and sent off the final payment ($3,465) to your sister, Louise Marr. Nice to hear that you have sold the final peices of property and can rest a bit now. We'll be glad to see the new neighbor. Road (McSorley Road; i.e., I-95) seems fine. Can always use a few more loads (rocks?) Much evidence of yours. Best Wishes till next summer." Signed Owen and Janet Roberts. [show more]
Dock in winter Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Places, Shore				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Dock in winter Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2011.198.1570 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Shore Description: Dock at Cranberry Island (winter scene with ice)
Winter scene Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Winter scene Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2011.197.1567 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Island Description: Cranberry Island (Picture from vehicle of unknown house in winter)
Map of Great Cranberry by Dot and Andy McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Map of Great Cranberry by Dot and Andy McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.211.1841 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Map, 2 maps, one hand-drawn and one mimeographed, made by Dot & Andy McSorley, indicating the old time property holders and the McSorley land colored in red. The McSorleys loved to make maps of their land, the lots they intended to divide it into.
Aerial photo by A. D. Phillips. (Circa 1962-1967) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor		1962		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Aerial photo by A. D. Phillips. (Circa 1962-1967) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1601 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Date: 1962 Description: Post card, The Manset Waterfront is a busy Yachting Center, Across the harbor is the Waterfront of Southwest Harbor, Maine. Western Mountain and Beach Mountain are beyond Southwest Harbor. Aerial photo by A. D. Phillips. (Circa 1962-1967) Item # 1601a is the other side of this post card.
Spurling Cove postcard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Spurling Cove postcard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2012.204.1678 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Description: Post Card, "Spurling Cove, Cranberry Isles, Me.
Bear Island postcard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Bear Island postcard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1599 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Description: Post card, Bear Island Light (date unknown), southeast of the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine, was established in 1839 and rebuilt in 1889. The Flashing White Light is 100 feet above water. The entrance to Seal Harbor is at the extreme right. Aerial photo by A.D. Phillips. Note: Item #1599a is the other side of post card.
Cranberry Island Harbor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Places				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cranberry Island Harbor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2011.198.1571 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Description: Cranberry Island Harbor
Postcard ofSspurling Cove Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Postcard ofSspurling Cove Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1489 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Description: Spurling Cove, Cranberry Isles, Maine
Cranberry Isles Parsonage Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Religious Places				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cranberry Isles Parsonage Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1477 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Religious Places Description: Cranberry Isles Parsonage
Photo unidentified people and place Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Places				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photo unidentified people and place Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1459 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Description: Cranberry Isles Church-1920? Believed to be incorrect label
Victor Whites old shed and boat Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Places Vessels, Boat				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Victor Whites old shed and boat Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1649 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Vessels, Boat Description: Shed on the right was Victor White's now on Marylyn Fredickson's (?) property. Victor's boat, Lea Lyman's house is in the background.
Heliker-LaHotan dock Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Places, Camp				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Heliker-LaHotan dock Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1632 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Camp Description: Photo, "At Bob & Jacks"

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